Paul McCartney headlined the Glastonbury Festival on Saturday 26 June 2004.
It was the former Beatle’s first ever UK festival appearance. He was originally due to play Glastonbury in 2003, but Radiohead had already been booked for the main Saturday night slot on the Pyramid Stage.
McCartney’s 33-song set included tributes to John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, in the form of ‘Here Today’, ‘All Things Must Pass’, and ‘Yellow Submarine’.
McCartney’s band was Paul ‘Wix’ Wickens (vocals, keyboards, guitar, percussion, harmonica), Brian Ray (vocals, guitar, bass), Rusty Anderson (vocals, guitar) and Abe Laboriel Jr (vocals, drums).
Ten years ago Paul headlined @GlastoFest! Here's a photo from his appearance. #FlashbackFriday #Glastonbury pic.twitter.com/247TNO8fwh
— Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) June 27, 2014
The setlist
- ‘Jet’
- ‘Got To Get You Into My Life’
- ‘Flaming Pie’
- ‘All My Loving’
- ‘Let Me Roll It’
- ‘She’s A Woman’
- ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’
- ‘The Long And Winding Road’
- ‘In Spite Of All The Danger’
- ‘Blackbird’
- ‘We Can Work It Out’
- ‘Here Today’
- ‘All Things Must Pass’
- ‘Yellow Submarine’
- ‘I’ll Follow The Sun’
- ‘Calico Skies’
- ‘Eleanor Rigby’
- ‘Drive My Car’
- ‘Penny Lane’
- ‘Get Back’
- ‘Band On The Run’
- ‘Back In The USSR’
- ‘Live And Let Die’
- ‘I’ve Got A Feeling’
- ‘Lady Madonna’
- ‘Hey Jude’
Paul headlining @GlastoFest 2004. Let us know your favourite #Glastonbury memories… #ThrowbackThursday #TBT pic.twitter.com/495ywROHLY
— Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) June 25, 2015
Also on this day...
- 2023: Paul McCartney attends Eyes Of The Storm exhibition launch
- 2010: Paul McCartney live: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
- 2009: Paul McCartney pays tribute to Michael Jackson
- 1968: Recording: Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey
- 1968: George Harrison produces Jackie Lomax’s Sour Milk Sea
- 1967: Recording, mixing: All You Need Is Love
- 1966: Live: Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg
- 1965: Live: Palazzo dello Sport, Genoa, Italy
- 1964: Live: Town Hall, Dunedin, New Zealand
- 1964: US album release: A Hard Day’s Night
- 1963: Live: Majestic Ballroom, Newcastle
- 1961: Live: Top Ten Club, Hamburg
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