http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7924392.stm Beatles stars to play charity gig By Ian Youngs Music reporter, BBC News Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are to appear at a charity concert in New York next month. Sir Paul will headline the concert at the Radio City Music Hall on 4 April, while Starr has been named among a string of special guests. The David Lynch Foundation initially said the pair would perform together. But a spokesman for Sir Paul said a collaboration had not been confirmed and a spokeswoman for Starr said he would perform "a few songs on his own". The David Lynch Foundation, set up by the film director, promotes transcendental meditation in schools. The organisation's UK arm initially said Sir Paul and Starr would "definitely" perform together. But a spokesman later said their reunion had not been finalised. In a statement about the show, Sir Paul said he had practiced transcendental meditation for 40 years. "In moments of madness, it has helped me find moments of serenity," he said. The show will aim to raise enough money to teach one million at risk children to meditate. "I would like to think that it would help provide them a quiet haven in a not-so-quiet world," Sir Paul said. Starr added: "It gives me great pleasure to be part of this evening. I feel the aims of this charity are wonderful." The two Beatles legends last performed together at a tribute concert for George Harrison in 2002. They were joined by Eric Clapton to perform While My Guitar Gently Weeps at the show at the Royal Albert Hall. Sir Paul and Starr, along with Harrison, also played in private in 1994 to record material for their Anthology series. Sheryl Crow, Donovan, Eddie Vedder, Ben Harper and Moby will be among the other musicians taking part in the New York show. Tickets go on sale on Monday. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/entertainment/7924392.stm Published: 2009/03/04 18:54:01 GMT BBC MMIX
Posts made by thenightfish
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RE: David Lynch Foundation Concert
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RE: David Lynch Foundation Concert
I think part of the problem is the lack of specific information. This concert was announced back in early February, it's now March, and no information *at all* about the ticket pricing has been officially released. It's got nothing to do with Paul setting any prices. I am sure there are some fans who were interested in attending this show, but now that Paul is playing Vegas, cannot do both and are therefore not going to attend this benefit. The charity is losing ticket sales and donations by not providing any information. I bet there are also Eddie Vedder and Sheryl Crow fans who are anxious to learn the ticket prices but who can't wait much longer to make plans, etc. A poster above mentioned general public tickets priced at $90 - that's actually pretty reasonable for a charity event, given that many concert tickets NOT sold for charity cost $90 or more these days. Sure those tickets will not be the premium seats, but they will get you in the door. It just would be nice to have some formal details.
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RE: David Lynch Foundation Concert
krockradio:
from the person organizing the event
why haven't they publicized it or informed the people who signed up for email updates? if they expect to sell any tickets and gain support for their charity they should have the information out there.
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RE: David Lynch Foundation Concert
krockradio:
u can get premium seats in orch for 500 each or u can try to buy with general public on ticketmaster next week face is 90 each
where does this information come from?
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RE: Paul McCartney has officially become an oldies act.
yankeefan7:
audi:
I love the set-list for his show at the O'lympia in Paris last year. Whatever Paul does, I hope he keeps "That Was Me" in the show. Rockin. -a
This is exactly what so of us mean about playing different songs. People in Olympia may not have heard "That Was Me" before but I am sure they enjoyed it once they heard it because it is a good rockin song.
right! and maybe they went to find out what album that song was on, and bought a copy of Memory Almost Full to add to their collection, and then heard the rest of the great songs on that album!! I know some people don't like to hear songs they don't know at concerts, and only want to hear familiar songs. I find that rather sad and limiting. A concert is a great place to find something new to listen to from a band that you already liked enough to pay money to see live! People are already there to hear Paul do all the great Beatles tunes, so if he tosses in some solo/Wings stuff, it's a bonus for us and a new treat for everyone else!!!
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RE: What Concerts are you going to this year?
audrey:
tonight sting and the police are finally up, tomorrow it is Jonas Brothers not too sure who these guys are, might know one song of theirs, kids stuff i think
yep - brace yourself for squealing teenaged girls..
