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Paul McCartney talks about his Rawkin weekend! Shea Stadium and Quebec
below a snippet:
Paul McCartney appeared onstage at Shea Stadium on Friday 18th July as part of the ‘Last Play At Shea’ concert. In the same weekend he performed a free outdoor concert in Quebec City to over 270,000 people as part of Quebec’s 400th Anniversary celebrations.
“Man, we had such a great night. No one ever wants a great night to come to an end. It was great looking out into the audience and seeing them enjoying themselves as much as we were. Then there are all the special banners they make, I always try to have a read of those.
There was a sea of Union Jacks and the audience also had their own flashing lights with them, which looked incredible when the sun had gone down. I had a really great time with ‘toute la gang!’”
The following day Paul was all over the TV, radio and press (he was on the cover of all of the Canadian papers). Front page headlines included ‘Quebeckers Come Together Over Paul’, ‘One Knight Stand: Sir Paul Conquers Quebec’, ‘Paul-mania Sweeps Quebec’ and ‘Paul Makes History As He Conquers Quebec’.
The local press office estimated that over 2600 international articles had appeared overnight around the world including coverage on Time, CNN, BBC, Rolling Stone, Billboard, L’Express and Le Nouvelobs.
Final reports indicated that at least 270,000 people had squeezed into the park to watch Paul’s show. Is this just an average weekend for Paul McCartney?
“This was the mother of all weekends!” laughed Paul.
“It was incredible looking back to have a weekend with two such major events. Even looking back now it’s all a bit dreamlike. Just thinking about the rush to make it to Shea Stadium and just about getting there on time for the show and then performing such a big show in Quebec it doesn’t seem all real.
I had such a great time. Shea brought back some magical memories of the guys and when we were starting out. Quebec was just really special and unforgettable. It also gave me a good excuse to brush up on my French.”
you can read the rest here at paulmccartney.com
Showing posts with label quebec gig. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quebec gig. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Monday, July 21, 2008
A piccie is worth a 1000 words in Quebec The McCartney gig
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A piccie is worth a 1000 words in Quebec, The McCartney gig!
Now this is what you call excitement people damn! Hello Hello Quebec..hehehehe if you attentend the gig leave a comment I'll post it~ email me at ctinaharleyblues@hotmail.com
Hey a shout out to ALL you fans in Canada thanx for visiting my blog today.. Iv'e had a ton of visitors.. plus some added vids from last nights gig~ brillant!
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A piccie is worth a 1000 words in Quebec, The McCartney gig!
Now this is what you call excitement people damn! Hello Hello Quebec..hehehehe if you attentend the gig leave a comment I'll post it~ email me at ctinaharleyblues@hotmail.com
Hey a shout out to ALL you fans in Canada thanx for visiting my blog today.. Iv'e had a ton of visitors.. plus some added vids from last nights gig~ brillant!
Fans on the Run!~ Dang this poor guy and girl almost trampled in the Frenzy!
Woohooo were here were gonna see Macca, Iv'e got a feeling a feeling deep inside, oh yeah!!
a sea of fans "waiting for the show to begin!"
Paul and the band!
Paul McCartney in Quebec Live & Let Die
Pauls special birrrrthday message to Quebec here!
wake me up When Macca is here brillant!!
Fans in Quebec Waiting to see Paul McCartney Live! Priceless!
Hey Jude-Paul McCartney in Quebec Plaines d'Abraham
Birthday was brillant!!! Paul rawked!!!
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Quebec Radio Broadcast/ McCartney set satisfies old and new!
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http://www.oricom.ca/cfomdirect.asx
Bernard Perusse ,
Montreal Gazette
Published: 36 minutes ago
QUEBEC - The publicity seekers and agenda makers would have had egg on their faces to hear the wall of cheers that greeted Paul McCartney as he addressed more than 200,000 people on the Plains of Abraham with a simple "Bonsoir les quebecois! Bonsoir toute la gang!" after opening his set with an exhuberant Jet.
