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| McCartney rocks Ukrainian capital | McCartney rocks Ukrainian capital |
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| Sir Paul McCartney has performed in front of tens of thousands of people in the Ukrainian capital Kiev. | Sir Paul McCartney has performed in front of tens of thousands of people in the Ukrainian capital Kiev. |
| The former Beatle braved thunder, lightning and torrential rain to perform his first concert in the former Soviet republic. | The former Beatle braved thunder, lightning and torrential rain to perform his first concert in the former Soviet republic. |
| Sir Paul sang a range of Beatles classics and solo material during his two-and-a-half hour set. | Sir Paul sang a range of Beatles classics and solo material during his two-and-a-half hour set. |
| He told the crowd in the city's main square: "It's great to be here. Thank you for coming out in the rain." | He told the crowd in the city's main square: "It's great to be here. Thank you for coming out in the rain." |
| The free Independence Concert, organised by Ukrainian billionaire businessman Viktor Pinchuk, was also broadcast live on TV across the country and on giant screens set up in five other cities. | The free Independence Concert, organised by Ukrainian billionaire businessman Viktor Pinchuk, was also broadcast live on TV across the country and on giant screens set up in five other cities. |
| 'Amazing' | 'Amazing' |
| Sir Paul opened his set with the Beatles hit Drive My Car, followed by a series of Beatles songs, including Hey Jude, Let it Be, Back in the USSR, and Penny Lane. | Sir Paul opened his set with the Beatles hit Drive My Car, followed by a series of Beatles songs, including Hey Jude, Let it Be, Back in the USSR, and Penny Lane. |
| But the crowd's loudest screams were reserved for an electrifying performance of Bond theme tune Live And Let Die, complete with pyrotechnics and fireworks. | But the crowd's loudest screams were reserved for an electrifying performance of Bond theme tune Live And Let Die, complete with pyrotechnics and fireworks. |
| Up to 200,000 people braved the weather to watch Sir Paul | Up to 200,000 people braved the weather to watch Sir Paul |
| Sir Paul also finished the concert with two encores, ending on Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. | Sir Paul also finished the concert with two encores, ending on Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. |
| "It was fantastic, the reaction was amazing," said Oxana Bulan, a teacher from Kiev. | "It was fantastic, the reaction was amazing," said Oxana Bulan, a teacher from Kiev. |
| "It's huge to finally feel a piece of something. | "It's huge to finally feel a piece of something. |
| "We have always been somewhere behind the iron fence and we'd like to join the rest of the world now." | "We have always been somewhere behind the iron fence and we'd like to join the rest of the world now." |
| Ukraine, which gained independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, has played host to a number of well-known performers in recent years. | Ukraine, which gained independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, has played host to a number of well-known performers in recent years. |
| Last June, Sir Elton John performed to 200,000 people in Independence Square. |