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Sir Paul McCartney Wows With Dave Grohl In Liverpool

He entertains crowd...

Sir Paul McCartney described Liverpool as the “centre of the universe” last night as he headlined a concert to mark the city’s year as European Capital of Culture.

The former Beatle performed to 36,000 people at Anfield Stadium – home to Liverpool football club.

Performing a 26-song set, which featured tracks from each era of his career, Sir Paul opened with a cover of ‘Hippy Hippy Shake’.

The highlight of his performance, however, came when he was joined by Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl.

The former Nirvana Drummer joined McCartney on The Wings track ‘Band On The Run’ and later he switched to drums for 'Back In The USSR' and 'I Saw Her Standing There'.

Sir Paul’s performance was watched by a host of stars, including the widow of John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and Manchester United footballer, Wayne Rooney.

The Zutons and Kasier Chiefs – who played for an hour and a half – warmed up for the former Beatle.

Were you at last night’s concert? What did you think? Leave a comment below to let us know. Sign up to have your comments automatically approved.
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  • Fantastic gig. Kaiser Chiefs were great, and Macca is genius. ’Nuff said.

    ~ by Dave 6/2/2008

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  • Besides a couple of catchy tunes, I thought the Kaiser Chiefs material was awful. To be fair, Ricky Wilson worked the crowd very well. Macca was brilliant as ever.

    ~ by Colin 6/2/2008

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  • Paul McCartney was amazing last night, the set-list was an absolute treat! A Day in the Life!!! Sooo happy after that concert, it was definitely one of the best days in my life!!!

    ~ by Paula 6/2/2008

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  • This was the 12th time Ive seen McCartney around the world in the last 20 years and he never fails to be fab. Whilst it was a shorter show than usual (only two hours - to make time for the Zutons and K Chiefs who were great) it was still exceptional. He has done Liverpool proud yet again and his heart-warming subtle tributes to George and John were were simply amazing.

    ~ by Barry Ellis 6/9/2008

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  • This was my 4th time seing Paul. The other three i attended were in Argentina. A great day in my life, to treasure every second, standing at few meters from the stage, watching Paul in great shape, even, i felt he was touched for playing that show, considering he had 2 or 3 mistakes, (forgetting words and a false start at Penny Lane) , not common in him. No-one comes near him, when you think the tunes he created.

    ~ by Marcelo Lamela 6/11/2008

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