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Just posted on PaulMcCartney.com - "Very happy to be playing Halifax. The Canadian audiences are great, it will be an exciting event for us all. We are looking forward to rocking in Halifax".
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The Beatles legend Paul McCartney surprised thousands of gig-goers tonight (June 27) by joining headliner Neil Young for an impromptu duet at London's Hard Rock Calling in Hyde Park.
Reappearing onstage for an encore rendition of The Beatles' 1967 classic 'A Day In The Life', Young was quickly joined by its creator, who hugged the Canadian as they sang the song's middle section together.
McCartney and Young then turned their attention to a nearby vibraphone after the song had finished, before throwing down their sticks and embracing.
It is the first time the two singers have sung the song together live onstage, despite the fact that Young has often chosen to close his set with his rendition in recent years.
Two hours earlier, Neil Young took the stage to a rapturous reception, treating fans to classic hits such as 'Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere', 'Words (Between The Lines Of Age)', 'Comes A Time' and 'Cinnamon Girl'.
Kicking off with 'Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)' and 'Mansion On The Hill', Neil Young later turned
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With his enormous talent, Michael kept giving us power, inspiration and joy.
Yet he knew that the world was not kind to him for many reasons,
some of it going right back to racism.
That must have been so hard for him.
His various attempts to be loved by the world equaled the pain he received from it.
Michael, now you are free from all that.
Rest well in Peace.
We will always remember you and love you for what you were to us.
With love,
Yoko Ono Lennon
June, 2009
www.IUmaginePeace.com
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The daughter of Ringo Starr is going to need some Help as a new mum - she's just found she's expecting triplets.
And who else would you want to be there for nappy changes and early starts but a rock star!
Her boyfriend of four years Kasabian's Jay Mehler was last night celebrating the good news at Glastonbury with a few cheeky bevvies.
A source said: "One more and they can be a four-piece, just like the Beatles."
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Paul McCartney has insisted that he has no plans to collaborate with Bob Dylan in the near future. McCartney told The Daily Telegraph: "That's a newspaper thing. He just said some very complimentary things about me in some interviews and I love him. I don't rule it out but we're not the kind of people who would ring each other up."
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Michael Jackson's position in long-time efforts to make the much-coveted Beatles catalog available digitally is one of the most misunderstood aspects in the very complicated negotiations.
The sudden death of one of the world's best known entertainers on Thursday will have no impact on whether songs from the Fab Four will finally make it to iTunes and other Web music stores. Rumors aside, no deals are imminent, music sources told CNET News.
Jackson bought ATV Music Publishing, the company that owned the words and music to 250 Beatles songs, nearly 25 years ago. He sold a 50 percent share in the company to Sony in 1995 and together they operated Sony/ATV. The actual recordings of the Beatles playing their songs is owned by EMI, one of the four largest music labels, and Apple Corp., the company that looks after the Beatles' business holdings and rights.
What that means is that if you want to record and release a version of "Help," then you need to compensate Sony/ATV. A filmmaker wishing to add a recording of
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A new show in Atlanta at Piedmont Park on Saturday August 15th has been added to Paul's tour of the US.
The pre-sale for PM.com starts today at 10am EST (3pm BST) and closes on Sunday June 28th 10pm EST (3pm BST).
Tickets go on general sale at 10am EST / 3pm BST on Monday June 29th.
Paul McCartney's US Tour Dates currently read...
July 17 - New York, Citi Field
July 18 - New York, Citi Field
July 21 - New York, Citi Field
August 1 - Washington, FedExField
August 5 - Boston, Fenway Park
August 6 - Boston, Fenway Park
August 15 - Atlanta, Piedmont Park
...more dates to be announced.
*** TAKEN from PaulMcCartney.com ***
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*** THIS ARTICLE WAS ORIGINALLY REPORTED IN 'SPINNER' ON JANUARY 6, 2009 ***
Michael Jackson reportedly plans to end his longstanding feud with Paul McCartney by leaving him the Beatles' back catalog in his will. Jacko and Macca have been estranged since a falling out back in 1985, after Jackson beat out McCartney and Yoko Ono -- widow of John Lennon -- in a bidding war for the rights to 200 of Fab Four's legendary songs.
Sir Paul, 66, has long felt betrayed by Jackson, now 50, on principle. In 2006 McCartney said, "You know what doesn't feel very good, is going on tour and paying to sing all my songs. Every time I sing 'Hey Jude,' I've got to pay someone."
Previously, the pair collaborated on Jackson's 1982 'Thriller' extract 'The Girl is Mine,' and McCartney's 1983 single 'Say, Say, Say' from 'Pipes of Peace.'
U.K. newspaper the Daily Mirror quotes a Jackson insider as saying, "Michael told his lawyers he was sad he no longer talks to Sir Paul and said he wanted
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"It's so sad and shocking. I feel privileged to have hung out and worked with Michael. He was a massively talented boy man with a gentle soul. His music will be remembered forever and my memories of our time together will be happy ones.
I send my deepest sympathy to his mother and the whole family and to his countless fans all around the world."
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Phil Spector has requested an iPod for his new prison cell.
The famed producer, who is serving out a 19 years-to-life prison sentence for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson, was just transferred to the largest state prison in California where he would like to be able to listen to music.
Prisoners in this facility are allowed to request a few personal items they'd like in their cells, and Spector's wife said that he has already given her a list.
"He wants a TV and an iPod or something like that for listening to music," Rachelle Spector told the Associated Press.
Prison officials said that some of the inmates are allowed musical instruments and even perform together in groups, but Spector's wife said she doubts he'll be requesting an instrument any time soon.
