Paul McCartney live at the O2 arena on the last night of his first UK tour in three years MARILYN KINGWILL★★★★★Paul McCartney will forever be defined by one towering reality: he was a Beatle. Nobody except Ringo Starr, who was sitting in block 111, next to Ronnie Wood, cheering on as his old friend launched with a raucous Hard Day’s Night. And as the three-hour set unfolded, the burden and joy of carrying the torch for the most significant band of all time became apparent. As long as Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are alive there will be a Rolling Stones; the Who can keep touring while Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey are still standing. But the Beatles split in 1970, and after John Lennon was shot dead a decade later there could be no reunion.

Source: The Times December 17, 2018 12:11 UTC