2020-04-18: Paul McCartney em One World...

https://blitz.pt/principal/update/2020-04-19-One-World-Together-at-Home-Paul-McCartney-tocou-classico-inesperado-dos-Beatles-em-homenagem-aos-enfermeiros-e-medicos

Citando:

"Quem esperava momentos mais solenes como 'Yesterday' ou 'Let It Be' ficou surpreendido: o veterano inglês escolheu uma canção apropriadíssima - mas talvez inesperada - dos Beatles. Foi também uma homenagem à sua mãe, Mary, enfermeira e parteira durante a II Guerra Mundial"

A actuação de Paul McCartney pode ser vista aqui:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KUL7K7RQ8HM#

2019-01: Senhor dos anéis e Let it Be?

... Mais ou menos. Gravações de Letras it Be vão dar origem a um novo filme (e nova versão do já existente em 2020):
https://www.publico.pt/2019/01/30/culturaipsilon/noticia/peter-jackson-vai-reconstruir-beatles-50-anos-1860059

No Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BtQZnWCnjgG/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=kg0syz515bgr
Citando:
" Peter Jackson, o realizador neo-zelandês da saga Senhor dos Anéis, terá em mãos um espólio gigantesco: 55 horas de filme não utilizado no Let it Be original e 140 horas de gravações áudio. O objectivo? Criar um novo Let it Be, ou, como afirmou Peter Jackson em comunicado: “a experiência ‘mosca na parede’ definitiva com que os fãs dos Beatles sonham há muito – é como se uma máquina do tempo nos transportasse para 1969, e nos sentássemos no estúdio a ver aqueles quatro amigos a fazerem óptima música juntos”"

2019-01-30: 50 anos do "concerto no telhado"

50 anos do concerto no telhado (1969-01-30):
https://24.sapo.pt/vida/artigos/porque-nao-faze-lo-no-telhado-o-ultimo-concerto-dos-beatles-foi-ha-50-anos

Citando:
"Quinta-feira, 30 de janeiro de 1969. Quatro horas da manhã. Dave Harris e Keith Slaughter, técnicos de som, entram num veículo da gigante EMI carregado de amplificadores e material diverso e seguem rumo a Savile Row, rua localizada no centro de Londres e sobretudo conhecida pelos seus muitos alfaiates, que deram origem a um termo próprio no mundo da moda e do bem-vestir: Savile Row tailoring.

Mas Harris e Slaughter não estão a caminho de comprar um fato vistoso e atraente, e sim a caminho dos escritórios da Apple Corps, empresa fundada pelos Beatles nos anos 60 com o objetivo de financiar artistas, designers, estilistas, e o que mais fosse. A história da Apple daria – e deu, por diversas vezes – toda uma outra história, passe a redundância, que pode ser resumida pelas palavras de John Lennon em 1968: «O nosso contabilista veio falar connosco e disse: 'Temos este dinheiro. Querem dá-lo ao governo ou fazer algo com ele?'»."

2018-09: Concerto surpresa de PM na estação Grand Central (Notícia e Video)

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2018/09/07/paul-mccartneys-surprise-nyc-concert-wows-grand-central-commuters.amp.html

Citando:
"The former Beatle performed a rush-hour concert in the majestic main concourse of Grand Central Terminal Friday evening — to the shock of passing commuters.

“This is quite a surprise,” said Stephen McLaughlin, 57, as he waited for a train to Westchester."

Vídeo de Let it Be no Youtube:

https//youtu.be/poX1WbUbadI

E a foto no Twitter:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BneKEvFnYkV/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=18kjdj6aqiezn

Edição: adicionado vídeo a 2018-09-09, foto a 10.

2018-02-17: Os Beatles em Plymouth (1963)

https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/history/beatles-first-plymouth-concert-revealed-1207696

Citando:
"Rare photos have revealed a behind-the-scenes glimpse at The Beatles historic debut Plymouth concert.

One momentous day in 1963, the biggest band in the world arrived in Plymouth for the first time.

Still in their early days and sporting their trademark mop haircuts but with more relaxed suits than they had previously been known for, the Fab Four were working their way around the country on their autumn tour when they played the ABC on November 13.

It was to be the band's fourth tour of Britain within nine months, this one scheduled for six weeks. In mid-November, as 'Beatlemania' intensified, police reportedly resorted to using high-pressure water hoses to control the crowd before a concert in Plymouth."

