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May 30, 2015 - Macca Report News
Thanks to DebG and Sandy Lopez, Macca Reporters

Macca rocks Liverpool

May 28 - Echo Arena - Liverpool, England

SOUND CHECK SETLIST
1. Honey Don't
2. Blue Suede Shoes
3. Flaming Pie
4. Get Back
5. Penny Lane
6. C Moon
7. Celebration
8. Let 'Em In
9. Alligator
10. It's So Easy
11. Every Night
12. Midnight Special
13. Lady Madonna

CONCERT SETLIST

1. Eight Days A Week
2. Save Us
3. Got To Get You Into My Life
4. Listen To What The Man Said
5. Temporary Secretary
6. Let Me Roll It/Foxy Lady Coda
7. Paperback Writer
8. My Valentine
9. Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five
10. The Long And Winding Road
11. Maybe I'm Amazed
12. I'm Looking Through You
13. We Can Work It Out
14. Another Day
15. Hope For The Future
16. And I Love Her
17. Blackbird
18. Here Today
19. New
20. Queenie Eye
21. Lady Madonna
22. All Together Now
23. Lovely Rita
24. Eleanor Rigby
25. Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!
26. Something
27. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
28. Band On The Run
29. Back In The U.S.S.R
30. Let It Be
31. Live And Let Die
32. Hey Jude

Encore 1 
33. Another Girl
34. Hi Hi Hi
35. Can't Buy Me Love

Encore 2
36. Yesterday
37. Helter Skelter
38. Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End

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May 30, 2015 -- Paul McCartney Twitter

Paul tweets to his hometown crowd

What a night Liverpool! It's brilliant to be back!

A packed crowd at the ECHO Arena watched as Diane McEvoy and Fabrice Gueho, from Dingle, were invited on stage by The Beatles legend.

Fabrice, 33, asked Diane, 31, to marry him - and she said yes.

The couple, both originally from France, told the ECHO today that they met through their love of The Beatles.

Fabrice said: "I have been a fan since I was about 14-years-old.

"I think they're the best and I've always loved them. I love English music, especially The Beatles."

Diane moved to Liverpool from France two years ago to study for a masters in The Beatles, Popular Music and Society at Liverpool's Hope University.

She also works at The Beatles Story visitor attraction at Albert Dock.

Fabrice re-located to Liverpool four years ago to pursue work experience and find out more about the home city of The Beatles.

He met Diane in the city and their relationship blossomed after finding out they both came from France and loved The Beatles.

Fabrice purchased front row tickets for the Paul McCartney concert two months ago and suggested to Diane that he could propose at the gig.

He created a banner which read: "All my love I will give to her if you let me propose on stage" and held it up high in the hope McCartney would spot it.

The Beatles star saw the banner and invited Fabrice and Diane on stage.

Fabrice laughed on stage with McCartney joking: "Come on, get serious do it, we're all watching."

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The Beatles fan got down on one knee and asked: "Diane, will you marry me?"

Fabrice said: "I wasn't scared but she was. I tried to make her comfortable by laughing, she was shaking.

"McCartney was great, just like a normal person.

"He is nearly 73 and is still playing really well. It was amazing."

Diane added: "I was so overwhelmed when a security guard came over and asked us to follow him to the side of the stage. I thought I might faint and was just shaking. Myself and Fabrice had always said it would be amazing if we could do something like this and I knew about the sign of course, but we never thought it would work and I had no idea he had the beautiful ring with him."

The couple haven't set a date yet but say they will probably return to France for their wedding.

I've seen Paul McCartney a few times now, and every time is better than the first, like seeing an old friend who you don't see often enough, and each time you're reminded how much you miss them.

Seeing McCartney should be compulsory, or at least be available on the NHS, it's such a life-affirming, soul-warming experience.

Tonight's Arena crowd came in their thousands and whatever troubles or aches they brought with them they soon forgot.

Nearly everyone stood the whole way through, even when McCartney went for a sit down at the piano and even during his newer songs.

In a set which mixed songs from across his 50 year (and the rest) career, he played the tunes casual fans knew and loved, while still serving up album tracks and less familiar material for the more committed fans.

Kicking off with the upbeat Eight Days A Week, he jumped straight into new track Save us, one of a number of recent tracks on the extensive set list.

In a set lasting almost three hours he swapped between his six and twelve string acoustics, he played the darkly tinged I'm Looking Through You from Rubber Soul and then the upbeat Wings number Another Day, which went down just as well.

With an old electric guitar that was clearly a right hander strung the left hand way slung round his neck, he talked about Jimi Hendrix covering Sergeant Pepper at the Marquee club two days after the record was released. This followed a little burst of Foxy Lady at the end of Let Me Roll It.

To hear him talk about Hendrix - who has been dead for more than 40 years - you realise not only that McCartney has been everywhere and seen everything, but he's lasted, relatively unscathed, doing it for such a long time.

Before the gig, as you felt the excitement of the crowd build, you knew he would be equally excited to be back stage, waiting to perform in front of a Liverpool audience. While he plays in cities all round the world, he only comes from one of them, and that's here.

After the solemn ode to his long lost friend John, Here Today, he upped the tempo with the likes of Ob-La-Di and the anthem of the terraces, All Together Now.

There were some unusual moments, including a bizarre video package for Lady Madonna, with princess Diana, twiggy and the queen mother, mixed with old footage of people running and doing the can can. But nothing could dull the crowd's palpable enthusiasm for their hometown hero.

Ever cheerful, slightly humble, he talked fondly about growing up in Liverpool, the childhood memories which have inspired him all these years.

It's hard, seeing him live, to reconcile the jolly man on the stage with the musician who wrote some of the best pop songs the world has ever seen.

He segued from stories about him and George getting the bus into songs that are as tightly stitched into our cultural fabric as nursery rhymes. Songs that I can't remember when I didn't know. Songs that, really, no mere mortal should have been able to write.

There were tributes to George and to John, with songs too for late wife Linda and his current love Nancy. He has a knack for opening up his life to thousands of people (including a young couple who he let propose and accept marriage on stage). There's nothing cynical about a McCartney gig, no clever reinterpretations of the songs, just what people want to hear.

That's why we all keep coming back. Just don't leave it so long next time.

Speaking ahead of his successful homecoming performance at the Liverpool Echo Arena this week former Beatles and current musical icon Sir Paul McCartney revealed how he gave up cannabis for his family, how he keeps himself young and who really wears the trousers in his house.

