Lollapalooza - Grant Park - Chicago, IL - 7/31/15 - ARCHIVE
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BTW, nothing was said tonight about this show being the last one of the "Out There" tour.
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Chicago Tribune blog about the festival's first day is here: http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-lollapalooza-2015-day-one-20150731-story.html#page=1 Here's what they said about Paul: 9:15 p.m.: Paul McCartney's voice shows signs of wear and tear, but he roars through "Back in the U.S.S.R." with a little extra vigor. He's in a feisty mood. During an acoustic set, the sound bleed from the nearby Perry's stage and its booming EDM bass beats is clearly audible. "I planned this," he jokes. "It's like a mash-up between me and whatever (expletive) they're playing." Talk about generations colliding. The line gets a big roar of approval from a crowd that stretches to the back of Hutchinson Field. Pity the act -- especially any EDM DJ -- that is scheduled against a Beatle, even one who's in his seventies. McCartney looks lean and loose despite evident hoarseness on a few tunes, and he and his quintet play a brisk set that spans generations and decades, including such relatively recent releases as "New" and "Kisses on the Bottom." Though not as strong as his first Wrigley Field set a few years ago, this Lolla performance brims with generosity and nods to the singer's peers, friends, former bandmates and wives. He pays tribute to Jimi Hendrix, one left handed guitarist to another, and plays touching tributes to John Lennon and George Harrison. It's not all somber and sentimental. "Live and Let Die" arrives with fireworks, figurative and literal. The '70s Wings-era material, particularly "Let Me Roll It" and "1985" sounds particularly confident, with McCartney in his strongest voice of the night. And then there's a solo acoustic "Blackbird" backdropped by a full moon. Yes, that works. (GK)
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Wow.. So they expect to make a partial broadcast out of an already trimmed to death setlist..?
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So MMT instead of EDAW as opener. No usual 'fourth slot song' in the form of 'Listen To What The Man Said', 'Good Day Sunshine' OR 'One After 909' at all. No 'Temporary Secretary', 'Long And Winding Road', 'Hope for the Future', 'New', 'All Together Now', 'Lovely Rita'. One encore, no 'Birthday'/'I Saw Her Standing There'/'Another Girl'. No 'Yesterday'. First time 'Get Back' this year. 'FourFiveSeconds' snippet first time ever.
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Furlow47:
^^^ That photo. I'll be there with aakiboh! Time to get our running legs on!
Is this you guys in the pic on Paul's Instagram? https://instagram.com/p/509AkvzcO9/
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love2travel:
moptops:
RMartinez:
nobodytoldme:
Oh dear, the sound leakage of the other stage is so loud. 'Here Today' with beat under it... "There's a disco going on over here", McCartney noted.
It's a festival! Why doesn't Paul scrap acoustic songs for this show and ROCK OUT??? Play songs on electrics from sound check.
Why the hell is he even doing festivals? Peter Pan thing going on.
People really loved him and the music at the Firefly Festival. I ran into so many really young people who were so very excited to hear Paul and he was voted by Festival goers, as top act at the festival. I would guess that may have something to do with it... Plus festivals are relaxed and more fun than a regular concert... So many young people around me thought he was so cool! All party poopers tend to stay home...
Agreed, I heard nothing but good things from the younger crowd around where we were and after Outside Lands in 2013 as we were walking out of the park. I even had a younger co-worker rave about his performance the following Monday and they were not really a Paul fan at all. They were after that night! I don't get this attitude that some have that Paul shouldn't play to the younger crowds. Why can't the younger crowds be exposed to his music at festivals? Doesn't make any sense.
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Forty Five Seconds/ We Can Work It Out https//
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joyce:
Get Back with Brittany Howard
Awesome!!! Thanks so much for posting!
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Paul's funny introduction to "Here Today":
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amandala85:
Furlow47:
^^^ That photo. I'll be there with aakiboh! Time to get our running legs on!
Is this you guys in the pic on Paul's Instagram? https://instagram.com/p/509AkvzcO9/
Looks like them.
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amandala85:
Furlow47:
^^^ That photo. I'll be there with aakiboh! Time to get our running legs on!
Is this you guys in the pic on Paul's Instagram? https://instagram.com/p/509AkvzcO9/
Way to go girls!!! Love the picture!!
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amandala85:
Furlow47:
^^^ That photo. I'll be there with aakiboh! Time to get our running legs on!
Is this you guys in the pic on Paul's Instagram? https://instagram.com/p/509AkvzcO9/
Alvita front row center! Perfect
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Some comments from Lolla attendees on Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/Lollapalooza/comments/3fdh7m/sir_paul_mccartney/
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Did anyone snag one of the Paul Lollapalooza shirts? They also had it in blue, too.
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awww...go get me one please! Looks very cool!
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Sgt._Pepper:
Did anyone snag one of the Paul Lollapalooza shirts? http://i.imgur.com/mYpcrCH.jpg They also had it in blue, too.
Cool shirt!
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The graphic is OK, but not much for fit and tailoring.
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audi:
The graphic is OK, but not much for fit and tailoring.