Paul McCartney reunites with Ringo Starr at London concert
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Former Beatles bandmates perform together at O2 Arena in final show of McCartney’s Got Back tour. Paul McCartney welcomed his former Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr to the stage while playing to a packed crowd at the O2 Arena in London on Thursday. Arriving on stage, Starr said: “I’ve had a great night tonight, it’s been a great show.”.
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The pair then tore through Helter Skelter and Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, before the Beatles drummer left, adding: “I’m off now, I’ve had a great night and I love you all.”. McCartney was also joined by the Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood for the song Get Back, during which McCartney played his original Hofner 500/1 bass for the first time in 50 years, after it was stolen in 1972.
Starr and McCartney have reunited a number of times since the Beatles broke up, including on McCartney’s 2018-19 Freshen Up tour, and at Starr’s 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. The performance was the last in McCartney’s Got Back Tour, which began in October and has included dates in Paris, Madrid and São Paulo, as well as two dates at Manchester’s Co-op Live and the O2.
During the show he treated fans to a jumbo set packed with hits from the Beatles and Wings, and more. Opening with a rendition of A Hard Day’s Night, the 82-year-old kept up his tradition of having no opening act, performing just under 40 tracks. At the start of the night, McCartney told the crowd: “Oh London, this is the last night of our current tour, we’ve been around South America and all over the place. So it’s great to be back and we’re going to have some fun tonight.”.
