Paul McCartney<\/a> has shared new reflections on the \u201cmagical\u201d expertise of headlining Glastonbury 2022<\/a>, alongside new images and pictures from the evening.<\/p>\n The Beatle<\/a> headlined the Saturday evening of this 12 months\u2019s pageant \u2013 the primary Glastonbury in three years \u2013 and performed a mammoth, career-spanning set, welcoming particular company Bruce Springsteen<\/a> and Dave Grohl<\/a>.<\/p>\n In a brand new piece for the BBC<\/a><\/em>, McCartney mirrored on the expertise and shared new backstage images from the evening, alongside footage of his band rehearsing forward of the set.<\/p>\n He wrote: \u201cFestivals are particular, however Glastonbury is especially so and it\u2019s a giant occasion in a number of folks\u2019s 12 months. Because it had been cancelled in 2020 and 2021 because of Covid, it grew to become extra vital to tug it off.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d asked Bruce Springsteen in 2020 if he\u2019d be happy to come onboard and he said yes, and he kept his promise two years later. So that was very exciting, having him and Dave Grohl up on the stage.\u201d<\/p>\n See the brand new and unique images and backstage footage from the evening right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Of the Glastonbury environment, he added: \u201cIt\u2019s a reasonably spectacular scene for folks within the viewers, however we get the entire view up on the stage with the flags and the hills going again perpetually, so it was fairly a giant deal that they stated sure to becoming a member of me in that have.<\/p>\n \u201cOf course, up on stage I can\u2019t actually see folks\u2019s reactions however I really like to listen to them as a result of I\u2019ve discovered myself doing that at concert events. I went to see James Taylor as soon as and began blubbing as a result of it was simply so pretty! I used to be pondering, \u2018Oh, I love this guy\u2019 \u2013 I\u2019m getting emotional even now!<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a magical thing, knowing music can do that to people,\u201d Macca added. \u201cWe\u2019re the one animal on the planet that does that.<\/p>\n \u201cThen you\u2019ve got the spirituality of the place, knowing about the ley lines and everything else. When you have an event like Glastonbury and everyone comes together with good vibes and energy, I\u2019m very happy to be part of that.\u201d<\/p>\n NME<\/em>\u2018s Sophie Williams named the set her favourite live show of 2022 as part of a round-up of NME<\/em> writers\u2019 greatest gigs of the 12 months<\/a>, writing: \u201cThere was one thing that was impressively relentless in regards to the set: it by no means lagged regardless of its three-hour run time, whereas nearly each tune arrived with psychedelic visuals or, nearly unbelievably, pyro.<\/p>\n \u201cBut it was the sight of Dave Grohl\u00a0and\u00a0Bruce Springsteen\u00a0\u2013 two prominent\u00a0Beatles obsessives \u2013 living out their dreams as they performed closer \u2018The End\u2019 with McCartney that was the most powerful spectacle of all. As a flurry of fireworks spread across the sky above, the trio repeated one word over and over: \u201cLove.\u201d For 180 minutes, it was all over the place.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"Paul](\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/glastonbury-2022-paul-mccartney.jpg\")