Paul McCartney thrills his fans at Coors Field

In what is likely his last tour, Paul McCartney dazzled a crowd of about 50,000 fans of all ages at Coors Field Saturday night, rocking hard and shredding on guitar.

Kids danced along, teenagers took photos wearing Beatles shirts in front of the stage and older fans sang along to McCartney’s more than 30-track setlist.

Even at 83, McCartney’s set ran almost three hours and included famous Beatles hits like “Hey Jude” and some of his newer solo songs like “Come On to Me.”

Tens of thousands of fans cheered the one-time Beatle Saturday night at Coors Field. (John Moore/The Denver Gazette)

“I can tell you’re going to be a great crowd,” McCartney told Coors Field in the first few songs, met with a stadium of screams.

Denver got McCartney early in the tour, which opened Sept. 29 in Palm Springs and runs through Nov. 25 in Chicago.

Coors Field was a sellout on Saturday night. (John Moore/The Denver Gazette)

Todd Ramirez has been a Beatles fan since John Lennon was shot, he said, and seeing McCartney on what is likely his last tour is so special.

Ramirez has seen McCartney in concert three times, and said he can’t go a day without hearing a Beatles song.

“It always picks me up at work and whenever I’m down,” Ramirez said. “There’s a John Lennon song called ‘Good Morning’ that I sing in the office in the mornings. It’s just so joyful and inspirational.”

One of the younger fans gets a taste of classic rock. (John Moore/The Denver Gazette)

Kim Richmond came with Ramirez, and isn’t a fan, but is still amazed to be in the “presence of a legend,” she said.

“It’s crazy to be able to look down and there’s Paul McCartney. “The longevity of all of these years that people have gone to see him no matter what is awesome.”


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