Paul McCartney to go out with a bang on last world tour – report

Ξ July 31st, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Concert, Paul McCartney, World Tour |

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Paul McCartney will sing his last on-stage song in a spectacular final tour next year.

A source said: “Paul wants to go out with a bang. He’s played countless stadiums over his 50-year career and is on the hunt for the most unusual locations he can find. He realises that the older he gets, the less his body will be able to cope with the demands of extended periods on the road.”

McCartney wants to go out in style, however, with a tour that takes in politically dynamic locations such as Tiananmen Square and the area around Berlin’s Checkpoint Charlie.

The tour, planned for 2010, will run for a year as the ex-Beatle nudges 70.

And Sir Paul may step out of retirement from time to time, the source indicated.

“He might play the odd benefit gig if the likes of President Obama gives him a bell but other than that he’ll be putting his feet up and enjoying retirement.”

Source: Splash News

 

Sir Bob Geldof, Chrissie Hynde record song for computer hacker

Ξ July 14th, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Barack Obama, Bob Geldof, song |

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Sir Bob Geldof, David Gilmour and Chrissie Hynde have joined forces to record a song in an appeal to Barack Obama to stop the extradition of Gary McKinnon to the US.

The song calls on President Obama to stop the autistic computer hacker from being forcibly removed to the US to stand trial.

The rockers join dozens of celebrities and politicians who have already given their support to a campaign against McKinnon’s extradition for hacking into Pentagon systems in search of evidence of “little green men”.

Geldof, Gilmour and Hynde have recorded a version of Chicago (We Can Change the World) by Graham Nash.

McKinnon’s mother Janis Sharp said: “We need to reach him and ask him to help Gary as I think that is what it’s going to take to change all this by standing up for Gary’s human rights and justice for autistic people.

“I thought music would be the best way to do that. David Gilmour has been a family friend for a long time and he’s asked Sir Bob to get involved because he’s the sort of person you need to tap into governments and politicians.”

Source: Splash News