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RE: Paul McCartney has officially become an oldies act.
lyceum '89:
Music delivered to the audience with a multi media assault to all the senses simply LIVES more. (Pardon the pun).
I don't think so. Truly good music doesn't need any bells and whistles to be performed live, IMHO. I am old and jaded and I don't go to concerts for light shows or videos anymore. I go to see and hear the performer and the music. I love when performers try the solo acoustic format. Then you really can hear the songs at their stripped-down core. Like when Paul takes the stage alone and performs "Blackbird" and "I Will" and "Fool on the Hill." Then it's just Paul and his music. THAT's why I am there. I could care less about all the video screens he uses, to be honest. I still wish he would do an entire concert in this format someday. Then I wouldn't care what was on the setlist.
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RE: Paul McCartney has officially become an oldies act.
DennyC:
Let's see Springsteen decides what he want to play before each show, it's for him. Paul goes out there to please the audience. Is that a bad thing.
Nope. It's not bad at all. Just different. I don't think folks should compare Paul to Springsteen or to anybody else. and I am going to see Paul in concert even if all he does is read names out of the phonebook and not sing a single note. But there's nothing wrong with having a wish-list of songs that we would like to hear. So I do wish he would reach back a bit into his non-Beatles catalog. What a great way to remind some of those "casual" fans how terrific some of his solo music really is.
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RE: Paul McCartney has officially become an oldies act.
yankeefan7:
Understood, to each their own. I do give Springsteen credit for trying something different.
Bruce is always doing something different, especially over the last few years--since that Joad tour he has done one additional solo tour and also a tour of mostly cover material ("Seeger Sessions). Yet there are portions of his fan base who don't like *anything* but E Street Band material. I have seen boatloads of concerts by both Springsteen and Paul and I don't think you can compare them when it comes to the *style* of their live shows (whether or not you like the music itself). Paul is very much in his comfort zone doing the same set every night. He wants fans everywhere to see the same excellent show and by doing the same songs, he can deliver that. Springsteen decides each night before the show what songs he will do, writes up a handwritten set list, then goes onstage and sometimes doesn't play anything close to that setlist. and at this stage, while I would LOVE to hear some rare stuff and more Wings and pretty much any Paul/Beatles songs I have NOT heard him do before (and I *have* heard "Old Siam Sir" ), I am resigned to the fact that we are going to get pretty much the same songs on the next tour because that is what Paul wants to give us. I am not complaining about it, just accepting it.
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RE: Paul McCartney has officially become an oldies act.
Beatlesfan94:
I could be wrong but did not think "C Moon" was a big hit, thought it was a B side and he plays it quite often.
"C Moon" was the B-side to "Hi Hi Hi" which was banned so "C Moon" was the more popular song of the two.
Not in the US. He added "C Moon" to the set list for the first part of the US 2002 tour and it went over like a lead balloon. I adore "C Moon" and was soooo happy to finally hear it in the set instead of just through a door during a sound check. But the majority of the audiences had no idea. I predicted it would disappear from the set on the second leg and I was correct. He replaced it with "Let Em In" which was better received.
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RE: What Concerts are you going to this year?
sfbpsandy:
letitbeamanda:
I could go to a Bruce Springsteen concert tomorrow night, if I wanted to but I don't know his music enough to want to go!
If you can go for free you should go..I went Mar 29 and I only 'knew' several songs, but it was a blast....he is a great showman..I imagine though with the passing of Danny Federici last week or so, the concert will have a different mood...
That's true, the mood was a bit different at the shows which have come after the funeral. They have been very emotional for both the band and the audience. But still worth going to see. Bruce and the ESB are performing at a very high level right now--they were already there before Danny died and now with the added emotion they are off the charts. I wish I had another one of his shows on my calendar! But I am going to see Ringo this summer, as well as Tom Petty.