Thanks to daily headstands and liberal application of his wife's moisturiser Sir Paul is 72 going on 27.

With five decades in the music business behind him, he is rock royalty but as fit and healthy as ever.

He's a father of five and grandfather of eight, and with them in mind, the singer has now dumped the dope he once so famously loved, as well as adopting a punishing daily gym regime.

And so it is, a pair of denim-clad legs and a Beatle's bottom are wobbling precariously before me.

One of the planet's most famous men is demonstrating his headstand ­ "my secret claim to fame" - in his backstage dressing room, ahead of his homecoming Liverpudlian concert.

It is quite possibly the most surreal moment of my career. Like Macca circa 1964, I think I might be hallucinating.

"I feel pretty fit," he says, still upside down, with his back towards me.

"I'm not the sort of person who particularly needs a trainer; I'll just watch what the trainers do and then copy them.

"I do a bit of the cross-trainer, a bit of running, a bit of cardio and then I do some weights, some abs on the Swiss ball, before ending up on the mat doing a few stretches. And then standing on my head.

"That's my big claim to fame! I actually learned it in the 60s, it was a yoga thing, and my argument is I need flexibility not strength.

"But what's cool about it is that I'll be in the gym with all these guys doing really big weights - whilst I'm there doing not big weights ­ and afterwards, when I've done my headstand for about five minutes, these big guys will come up to me and say: 'That was pretty impressive, man!".

As if proving his point, mid-demonstration Paul starts flailing his legs around in a variety of splits movements - "after about three minutes, I start doing this" - before effortlessly returning to the ground, and rejoining me on the sofa in his Japanese-themed dressing room.

As he munches on a handful of dried fruit and nuts, I don't quite know where to go from here. I am quite literally speechless.

"I've totally thrown you, haven't I?" he grins. Yes, Paul, yes you have.

A staunch vegetarian, the star is an excellent ambassador for clean-living and, in the words of one of his crew, "has more energy than anyone I have ever met."

Whilst the Rolling Stones, U2 and Coldplay play an average of 25 songs per gig, Macca's current Out There tour ­ which is about to take to Europe and America - sees him perform a staggering 38 songs over the course of nearly three hours.

Described by one reviewer as a "Duracell bunny", during his incredible sell-out concert on Thursday night he was on invincible form.

Of course, like any self-respecting rock star, the singer was a regular cannabis user ­ 35 years ago, he even got arrested and locked up for it.

Those days, though, are long gone.

"I don't do it any more," he explains.

"Why? The truth is that these days I don't really want to set an example to my kids and grandkids. It's now a parent thing.

"Back then I was just some guy around London having a ball, and the kids were little so I'd just try and keep it out of their faces.

"But now it's a question of not setting a bad example. So instead of smoking a spliff, I'll now have a glass of red wine or a nice margarita.

"The last time I smoked was a long time ago."

First introduced to marijuana by Bob Dylan in August 1964, Macca later claimed the drug helped his song-writing, saying it got him: "thinking for the first time, really thinking.

In the late 60s and early 70s, Paul and his fellow Beatles ­ John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison - became associated with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, also known as the "giggling guru".

The band travelled to India to consult with their "spiritual adviser" and the Maharashi reportedly helped wean them off LSD and inspired them to write new songs.

In 1980, the star was imprisoned for nine days after being found with half a pound of cannabis trying to enter Japan - the only time he spent more than a week apart from his late wife Linda.

After thousands of protests from his fans, and numerous visits from his lawyers, he was eventually released with no charges filed.

Whilst a stint in jail is undoubtedly a fairly humbling ordeal, Paul is one of the few stars who does not need taking down a peg or two; despite his fame, success and wealth (£710 million at the last count), he remains remarkably sane. And, well, nice.

When I congratulate him on "not being a tosser" - the words inadvertently slip out ­ he laughs: "That's quite a recommendation... I might put it on my CV".

It is also telling that the majority of his 300-strong crew on the current, box office record-smashing tour have been with him for over 30 years. Sir Paul McCartney is one of the good guys.

That he's stayed this way, he credits to his family and third wife, Nancy, whom he married in 2011.

An independently wealthy New York-born businesswoman, the 55-year-old has absolutely no desire to be in the public eye.

"Nancy is great at keeping me grounded because she's very level-headed," he says.

"When we met, I wondered how she'd react to it all. She got some great offers to do stuff in magazines for just being who she was ­ Mrs McCartney ­ and stuff that a lot of other girls would be like, 'Woah, I've gotta do that!'

"But she said 'no'. She's the head of a trucking company and she basically said: 'No, I've already got a job'.

"And when we went to event where there were a lot of paparazzi, she would just hold back a bit and shove me forward.

"Nancy's got a low profile and wants to be able to walk around unnoticed. She's sensible, and it's refreshing. She is very grounding.

"Who wears the trousers in in our house? We both do. Oh go on, then... she does!"

Indeed, he also has Nancy to thank for his fresh-faced appearance.

When I ask if he moisturises ­ because OF COURSE this is what you ask a Beatle - he sheepishly confesses to borrowing her creams.

"Nancy's got some stuff so yeah, I do moisturise now," he smiles.

"I do it thinking it is completely poofy, but she tells me men do it now.'"

Unlike many of his internationally famous contemporaries, Paul also stays grounded by ditching security and going cycling by himself.

He also describes his Liverpudlian family as "wiser than any President or Prime Minister I have ever met."

He adds: "I do get recognised but if I'm just going for a quiet little country walk, I might meet a bird watcher or two but they're not going to bother me; they are far more interested in the Peregrine falcon.

"I have quite a lot of family and when I was growing up it was in a real, good, ordinary family ­ you couldn't really get away with anything.

"A lot of people can't be bothered going back to their hometowns, but I really value it.

"If you're lucky and come from a good family then that's how you learn. You do just think, 'Ok, I won't be a complete tosser.'"

The 21-time Grammy winner, who takes a language lesson in every country he visits in order to address the crowd in their native tongue, has picked up an eclectic group of friends along the way.

One of these is Cliff Richard, a singer with whom he rose to fame alongside pals including Cilla Black.

So what does he make of Cliff's recent troubles which have seen him being publicly investigated over allegations of an historical sex offence.

He says: "The last time I saw Cliff was when we were in Nashville.

