This extraordinary first of two nights at this venue, as McCartney's Got Back tour reaches the UK, delivers so much. It opens with A Hard Day's Night and ends two and three quarter hours, 36 songs later with a sublime three-song suite from Abbey Road.
McCartney talks about civil rights for Blackbird and emotionally sings with an onscreen Lennon in I've Got A Feeling. The visuals are stunning throughout and even Ebenezer Scrooge might be moved by a seasonal Wonderful Christmastime, complete with children's choir and descending snow.
At 82, McCartney and audience know full well he won't go on for ever and his voice has lost some power and timbre. Still, he doesn't look anywhere near his age and convincingly roars through Helter Skelter well after the two-hour mark.
Clearly and wonderfully, for as long as he is able he will give everything, showing that his songbook stretches well beyond the Beatles and explores many moods.
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