The British musician gave an emotional concert reviewing the best of his career. A historic night that took place at the Monumental Stadium, where there was space to remember the deceased members of the Liverpool band. Paul McCartney closed his concert with a “see you next time.”
At 9:15 p.m., Paul McCartney He played his bass at the Monumental Stadium in Santiago. With the first chords of “Can’t Buy Me Love”, the historic Beatle began his fifth performance in Chile, 30 years after his debut in the National Stadium.
The day in Santiago began with the presentation of the Chilean group Dënver. After that, a DJ prepared the audience with hits from different stages of the musicianmixed with dance rhythms. The audience that arrived early at the Monumental was impatient, eager to see Paul McCartney. Images of the bassist were projected on the two large screens along with John, Ringo and George.
Upon entering the stage, Paul greeted the audience and, without preamble, launched into a song by The Beatlesintroducing those present on a journey that would last more than two hours, covering different stages of his extensive career. Before performing “Letting Go” by Wings, he greeted the audience again and said in Spanish: “Hello, little boys and girls“, provoking euphoric screams from the attendees.
“It’s good to see each other again. I’m going to try to speak a little Spanish,” he said before returning to his original band’s catalog with “Drive My Car“.
As he warmed up, he took off his jacket and, on “Let Me Roll It,” picked up the electric guitar. With that same instrument he paid tribute to Jimmy Hendrix with a cover of “Foxy Lady”.
Paul sat down at the piano after 30 minutes of the show to perform “Let ‘Em In.” Your drummer, Abe Laborielwould perform the choruses with charisma while watching Paul at the piano, a tone that would be maintained throughout the show.
“I wrote this song for my beautiful wife Nancy. “She is here with us tonight,” he said before taking up the piano again to “My Valentine“. The video for the 2012 song was shown on screens, with Natalie Portman and Johnny Depp performing in sign language.
With “Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five,” the audience returned to the festive mood. Paul McCartney made jokes between songs, enjoying the concert he was giving at the Monumental on Friday night. “Maybe I’m Amazed” followed to complete the first trilogy of songs with the composer on his black Yamaha piano.
Near show time, he picked up the electroacoustic guitar, encouraged the audience to shout, and performed “I’ve Just Seen a Face“. On the Monumental field there was a family and transversal atmosphere: children under 10 years old enjoyed the show, as well as adults and seniors, demonstrating that the music of Paul and the Beatles transcends the barrier of time.
Between each song, Paul paused. Then he told the story of “four boys from Liverpool,” and in Spanish he said, “This is the first song the Beatles recorded.” rang “In Spite of All the Danger“, one of Paul’s first creations.
He then continued telling the story of The Beatles, mentioning George Martinand cell phones went up to record the artist performing “Love Me Do.” He pulled out the mandolin and remembered that “everyone was going to dance tonight” to “Dance Tonight.” Drummer Laboriel enchanted the audience by showing his best moves, earning applause.
In “Blackbird“Paul was left alone on stage. The people accompanied the song and some tears were seen on the field. The emotional moment would continue with “Here Today”, which he dedicated to his “compadre John”.
The artist had a surprise prepared by performing “Now and Then”, considered the group’s last song. It was released in 2023 and is an old recording recovered thanks to the help of artificial intelligence. Images of the Liverpool four and part of the song’s re-recording process were shown on the screens.
With “Jet” by Wings, Höfner took up the bass again and, after finishing the song, told the audience: “This reel is watery.” He swapped the bass for a ukulele and dedicated “Something” to George. On the electric guitar it was the moment of Rusty Anderson, the solid musician who accompanies Paul on tour.
In “Band on the Run,” Bryan Ray took up the acoustic guitar and Paul McCartney showed no weakness in interpreting the 1973 song with freshness.
Approaching the two-hour show, he returned to the Yamaha piano for “Let It Be,” followed by “Live and Let Die” with fireworks included, to the total disdain of the band. With “Hey Jude”, the audience connected as if in a temple that worships the greatest band of all time. Your spiritual guide and deputy guardian: Sir Paul.
After a short break, he returned to the stage with the flags of Chile, the United Kingdom and the LGBTQ+ community. With “I’ve Got a Feeling”, Paul McCartney began the final segment of the show, totally dedicated to the band from Liverpool. He once again paid tribute to John Lennon, this time with his voice and image from the classic rooftop concert.
Shortly before finishing his show, he thanked those who helped put on the event, his band and the Hot City Horns, the horn section that is part of the show. With “The End,” he closed the night and said “see you next time.”
2024-10-12 04:21:00