It was always going to be an emotional night, but Paul McCartney's Got Back tour finale at London's O2 Arena packed more surprises in than most. Not least the astonishing arrival of ANOTHER Beatle - with Ringo Starr stepping on stage to join Paul to perform an encore for the ages.
Paul's final night at The O2 had already been a rollercoaster, from a stunning assortment of Macca's solo, Wings and The Beatles' most beloved tracks, alongside some unexpected shocks. Prior to a bravura performance of Get Back, Paul welcomed The Rolling Stones' Ronnie Wood to the stage, to let forth some scintillating licks amid the Beatles' blues-rock classic.
Then there was the moment a pyrotechnic went off slightly early during the incendiary Live and Let Die, capturing everyone by surprise - not least Sir Paul. "It's too loud!" he complained to the crowd afterwards. Or the heartwarming children's choir Paul had assembled to help him belt out Christmas classic, Wonderful Christmastime
But, it was following a magisterial, life-affirming performance of crowd-galvaniser Hey Jude that Paul returned for an encore. The 20,000-capacity venue's collective jaws dropped as McCartney let the cat out of the bag; “We’ve got another surprise for you. Bring to the stage the mighty, the one and only Mr Ringo Starr.”
