The rehearsal was possibly as good or better than the show itself. Getty Images/Neilson Barnard.

Those who attend a [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Paul McCartney[/lastfm] show see him perform for more than two hours. What they don’t see is the 60-to-90-minute soundcheck in front of invited guests and contest winners:

For his weekend shows at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York, Macca warmed up with 18 songs on Friday and 15 on Saturday.

Four other items of note about McCartney performances:

1) no wardrobe changes
2) no intermission
3) no drinking of water or any other liquid on stage
4) he still sings most of the songs in the same key they were recorded

The 69-year-old rock legend does the third show of his On the Run tour Sunday in Detroit. 

Songs soundchecked Friday and Saturday in New York, many were originally done by [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]The Beatles[/lastfm]:

1) Matchbox
2) Honey Don’t
3) Blue Suede Shoes
4) C Moon
5) Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying
6) Celebration
7) Coming Up
8) Ebony and Ivory
9) All My loving
10) Only Mama Knows
11) Magical Mystery Tour
12) Midnight Special
13) Sun Is Shining
14) Patrushka
15) Dance Tonight
16) Leaning on a Lamp Post
17) Yesterday
18) Lady Madonna
19) Honey Hush
20) Flaming Pie
21) Letting Go
22) I Want To Come Home
23) Two of Us
24) Things We Said Today
25) Ram On
26) Bluebird

That had to be one of the best practice runs ever! ~JZ.