"He was making a record out there and he came to the show but I've read what people have read, and I don't really know, I don't really know where we're up to with that.

"It's really down to whether it's true or not ­ but because I don't know whether it is or not, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt.

"He's always seemed like a really cool guy to me, a nice guy."

And on the subject of nice guys, Sir Paul would know ­ he does, after all, manage it standing on his head.

PHOTO: Bob Gannon for The Macca Report

May 27th ­ Barclaycard Arena ­ Birmingham, England

SOUND CHECK SETLIST

1. Jam "Welcome To Birmingham"
2. Matchbox
3. One After 909
4. C Moon
5. Let 'Em In
6. Celebration
7. It's So Easy
8. Hope Of Deliverance (requested by fans)
9. I'll Follow The Sun (with 6 false endings)
10 Midnight Special
11. Leaning On A Lamp Post
12. Bluebird
13. Lady Madonna

SOUND CHECK NOTES (more...)

The sound check started at 5:05pm and ended at 6:15pm.

At the beginning of the sound check, Paul talked to the band for a long time before they started the music.

After "Hope Of Deliverance" they spent several minutes, continuing to work on the song.

Some guy shouted out "I saw you in Liverpool yesterday!!!"

Paul answered, "No that wasn't me. It was my double. I don't go anywhere. I stay in and watch TV."

During the sound check and show when someone yelled out, Paul yelled back and mimicked them.

PHOTO: Bob Gannon for The Macca Report

CONCERT SETLIST

1. Eight Days A Week
2. Save Us
3. Can't Buy Me Love
4. Listen To What The Man Said
5. Temporary Secretary
6. Let Me Roll It/Foxy Lady Coda
7. Paperback Writer
8. My Valentine
9. Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five
10. The Long And Winding Road
11. Maybe I'm Amazed
12. I've Just Seen A Face
13. We Can Work It Out
14. Another Day
15. Hope For The Future
16. And I Love Her
17. Blackbird
18. Here Today
19. New
20. Queenie Eye
21. Lady Madonna
22. All Together Now
23. Lovely Rita
24. Eleanor Rigby
25. Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!
26. Something
27. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
28. Band On The Run
29. Back In The U.S.S.R
30. Let It Be
31. Live And Let Die
32. Hey Jude

Encore 1 
33. Another Girl
34. Hi Hi Hi
35. I Saw Her Standing There

Encore 2
36. Yesterday
37. Helter Skelter
38. Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End

PHOTO: Bob Gannon for The Macca Report

PHOTO: Bob Gannon for The Macca Report

PHOTO: Bob Gannon for The Macca Report

CONCERT NOTES

During the show Paul said, "One good thing about being home is that family members come to the show."

He mentioned that he has grandchildren that come to the show who "... usually see me sitting on the sofa watching football, but at the show they see Grandpa being a ROCK STAR! I tell them this is what granddad does!"

Abbey Road Medley - While trading lead guitar riffs the band, Paul takes his turn, plays a short lick and mouths "very simple!" with a satisfied look.

Not because the man is anything less than a living legend, but because at forty songs I expected the set list to test both his endurance and mine.

To be fair, while his voice isn't as powerful as it may have been in his pomp, it doesn't drop in quality as the gig goes on. If anything, when The Beatles tracks sync back into the set later on, things pick up.

That's predictable. As are the tributes to late Beatles George Harrison and John Lennon.

The biggest band of all time feature as heavily as you would expect and hope, providing both the highlights of the set and the backdrop to the stage with nostalgic images.

Still, let nobody say McCartney relies on them too heavily. The tracks from his latest album stand up firmly alongside the classics. As does the song he provided to the video game Destiny.

Naturally though, Beatles tracks stand out a mile. And aside from the obvious moments that are Hey Jude and Live and Let Die, Blackbird stands out a mile.

McCartney rises high above the crowd to play a solo and it works wonderfully as a vintage performer embracing the arena.

Most impressive of all is the variety displayed across the entirety of a career. We see country, classic rock, ballads, pop and even (whisper it) a little bit of dance.

So there was no need to worry about McCartney and his endurance. By the end, he was still springing about with me left exhausted.

He might be slightly sounding his age by now, but he still belongs on these huge stages on this showing.

Wings have some real fanatics
You'd be correct in assuming that the majority of the crowd didn't turn up to hear new Wings tracks.

However, every time one of their tracks came on, a smattering of people in the crowd lost their collective heads. It was great to see such deep appreciation of his other work.

Live and Let Die was an obvious highlight.

He still has it as a songwriter
While his more prolific days as a writer are clearly behind him, he can still produce some absolutely wonderful tracks.

His track Hope for the Future, created for the video game Destiny, highlighted what he can still offer.

And Destiny ain't a bad game either.

The Beatles are still the focus of the show
Although this is a showcase of the entire career of McCartney, it's definitely The Beatles that are at the forefront.

That's how it should be though. From the nostalgic pictures to the stories of the band, and obviously the songs, they are what carries the show to such brilliance.

The Beatles are arguably the biggest band in history.

Fans of all ages
The age range at this show was one of the biggest I have ever seen.

Everyone from toddlers to pensioners made their appearances to pay homage to one of the most famous names in music.

Live and Let Die is loud
It just is. My ears still hurt.

Macca at LIPA to teach a songwriting masterclass

On May 26 Paul was in Liverpool at his fame school The Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts LIPA to teach a songwriting masterclass. Hundreds of fans turned out to see Macca's arrival. The car drove past the crowd and turned into the LIPA parking lot that is gated. He waved to the cheering fans as he exited the car and then headed into the school after chatting with staffers.

Paul chats with a security guard at the school


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Inside the school he met privately with three students who had a one-on-one songwriting session with him. Then he spoke to a gathering of students in the auditorium about why he started writing songs and how that came about.

Although the song's exact writing date remains uncertain, it is 50 years this May that Paul finished writing the classic anthem. Before the O2 concert on Saturday British TV personalities Ant and Dec presented Paul with a special award from the PRS to commemorate the song's anniversary.

