LONDON — Former Beatle Paul McCartney played his smallest gig in more than a decade Friday in a bid to save a landmark club faced with closure because of a steep rent increase.
McCartney played a lunchtime show before about 300 fans at the 100 Club in central London, wooing the crowd with “Magical Mystery Tour,” “All My Loving” and other favorites.
It marked the first time McCartney had played the 100 Club, which once hosted the Rolling Stones, the Who, Metallica and others, including American jazz great Louis Armstrong.
Tickets for the gig cost 60 pounds, or $90. Fans started lining up hours before the show in hopes of getting a seat.
“We had a great time,” McCartney said after the concert. “It’s great playing those little clubs, and the audience is so up-close — it’s like you’re having dinner with them.” Story and photo by The Associated Press
