Sir Paul McCartney's secret concert
Sir Paul McCartney wowed a select group of fans at a secret concert in London last night.The former Beatle performed for just 1,000 people, including a host of celebrities and lucky competition winners, at Camden’s Electric Ballroom, in what was his most intimate show in years. The surprise concert was organised the night before on June 6, 2007. Tickets for the event were snapped up in just 13 minutes.
Stars in attendance included Kate Moss, former Bond star Pierce Brosnan, McCartney’s fashion designer daughter Stella, British actress Emma Thompson and actor Mackenzie Crook — who stars in the rocker's new video.
McCartney, 65, debuted tracks from his eagerly anticipated new album, Memory Almost Full, but the set comprised mostly Beatles classics, to the delight of the crowd. The legendary musician opened with Drive My Car to rapturous applause, before playing new songs Only Mama Knows and Dance Tonight, both of which were received well.
After playing Wings track C Moon, McCartney played a clutch of Fab Four hits, including The Long And Winding Road, I'll Follow The Sun and the delicate acoustic classic Blackbird, which was listened to in an almost silent reverence.
McCartney dedicated Here Today, taken from his 1982 solo album Tug Of War, to his dead Beatles bandmates John Lennon and George Harrison and his late wife Linda. He introduced the number by saying, “This one was written for John. I'd like to dedicate this to all our fallen heroes — John, George, Linda and all the lovely people.”