Speaking about the anniversary, Paul said; "I'm often never aware of these anniversaries until someone points it out. People always say to me, 'Hey, did you know it was 30 years since this and 30 years since that?', so it's impossible to stay on top of it all. But I never need an excuse to celebrate so it's always nice to hear! For me it's a happy coincidence that The O2 show falls at this time. It's great that people all over the world reacted so well to the song, it's all you can hope for!  It feels like it has taken on a life of its own over the years. The song still is and always has been an important part of our live show.  It's always very emotional for me to hear crowds singing it so loudly at my concerts"

Robert Ashcroft CEO, PRS for Music also commented that, "Yesterday is not just an iconic song in Paul's body of work but an iconic song of the last century. PRS has collected rights for the composition since it was released fifty years ago and in that time it has inspired countless writers, been covered by countless artists and has resonated with musicians, radio broadcasters and the public in a way that goes beyond words. It is this 'magic' that PRS wanted to recognise in this unique award."

Sir Paul was in good spirits at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts as he arrived to carry out his masterclasses with students.

The Beatles legend waved hello to onlookers and fans before heading inside.

Three students will receive one-to-one sessions with Sir Paul.

He is also expected to speak to a gathering of students.

One of the LIPA students who will be meeting Sir Paul is Holly Ellison.

Holly's band ALULA will support Scouting For Girls on tour later this year.

The teaching sessions come just two days before Sir Paul is due to perform at the Echo Arena in a sold-out concert.

PHOTO: Simon Rodgers for The Macca Report

SOUND CHECK SETLIST (thanks to Simon Rogers)

1. Instrumental Jam
2. Honey Hush
3. Honey Don't
3. Coming Up
4. Day Tripper
5. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying
6. C Moon
7. Celebration
8. Every Night
9. It's So Easy
10. San Francisco Bay Blues
11. Everybody Out There
12. Leaning On A Lamp Post
13. Bluebird
14. Lady Madonna (with instrumental intro)

PHOTO: Simon Rodgers for The Macca Report

PHOTO: Simon Rodgers for The Macca Report

PHOTO: Simon Rodgers for The Macca Report

(L) PHOTO: Simon Rodgers for The Macca Report              (R) PHOTO: Elena Merino for The Macca Report

Paul makes a few set list changes to 2nd London show

1. Got To Get You Into My Life (instead of "Can't Buy Me Love")
2. I'm Looking Through You (Instead of "I've Just Seen A Face")
3. Ram On (added)
4. Can't Buy Me Love moved to First Encore (instead of "I Saw Her Standing There")

PHOTO: Simon Rodgers for The Macca Report  

CONCERT SETLIST

1. Eight Days A Week
2. Save Us
3. Got To Get You Into My Life
4. Listen To What The Man Said
5. Temporary Secretary
6. Let Me Roll It/Foxy Lady Coda
7. Paperback Writer
8. My Valentine
9. Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five
10. The Long And Winding Road
11. Maybe I'm Amazed
12. I'm Looking Through You
13. We Can Work It Out
14. Another Day
15. Hope For The Future
16. And I Love Her
17. Blackbird
18. Here Today
19. New
20. Queenie Eye
21. Lady Madonna
22. All Together Now
23. Lovely Rita
24. Eleanor Rigby
25. Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!
26. Ram On
27. Something
28. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
29. Band On The Run
30. Back In The U.S.S.R
31. Let It Be
32. Live And Let Die
33. Hey Jude

Encore 1 
34. Another Girl
35. Hi Hi Hi
36. Can't Buy Me Love

Encore 2
37. Yesterday
38. Helter Skelter
39. Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End

Paul adds "Temporary Secretary" to his concert set list at the London 02 tonight!

PHOTO: Elena Merino for The Macca Report


PHOTO: Elena Merino for The Macca Report

Dave Grohl joins Paul on stage to sing "I Saw Her Standing There"

May 23, 2015 - The O2 - London, England (1st show)

PHOTO: Elena Merino for The Macca Report

PHOTO: María Martín for The Macca Report

CONCERT SETLIST

1. Eight Days A Week
2. Save Us
3. Can't Buy Me Love
4. Listen To What The Man Said
5. Temporary Secretary
6. Let Me Roll It/Foxy Lady Coda
7. Paperback Writer
8. My Valentine
9. Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five
10. The Long And Winding Road
11. Maybe I'm Amazed
12. I've Just Seen A Face
13. We Can Work It Out
14. Another Day
15. Hope For The Future
16. And I Love Her
17. Blackbird
18. Here Today
19. New
20. Queenie Eye
21. Lady Madonna
22. All Together Now
23. Lovely Rita
24. Eleanor Rigby
25. Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!
26. Something
27. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
28. Band On The Run
29. Back In The U.S.S.R
30. Let It Be
31. Live And Let Die
32. Hey Jude

Encore 1 
33. Another Girl  VIDEO 2
34. Hi Hi Hi
35. I Saw Her Standing There (with Dave Grohl)

Encore 2
36. Yesterday
37. Helter Skelter
38. Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End

Thank you London... you rocked!

McCartney at the first night of his 2015 UK tour, at the 02

And so it continued. Songs such as Paperback Writer, The Long and Winding Road, Blackbird and Lady Madonna were interspersed with rarities like Another Day, his first solo single.

McCartney is a natural raconteur and the show was peppered with anecdotes. "I was round John's house" was typical of how they started. And there were moving tributes to Lennon, Linda and George Harrison. Something, from Abbey Road, started slowly on a ukulele before building gloriously. "Let's hear it for George," he shouted.

McCartney knows the importance of doing the songs justice because The Beatles stopped touring in 1966 and many tracks were never played live. And he did that in spades.

One assumed the concert was over after the closing salvo of Band on the Run, Back in the USSR, Let it Be, Live and Let Die and Hey Jude. But no. McCartney came back with Another Girl - from Help! and again never played live before this tour - before being joined by Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl for a raucous I Saw Her Standing There. Then, as if that weren't enough, he did Yesterday and Helter Skelter before closing with the Golden Slumbers medley from Abbey Road.

It was an exhilarating masterclass from music's great innovator.

The interview starts around 45 minutes in and the second part around 1:46 minutes in. Very candid and only available for another 29 days.

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As he gets ready for his first UK dates in three years, we take an intimate behind the scenes look at the Liverpudlian legend in rehearsal in LA and on the Japanese leg of his 'Out There' tour, in MJ Kim's fantastic instant polaroid and instax photos.

Before hitting the Asian leg of his Out There world tour, which has seen McCartney cover much of the globe over its two year run, he stopped off for a week of rehearsals in Los Angeles with his four bandmates Paul 'Wix' Wickens (vocals, keyboards, guitar, percussion), Brian Ray (vocals, guitar, bass), Rusty Anderson (vocals, guitar) and Abe Laboriel Jr (vocals, drums).

