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| Paul McCartney plays impromptu concert in Covent Garden | |
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| Sir Paul McCartney is giving an impromptu gig in Covent Garden during the lunchtime rush. | |
| "Good afternoon," he told that assembled crowd of more than 2,000 fans. "Welcome to Covent Garden." | |
| "Were just going to do some songs from our new album so get your phones out - as if they weren't already," he added. | |
| The 71-year-old is singing four songs from his latest album, New, from a truck parked on the piazza. It follows a similar stunt in New York last week. | |
| The star was mobbed by fans after playing a pop-up show in Times Square. | |
| His spate of hit-and-run concerts echo The Beatles' final live performance, a mile down the road from Covent Garden, on the roof of their record label, Apple. | His spate of hit-and-run concerts echo The Beatles' final live performance, a mile down the road from Covent Garden, on the roof of their record label, Apple. |
| That show, in January 1969, brought traffic on Savile Row to a standstill and was eventually shut down by police who ordered the band's touring manager, Mal Evans, to turn off their amplifiers. | That show, in January 1969, brought traffic on Savile Row to a standstill and was eventually shut down by police who ordered the band's touring manager, Mal Evans, to turn off their amplifiers. |
| "It started to filter up from Mal that the police were complaining," Sir Paul later recalled in The Beatles Antholgy. | "It started to filter up from Mal that the police were complaining," Sir Paul later recalled in The Beatles Antholgy. |
| "We said, 'We're not stopping.' He said, The police are going to arrest you'." | "We said, 'We're not stopping.' He said, The police are going to arrest you'." |
| The star remembered replying: "Good end to the film. Let them do it. Great! That's an end: Beatles Busted on Rooftop Gig!" | The star remembered replying: "Good end to the film. Let them do it. Great! That's an end: Beatles Busted on Rooftop Gig!" |
| McCartney's latest solo album was released on Monday. Early sales data suggests the record, which was produced by Mark Ronson (Amy Winehouse) and Paul Epworth (Adele), amongst others, is likely to chart at number three this weekend. | McCartney's latest solo album was released on Monday. Early sales data suggests the record, which was produced by Mark Ronson (Amy Winehouse) and Paul Epworth (Adele), amongst others, is likely to chart at number three this weekend. |
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