Paul McCartney announced his first U.K. dates since 2015 including his first concert in Scotland in almost a decade. He announced his return to the concert stage, with his new “Freshen Up” tour, when he revealed four Canadian dates on July 3.
In an interview with DIY Magazine, Paul McCartney confirms that a deluxe edition of the The Beatles “The White Album,” is on its way. McCartney says, “It’s all in place. I’ve just got a couple of essays to approve. It’s all lined up and it’s really good.”
With 2018 being the 50th anniversary of the White Album‘s release, it would seem a fairly safe bet that Apple Records has plans to do for the double album what it did last year for Sgt. Pepper.
On Saturday, June 9, Paul McCartney was in his hometown of Liverpool, touring several Beatles-related spots with TV host James Corden, reportedly for an episode of Carpool Karaoke. The visit also featured a performance for a select few at Philharmonic Pub.
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band opened their tour in Paris. During the finale – the Beatles’ “With a Little Help From My Friends” – none other than Joan Baez joined the fun to sing along.
The Beatles’ announced the release of a limited edition, “Yellow Submarine” 7″ picture disc. The vinyl release, coming July 6, features the title song b/w “Eleanor Rigby.”
The U.S. Postal Service revealed on Dec. 12, 2017 that John Lennon would be the latest addition to its Music Icons series, with a stamp featuring the late Beatle.
The George Harrison Estate is happy to announce HariSongs, created to release music from George’s archive of Indian Classical music and his collaborations with the finest exponents of that music.
Picture it...it's 1976 and you’re watching the fledgling Saturday Night Live. All of a sudden there’s a commotion, some gasps and screams. Is this really happening? John Lennon and Paul McCartney have just walked onto the set. It never did, but it could have, and nearly did.
“As designers, we wondered what it would look like to visualize The Beatles and chart their story–the evolution of their music, style and characters–through a series of graphics,” say John Pring and Rob Thomas, authors of Visualizing The Beatles, coming May 1.