He arrived in the Land of the Rising Sun on 20 April at Osaka's Kansai Airport, to which he was met by thousands of fans at the terminal, with local press dubbing it the return of 60s phenomenon of Beatlemania.

The first stint on the Out There Asian tour saw the ex-Beatle and Wings man play to 55,000 fans at the Kyocera Dome Osaka on 21 April, kicking off the set with 'Magical Mystery Tour'.

From Osaka, McCartney went to the capital for three sell out nights at the famed Tokyo Dome, playing to some 150,000 people over the trio of dates, before heading to The Budokan...

To conclude his time in Japan, he played a rare intimate show at The Budokan - the venue where The Beatles first played in Japan in 1966 to much controversy - it was claimed the Western pop group were not an appropriate act to play at such a respected venue, which had previously been a martial arts arena built for the 1964 Olympics. Protests saw some 35,000 police officers deployed at the stadium in the Summer of 66'.

Nearly half a decade later, the historic April 2015 show was lauded as a 'religious experience', and saw the first performance of 'Another Girl' off the 1965 LP Help! in the country.

Since it commenced in May 2013, the Out There tour, which features a three-hundred-strong crew, has played to some two and a half million people worldwide across 13 different countries. In February 2015, we thoroughly enjoyed McCartney's RiRi and Yeezy collaboration, 'FourFiveSeconds', which you can see the Inez & Vidoodh-directed video for here.

McCartney is set to play his first UK dates in three years when he hits The O2 this weekend for two sell out arena shows, before heading to Birmingham on 27 May and then Liverpool for a hometown show at the Echo Arena on May 28.

Instant photography on polaroids and instax by MJ Kim.

McCartney has already written seven or eight songs for the film, which is based on his 2005 children's book of the same name.

Lady Gaga previously revealed the pair had been working together when she posted an Instagram picture of the pair - along with Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready ­ in the studio together.

"Had a beautiful session with Sir Paul McCartney and friends," Gaga wrote alongside the photo, which also included a room full of instrumentalists. "Working on one of his many secret projects! Killer musicians, vibe, and lots of laughs.

Gaga also posted a solo picture of her and McCartney and recalled how the pair ended up collaborating. "Always a good time with my buddy," she wrote. "I'll never forget when he called me last year to work and I hung up the phone cuz I thought it was a prank!"

High In The Clouds is being directed by Cody Cameron, who co-directed Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2 in 2013. According to the Guardian, it follows a squirrel's anti-capitalist quest to find an animal utopia.

Meanwhile, McCartney has discussed his recent collaborations with rapper Kanye West, describing himself as feeling "lucky" and "flattered" to be working with the hip-hop star.

The unlikely duo collaborated on new music for West's forthcoming album, with tracks 'All Day', 'Only One' and 'FourFiveSeconds' already unveiled ahead of its release.

Speaking to the Evening Standard ahead of his London shows this weekend, the former Beatle claimed to have been surprised that West wanted to work with him.

"It's good to connect with different artists," McCartney said. "The secret is I keep myself very open to suggestions ­ I still feel like I'm about 30."

He continued, "I'm lucky that someone like Kanye would go, 'Yes I would like to work with Paul McCartney'. I was quite flattered ­ I thought, 'Why does he want to work with me?' It was a few months later when I was starting to think, 'should I ring him and ask him did anything come of the stuff we did?' But then I thought 'I can't do that - that's too soppy!' I'll just leave it and try and act cool."

Paul McCartney plays London's O2 on May 23 and 24.

Last week we teased you with two (very different!) excerpts from Paul's recent Japanese language LINE Q&A, in which over 250,000 fans took part. We asked Paul what he would do if he was a woman for a day (the first time we've ever seen Paul stumped for an answer!) and if he had any advice for the Gallagher brothers.

To celebrate Paul bringing his 'Out There' tour to the UK this weekend we are now publishing the Q&A in its entirety. Paul enjoyed using the LINE stickers to answer some of the questions in both English and Japanese.

Paul will be getting 'Out There' in the UK this month:

Saturday 23rd May ­ The O2, London
Sunday 24th May ­ The O2, London
Wednesday 27th May ­ Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham
Thursday 28th May ­ Echo Arena, Liverpool

Paul McCartney LINE Q&A April 2015

PaulMcCartney.com: What's it like being back in Japan?
Paul: [Plays 'Cool' from LINE stickers] It is great. It's lovely. The weather's beautiful. The fans are beautiful. I'm having a great time!

PaulMcCartney.com: What's your favourite phrase in Japanese?
Paul: [Play's 'Suimasen' from LINE stickers, which translates as 'Excuse me' in Japanese]

PaulMcCartney.com: You often go and see the sumo wrestlers when you're in Japan, but what do you like about the sport?
Paul: It's real. I like that it's real. In the west, wrestling is theatre. They often know the outcome. It's a play. And a lot of people like it, and I understand that. I like real sport. I like the fact that no body knows who's going to win. And it's very traditional and Japanese, you know. The whole cultural thing, it's nice.

PaulMcCartney.com: Is it true you all tried to sneak out of the hotel when The Beatles played Japan? And, if so, where did you go?
Paul: I went to the Emperor's Palace.

PaulMcCartney.com: Were you in disguise?
Paul: I think, maybe just a little bit of something. Maybe glasses, or something, and the hair back. But when I went out of the hotel two police officers said they were coming with me. So I wasn't really on my own. But it was good, you know. At least I got to see a little bit around the palace.

PaulMcCartney.com: Do you ever cook Japanese food? And, if so, what's your favourite dish to make?
Paul: [Plays 'No' from LINE stickers] I don't, but you know what I do, that's the nearest thing? That's tofu.

PaulMcCartney.com: How do you cook the tofu?
Paul: What do I do with it? I sauté it, a little bit in a pan, and turn it over so it's golden brown Did I just say Gordon Brown? No! When it's nearly finished, I then sizzle it in tamari sauce for the last minute [makes sizzling noise]

PaulMcCartney.com: Do you like to serve that on its own or with other dishes?
Paul: I serve it with steamed vegetables.