Spector, who pioneered the 1960s Wall Of Sound technique, was convicted of killing Clarkson at his Los Angeles-area mansion in 2003.
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It looks like Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison have more to do with The Beatles: Rock Band than thrilling journalists at Microsoft's E3 media briefing. In an interview with Crispy Gamer, the game's lead designer, Chris Foster, intimated that the former Beatles, along with Ono and Harrison, have shared quite a bit of input with the team at Harmonix.
Foster calls the group "the shareholders," and states that they helped put together the song list, its venues and gave input as to whether the game's "dreamscapes" adequately supported the songs. "They looked over all the characters, the animations ... they really kept us honest on whether we were capturing the spirit of the band as they were performing, which was a huge challenge for us," says Foster, noting that it's necessary to capture the joy that The Beatles expressed when playing.
According to Foster, seeing the former Beatles and their widows at Microsoft's E3 briefing "is about as validating as everything." He adds, "They don't get together for almost anything ...
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BeatlesRadio.com announced today, they've been allocated 99 pairs of tickets
for Beatles Fest West at $99.00 each - first come, first served. Beatles
Fest West is a three day celebration for Beatles fans October 9th ( which
coincidentally happens to be John Lennon's 69th birthday) trough 11th 2009,
This event, located in San Francisco, California will be held at the
Scottish Rite Hall on 19th and Sloat. The venue includes an 800 seat theatre
where a total of three shows will include more than nine Beatle themed acts
from around the world.
It all starts on Friday night with the enormously popular tribute act, "The
Fab Four". headlining Opening for the famous Las Vegas act, the "Bea-Fore"
from Germany, who bring to life the early club days of "The Beatles". We
will also feature the "BeaTrips" from Japan, a truly authentic and note for
note sounding Far East Beatles tribute group.
On Saturday, we will feature a matinee show from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
featuring some of the best duo's and solo Beatle acts.
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John Lennon's 2nd son is furious Bruce Springsteen is headlining the Glastonbury Festival.
Sean Lennon – the son of Beatles legend John and Yoko Ono – thinks the 'Born to Run' singer is an "outrageous" choice to perform at the British music festival's most prestigious timeslot a week on Saturday night. The 33-year-old musician said: "It's shocking. I have been to Glastonbury a few times, I've even played a few, and it just didn't seem like that was the kind of artist they had headlining. I heard they called him and he didn't even know what it was." But Sean is pleased 'Heart of Gold' singer Neil Young is due to perform, because – unlike Springsteen – Young has managed to "stay cool".
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Trodding heavily toward you like a 300-foot blue elephant in a band uniform, The Beatles: Rock Band video game will consume much of the industry's advertising bandwidth this summer ahead of its Sept. 9 release. A collaboration between MTV Games' Harmonix and the Beatles' Apple Corps Ltd., TBRB -- which had its press debut at the E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles this month -- lets players stand in the Beatles' pointy Italian boots, singing and playing along on peripherals fashioned to look like Paul McCartney's Hofner bass and Ringo Starr's Ludwig drum kit. That's coolness measured in Kelvins.
From the electronic entertainment industry's perspective, TBRB is a monster, arguably the biggest game of the year -- sure, all you need is love, but would it hurt to buy a few shares of Viacom, the owner of MTV? From a cultural perspective, TBRB is yet another occasion, like the Las Vegas Cirque de Soleil revue "Love," to ponder how lightly commercialism has settled on the Beatles legacy.
Video gaming might not seem all that sitars-and-gurus
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The Biggest Ever Beatles Prize Set To Be Awarded To One Lucky Music Fan
The Imagine Corporation is proud to announce the launch of the world’s
most exciting music competition. One lucky music fan is set to win
Brian Epstein’s original Contract that John Lennon, George Harrison,
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr signed before they gained global fame
and fortune as the legendary Beatles.
This amazing piece of popular music history has only changed hands a
couple of times over the decades and was acquired for The Imagine
Corporation at Christie’s, the world famous Auction House. The
Contract is currently insured for £500,000 but is regarded as an
irreplaceable piece of musical heritage.
The competition is simple to enter and is open to anyone around the
world. The rules are easy to follow and can be found at
www.imagine.uk.com. All players have to do is work out what they think
the Contract has been valued at by a panel of experts and therefore
what it could have sold for if it had been put up
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According to Boston Music Spotlight, after weeks of speculation, Paul
McCartney has officially announced that he will perform at Boston's
historic Fenway Park on Wednesday, August 5 and Thursday, August 6.
Reportedly, tickets for both shows will go on sale Monday, June 29 at
10 a.m. via Live Nation. No tickets will be sold at Fenway Park.
Ticket prices are forthcoming.
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The pre-sale for Paul's performance at FedExField in Washington on
Saturday, August 1 is now on! The pre-sale will be active until Thursday, June 25 10pm EST/ 3am
Thursday/Friday UK.
General Sale tickets go on sale Friday, June 26 at 10:00 A.M. ET and
are available at all Ticketmaster locations, by calling 800-551-SEAT,
and online at www.LiveNation.com. Tickets will be available at the
FedExField Box Office on June 26 only.
This concert event at FedExField marks the latest in a series of
landmark performances that link the beloved Beatle with Washington
D.C., beginning with The Beatles' first concert on American soil in
1964 at the Washington Coliseum, and continuing with McCartney's
critically acclaimed appearances in the District over the past
forty-five years.
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Live performances by Paul McCartney and George Harrison are now available on the iTunes Store in aid of youth charity The Prince's Trust. The videos, from Prince's Trust rock galas throughout the 1980s, include the first time that George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Ringo Starr performed "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" on stage.
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