Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Billie Eilish Star as Glastonbury Draws Record Digital Audiences for BBC

Paul McCartney was taking some time out to relax on holiday on Friday after his hectic schedule as he holidayed in The Hamptons. The singer, 80, donned a black long-sleeved top as he took a dip in the sea on the hot summer day.   He completed his swimming look with a pair of baggy navy shorts while enjoying the day at the beach where he was joined by his daughter Beatrice, 18, who he shares with ex-wife Heather Mills.

Paul McCartney, Billie Eilish and Finneas are some of the acts added to a special TV programme that aims to raise awareness about and funds for Ukraine.NBC’s Ukraine: Answering he Call airs this Sunday (July 3) with appearances from a range of entertainment guests including Alicia Keys, Jon Batiste, Kristen Bell, Brandi Carlile and Julianne Moore. Sheryl Crow is another fresh addition.The show, which also airs on US channels MSNBC and CNBC, is an hour-long event that will give viewers the chance to help families by donating to the International Rescue Committee, an organisation that helps people affected by humanitarian crises to survive, recover and rebuild their lives.Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky will address Americans during the special and will encourage them to use their voices to fight for peace.

Paul McCartney‘s headline show at Glastonbury 2022 last weekend, which caused a brief halt to the set, has said she is “absolutely gutted” about missing the show.The legendary Beatle‘s near-three-hour show on Saturday night (June 25), which featured a whole host of classic songs and special guest appearances from Dave Grohl and Bruce Springsteen, drew a huge crowd to the Pyramid Stage.Some fans, such as Lisa Morris, had waited hours to see McCartney’s set from the front of the crowd barriers.However, Morris, 50, from Bath, started to feel unwell shortly before McCartney came on stage. She fainted around 25 minutes into the performance, and had to be carried out of the crowd by security guards.McCartney had been telling a story about Jimi Hendrix at the time, but stopped to check in on Morris.

Kate Moss, Stella McCartney, Noel Gallagher, Bruce Springsteen, and Cara Delevingne looked to be having a ball at Glastonbury, and oh to be part of that iconic crew. The legends of fashion and music posed together in a totally star-studded snap after Bruce joined headliner Sir Paul McCartney for an epic performance. Noel, who also performed with his band the High Flying Birds, took a moment to appreciate his fellow musician, giving us an (almost) smile in the incredible snap posted to Stella’s Instagram.

Several acts who hit the stage at the weekend’s Glastonbury Festival are on course for huge uplifts on the Official Albums Chart this week.

Steve Coogan has quoted Alan Partridge‘s famous Beatles line from his TV series while watching Paul McCartney at Glastonbury.The music legend headlined the second night of the festival over the weekend, which saw him duet with Dave Grohl and Bruce Springsteen, as well as a virtual John Lennon.The BBC was in the crowd and managed to catch up with Coogan, who referenced a line in I’m Alan Partridge where the character is asked about his favourite Beatles album.“Alan Partridge was asked, ‘What’s your favourite Beatles album?’ And he said, ‘Errr, that’s a tough question… I think I would have to say ‘The Best of the Beatles’,” Coogan quipped.The scene in the series also saw Partridge say a memorable line declaring that McCartney’s group Wings “were only the band The Beatles could have been”.During his BBC interview, Coogan went on to argue: “The Rolling Stones have only ever written about eight brilliant songs, whereas The Beatles have done about 50.”After McCartney finished his set, the actor was asked for his snap verdict, admitting: “I don’t know what to say, it’s quite overwhelming. I don’t think there’s anyone else in the world who can give such unadulterated joy to people.

There goes his hero. Dave Grohl joined Paul McCartney at Glastonbury Festival, performing for the first time since the death of Foo Fighters bandmate Taylor Hawkins.

Thania Garcia Paul McCartney was joined by Dave Grohl and Bruce Springsteen for a special performance at Glastonbury Festival Saturday night. The event marked Grohl’s first public performance since the death of Foo Fighters’ drummer Taylor Hawkins on March 25.McCartney welcomed a cheerful Grohl onto the Glastonbury stage as “my friend, your hero,” to which Grohl replied: “Hi Paul, how are you?”Between songs, the two went back and forth on their admiration for each other with McCartney telling the crowd of roaring fans, “This guy flew in specially to do this.”“I swear, I would never miss being right here with you, right now,” said Grohl, after happily boasting that he’d made it to the England music festival after dealing with two canceled flights.

