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Sir Paul McCartney reveals touching impact of The Beatles integrated Jacksonville show and pays an emotional tribute to John Lennon as he takes to the stage for epic London gig
Sir Paul McCartney was full of personal anecdotes as he took to the stage at London's O2 arena on Wednesday evening.
The Liverpudlian foursome were set to play the Gator Bowl in the city in 1964, however they were told the audience would be segregated (John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and Paul L-R pictured 1964 in Liverpool) A Beatles-Wings one-two of A Hard Day's Night and Junior's Farm set the tone for an opening salvo dominated by hard-rocking numbers that played to the strengths of a four-piece backing band that have now been with him for 21 years and over 500 shows. A pair of Band On The Run numbers, 1985 and Let Me Roll It, further raised the tempo, with the latter containing an instrumental coda in which McCartney, playing a paint-splattered Gibson, paid tribute to legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix.
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