By Peter Trollope (Eric Critic)
Liverpool Echo
September 16, 1975
There was one man missing when Paul McCartney made a triumphant return to Liverpool last night with his group Wings. That man was Mr. James McCartney --Paul's father. "He's got arthritis and couldn't make it," explained Paul, after his sell-out show at Liverpool's Empire Theater. "He had to stay at home and watch the telly instead," said Paul.
But the rest of the McCartney clan could. There were 68 of them in the audience, so it was a real family affair. "I've never enjoyed a show so much", said a delighted Paul after Wings had received a 10-minute standing ovation and had been called back for two encores.
His stepmother, Mrs. Angela McCartney, said after the show, "It was marvelous, just wonderful. I really enjoyed it."
Paul's brother, Mike McGear, said, "I don't think that they have ever played so well. It was a gas."
The crowd gave a hero's welcome to the former Beatle, who was back in Liverpool for the second time with his group. "The last time was unbelievable, but tonight was something special", said Paul, who spoke to me with his wife Linda, after the group's two-hour show.
The show had to be stopped halfway through when hundreds of the 2,500 capacity crowd rushed towards the stage. But Paul stepped in to avert trouble. "I told them to take it easy, because things were getting a bit heavy out there," he said.
Paul revealed that he is a regular visitor to Merseyside. "We love to come back up here and see the folks and meet friends. It's nice because people never bother us, and we can all have a great time.
"I don't like what they've done to the city with all their concrete buildings, though it's a bit like New York, but I suppose that's what some people would call progress. Still, the people haven't changed. They were wonderful tonight. We shall be back here as soon as possible."
The group is traveling to Newcastle today.
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