Paul McCartney at Piedmont Park's Green Concert

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Paul McCartney at Piedmont Park's Green Concert

Photos of Paul McCartney at Piedmont Park's Green Concert Saturday.

Paul McCartney speaks to fans after opening the concert with 'Drive my Car' at Piedmont Park's Green Concert on Saturday night.

At one point during the show, Paul McCartney dedicated "My Love" to his late wife Linda and "all the lovers here tonight."

Paul McCartney performs before thousands in and around Piedmont Park on Saturday night. The environmentally themed concert will raise funds for the park's 53-acre expansion.

Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney performed to the delight of fans in Atlanta on Saturday.

Jeff Williams (center) and his friend Lynne Duck, both from Tupelo, MS, enjoy Paul McCartney during the Green Concert at Piedmont Park.

Paul McCartney greets fans during the show at Piedmont Park on Saturday night in Atlanta.

Giant screens helped fans sitting far away -- and there were many -- get a glimpse of Paul McCartney.

Around 11 p.m. Saturday night, Paul McCartney was performing his third encore.

Tickets for Paul McCartney's concert at Piedmont Park on Saturday night ranged from about $80 to $400.

It took crews three days to put up the stage for Paul McCartney's concert at Piedmont Park.

The Script lead singer Danny O'Donaghue performs before Paul McCartney takes the stage at Piedmont Park. Other members of the Irish trio are Mark Sheehan and Glen Power.

The Script performs before Paul McCartney takes the stage at Piedmont Park.

A LONG line of people trudges up 10th Street to the entrance for general ticket holders. This environmentally themed concert will raise funds for the park's 53-acre expansion. No cars were allowed near the concert entrance.

THOUSANDS OF early arrivals settle on Piedmont Park's meadow and wait for the concert to begin. Thousands of tickets had been sold.

From left (on blanket), Marti Strong of Gainesville, Lauren Dell of Gainesville, Mary Gerakitis of Atlanta, and Charlie Strong of Gainesville, wait for the concert to begin.

Nina Sokolora uses a McCartney t-shirt as a shield from the sun as she waits for the concert to begin. Sokolora came from Russia to visit her relatives in Roswell.

WILLIAM KAZEE (center) plays with his grandson Emerson Wright as Kazee's wife, Iming Kazee (left), and Wright's mother, Amy Wright (right), look on at a 10th Street apartment.

DIANE AND Mark Caceres of Smyrna wait for the concert begin. "We are excited. It is our first McCartney concert," said Diane Caceres.

PIEDMONT PARK hosted the 'Green Concert' on Saturday, with headliner Paul McCartney and opening act The Script. The once-in-a-generation concert had been promoted for weeks, and the first VIP guests passed through the park gates at 4 p.m.

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Paul McCartney speaks to fans after opening the concert with 'Drive my Car' at Piedmont Park's Green Concert on Saturday night.

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