Thursday, June 7, 2007

Paul Gets Back

Paul McCartney is to play a 'secret' show in London tonight, it has been announced.

Details of the last-minute concert were confirmed today, with the legendary former Beatle set to appear at the Electric Ballroom in Camden.

Tickets for the show, which will have a capacity of just a few hundred, can be won in a number of competitions running online today.

There is also an allocation at the venue. Tickets are available to personal callers from the box office from 12.30pm today. Photo ID is required.

McCartney released his acclaimed new album, "Memory Almost Full", on Monday.

Source: music-news.com

Whether or not you're opposed to Paul and his deal with Starbucks or you agree with The Weight that "Freedom" was an abomination of a song or you think that Paul broke up the Beatles, you have to admit that you would go see Paul in a tiny venue if given the chance. I don't care what Paul has done since the Beatles broke up, he's still the man who wrote many many songs for the greatest band of all time. Word on the street is that Paul will be playing some "secret" shows in the States soon too. I was able to find online that the Electric Ballroom holds a mere 800 people. I wonder how many people the Cavern Club held??

1 comment:

WeightStaff said...

I love this comment sent to Lefsetz about McCartney's new album:

Bob...I just listened to Paul McCartney's Latest "Memory Almost Full"
CD and could not believe the piss poor attempt at an "Abbey Road" like,
side 2, songs going in to each other kind of thing (Abbey Road was the
best use of unfinished songs ever). He even has a tune called "The End
Of The End" which is a callback to his "Abbey Road" coda "The End."
Truly horrible! I am a McCartney fan and Beatle nut but I fear his next
decaffeinated Starbucks release "Coffee Almost Empty" could include songs
like..."Yesterday Was Just Yesterday," "Hey Jude, It's Me Again" and
"Get Back? I Was Only Kidding You Big Lug, Give Me A Hug." Pat Godwin