Sir Paul McCartney to have ‘virtual duet’ with John Lennon at Glastonbury

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Sir Paul McCartney is set to virtually reunite with John Lennon at Glastonbury Festival for a unique duet.The former Beatles bandmates will hit the stage together at Worthy Farm next week for the annual music festival for a ‘virtual duet’ – over 40 years after Lennon’s death.Sir Paul, 79, will be joined by a likeness of Lennon, who was shot and killed in New York in 1980 at the age of 40.A source close to Sir Paul claimed the musician is gearing up to stage a ‘virtual duet’ with him as part of a tribute to his late friend.Speaking to the Daily Mail, the source explained: ‘He is tinkering around with the setlist but it looks like he will do a virtual duet with John Lennon. ‘There is some footage of Lennon singing ‘I’ve Got a Feeling’, from ‘Let It Be’, which Paul puts up on the big screen, and then he turns around and sings to him.’The source added that Lennon’s vocals have been ‘isolated’ in the footage and claimed the result is ‘stunning’.They went on to say that Sir Paul has done similar types of duets with Lennon throughout his recent US tour dates, and is reportedly considering singing Lennon classic Give Peace A Chance during his Glastonbury performance.Sir Paul is also reportedly planning on bringing a Ukrainian flag onto the stage in support of the war-torn country amid the continued Russian invasion.Hey Jude hitmaker Sir Paul is set to play the iconic Pyramid stage on the penultimate day of the five-day festival on Saturday, June 25.He will follow Billie Eilish, headlining the night before, with the iconic Diana Ross filling the Legends slot on Sunday, the final night of the festival.Sir Paul had been due to perform at Glastobury 2020, which was called off due to the emerging Covid-19 pandemic.The musician will.