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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Louise Lavigueur

BBC explains why Sir Paul McCartney's Glastonbury set was not shown live after complaints

The BBC has defended its decision to delay airing Sir Paul McCartney's historic Glastonbury performance after it came under criticism from viewers.

Sir Paul took to the Pyramid stage to perform his headline show last night (Saturday) at 9.30pm with those lucky enough to be Macca's set to soak in the stars standout performance.

But back home viewers took to social media with scathing criticism of the Beeb's decision to delay Macca's set for one hour after it started — rather than airing as a live performance.

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