Thousands flock to Hamilton’s TD Coliseum for Paul McCartney concert

Thousands of people travelled to TD Coliseum in Hamilton Friday to see Sir Paul McCartney, the stadium’s first public concert after its official opening.

Excitement could be seen building in downtown Hamilton, as the newly renovated coliseum welcomed the singer.

“This is everything we wanted it to be,” said Nick DeLuco, the Oak View Group Senior Vice President and General Manager of the TD Coliseum. “We got fans outside — we got almost 14,000 people coming in today — we built this building, a $300 million investment in downtown Hamilton, to bring world-class entertainment like this. Seeing everybody here getting ready for the show is everything we dreamed of.”

The show was so big that fans from far and wide came to see the superstar.

“I’m a big fan but my girlfriend is a mega-fan. She knows every single song so of course we had to come on down. It was the closest show that we could get and we’re just happy to be here,” said Connor, who travelled from Alberta to see the show.

Many locals were also in attendance for the sold out concert.

“Surreal in some ways. Just amazing. Paul McCartney is legendary. He opened with one of his own songs … it was fantastic. The crowd was great. He was wonderful,” said one woman from Hamilton.

“I’ve listened to The Beatles my entire life — because of my dad. I kind of grew up on them. But it’s been mainly the past six, seven years of my life I’ve really invested everything into them,” said another local fan.

Safe to say fans were buzzing after watching the 83-year-old music legend perform live in Hamilton.

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