Sir Paul McCartney brought Dave Grohl on stage during his headlining appearance at the Glastonbury Festival Saturday night in England, marking Grohl's first performance since the death of friend and longtime Foo Fighters' drummer Taylor Hawkins in March. The 53-year-old musician's last show was with Hawkins at Lollapalooza Chile March 20.

His comedy character Alan Partridge once mused 'my favourite Beatles album, I would have to say The Best of The Beatles.' And Steve Coogan was on fine form as he jokingly repeated the line ahead of Sir Paul McCartney's emotional headline set on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury.

Musical legend Sir Paul McCartney delighted fans as he headlined at Glastonbury’s pyramid stage on Saturday, but wowed them even further when he halted his performance to help an audience member. During Paul’s tribute to Jimi Hendrix, he stopped on stage and pointed to an area in the crowd, saying: “What's going on over there? Is there something happening there? If so let's tend to it.

Piers Morgan has rushed to Sir Paul McCartney’s defence after some apparently complained that the singer didn’t perform enough Beatles songs during his headline set at Glastonbury.  Sir Paul, 80, made history last night becoming the oldest person to headline the Somerset music festival. He certainly delivered an entertaining set, with Bruce Springsteen and Foo Fighters’ rocker Dave Grohl joining him on stage as special guests.

Paul McCartney duetted virtually with John Lennon during tonight’s Glastonbury headline set (June 25).Following the surprise arrival of Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and Bruce Springsteen during his set on the Pyramid stage, he linked up with former Beatles bandmate, the late Lennon during ‘I’ve Got A Feeling’.Speaking to the crowd, McCartney revealed that the idea came from Peter Jackson, the director of the recent extensive documentary Get Back, which was based on the studio sessions for the band’s final album ‘Let It Be’.Check out previous footage below of the collaboration previously shot in Washington State.The pair traded verses in the song, with Jackson having isolated Lennon’s vocal for the team-up. McCartney first debuted the collaboration with his former co-songwriter on his recent US tour.“I’ve got a special little thing here,” he said introducing that track.

Paul McCartney ended the second main day of Glastonbury 2022 by headlining the Pyramid Stage (June 25), ending his set by inviting both Dave Grohl and Bruce Springsteen on stage. Check out footage and the setlist below.The legend took to the stage after Noel Gallagher tonight, performing a stellar set of classics from throughout his colourful career – including solo staples alongside many numbers from his time with The Beatles and Wings.After playing ‘Get Back’ by the Fab Four, McCartney beckoned the Foo Fighters frontman on stage.“Now, I’ve got a little surprise for you,” teased McCartney, before inviting “your hero from the west coast of America – Dave Grohl!”After some light banter of Paul offering, “Hi Dave,” before Grohl replied, “Hi Paul.

Sir Paul McCartney played a clip of Johnny Depp in an old music video as part of his headliner set at Glastonbury Festival on Saturday.

Billie Eilish has commented on the expectations put on female performers to have “the biggest show”, sharing that she remembers thinking “I would never be able to headline anything”Speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read cover story ahead of her headlining performance at Glastonbury Festival, Eilish shared that she felt it “was so cool to be a young woman and headline festivals, because it’s so male-dominated,” adding that she had felt “hopeless” for the future of women in music in 2017 and 2018.“I would see these line-ups for festivals and it was all dudes. And it was all artists I liked, but it was just like, ‘When will women be involved?'”, Eilish continued. “Women have to have a million back-up dancers and a million costume changes and their hair done, and crazy costumes and stage set-up.

Glastonbury Festival is already well underway, with thousands of festival-goers having headed down to Worthy Farm in Somerset on 22 and 23 June. The iconic festival has finally returned after three years with a line-up jam-packed with incredible musicians, including the likes of Kendrick Lamar and Diana Ross.