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March 30, 2010 - Phoenix New Times: Paul McCartney at Jobing.com Arena: Former Beatle's U.S. Tour Opens with a Bang ; AZ Central: Paul McCartney kicks off tour with wild night in Glendale ; Huffington Post: Paul McCartney Kicks Off New Tour and Rocks Phoenix ; Arizona Daily Star: McCartney still the showman ; Arizona Daily Star: Review: Paul McCartney kicks off tour in Glendale ; South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Paul McCartney: new concert tour ; PopMatters: Surprises at Paul McCartney’s “Up and Coming Tour” (videos) .

Concert Setlist: Venus And Mars / Rock Show, Jet, All My Loving, Got To Get You Into My Life, Highway, Let Me Roll It / Foxy Lady, The Long And Winding Road, Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five, (I Want To) Come Home, My Love, I'm Looking Through You, Every Night, Two Of Us, Blackbird, Here Today, Dance Tonight, Mrs. Vandebilt, Eleanor Rigby, Something, Letting Go, Sing The Changes, Band On The Run, Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, Back In The USSR, I've Got A Feeling, Paperback Writer, A Day In The Life - Give Peace A Chance, Let It Be, Live And Let Die, Hey Jude, Day Tripper, Lady Madonna, Get Back, Yesterday, Helter Skelter, Sgt. Pepper's (reprise) - The End.

Other News:
Scotsman: Peterhead… scene of a truly electric performance by Sir Paul ; Contact Music: Stella McCartney Inspired By Childhood ; The Daily Record: Heather Mills set for 'embarrassing' court fight against former nanny ; Telegraph: Heather Mills to face former nanny at employment tribunal ; Herald Sun: Heather Mills flaunted new lover to ex-husband Paul McCartney, court told ; The Flint Journal: Flint Powers Catholic to hold fundraising party; Ringo Starr drumsticks among auction items ; Liverpool Echo: Aaron Johnson picks up best newcomer award for John Lennon role in Nowhere Boy ; Harrow Times: Pinner-shot movie about John Lennon scoops Empire Film Award ; TV Fanatic: Glee Promo Features Rendition of Beatles Classic ; Akron Beacon Journal: Review: Many exciting moments as symphony helps re-create Beatles album .

March 27, 2010 -
The Jersey Journal: Beatles fans move into Secaucus for the 36th annual Fab Four weekend fest ; Spinner: Paul McCartney Rents $7000 Kitchen for Gig ; Showbiz411: John Lennon Film Set for 70th Birthday Release .

March 26, 2010 -
Liverpool Echo: Liverpool singers needed for 50th anniversary tribute to The Beatles ; KWTX: Liverpool Plans Two-Month John Lennon Bash ; National Ledger - John Lennon Festival - Liverpool & Celebration for Former Beatle ; Pop Culture Zoo: More ‘Lennon Naked’ Details ; ARTISTdirect: Ringo Starr Playing on New Ben Harper Song ; RTT News: Ringo Starr Brings Summer Tour To West Coast ; Gigwise: Paul McCartney 'Using London's O2 Arena To Rehearse For World Tour' ; Montgomery Newspapers: Guitarist Joey Molland brings the band to the Sellersville Theater Sunday night - Entertainment - Montgomery News ; Orange County Register: Guitar master Laurence Juber plays 2 South County shows .

March 25, 2010 -
BBC News: Liverpool to celebrate John Lennon's life ; Dot Music: John Lennon festival ; Examiner: It's official: McCartney's 'Up and Coming Tour' won't be his last ; The Arizona Republic: The Essential Paul McCartney ; Phoenix New Times: Paul McCartney's Worst Songs (opinion) ; eCollege Times: All You Need is Paul ; Exclaim News: Ringo Starr Announces Canada/U.S. Tour ; BeatCrave: Ben Harper Gets Ringo Starr, Jackson Browne On New Album ; Blogcritics Book Review: Fab Four FAQ 2.0: The Beatles' Solo Years, 1970-1980 by Robert Rodriguez ; PR-Web: Provocative, Star-Studded Documentary Film, 'Oh My God' , Now Available on DVD ; Examiner: 'Nowhere Boy' finally coming; Julian Lennon concert date ; Tulsa World: Let it rain ; OCRegister: The Beatles tribute band Rain opens their first night of shows at the Orange County Performing Arts ; Broadway World: 'RAIN' Pours Beatle-Mania onto Orange County, CA (ends 3/28) ; The Province: Come Together again for tribute ; Boston: BeatleJuice concert April 9 to benefit food drive ; USA Today: Rock photographer Jim Marshall dies at 74 ; Washington Post: Rock photographer Jim Marshall dies at 74 ; Gibson: Beatles, Elvis, Hendrix, Yardbirds Face the Hammer ; New York Times: Terra Firma Lawsuit Against Citi to Remain in N.Y. .

