Paul McCartney and Wings’ 1974 live recording One Hand Clapping is to be released on 14 June 2024. One Hand Clapping was recorded and filmed live at Abbey Road Studios over five days in August 1974, for a documentary directed by David Litchfield. Some of the material has been widely bootlegged, with extracts also appearing on official McCartney releases, but the full version has never before been issued. The album will be available in 2xCD, 2xLP, and digital editions, plus an online exclusive vinyl version that includes a bonus 7″ EP containing six songs recorded on the final day: ‘Blackpool ..read more

The Beatles’ 1970 film Let It Be is coming to Disney+ on 8 May 2024. The film, directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg in January 1969, has been commercially unavailable since the 1980s. A documentary about the making of the film and Let It Be album, The Beatles: Get Back, was directed by Peter Jackson and released in November 2021. In January 2019, at the time of the documentary’s announcement, a line in the press release stated: “Following the release of this new film, a restored version of the original Let It Be movie directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg will also be made The post Restored Let It Be f ..read more

Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes is to direct four Beatles biopics – one about each band member. The 1917 director has announced the films, which have received the blessing of Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, and the estates of John Lennon and George Harrison. This will be the first time The Beatles and Apple Corps have offered their life story and music rights to a scripted film. The four films be released in 2027 and will tell interconnected stories, one from each band member’s point of view. No writers or cast have yet been announced. Have you heard the news? Oh boy. The post Sam Mende ..read more

Paul McCartney’s first Höfner bass guitar, a 500/1 model purchased in Hamburg, Germany, has been found and returned to the musician, more than five decades after it was stolen in 1972. McCartney bought the ‘violin’ bass at the Steinway shop in Hamburg in 1961 while The Beatles were performing at the Top Ten Club. The instrument, priced at 287 Deutschmarks, was custom made for the young musician, with left-handed models being a rarity at the time. I found a nice little shop in the centre of Hamburg, near a big department store called Karstadt. And I saw this bass in The post Paul McCartney’s fi ..read more

The official video for The Beatles’ 1966 song ‘I’m Only Sleeping’ has won the Grammy Award for Best Music Video. The 66th Annual Grammy Awards took place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, USA. Congrats Best Music Video winner – "I'm Only Sleeping" (@thebeatles). #GRAMMYs ? WATCH NOW ?? https://t.co/OuKk34kvdu — Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) February 4, 2024 The video for ‘I’m Only Sleeping’ was directed by artist Em Cooper, who painted every frame in oil paint over a period of many months. It premiered on The Beatles’ YouTube channel on 1 November 2022. The pos ..read more

A painting by The Beatles titled ‘Images Of A Woman’ has sold at auction for $1.74 million. The painting was sold at Christie’s in New York on 1 February 2024, for far more than the estimated $400,000–600,000. ‘Images Of A Woman’ is the only known painting by all four members of The Beatles. The oil and watercolour artwork was created by The Beatles in June and July 1966, while on tour in Tokyo. Unable to leave their suite at the Hilton hotel for three nights due to security reasons, they collaborated on the painting. Each Beatle painted parts of the The post Beatles painting Images Of A Woman ..read more

Paul McCartney performed at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 13 December 2023, the final date of the Got Back Tour. The show was live streamed on Disney+ and Star+ in Brazil. McCartney’s band was Paul ‘Wix’ Wickens (vocals, keyboards, guitar, percussion, harmonica), Brian Ray (vocals, guitar, bass), Rusty Anderson (vocals, guitar), and Abe Laboriel Jr (vocals, drums). McCartney had previously performed at the Maracanã Stadium on 20 and 21 April 1990. Soundcheck setlist Instrumental jam ‘Matchbox’ ‘Drive My Car’ ‘Women And Wives’ ‘Let ’Em In’ ‘Coming Up’ ‘Every Night’ ‘From Me ..read more

Paul McCartney performed at the Estádio Couto Pereira in Curitiba, Brazil, on 13 December 2023, the penultimate date of the Got Back Tour. McCartney’s band was Paul ‘Wix’ Wickens (vocals, keyboards, guitar, percussion, harmonica), Brian Ray (vocals, guitar, bass), Rusty Anderson (vocals, guitar), and Abe Laboriel Jr (vocals, drums). Concert setlist ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’ ‘Junior’s Farm’ ‘Letting Go’ ‘She’s A Woman’ ‘Got To Get You Into My Life’ ‘Come On To Me’ ‘Let Me Roll It’ ‘Getting Better’ ‘Let ’Em In’ ‘My Valentine’ ‘Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five’ ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’ ‘I’ve Just Seen A Face ..read more

Paul McCartney performed at the Allianz Parque in São Paulo, Brazil, on 10 December 2023, as part of the Got Back Tour. It was the last of three non-consecutive nights at the venue. This concert saw the tour debut of ‘Drive My Car’. McCartney’s band was Paul ‘Wix’ Wickens (vocals, keyboards, guitar, percussion, harmonica), Brian Ray (vocals, guitar, bass), Rusty Anderson (vocals, guitar), and Abe Laboriel Jr (vocals, drums). Soundcheck setlist Instrumental jam ‘Ram On’ ‘From Me To You’ ‘Lady Madonna’ ‘Let ’Em In’ ‘Drive My Car’ ‘Women And Wives’ ‘New’ ‘Coming Up’ Concert setlist ‘Can’t Buy Me ..read more

Paul McCartney performed at the Allianz Parque in São Paulo, Brazil, on 9 December 2023, as part of the Got Back Tour. It was the second of three non-consecutive nights at the venue. The show featured an impromptu version of ‘Give Peace A Chance’, initially sung by the crowd, which McCartney and his band continued. McCartney’s band was Paul ‘Wix’ Wickens (vocals, keyboards, guitar, percussion, harmonica), Brian Ray (vocals, guitar, bass), Rusty Anderson (vocals, guitar), and Abe Laboriel Jr (vocals, drums). Soundcheck setlist Instrumental jam ‘Matchbox’ ‘Honey Don’t’ ‘Drive My Car’ ‘Magical My ..read more