With the sea of glow sticks, cell phones and flicking red light badges of Quebec's Festival d'été taking the place of the mandatory lighters in a crowd that stretched as far as the eye could see across the Plains,
McCartney continued in rocker mode as he pumped his beloved Hofner bass - the same model he played with the Beatles - and delivered, in quick succession, Drive my Car and Only Mama Knows.
"Je parle seulement un petit peu français," (sic), the singer said, "so I'll be speaking English." Not that this seemed to be a problem to anyone, as he reached back 45 years to sing a joyous All My Loving, continued with Flaming Pie and a driving Got to Get You into my Life, before upping the crowd's energy level with a screaming Let me Roll It and the reggae-inflected C Moon.
C'est ma première visite au Québec - and it's a great place," he said.
Hb~ nice lil write up Bernard~
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http://www.oricom.ca/cfomdirect.asx
- 9:15 p.m. e.t
- 8: 15 pm ct
- 6:15 pm pt
- 2:15 am u.k
Enjoy!
McCartney's set satisfies with mix of old and newBernard Perusse ,
Montreal Gazette
Published: 36 minutes ago
QUEBEC - The publicity seekers and agenda makers would have had egg on their faces to hear the wall of cheers that greeted Paul McCartney as he addressed more than 200,000 people on the Plains of Abraham with a simple "Bonsoir les quebecois! Bonsoir toute la gang!" after opening his set with an exhuberant Jet.
With the sea of glow sticks, cell phones and flicking red light badges of Quebec's Festival d'été taking the place of the mandatory lighters in a crowd that stretched as far as the eye could see across the Plains,
McCartney continued in rocker mode as he pumped his beloved Hofner bass - the same model he played with the Beatles - and delivered, in quick succession, Drive my Car and Only Mama Knows.
"Je parle seulement un petit peu français," (sic), the singer said, "so I'll be speaking English." Not that this seemed to be a problem to anyone, as he reached back 45 years to sing a joyous All My Loving, continued with Flaming Pie and a driving Got to Get You into my Life, before upping the crowd's energy level with a screaming Let me Roll It and the reggae-inflected C Moon.
C'est ma première visite au Québec - and it's a great place," he said.
Hb~ nice lil write up Bernard~
Paul McCartney Quebec show draws thousands,soundcheck
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Paul McCartney Quebec show draws thousands,soundcheck
Kevin Dougherty,
The GazettePublished: 2 hours ago The Soundcheck
QUEBEC - McCartney fans sang along to the 1960s Beatles hit Baby you can drive my car during the sound check as thousands converged on the site of Paul McCartney's free concert to celebrate Quebec City's 400th anniversary.
Serge Bélisle, of the Quebec City police, said about 200,000 or more spectators were expected.
"It's a North American happening," Bélisle said. "Everything is going well."
McCartney sang Hey Jude, The long and winding road, Honey don't, as well as Wings hits and singalong songs.
As helicopters flew overhead, spectators could hear McCartney say the bass sounded a bit off in the sound-check session.
Traffic was diverted away from the site and extra buses were added.
Many walked to the site while others used bicycles.
Bélisle said only between 80,000 and 100,000 would be able to actually see McCartney. The remainder of the crowd would have to see him on giant TV screens erected on and off site.
to be con....
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Paul McCartney Quebec show draws thousands,soundcheck
Kevin Dougherty,
The GazettePublished: 2 hours ago The Soundcheck
QUEBEC - McCartney fans sang along to the 1960s Beatles hit Baby you can drive my car during the sound check as thousands converged on the site of Paul McCartney's free concert to celebrate Quebec City's 400th anniversary.
Serge Bélisle, of the Quebec City police, said about 200,000 or more spectators were expected.
"It's a North American happening," Bélisle said. "Everything is going well."
McCartney sang Hey Jude, The long and winding road, Honey don't, as well as Wings hits and singalong songs.
As helicopters flew overhead, spectators could hear McCartney say the bass sounded a bit off in the sound-check session.
Traffic was diverted away from the site and extra buses were added.
Many walked to the site while others used bicycles.
Bélisle said only between 80,000 and 100,000 would be able to actually see McCartney. The remainder of the crowd would have to see him on giant TV screens erected on and off site.
to be con....
