Paul McCartney’s private concert in New York City this Friday, September 7, won’t be so private after all. The star announced on Wednesday (September 5) that the performance of songs from his new Egypt Station album, as well as classics from the Beatles, Wings and his solo catalog, will stream live at 8 p.m. ET on the star’s YouTube channel.
The exact location of the concert hasn’t been revealed. The event takes place on Egypt Station‘s release date.
McCartney originally announced (on September 1) a contest for 150 fans “to attend a private evening event” in New York City. He has been doing a series of very private, yet high profile, concerts for fans this summer as he promotes the release of his upcoming studio album, Egypt Station. Following memorable concerts at Liverpool’s Cavern Club and at London’s Abbey Road Studios in July, McCartney announced the sweepstakes for 150 fans.
New York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority has been selling Egypt Station subway cards at Grand Central Station this week. On Wednesday (September 5), McCartney tweeted his fans.
Two days to go… See you at #EgyptStation this Friday evening…. 🤫😉 #NewYork #Dontmissthetrain pic.twitter.com/qI9XXzIgDN
— Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) September 5, 2018
On August 31, McCartney revealed the first 2019 U.S. dates of his “Freshen Up” tour. These five initial shows brings to 21 the number of concerts he’s announced to support the release of Egypt Station, arriving Sept. 7 on Capitol Records.
The September 7 concert caps a brilliantly planned teaser campaign for the new album. After days of teaser images on his social media platforms, two songs were released from the album on June 20: “Come on To Me” and “I Don’t Know.” The latest, “Fuh You,” arrived on August 15.
Watch the lyric video for “Fuh You”
Pre-order Egypt Station in the U.S.: CD, single LP and a limited edition deluxe 2-LP. with tri-gatefold packaging and two bonus instrumental tracks. U.K: CD and LP.
Paul McCartney 2018 Tour Dates (Tickets for the North American dates are available here and here)
Sep 17 – Quebec City, QC – Videotron Centre
Sep 20 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
Sep 28 – Winnipeg, MB – Bell MTS Place
Sep 30 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
Oct 05 – Austin, TX – Zilker Park
Oct 12 – Austin, TX – Zilker Park
Oct 31 – Tokyo, Japan – Tokyo Dome
Nov 01 – Tokyo, Japan – Tokyo Dome
Nov 08 – Nagoya, Japan – Nagoya Dome
Nov 30 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Royal Arena
Dec 03 – Krakow, Poland – Tauron Arena
Dec 05 – Vienna, Austria – Vienna Stadhalle
Dec 06 – Vienna, Austria – Vienna Stadhalle
Dec 12 – Liverpool, UK – Echo Arena
Dec 14 – Glasgow, UK – SSE Hydro
Dec 16 – London, UK – 02 Arena
May 27 – Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena
May 30 – Greenville, SC – Bon Secours Wellness Arena
Jun 01 – Lexington, KY – Rupp Arena
Jun 06 – Madison, WI – Kohl Center
Jun 11 – Moline, IL – Taxslayer Center
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