'Welcome to the desert!' Paul McCartney, 74, turns back time and makes it look so easy as he rocks on stage at 'Oldchella' music festival
Sir Paul McCartney still has what it takes to get an audience excited.
McCartney headlined Day Two of the first-ever Desert Trip music festival in Indio, California and he certainly delivered.
The 74-year-old singer turned back time as he blended tunes from his Beatles days, his years as Wings frontman to his current status as solo entertainer.
Turn back time: Sir Paul McCartney headlined Day Two of the first-ever Desert Trip music festival in Indio, California and he certainly delivered
McCartney, who was clad in a black suit and white button down shirt, sported a youthful haircut with just a trace of grey at the temples.
He appeared on stage - fashionably late by about 30 minutes - and broke into the Beatles song A Hard Day's Night.
Members in the audience went wild, some probably remembered seeing The Beatles sing that song in the 1960s.
Making it look so easy: The 74-year-old singer blended tunes from his Beatles days, his years as Wings frontman to his current status as solo entertainer
Musical night: He appeared on stage - fashionably late by about 30 minutes - and broke into the Beatles song A Hard Day's Night
'Good evening, Coachella': The singer decided to speak out to the crowd with a cheerful, 'Good evening, Coachella. Welcome to the desert!'
McCartney fast forwarded to a classic Wings song from 1973, Jet.
That's when the singer decided to speak out to the crowd with a cheerful, 'Good evening, Coachella. Welcome to the desert!'
The music festival has been dubbed Oldchella because most of the rockers are in their 70s and the median age of the audience is 50.
No matter, the crowd was an enthusiastically dancing, pumping up their arms, smiling and dancing along to the music.
He's really flying now: McCartney fast forwarded to a classic Wings song from 1973, Jet
Who you calling 'old?' The music festival has been dubbed Oldchella because most of the rockers are in their 70s and the median age of the audience is 50
McCartney continued to entertain them with such fave Beatles tunes as Day Tripper, Can't Buy Me Love and I've Got A Feeling.
He impressed with a softer version of the Jimi Hendrix song Foxy Lady that was all instrumental.
McCartney made everyone feel young and happy again.
On Friday, The Rolling Stones rocked out with the energy of much younger musicians on opening night of the Desert Trip festival.
They're trippin': McCartney continued to entertain them with such fave Beatles tunes as Day Tripper, Can't Buy Me Love and I've Got A Feeling
That's impressive: The legendary songwriter impressed with a softer version of the Jimi Hendrix song Foxy Lady that was all instrumental
Front man Mick Jagger, 73, even made a joke poking fun at the line up, which includes Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan and The Who, telling an excited crowd: 'Welcome to the Palm Springs retirement home for genteel musicians.'
Sporting an array of colourful ensembles, the band - Mick, Ronnie Wood, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts, put on a lively performance, even giving fans a taster of their new album.
Getting the crowd going, they started the show with hit songs Start Me Up and You Got Me Rocking, as Rolling Stones' lead singer Mick joked the concert was 'Coachella for old people'.
Folksy: Neil Young, 70, brought his folksy style and signature hat to 'Oldchella' as the opening act before McCartney on Saturday
Ticket sales for the so-called Desert Trip festival went on sale with talk of seeing, in the words of The Who's Roger Daltrey, 'the greatest remains of an era' for one final time.
With more than 150,000 people attending, the festival — which was two years in the making — was predicted to make at least £117 million in ticket sales, hospitality and merchandising.
Starting them up: McCartney and Young had a tough act to follow after The Rolling Stones performed at the music festival on Friday night
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