After making headlines last year, Paul McCartney returns to Glastonbury in 2023 as a spectator. By all accounts, he had a miserable time.
McCartney was seen watching several performances over the weekend from the side of the stage. On Friday, he watched a surprise performance by the Foo Fighters. On Saturday, he watched Guns N’ Roses cover Wings’ “Live and Let Die.” On Sunday, he used his phone to film Elton John performing “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me.”
Marka was also briefly on stage during Saturday’s performance of “The Pretender,” waving to the audience. He hung out backstage with Chrissie Hynde, posed for pictures with Foo Fighters drummer Josh Freese (and Pat Smear), and even enjoyed the sunset with wife Nancy Shevell.
Currently, McCartney doesn’t have a concert of his own on the calendar, but perhaps Glastonbury will inspire him to get back on the road. However, he is preparing to release a demo of The Beatles, which was done with the help of machine learning.
Paul McCartney records Elton John’s ‘Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me’ at Glastonbury pic.twitter.com/x2TVrB7NIW
— Beatles Earth (@BeatlesEarth) June 26, 2023
A surreal moment in an already crazy weekend.went to the top of the mountain @glastonbury Taking sunset pictures on the mountain, it turns out Paul McCartney had the same idea! #love him #icon #legend pic.twitter.com/K7b6R7hkGt
— Chris Arnold (@ChrisArnoldInc) June 24, 2023
Chrissie Hynde brings Paul McCartney on stage at the end of The Pretenders! ❤️
“My favorite thing to do at Glastonbury over the years is seeing my Guitar Hero”#ChrissieHynde #Paul McCartney #glastonbury23 #glastonbury pic.twitter.com/FQdzr9fS8p
— Far Out #Glastonbury23 update (@FarOutMag) June 24, 2023
Chrissie Hynde brings Paul McCartney on stage at the end of The Pretenders show at Glastonbury Festival, 24 June 2023 Video Jackie Spencer #the Beatles #Paul McCartney #Chrissy Hyde #glastonbury2023 pic.twitter.com/IEp1AjgbGM
— The Beatles Diaries (@Diario_Beatles) June 24, 2023
Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell watch Guns N’ Roses perform at Glastonbury Festival (06/24) pic.twitter.com/ueu1aVgJZ1
— The Beatles BR 🍏 (@TheBeatleBR) June 26, 2023