Paul McCartney performed his recent collaborative track with Rihanna and Kanye West, “FourFiveSeconds”, as he headlined Lollapalooza festival in Chicago on Friday night (July 31).
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The former Beatle was loose and conversational throughout, telling stories about Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and of course, fellow Beatles bandmates George Harrison and John Lennon.
Likewise, one fan could be overheard saying, “Holy s–, that is insane”, as they walked by the flashing red lights and billowy smoke coming from Perry’s stage (named for Lollapalooza founder Perry Farrell) as Kaskade worked the crowd with a healthy mix of heavy beats and lush, atmospheric female vocals. Midway through his multi-song encore, Sir Paul welcomed Alabama Shakes frontwoman Brittany Howard to the stage for a performance of The Beatles’ “Get Back”. Howard cried. “Me, too, baby”, McCartney added, with a huge smile – and the group returned to the song’s familiar loping groove for another fun sing-along encore.
“I’ve been dreaming of this festival and I’m so happy to see you all“, Tove Lo said to the crowd at the beginning of her set. The first day featured performances from Tove Lo, Alabama Shakes, Cold War Kids, Dillon Francis, and the Weeknd.
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Here’s the official set for Paul McCartney’s Lollapalooza show as released by his press office today.
