The BBC has been slammed by fans after for delaying its broadcast of Sir Paul McCartney's Glastonbury performance. The Beatles legend took to the Pyramid stage at 9.30pm on Saturday.
However, those watching the historic performance on TV had to wait an hour for it to start. And inevitably a number of them took to social media took to criticise the broadcaster for the delay rather than showing it live, reports the Mirror.
The critics were frustrated as they were following the event live on social media and couldn't follow real time reactions to the performance. One fan tweeted: "Any idea why it's not live."
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Another wrote: "No bloody teasers because it ain't on the telly!!!" A third tweeted criticised the lack of clarity for viewers.
They said: "Well if that's the case then it should be explained by the BBC and not presented to us as if it's going out totally live at 10.30. I and many others just hate false information, it may be the case it's always been like that but don't promote it as live! #Glastonbury #PaulMcCartney."
However some saw the funny side of it with one joking: "Where's Macca?!? I can't stay up this late at my age!!!"
Most of the headline performances at the event were shown live on BBC iPlayer. The BBC said Sir Paul's performance wasn't shown live due to the "complexity" of broadcasting an event of that scale and volume, adding in a statement that "there is sometimes variation between performances taking place and their transmission".
Although the delay annoyed some viewers, Sir Paul's set still proved to be a triumphant success with many praising the action-packed evening which featured hits from his solo career along with tunes from his Beatles and Wings days. He was also joined on stage by Foo Fighters guitarist and singer Dave Grohl before welcoming Bruce Springsteen to the Pyramid Stage as well.
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