The 40-song set hued closely to the repertoire McCartney has been playing since the “Got Back” tour began April 28 in Spokane, Wash.
Watch fan video of the performance with Springsteen and the appearance by Bon Jovi, below. (See Variety‘s review of his May 13 concert at L.A.’s SoFi Stadium here.) Going forward, McCartney headlines the U.K.’s Glastonbury Festival on June 24, the only date currently set on his concert itinerary. The performance marked the wrap-up of McCartney’s U.S. The Boss returned to play guitar at the end of the show-closing “Abbey Road” medley, trading solos with McCartney’s bandmates. “I know it’s somebody’s birthday,” said Bon Jovi, appearing from the wings with the balloons. “Has anybody in the audience got a birthday?” asked McCartney, introducing the song “Birthday” as he typically has on the tour. Later, Jon Bon Jovi came onstage with a handful of balloons and gave a quick “Happy Birthday” serenade to McCartney, who turns 80 on Saturday. It was a reunion for the pair: Springsteen had previously performed “I Saw Her Standing There” with McCartney at the latter’s July 2012 show at London’s Hyde Park. Having just joined Coldplay for two songs at the same venue on June 5, Springsteen appeared 29 songs into the McCartney show, looking happy and fit at age 72. Paul McCartney welcomed Bruce Springsteen to share the stage Thursday night for a performance of the Boss’ anthem “Glory Days” and the early Beatles tune “I Wanna Be Your Man.” The surprise collaboration took place at Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., the last U.S.
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