The screaming teenagers from bygone Beatles concerts were replaced with a wide spectrum of fans at the Paul McCartney 
concert on August 19 at the new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. There were pre-teen girls who stood on chairs and mouthed words to songs written decades ago. The older couple next to us stuffed in ear plugs but 
clapped somewhat in time to the music and the woman in front of us swayed like an undersea kelp but judging by the number of beer bottles at her feet that may have been nothing to do with the music vibrating around the stadium. 
The concert was loud and we were drawn in by the excitement around us. Paul McCartney certainly knows how to entertain and with a never ending line of guitars standing against the stage wall, he and his band played for three hours which included three encores. Cowboys Stadium in Texas was the last venue on his latest tour and he certainly received a big Texas welcome.
The new stadium itself was impressive but there are still kinks to be worked out with concerts. Even from row 13 in front of the stage it was difficult to see. This could have been improved by adding a few feet to the stage. According to the radio news this morning, people in the higher seats at the back had difficulty hearing. There were, however, no complaints about the performance. The lighting, background pictures and music were amazing and the highlight of the evening was Live and Let Die accompanied by flames from the stage and fireworks worthy of a 4th of July celebration followed by red, white and blue confetti blown into the crowd.
Now if I could only stop Band on the Run playing in my head.