PaulMcCartney.com: What's your favourite thing to do when you come to Japan?
Paul: Sing to my fans! But I also like going out on my bike. When it's beautiful weather, like today, it's really great to get out on the bike. So Nancy and I just go out and look around.

PaulMcCartney.com: How did it feel when the entire audience held red pen lights during 'Yesterday' at the Tokyo Dome in 2013.
Paul: It was magic, you know. It's always very special because I never expect it. I don't know it's going to happen so it's quite emotional. Because you're singing your song, and you're just concentrating. And then suddenly something like that happens, and it's like, 'Whoa!'. It takes your breath away.

PaulMcCartney.com: Which is your favourite LINE sticker?
Paul: [Plays 'Domo arigato' from LINE stickers, which translates as 'Thank you' in Japanese]

PaulMcCartney.com: And which sticker best describes your mood right now?
Paul: [Laughs] My mood right now? [Plays 'Ok' from LINE stickers] Or [Plays 'Cool' from LINE stickers] Or [Plays 'Let's do it!' from LINE stickers] I'm ready, man! We've got a sticker for everything!

PaulMcCartney.com: What's your favourite word?
Paul: My favourite word? Love.

PaulMcCartney.com: How would you describe yourself in one word?
Paul: [Laughs and plays 'Cool' from LINE stickers]

PaulMcCartney.com: If you were a woman for a day, what would you do?
Paul: [Laughs] The possibilities are endless! What would I do? I think I'd need some time to think about that! What would I do as a woman for day? I don't know! That's a big question! The mind boggles Give me two weeks and I'll think of an answer to that! It may not be printable, that's the problem! I'll have to think about it. [Asks a lady within the room for help who replies, "I don't know!"] Even a woman doesn't know!

PaulMcCartney.com: What is the most important thing in your life?
Paul: My family and music.

PaulMcCartney.com: What is the first thing you do when you wake up?
Paul: Have a bowl of cereal.

PaulMcCartney.com: Any particular cereal?
Paul: I have whatever cereal's going. There are various cereals. And then I like a little bit of berries on the top of it.

PaulMcCartney.com: What's your favourite movie?
Paul: So there's so many good ones I like 'The Girl Can't Help It'. The first really good rock'n'roll movie. I like that one, but there are so many good movies. But that's one of many favourites. There's also 'On The Waterfront' with Marlon Brando. More recently? Oh my god, there's so many!

PaulMcCartney.com: What's your ringtone?
Paul: It is [sings] "Hey! Your phone is ringing! Hey! Your phone is ringing! Lalalaaaaaa!"

PaulMcCartney.com: Is it you singing it?
Paul: Yes, it's me! What happened was, you get your favourite ringtone and then change your phone, and they've discontinued the ringtone. So you go, 'Urgh!'. I went through a few, and then in the end I decided to record my own!

PaulMcCartney.com: What's your phone number?
Paul: My phone number is 000 000!

PaulMcCartney.com: Is there anything new, that you haven't had chance to do yet?
Paul: Probably lots of things I like photography a lot. And I've never really shown my photography. So that maybe something I'd do in the future, something I would like to do.

PaulMcCartney.com: Who's your favourite historical figure, excluding musicians?
Paul: Again, there are so many Shakespeare comes to mind.

PaulMcCartney.com: What's your favourite album of your own?
Paul: Again that's a difficult question, you know. It's like people saying 'What's your favourite song?' I would think of two; maybe 'McCartney' ­ my first album I did solo. And 'Band on the Run'.

PaulMcCartney.com: For any particular reason?
Paul: 'McCartney', just because it was the first one, and it's very basic. I made it just on my own at home on a four track machine. So I like that album, because of that. And then 'Band on the Run' because it was successful!

PaulMcCartney.com: Which artists have you been listening to recently?
Paul: Kanye West and Rihanna. Foo Fighters. Bob Dylan. Beatles! Ringo Starr! I listened to his album yesterday. His new one ­ 'Postcards from Paradise'.

PaulMcCartney.com: Who do you think is the greatest guitar player?
Paul: Hmmm, that is again very difficult. You know, you can go back to Django Reinhardt, and that style of jazz. He was great. And you can come up to date with George Harrison, who is probably a bit under-rated. Jimi Hendrix, who is fantastic. Eric Clapton, who is great. And then there are a lot of other great players besides them!

PaulMcCartney.com: What places in the UK would you recommend to visitors?
Paul: Liverpool and London

PaulMcCartney.com: How do you keep your vocal range so that you can keep your vocal levels in their original key?
Paul: Very good luck! I just always assume I can sing them in the original key so it may be psychological. I just sing them and hope the range is there.

PaulMcCartney.com: Do you think the Gallagher brothers will ever make up and do you have any advice for them?
Paul: I don't know if they will ever make up. It would be good because I think everyone likes brothers to like each other ­ and make up. It's a pity because they are very good together. Like many brothers, they are crazy. But it would be nice if they got together. My advice to them; just get together and make some good music! But they have got to want to do it. I think a lot of people would like them to do that. They are pretty cool guys!

PaulMcCartney.com: When you are on stage can you hear what your fans are shouting and can you read their signs?
Paul: Yes, you can. The lighting sometimes makes it so dark that you can't see anybody, but then the lights occasionally shine on the audience and then you can see the signs. There are some pretty good ones! Sometimes you can hear what they are saying, [shouts inaudiable noise] to which I answer [shouts inaudible nosie]!

PaulMcCartney.com: Where did you meet Newman?
Paul: I met him in a workshop where he was being born. He was scrap metal and I watched him being born.

And with that Paul left us to go on stage!

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"It was a real surprise," laughs Dennis, now 67. "Paul was lovely and so was Linda. They were happy to pose for photos and when I told him I was from Liverpool we had a chat about mutual friends and I gave him a tape from a friend's band back home. It felt more like meeting a friend than one of the biggest music stars in the world.

"The picture currently hangs on the wall of my living room so I can remember the trip fondly. I made the trip with the Mirror group and ever since have been trying to see Sir Paul in concert one more time.

"Sadly I missed out on tickets for his Liverpool show, but one thing is for sure - it'll be a great show and Paul is bound to do his home town proud."

Have you got a photo of you with Paul McCartney? If so we'd love to see it. Please email it to jade.wright@liverpool.com with the subject line 'Macca and Me' or tweet @JadeWright with your photo and a little bit about the day. We'll feature as many as we can in the ECHO.