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Paul McCartney summoned Quebec nationalists to Smoke pipes of peace
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MONTREAL - Ex - Beatle and perennial love-advocate Paul McCartney summoned Quebec nationalists on Thursday "to smoke the pipes of peace" over their opposition to his free concert this weekend. (hb take: right Paul they need to freakin chill!) Ive added my own lil comments as seen below "hb take"
THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Lefteris Pitarakis
Several artists and politicians have been questioning McCartney's participation in Quebec City's 400th anniversary celebration because of his British roots. (hb take: ohh woooes me!)
But McCartney told Radio-Canada he was unmoved by their claim his presence evokes painful memories of Britain's conquest of New France in 1760.
(hb take: geeez half these people and even their great grand parents weren't even thought of?) how freakin lamo~lol
"I think it's time to smoke the pipes of peace and to just, you know, put away your hatchet because I think it's a show of friendship," he said. (hb take: Right on Macca!)
McCartney appeared eager to deflate the political rhetoric that nationalists are trying to attach to Sunday's show on the Plains of Abraham, site of the pivotal 1759 battle between British General James Wolfe and France's Marquis Louis-Joseph de Montcalm.
"The kind of thing I read about in the schoolbooks when I was a kid was......who was General Wolfe?" he said jokingly. "I still haven't figured it out." (hb take: Paul don't feel bad I have no freakin idea who he is either!)
McCartney said he disagrees with the suggestion that he shouldn't play in Quebec City just because Wolfe's troops happened to defeat Montcalm's on the Plains.
"What, are you saying nobody but French people should play in Quebec?"
(hb take: Oh this is fresh! nobody freakin complained when Celine Dion played in Vegas all those years and she even got paid~ Where is Kathy Griffin when we need her? whatta maroon hahaha Kathy there is some great material here)
By that logic, he said, Britons and Germans should never visit each other's country because of the world wars.
"Hey, I'm friendly with German people," he said. (hb take:as you should be Paul)
As the 400th-anniversary celebrations continue, nationalists in the province have been seizing on various elements they feel are either too federalist, too anglophone, or both.
The most recent controversy was kick-started earlier this week by Quebec painter Luc Archambault, who circulated a petition decrying the "dangerous" presence of music with English lyrics. (hb take: are you freakin serious?)
But Archambault's campaign appeared to lose momentum on Thursday as he backed down from the tempest he stirred.
"I greatly admire McCartney... and I am counting on him as a socially engaged artist to be receptive to my proposal," he said.
"My proposal is to inform about the situation in which we (francophones) live in Quebec."
He added he is not opposed to McCartney's concert itself, but said Quebec artists should be given the same amount of attention. (hb take:see my Celine Dion comment above lmao)
The Parti Quebecois' culture critic, who signed the petition, also distanced himself from earlier anti-McCartney comments.
Pierre Curzi issued a news release Thursday to say he too is a Beatles fan and only wanted to remind McCartney about the precarious state of the French language in Quebec.
(hb take: BFD!!!!!!!!!! not everyone in the states speaks English c'mon these guys are trippin!)
"When you step on stage Sunday to celebrate this beautiful French city, remember with us that the language which gives it life is still fragile," Curzi said. (hb take: DRama!!!!!! lmao your life will NOT be ruined if Sir Paul McCartney sings in Englsih)
Archambault nevertheless stressed he wasn't moved by McCartney's appeal to cast politics aside.
"He was coached by the Quebec government, he was told what to answer," the painter said.
McCartney told Radio-Canada he has been working on expanding the few lines of French he used in the 1965 hit "Michelle."
"Naturally everyone speaks French," he said in French, momentarily disguising his Scouse accent.
The Liverpool native is expected to make use of his French, however limited, during the show. He also said he plans to spend part of the day seeing the city's sites.
"Come on Quebece-ins (Quebecers), love me baby," he said.
The open-air concert is McCartney's only scheduled appearance in North America this year and organizers are expecting a crowd of around 200,000.
"I would like people to say that was the best night of my life," McCartney said. hb take: and they will Paul and they will you GO Macca! wooohooooo
"I can say we've been rehearsing this all week and we've been having a great time with the band, so we're feeling good."
