Paul McCartney’s Instagram post has fans in a flap that he may finally head back to Australia
IS Paul McCartney being a rock tease?
The 73 year old former Beatle posted a vintage photo of him draped in an Australian flag on his social media accounts yesterday. “Salutations to our cousins down under on Australia Day,” the message read. “Have a great one. Watch out for flying Kangaroos!”
The post, presumably by McCartney’s digital team, was flooded with comments from Australian fans hoping it meant he was finally ready to return down under. McCartney has not mentioned the occasion in the past. McCartney’s last Australian tour was in 1993, but whispers suggest he may be back at the end of 2016.
However the flag photo he used was taken 14 years ago to promote a cancelled Australian tour, which opened old wounds for some bitter fans.
Two shows in Melbourne for November 2002 were abruptly cancelled just a month before they were due to take place. McCartney cited the Bali bombing (which had taken place a fortnight before) as the reason and the fact he felt Australia was still in need of healing, not hearing Hey Jude. “This is not the appropriate time for a rock show,” McCartney said in a statement. He gave no date for a rescheduled event and said “In time, that show will hopefully come to be — but for now, my sympathies and those of all of us on this tour are with you all in your grief.”
The tour has yet to be rescheduled, 14 years on, while McCartney remains one of the busiest touring acts of his generation.
By: Cameron Adams
Source: The Daily Telegraph