He has recently worked with West on "Only One" and "FourFiveSeconds," which also featured Rihanna.

He said: "It's good to connect with different artists. The secret is I keep myself very open to suggestions - I still feel like I'm about 30. I'm lucky that someone like Kanye would go, 'Yes I would like to work with Paul McCartney'. I was quite flattered - I thought, 'Why does he want to work with me?' It was a few months later when I was starting to think, 'should I ring him and ask him did anything come of the stuff we did?'

"But then I thought 'I can't do that - that's too soppy!' I'll just leave it and try and act cool. And suddenly he sends me Only One, and then Rihanna's on the other record."

Sir Paul also believes that bands today have an easier ride because the technology available to them means they do not have to be as well-rehearsed as The Beatles. He said: "We'd rehearse the song for about 20 minutes and then for the next hour and a half, we would make the song. You had to be pretty good to do that, and very concise and not muck around. We didn't know any better. The Beatles were a really good band! The more I go on, the more I appreciate it."

Sir Paul McCartney plays The O2  on May 23 and 24. Additional tickets have just been released for the latter - go to theo2.co.uk.

Paul playing at his impromptu Covent Garden gig in 2013.

His 'OutThere' tour will pass through London, Birmingham and Liverpool over the next week.

Paul McCartney sings for healthy suppers with meat-reducer Jamie Oliver
 
Ahead of bringing his massive 'Out There' tour home to the UK next week for his first live shows at home in three years, Paul has been working on a new song about healthy eating.
 
The Meat Free Monday founder is one of many stars contributing to 'Revolution', a track written by Jamie Oliver and Ed Sheeran for 'Food Revolution Day' ­ Oliver's latest campaign to educate children about what they eat.
 
With childhood obesity on the rise, the campaign's goal is to get schools and education authorities teaching pupils about where food comes from, and the effect that their food choices can have on their health. According to the Food Revolution Day website, more than 42 million children around the world are overweight or obese.

Jamie Oliver - Food Revolution Day Song


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Hugh Jackman, Jamie Cullum, Alesha Dixon, Jazzie B and Professor Green also lend their musical talents to the song. Check out the video below:
On a recent discussion on parenting site Mumsnet, Oliver wrote: "Vegetarian and well-managed vegan diets are looking very good at the moment in general health terms. We should all be learning from them and focusing on enjoying more plant-based delights. I personally try to eat vegetarian 2-3 times a week."
 
He added that previous generations would have consumed nowhere near the volume of meat people do today: "Winding back is definitely a good idea. It is also definitely beneficial for the environment and your wallet."
 
Oliver has become one of Britain's foremost agitators for change in children's diets in recent years, and has said that cafeteria cooks are on the frontline in the fight against diet-related disease. Meat Free Monday already works with several schools across the UK, teaching pupils that meat free food is delicious, nutritious and good for the planet.
 
Explaining the thinking behind Food Revolution Day, Oliver said: "We desperately need a revolution when it comes to giving our kids the knowledge they need to make better choices about food ... It's essential that we arm future generations with the life skills they urgently need in order to lead healthier, happier, more productive lives."
 
A Change.org petition set up to promote his culinary-educational revolution has gathered over a million signatures.

May 12th - Jacob Javits Center - New York City, NY

CONCERT SET LIST

1. Jet
2. Got To Get You Into My Life
3. Save Us
4. All My Loving
5. Let Me Roll It/Foxy Lady Coda
6. Paperback Writer
7. My Valentine
8. Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five
9. The Long And Winding Road
10. Maybe I'm Amazed
11. I've Just Seen A Face
12. I'll Follow The Sun
13. We Can Work It Out
14. Another Day
15. And I Love Her
16. Blackbird
17. Here Today
18. New
19. Lady Madonna
20. Can't Buy Me Love
21. Eleanor Rigby
22. Something
23. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
24. Band On The Run
25. Let It Be
26. Hey Jude

Encore
27. Another Girl
28. Birthday
29. Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End

McCartney played for about two hours, with a set list that included "Jet" and "Maybe I'm Amazed" as well as a smattering of Beatles classics like "Can't Buy Me Love." Others in the crowd of hundreds included tennis great John McEnroe.

Oasis are The Beatles' biggest fans but we never knew the feeling was mutual. Now Paul McCartney says the brothers Gallagher should put their feelings to one side for the sake of their music

Paul McCartney has weighed in to the Oasis reunion rumours.

Oasis have long modelled themselves on Macca's legendary band The Beatles, covering a number of their songs including I Am the Walrus and Liam stating John Lennon was his hero.

Macca said: "I don't know if they will ever make up. It would be good because I think everyone likes brothers to like each other ­ and make up. It's a pity because they are very good together. Like many brothers, they are crazy. But it would be nice if they got together."

And the Hey Jude legend even offered fatherly advice to the Burnage brothers.

He said: "My advice to them? Just get together and make some good music! But they have got to want to do it. I think a lot of people would like them to do that. They are pretty cool guys!"

McCartney also popped up Saturday night at Interlachen Country Club with wife Nancy Shevell, where, according to a source, he "crashed [a graduation] party and danced to a few songs at the end of the evening."

It's not the first time the rock legend has blown minds at the school: Last year, he surprised students with a candid Q&A session and an acoustic version of "Blackbird."

Ilene Lazar's son Austin was at Nancy Shevell's son's (Arlen Blakeman) graduation party. She writes:

"So Sir Paul McCartney is making my son Austin and his Rollins college buddies happy. as Paul and another parent hosted tonight's graduation party for my son's friends. Paul is the step dad of one of the kids. he is singing the night away. sooo cool! Live now!"

"I can't think of anything that would be a bigger deal," he said.

More than a year ago his wedding band, 'Phase5', booked a graduation party at an Orlando-area country club for a client named Nancy Shevell.

"It was just a standard business transaction," he said.

A few weeks ago, Shevell called to check on what they'd need.

"Sort of near the end of the conversation, she just said something about being Paul McCartney's wife. And I was like, 'oh,'" he said.

Soon after they got on stage, "he was the first person on the dance floor," recalled Walther.

"We all turned around and looked at each other and were like 'wow!'"

Then, the magic moment happened.

"We took a break and asked if he could join us for a couple of songs," said Walther.

He had them play a simple ditty so he could ad-lib a song.

"This graduation is where I want to be," McCartney sang.

His step-son was graduating Rollins College.

