- by Jason Gregory
- Monday, July 21, 2008
- Photo by: WENN
- filed in: Pop
Sir Paul McCartney wowed crowds in Quebec last night (July 20th) during a concert that mixed Beatles songs with hits from his own solo career.
McCartney's performance in the city, timed to coincide with its 400th anniversary, had drawn criticism from nationalists, who opposed the concert because of Britain's mission into Quebec in 1760.
But the former Beatle proved up to the challenge, addressing the 200,000 strong crowd in both French and English throughout the show.
When he took to the stage McCartney wished everyone a good evening - "Bonsoir les Quebecois” - but later apologised for not knowing much French - "Je parler seulement un petit peu Francais."
McCartney was given a heroic welcome when he arrived in the city on Saturday ahead of the concert, which was his only scheduled North American date of 2008.
As previously reported on Gigwise, McCartney has been linked with a special concert in Israel this September.
McCartney was banned from the country over forty years ago along with the rest of the Beatles but is said to be close to signing an agreement to play there.
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I live in Catalunya and visiting artists almost always address the crowd in Spanish and then wonder why noone gives them a big cheer for trying. Ha ha ha!!
Good on Macca, I reckon.
Oh.... and I saw the Stones in Budapest last year and Sir Mick ONLY spoke Hungarian during the show, one of the most difficult languages there is. The crowd went ape for it.
- yes, he spoke French, he always does it (speaks few words in the language of the country where he has a concert). Even though I m not French, it felt nice, and it was very politically correct. He is a smart man. Apart from being Artist # 1 in the world....
- Cheers Paul !!!! A night for all who attended to remember. I won’t soon forget it. Thanks you !!!
- Paul most definitely is a charmer and he superseded the boring nationalists and politicians by being a top notch performer. I was never so glad to see a concert in my life!!
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