Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Patrick Edrich

Paul McCartney 'stopped in his tracks' by Glastonbury crowd

Sir Paul McCartney temporarily stopped his headline Glastonbury show as fans broke into a spontaneous rendition of Happy Birthday.

The former Beatles star, who turned 80 last week, stopped to address the crowd after his second song when they started to sing to him. The stunned McCartney asked "for me?" as the huge crowd joined together to acknowledge his 80th birthday.

McCartney said: "Oh, man it's so good to be here. We were supposed to be doing this three years ago. But here we are. We've got some old songs for you, we've got some new songs and we've got some in-betweeners...and I got a feeling we're going to have a great time."

READ MORE: Ringo Starr, Stella McCartney and more wish Paul McCartney a happy 80th birthday

The rock superstar was due to perform at Glastonbury in 2020 before the show was cancelled due to the pandemic. The former Beatle is the oldest solo artist to headline the festival just a week after his 80th birthday. His milestones comes the day after Billie Eilish became the youngest at the prestigious music festival.

McCartney also surprised fans with a preview performance at an intimate venue in Frome, Somerset yesterday evening.

Tonight at Glastonbury he opened his set with The Beatles' classic Can't Buy me Love. He later performed a mix of hits from his six decade-long pop career, from The Beatles' Got To Get You Into My Life, to the more recent Come On To Me.

Receive newsletters with the latest news, sport and what's on updates from the Liverpool ECHO by signing up here

Jamie Webster hits out at 'lying politicians' as he makes 'dream' Glastonbury Festival debut

People are loving the 'scouse lad' who tried to get into Glastonbury

John Peel: the Merseyside legend whose memory lives on at Glastonbury

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.