Brazil has a big Jesus up on a mountain and Ecuador has Paul McCartney. It's not exactly that simple, but Ecuador's Beatles fan club made sure to make the performer feel welcome when he came to their country for the first time in his career. The group recreated the album art from his recent album New on the side of Pichincha Mountain. There's no word on how the group recreated the logo of parallel lines, but it looks like they used red dye to make the design in a pasture.
The concert, held at the Estadio De Liga in Quito, was historic for more than just being McCartney's first gig in the South American country: It was also the highest altitude show he's ever played. That's good news for McCartney fans. It gets tougher to breathe the higher you get, and if McCartney can pull it off at 2,800 meters above sea level, he should be good to play U.S. dates for a while.
It's been a week of "histories" concerts and concert announcements for McCartney, as he will also play his first ever Costa Rican show later this week, and it was formally announced that he'll be the closing act of San Francisco's Candlestick Park, the historic venue that also hosted The Beatles last live show.
McCartney didn't mess around during his show. He swung a giant Ecuadorian flag while onstage while playing through a 40-song set. Certainly no shortness of breath for possibly the biggest living rock star.
