Glastonbury: Paul McCartney stops set due to concerns about spectators

Glastonbury: Paul McCartney stops set due to concerns about spectators

Sir Paul McCartney playing on the stage in Glastonbury.

Even in the midst of a huge set, Sir Paul kept his fans safe at the forefront of his mind (Photo: Getty / Reuters / PA).

Veteran rocker Sir Paul McCartney stopped the long-awaited set on the pyramid stage at the Glastonbury Festival last night and checked out some of the spectators.

The legendary singer made history this weekend, becoming the oldest solo headliner to play at Worthy Farm.

The 80-year-old musician arrived at the pyramid stage at 9:30 pm (although his show at the BBC wasn’t aired until 10:30 because of the anger of the fans watching at home) The Beatles Opened the set with the production of’Classic can’t love me.

“It’s very good to be here,” he told an excited crowd. “We were supposed to do this three years ago.”

Sir Paul last decorated the same stage in 2004. However, because the stage was full, the safety of the Beatles icon was a top priority as the set progressed, as the tribute to Jimi Hendrix was suspended to ensure that festival attendees were okay. With enthusiastic fans.

“As soon as Paul stepped onto the stage, the crowd was making a fuss for Paul,” a source told Miller.

Paul McCartney will perform on the Pyramid Stage on the fourth day of the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Pilton on June 25, 2022.

Sir Paul last performed on the Pyramid Stage in 2004 (Photo: Dave J Hogan / Getty Images)

“He was in the middle of a tribute to Jimi Hendrix when he stopped to check someone in the crowd.”

During his performance, the music video for his 2012 track My Valentine, starring Johnny Depp, was also shown to thousands of people in the audience.

Natalie Portman and Pirates of the Caribbean Star Depp both starred in a black-and-white music video using their own version of sign language (“Criticized at the time of release) Interpret the lyrics.

Musician and actor Depp, 59, also played the guitar in his version of the song.

Johnny Depp and Natalie Portman in Paul McCartney's My Valentine music video.

Both Johnny Depp and Natalie Portman starred in Paul’s My Valentine music video (Photo: BBC).

This is not the first time Sir Paul has recently Featuring a video starring Depp during his live performance..

Earlier this year, Sir Paul projected an image of Edward Scissorhands’ star during the tour, but a trial of defamation of the actor against his ex-wife Amber Heard was underway.

Metro.co.uk understands that the clip has been included in Surpole’s live set for over a decade.

Stella McCartney and wife Nancy Shevell.

Sir Paul dedicated my Valentine’s performance to his wife Nancy (Photo: Dominique Charriau / WireImage)

Prior to the performance of My Valentine, the musician dedicated a song to his wife, Nancy Chevel, who was in the audience.

‘[This] I wrote it for my wife Nancy. She is in the audience with us tonight. This is a nank for you, “he said.

His eclectic performance took place after Worthy Farm welcomed another record-breaker, Billie Eilish, the youngest headliner in festival history.

A teenage superstar added that she was “bred by the Beatles” and said she was excited to join the lineup alongside the legend.

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