Paul McCartney has resumed his Out There tour in the US after being forced to take nearly two months off due to a virus that left him in hospital.
Paul McCartney, 72, played an arena in Albany, New York, on Saturday night as part of his Out There tour.
Paul McCartney played an arena in Albany as part of his Out There tour (photo USA Today)
He called off the Japan leg of the tour and a South Korea show after falling ill on May 16 and later postponed a number of US dates.
Paul McCartney spent six days in a Tokyo hospital being treated for the viral infection.
Before his illness, Paul McCartney had last performed on May 1 in Costa Rica.
He opened the show at the Times Union Centre with Beatles’ hit Eight Days a Week and dedicated a song, My Valentine, to wife Nancy Shevell.
Paul McCartney has 19 performances scheduled for the US, including at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, where the Beatles played their final full concert in 1966.
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Paul McCartney has revealed how a rainy day inspired him to write a song about wife Nancy Shevell.
The singer famously wrote a love letter to his American heiress wife on Valentine’s Day while on holiday in Morocco.
In upcoming television documentary Live Kisses the musician is seen singing the track, called My Valentine, recorded for his album Kisses On The Bottom.
The former Beatles star wrote the tune on a rainy day while on holiday in Morocco as the couple about their hotel to keep dry.
Paul McCartney revealed: “We were on holiday together, Nancy and I, and it was raining, it’s kind of led me towards a kind of minor-y type thing and the sentiment of you know, oh it’s raining.
“I wrote the song on Valentine’s Day in Morocco where we were on holiday and it had been raining, and I’d said <<oh pity about the rain>> and all of that, and she’d said to me <<it doesn’t matter, we’ll have a good time>> – and I really liked that because I know there’s nothing you can do about weather.
“So I was in the foyer of the hotel, knocking around on this old Joanna that the Irish pianist played in the evenings and because it was raining, because it was not sort of sunny and bright and everyone milling around, this minor-y melody came out and the words were pretty much what I was thinking really, they just spilled out.”
Paul McCartney has revealed how a rainy day inspired him to write a song about wife Nancy Shevell.
Live Kisses documents a February night in Los Angeles – the very same evening The Beatles made their debut television performance on The Ed Sullivan show 48 years prior – when Paul McCartney decided to bring the tunes on his album to life.
He performed the songs at the Capitol Studios earlier this year where much of the collection was created and he is seen singing his love letter to Nancy Shevell live.
The recording took place hours after the long awaited addition of Paul McCartney’s star to the Hollywood Walk of Fame drew a traffic-stopping throng to pack the stretch of Vine Street in front of the famed Capitol Records building in Los Angeles.
And to add to the feeling of anticipation, the music had not been performed by the band of musicians before and the show was broadcast online live for the world to see.
The reunited all-star entourage included Grammy-winning producer Tommy LiPuma, Al Schmitt in the control room, musical director Diana Krall at the piano, and Kisses… players John Clayton, Karriem Riggins, John Pizzarelli, Anthony Wilson, Mike Mainieri and conductor Alan Broadbent.
Exclusive interview segments of Paul McCartney with Kisses On The Bottom collaborators Eric Clapton, Stevie Wonder, Krall and LiPuma, among others can be seen in the show which will be broadcast on Saturday.
The show will be broadcast on ITV1 at 11p.m. on Saturday 24 November
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Nancy Shevell is normally seen in stylish outfits, but she opted for some comfortable gear as she and Sir Paul McCartney took in a stroll in New York.
Nancy Shevell, 51, and Paul McCartney, 70, walked arm in arm as they pounded the city’s pavements, with the Beatles legend seemingly hanging onto his wife’s every word.
And the clever couple also made sure they were wearing the right gear for their long walk.
Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell both wore comfortable trainers for their stroll – with Nancy wearing black trousers and a tight pink sports top.
Sir Paul McCartney wrapped up warm in jeans, a hooded top and a jacket as they took in the long walk.
Nancy Shevell opted for some comfortable gear as she and Sir Paul McCartney took in a stroll in New York
Stella McCartney designed the Team GB Olympics kit so it’s no surprise to see the fashion designer at the London Games.
Stella McCartney enjoyed a family day out at Olympic Park with her father Sir Paul, his wife Nancy Shevell and her husband Alasdhair Willis.
The foursome showed their support for the cycling in the velodrome and saw Laura Trott, Joanna Rowsell and Dani King scoop gold in the women’s team pursuit event.
Paul McCartney, 70, was seen with his arm around Nancy Shevell and as the British team pedalled to victory the singer was seen punching his arm in the air.
Stella McCartney enjoyed a family day out at Olympic Park with her father Sir Paul, his wife Nancy Shevell and her husband Alasdhair Willis
After the girls flew across the finish line Paul McCartney leaned over to kiss his daughter in celebration which made for a touching scene.
The Beatles singer was in such a jubilant mood he even decided to lead the crowd in a spot of singing and was seen enthusiastically belting out a tune.
Nancy Shevell was seen showing her support for Team GB and Stella McCartney’s designs in a grey 2012 T-shirt while Alasdhair Willis had a jacket in the kit’s colors.
Stella McCartney opted for a houndstooth jacket over a plain white T-shirt while Paul opted for a crisp white shirt and a pair of jeans.
Sir Paul MCartney was certainly getting into the spirit of the arena and waved a flag with gusto as well as taking part in a Mexican wave with plenty of passion.
His daughter has been supporting Team GB throughout the Games and is more than familiar with the Olympic park having visited every day.
But Stella McCartney will no doubt have enjoyed spending time with her father and Nancy Shevell, who unlike Paul’s previous wife Heather Mills, she gets on well with.
