Sir Paul McCartney wows the crowd

Thirty six thousand fans sang along to old Beatles classics.  They were from every age group and they all knew the words.  This speaks volumes about just how loved the Beatles' music still is.  Just recently Paul McCartney was presented with an honorary doctorate at Yale University.  His music was described as ‘classic’ and ‘expressing every human emotion’.  Sir Paul performed in front of his home crowd and he gave them exactly what they wanted.  He told the audience in Liverpool that he had ‘been born just down the road and that was where he had grown up’.  The 36,000 fans showed their delight to one of Liverpool’s most famous sons.

The Zutons are Scousers were the opening act, followed by Kaiser Chiefs.  The crowd were very enthusiastic about Kaiser Chiefs and performed an impromptu Mexican wave.  There were some who believed that more local Liverpool acts should have been included.  There were a mixed bunch of fans and some were well known personalities.  In the crowd was Wayne Rooney of Manchester United and the manager of Liverpool FC Rafael Benitez.  Another Liverpool player,Jamie Carragher, was also in the audience. 

It is true that fans the world over love Sir Paul Mccartney.  But this concert did seem to be different for him.  It was obvious that this particular crowd had come because he is one of their own.  Sir Paul referred to the Liverpool crowd as ‘playing to some of my mates’.  He really seemed to be enjoying it and spent a few minutes absorbing all the applause after the numbers he performed.  The crowd seemed to love the Beatles numbers such as Yesterday, Drive My Car, Hey Jude, Let It Be and Eleanor Rigby.  They had a great time in one huge sing along.

There were a number of fans who were hoping that Ringo Starr would be a surprise guest.  Peter Kaye introduced Sir Paul as a ’local lad who had done well’.  Dave Grohl, who was a guitarist with Wings, accompanied Mccartney.  They performed Band On The Run as well as Live And Let Die. This was done with shooting flames that made for a dramatic stage show. 

Sir Paul really got into the swing of things by playing the piano, acoustic guitar and the ukulele.  Another poignant moment was set in time when he played Give Peace A Chance by John Lennon.  It was made more meaningful because Lennon’s widow, Yoko Ono was watching.  To make the event even more special was the fact that Liverpool will be relocating to a brand new stadium.  Sir Paul’s is the last concert at this location.