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MONTREAL - Ex - Beatle and perennial love-advocate Paul McCartney summoned Quebec nationalists on Thursday "to smoke the pipes of peace" over their opposition to his free concert this weekend. (hb take: right Paul they need to freakin chill!) Ive added my own lil comments as seen below "hb take"
THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Lefteris Pitarakis
Several artists and politicians have been questioning McCartney's participation in Quebec City's 400th anniversary celebration because of his British roots. (hb take: ohh woooes me!)
But McCartney told Radio-Canada he was unmoved by their claim his presence evokes painful memories of Britain's conquest of New France in 1760.
(hb take: geeez half these people and even their great grand parents weren't even thought of?) how freakin lamo~lol
"I think it's time to smoke the pipes of peace and to just, you know, put away your hatchet because I think it's a show of friendship," he said. (hb take: Right on Macca!)
McCartney appeared eager to deflate the political rhetoric that nationalists are trying to attach to Sunday's show on the Plains of Abraham, site of the pivotal 1759 battle between British General James Wolfe and France's Marquis Louis-Joseph de Montcalm.
"The kind of thing I read about in the schoolbooks when I was a kid was......who was General Wolfe?" he said jokingly. "I still haven't figured it out." (hb take: Paul don't feel bad I have no freakin idea who he is either!)
McCartney said he disagrees with the suggestion that he shouldn't play in Quebec City just because Wolfe's troops happened to defeat Montcalm's on the Plains.
"What, are you saying nobody but French people should play in Quebec?"
(hb take: Oh this is fresh! nobody freakin complained when Celine Dion played in Vegas all those years and she even got paid~ Where is Kathy Griffin when we need her? whatta maroon hahaha Kathy there is some great material here)
By that logic, he said, Britons and Germans should never visit each other's country because of the world wars.
"Hey, I'm friendly with German people," he said. (hb take:as you should be Paul)
As the 400th-anniversary celebrations continue, nationalists in the province have been seizing on various elements they feel are either too federalist, too anglophone, or both.
The most recent controversy was kick-started earlier this week by Quebec painter Luc Archambault, who circulated a petition decrying the "dangerous" presence of music with English lyrics. (hb take: are you freakin serious?)
But Archambault's campaign appeared to lose momentum on Thursday as he backed down from the tempest he stirred.
"I greatly admire McCartney... and I am counting on him as a socially engaged artist to be receptive to my proposal," he said.
"My proposal is to inform about the situation in which we (francophones) live in Quebec."
He added he is not opposed to McCartney's concert itself, but said Quebec artists should be given the same amount of attention. (hb take:see my Celine Dion comment above lmao)
The Parti Quebecois' culture critic, who signed the petition, also distanced himself from earlier anti-McCartney comments.
Pierre Curzi issued a news release Thursday to say he too is a Beatles fan and only wanted to remind McCartney about the precarious state of the French language in Quebec.
(hb take: BFD!!!!!!!!!! not everyone in the states speaks English c'mon these guys are trippin!)
"When you step on stage Sunday to celebrate this beautiful French city, remember with us that the language which gives it life is still fragile," Curzi said. (hb take: DRama!!!!!! lmao your life will NOT be ruined if Sir Paul McCartney sings in Englsih)
Archambault nevertheless stressed he wasn't moved by McCartney's appeal to cast politics aside.
"He was coached by the Quebec government, he was told what to answer," the painter said.
McCartney told Radio-Canada he has been working on expanding the few lines of French he used in the 1965 hit "Michelle."
"Naturally everyone speaks French," he said in French, momentarily disguising his Scouse accent.
The Liverpool native is expected to make use of his French, however limited, during the show. He also said he plans to spend part of the day seeing the city's sites.
"Come on Quebece-ins (Quebecers), love me baby," he said.
The open-air concert is McCartney's only scheduled appearance in North America this year and organizers are expecting a crowd of around 200,000.
"I would like people to say that was the best night of my life," McCartney said. hb take: and they will Paul and they will you GO Macca! wooohooooo
"I can say we've been rehearsing this all week and we've been having a great time with the band, so we're feeling good."
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