"These two guys, they went to college," McCartney sang. "Right there, they got a lot of knowledge."

Then he asked if the band could play The Beatles' 1963 hit, "I saw her standing there."

"He just giggled and said, 'it's real easy,'" said Walther.

They looked at the sheet music online for a minute and held their breath.

"He even cued me some of the chords while we were playing the song," said pianist Stephen Dornfeld.

A wedding band of 6 from Tampa, playing with perhaps the most famous musician of all-time.

"I couldn't even believe it was happening, that he was up there," said Dornfeld.

And then, it was over.

"There is no one like that. He had complete command of the room," said Walther.

'Phase5' has a story to tell forever.

"As he was walking by he said thank you, and what do you say to that? I was like, thank you!" said Dornfeld.

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Thrill of a lifetime having Sir Paul McCartney sit in with the band last night! Phase5 was honored to be asked to play for Paul and his family at an event last night. We were really excited that he was the first person on the dance floor and remained there for our entire 2 hour show. Nothing would prepare us for the moment when he asked if he could sing a few with us!

Paul with graduation guests...

A few weeks ago PaulMcCartney.com felt like we had won the lottery! We got to travel out to Tokyo to join Paul on his 'Out There' tour seeing him play three nights at the Tokyo Dome and the Budokan.

We're now giving UK fans the opportunity to see Paul play live when he brings his 'Out There' tour to London, Birmingham and Liverpool this month (and take our word for it when we say it's an incredible show!). We are running a lottery giving away a pair of tickets for each night of the tour. 

To enter the lottery click HERE!

Paul McCartney 'Out There'

May 23rd - London, The O2 - Check for ticket availability HERE!
May 24th - London, The O2 - Check for ticket availability HERE!
May 27th - Birmingham, Barclaycard Arena - Check for ticket availability HERE!
May 28th - Liverpool, Echo Arena - Check for ticket availability HERE!

The small print: Please note this ticket lottery is open to UK residents only. Travel and accomodation is not included. 

Today is the anniversary of the release of 'Wingspan'.

PHOTO: Jash for The Macca Report

Wix, Bruce (fan) and Paul PHOTO: Jash for The Macca Report

Paul Gets 'Out There' in Seoul

May 2, 2015 - Jamsil Olympic Stadium - Seoul, South Korea

SOUND CHECK

1. Matchbox
2. Honey Don't
3. Letting Go
4. Got To Get You Into My Life
5. C Moon
6. Let 'Em In
7. San Francisco Bay Blues
8. Hope of Deliverance (fan brought on stage)
9. Midnight Special
10. Ram On
11. Bluebird
12. Lady Madonna

Before "Hope Of Deliverance," a French fan named Bruce was called on stage by Paul and sang the song with Paul.

CONCERT SETLIST

1. Eight Days A Week
2. Save Us
3. Can't Buy Me Love
4. Jet
5. Let Me Roll It/Foxy Lady Coda
6. Paperback Writer
7. My Valentine
8. Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five
9. The Long And Winding Road
10. Maybe I'm Amazed
11. I've Just Seen A Face
12. We Can Work It Out
13. Another Day
14. Hope For The Future
15. And I Love Her
16. Blackbird
17. Here Today
18. New
19. Queenie Eye
20. Lady Madonna
21. All Together Now
22. Lovely Rita
23. Eleanor Rigby
24. Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!
25. Something
26. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
27. Band On The Run
28. Back In The U.S.S.R
29. Let It Be
30. Live And Let Die
31. Hey Jude Video 2

Encore 1
32. Hey Jude (reprise) Video 2
33. Day Tripper
34. Hi Hi Hi
35. I Saw Her Standing There

Encore 2
36. Yesterday
37. Helter Skelter
38. Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End

PHOTO: Jash for The Macca Report

PHOTO: Jash for The Macca Report

PHOTO: Jash for The Macca Report

CONCERT NOTES

After Paul came back for the first encore, the crowd started singing "Hey Jude". Paul played his bass and sang with the crowd.

Paul was staying at the Ritz Carlton in Seoul and left South Korea the day after the concert.

Fantastic climax to the Asian leg. Korean fans gave us the best welcome ever. We love them!

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Paul has arrived in Seoul for his first-ever gig in South Korea.

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May 1, 2015 -- Yonhap

Paul McCartney in S. Korea for world tour

Paul McCartney, a former member of The Beatles, arrived in South Korea Friday to hundreds of fans eager to see the rock 'n' roll icon.

The 72-year-old is here for "Out There," a world tour that kicked off in 2013.

Clad in a blue shirt and black blazer, the singer waved to delirious fans at the gate. His flight was delayed by an hour much to the anxiety of his fans who had been waiting hours beforehand.

Paul waves at Gimpo International Airport in Seoul

Without saying much, however, the musician was whisked away by guards immediately to a car waiting outside.

Interestingly, the crowd at Gimpo International Airport was mostly Japanese.

Hioki Yuya, a Japanese tourist, said he had come to South Korea just to watch McCartney's concert.

The 35-year-old had been waiting for the musician since arriving at the same airport this morning.

"I wasn't able to watch his concert in Japan due to work," he said, still carrying his luggage. "I saw him two years ago, but I came to South Korea to see him again."

McCartney is reportedly staying at a hotel in the posh Gangnam district in southern Seoul.

His concert will take place at nearby Jamsil Stadium starting at 8 p.m. Saturday.

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Paul congratulates Jeff Lynne (ELO, Willburys) on his Hollywood Walk of Fame Star (April 23, 2015) with a video message.

Paul on stage at the Budokan earlier this week. Photo by MJ Kim

"Biked over from hotel to empty Budokan and sneaked in when workers were getting ready for tonight's event. Brilliant to sit there and relive the other night!" -- Paul McCartney

Tuesday night saw Paul performing a very special concert at the Budokan in Tokyo. He last appeared on stage at the historic venue in 1966 with The Beatles, and during Tuesday's performance the audience surprised Paul with flashing wristands, lighting up the room. 

Tour photographer MJ Kim was on hand to capture the evening for PaulMcCartney.com. (See more photos)

Should WINGS be nominated into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? There's a debate amongst Beatles/Paul McCartney fans whether Wings is covered by Paul's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a "solo artist." Does Wings qualify as a band and are they worthy with a string of number one hits during the '70s? Should its band members be recognized for their contributions?

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