2017-101-02: Gravação de Something no último concerto completo de GH

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/george-harrison-plays-a-sublime-something-at-last-concert-w510664

O vídeo ("pirata"):
https://youtu.be/qwn0qY2qY_s

Citando:
"For reasons he never quite articulated, Harrison left a fortune on the table and didn't agree to any more dates after Japan [12 dates]. The only exception was an April 6th, 1992 show at London's Royal Albert Hall, which was a benefit concert for the National Law Party days before the British General Election. Clapton wasn't around for this one, but he used many members of his touring band along with Mike Campbell of the Heartbreakers on lead guitar. Ringo Starr, Joe Walsh, Gary Moore and his son Dhani Harrison came out for the encores of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and "Roll Over Beethoven."

Harrison didn't let professional camera film the show, but here's decent amateur footage of "Something." Many fans felt it was vastly superior to the Japanese shows with Harrison in better vocal shape and seemingly a bit more relaxed. He largely disappeared for the rest of the decade, popping up only for the Beatles anthology project and to label Oasis "rubbish" after Liam Gallagher had the tenacity to call him a "fucking nipple.""
(...)
"The Royal Albert Hall marked the last time that George Harrison played a full concert, though months later he did play a handful of songs at Bob Dylan's 30th Anniversary Concert and in 1997 John Fugelsang cajoled him into playing "All Things Must Pass" and a few other tunes at a TV taping. He also played at song at Carl Perkins' funeral in 1998. Right around that time, he was diagnosed with throat cancer. He'd spend the remaining years of his life battling the disease while recording Brainwashed, his final album."

2017-03-02: Filme a cores dos Beatles semanas antes da viagem aos EUA

"The Beatles Come to Town" color film:
http://www.guitarplayer.com/artist-videos/1436/watch-the-beatles-in-rare-1963-color-clip-from-before-their-us-arrival/62010

Citando:
"High-quality color footage of the group from before its February 1964 arrival in the U.S. is hard to come by. What’s readily available is mostly in black and white and often has poor audio quality.

The Manchester clip is an exception. It was created by Pathé News for the short feature The Beatles Come to Town and features performances of “She Loves You” and “Twist and Shout.” The film was shot in Technicolor and Techniscope (a budget widescreen process from the period) and features good-quality audio. Even without the benefit of modern restoration, it makes for enjoyable viewing. The film was originally shown in British theaters during the week of December 22, 1963 as a preview to the daily feature."
(...)
"While it’s great to see the ABC Theater footage restored and included in Howard’s film, the performance of  “She Loves You” is broken up with additional documentary clips that obscure the song’s final verse and chorus. Eight Days a Week also omits the additional footage from the original six-and-a-half-minute newsreel, including the theater preparations and the Beatles chatting with photographers. Fortunately,The Beatles Come to Town is available in its entirety on YouTube."

2017-02-13: 45 anos do concerto de PM e os Wings na Universidade de Newcastle

Depois da dissolução conflituosa dos Beatles, PM começou "pequeno" para formar uma das maiores bandas dos anos 70 (quase sempre sem recurso a músicas dos Beatles).
Em 13 de Fevereiro de 1972 (há 45 anos), Paul McCartney e os Wings tocaram na Universidade de Newcastle e há algumas fotos a testemunhar esse concerto:
From The Beatles to a low-key gig at Newcastle University with his new band Wings - Chronicle Live

1964-12-24: Relato de John Beecham que tocou com os Beatles no Hammersmith Odeon

Não fazia ideia que os Beatles tinham tocado no Hammersmith Odeon (Londres) para espetáculos de Natal (até16 de Janeiro) e aonde já estive - a ver os Yes (finalmente indigitados para o Hall of Fame este ano) há uns anos atrás:


https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/dec/23/beatles-christmas-shows-john-beecham-mike-cotton-band-1964#img-1


Citando:
"I’m standing next to the singer Elkie Brooks, apparently with a thatched roof on my head. We wanted to look like the Beatles, and copied their hair and wore the same boots: Cuban heels from Anello & Davide, which became known as the Beatle Boot. "

2016-12-23: Sam Leach morre aos 81

Antigo promotor de concertos morre aos 81:
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/former-beatles-gig-promoter-sam-12354067
Citando:
"The concert promoter staged more than 40 Beatles gigs in 1961 and ‘62. Famously, he organised one in the Hampshire town of Aldershot to which only 18 people turned up after a newspaper advert failed to appear."


Sam Leach obituary:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/dec/23/sam-leach-obituary

2016-05-14: Pior/melhor ideia de sempre - Classic Rock

Artigos de opinião na Classic Rock sobre concerto no deserto em que PM vai participar:
http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-05-10/paul-mccartney-the-stones-dylan-desert-trip-worst-idea-ever


"California mega-festival Desert Trip takes place over two weekends in October, with a line-up featuring some of the biggest names in rock history... but not everyone's convinced by 'Oldchella’"
E aqui a opinião contrária:
http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-05-10/paul-mccartney-the-rolling-stones-bob-dylan-desert-trip-the-best-idea-ever