Fri, September 26, 2008
Sir Paul McCartney performs his first concert to thousands of screaming fans in Tel Aviv park, Israel.
43 years after the Beatles were banned from singing in Israel, having been labelled as a 'corruptive influence' by former Israeli prime minster, Golda Meir, Sir Paul McCartney was invited to the country to entertain an audience of 50,000 fans. The singing sensation also delighted Palestinian fans during his visit to the region when he went to the West Bank city of Bethlehem, lit candles at the Church of the Nativity and wished for peace.
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It's taken him more than four decades, but Paul McCartney is now able to do this in Israel.
Greeting fans in Hebrew and Arabic, he delighted the screaming audience by singing favourite Beatles tune 'Hello Goodbye', and dedicated Wings track 'My Love' to his wife Linda, who died of cancer 10 years ago.
Doing what he does best, McCartney didn't disappoint the thousands attending the historical concert.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) MARYLYN (IN MIDDLE), FAN, SAYING:
"The show was amazing, we made history tonight! Israel has never seen this before, 50.000 people had the time of their lives. It was amazing and we are part of history."
(SOUNDBITE) (English) AMIR, FAN, SAYING:
"It was really crazy. 'Live and Let Die' was simply insane. Simply the best show ever. Bloody fantastic."
The 66 year old rocker ended his show with a message of peace, with a rendition of 'Give peace a chance'.
With Beatlemania taking over Israel, the other surviving band member, Ringo Starr, has also been invited to the perform in the country.
(Source: Reuters)
