This past weekend, I had the privilege of seeing Sir Paul McCartney live for the first time at the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago. Aside from Sir Paul, I might have been the oldest guy there.

He delivered an epic two hour set starting with "Magical Mystery Tour" and, fittingly, culminating 30 songs later with "The End". His show covered each era of his legendary career, from Beatles classics like "Elanor Rigby", "Can't Buy Me Love", "Helter Skelter", "We Can Work It Out", "Let It Be" and "Hey Jude" to Wings standards like "Band on the Run" and "Let Me Roll It" to solo songs like "Maybe I'm Amazed".

Paul McCartney performs "Magical Mystery Tour" at Lollapalooza. Rick Roddam, Townsquare Media
Paul McCartney performs "Magical Mystery Tour" at Lollapalooza. Rick Roddam, Townsquare Media
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The highlight of the evening came during the encore when McCartney invited Brittany Howard, the powerhouse vocalist and guitarist from Alabama Shakes, to join him on stage for a rockin' version of "Get Back". The concert also featured an amazing fireworks and pyrotechnic display during "Live and Let Die".

At 73, McCartney is still cool enough enough to headline hip music festivals. The crowd of over 100,000, most in their 20's, sang along in unison to songs that were written three decades before they were born. They knew every word. It was an amazing sight to behold and proof of Paul's, and the Beatles, enormous and lasting impact on pop culture.

Sir Paul's endurance was extraordinary, which is more than I can say for my own. There comes a point when you are officially too old to fight the crowds, and a festival of this magnitude is physically and mentally demanding.

After waiting in line for nearly an hour to get food and a $9 beer, I overheard two cool kids in their early 20's debate whether they should watch McCartney or dance at the EDM stage. One of them remarked, "Who's Paul McCartney?" He friend replied, "He's the old dude from the Beatles. He's probably gonna die soon".

By day three of the festival, which ended on Sunday with performances from 'TV On the Radio' and 'Florence and the Machine', this crotchety curmudgeon had endured enough. I can now say, I'm officially too old for rock festivals. Luckily for the people who saw him this weekend, Paul McCartney isn't.

Rick Roddam, Townsquare Media
Rick Roddam, Townsquare Media
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