SIR Paul McCartney stormed London’s O2 with a marathon set of almost three hours.
The festive spectacular was the ex-Beatle’s only UK gig of the year and he wowed the sell-out audience with flames, fireworks and bagpipe players with one hit after another from his huge back catalogue.
He kicked off the show with Magical Mystery Tour, amid a colourful, psychedelic background.
Sir Paul paid tributes to his late wife Linda and his family, and Beatles bandmates George Harrison and John Lennon.
At one point, he also led the crowd in a rendition of Lennon’s Give Peace A Chance.
Stand-outs included Live And Let Die, with the singer clutching his heart jokingly as flames and fireworks burst upwards.
During the second and final encore of the night, Sir Paul performed Mull Of Kintyre, accompanied by a stage crammed with bagpipe players.