March 24, 2010 -
Daily Mail: Sir Paul McCartney performs at the O2... but just for a bit of practice ; NME: Stevie Wonder to headline London's Hard Rock Calling festival - Soul legend joins Paul McCartney and Pearl Jam in topping Hyde Park bill ; Rolling Stone: Ben Harper Grabs Ringo Starr, Jackson Browne for New Relentless7 Album ; Village Voice: John Lennon's Movie Mostly Incomprehensible ; Business Week: Universal Music Said to Walk Away From Talks on EMI Catalog ; PR-Inside: Original contract to purchase Graceland in '57, signed by Elvis, will be sold at auction April 25 (auction includes a tape of a rare Beatles interview).

March 23, 2010 -
Sun-Sentinel: Paul McCartney's on his way. Here's his set list ; San Francisco Chronicle: Paul McCartney & Heather Mills 'make peace for daughter' ; OneIndia: Macca, Heather Mills bury the hatchet for daughter ; Live Daily: Ringo Starr extends summer tour with West Coast dates ; Beat Crave: EMI Looks To Mortgage Its Back Catalog Of Music ; Deafness Research UK: Sir George Martin in conversation with Andrew Marr ; The Ticker: Defending Lennon’s legacy ; The Daily Collegian Online: Beatlemania NOW! takes over State Theatre ; Live Daily: The Hollies' Terry Sylvester leads Beatles tribute fest ; PR-Log: Beatles Expert and Author Jude Kessler To Speak at NJ Beatles Event .

March 22, 2010 -
Arizona Republic: Ten essential Beatles solo albums ; News Blaze: A Love Story: It's John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Wedding Anniversary - March 20th ; Ace Showbiz News: Thanks to Daughter, Paul McCartney and Heather Mills 'Are Now Good Friends' ; Bloomberg: Terra Firma’s EMI May Seek Deal on Beatles List, Times Says ; oomska: Book Review You Never Give Me Your Money ; The Independent: Book Review: You Never Give Me Your Money, By Peter Doggett ; CDInsight: Ringo Starr's Y Not ; Blogcritics Music Review: Various Artists - Live at Knebworth ; Blogcritics Music Review: Peggy Lee - Let's Love (Reissue) ; PR.com: The Beatles’ Song “Hey Jude” Turned Into Modern Art ; Missoulian: UM, restaurants work to bring clean water to Haiti ; Business Ghana: Pandit Ravi Shankar to be honoured by Melbourne University ; Northwich Guardian: Nowhere Boy rounds off Grange School film season ; Times Online: Aaron Johnson: no stranger to controversy .

March 21, 2010 -
Arizona Republic: Judging the Beatles: Band vs. solo era ; Telegraph: The South Bank Show: final cut ; Hudson Reporter: ‘Beatlefest’ returns Annual convention comes to Meadowlands Denny Laine to attend ; Arizona Republic: WrestleMania XXVI and Paul McCartney concert will mean heavy traffic for Glendale .

March 20, 2010 -
Lehigh Valley Live: On this date in 1969, John Lennon married Yoko Ono in Gibraltar ; Arizona Republic: John Lennon piano at Phoenix museum ; Clusterflock: I Met The Walrus ; MOG: An Illustrated Interview With John Lennon ; Paul Fraser Collectibles: Paul McCartney's childhood essay discovered ; Paul Fraser Collectibles: Lennon Mercedes bought after decade-long hunt ; Examiner: It took him almost 20 years, but buyer now has his Lennon Mercedes ; Paul Fraser Collectibles: The most expensive piece of Beatles memorabilia ever? ; Gibson: Ken Scott Makes Records for Beatles, Bowie, Beck - And That’s Just the ‘Bs ; Premier Guitar: Interview: Ken Scott, Part 2: Musicians’ Questions About Recording with the Beatles ; BBC News: Tale of two Cardiff shows for Paul McCartney and son ; Wales Online: James McCartney on living in the shadow of father Sir Paul ; Scotsman: Gig review: James McCartney ; The Guardian: Books: Barry Miles: 'I think of the 60s as a supermarket of ideas. We were looking for new ways to live' ; Liverpool Echo: Liverpool’s past celebrated at Big History Weekend ; The Irish Times: Irish play in Beatles fest ; New York Times: SXSW: The Beatles Meet the Ukulele ; Financial Times: Money for old rock .

March 18, 2010 -
Chicago Tribune: Cheap Trick talks Lennon, Beatles and fixing 'Budokan' ; Examiner: Lennon Irish History on St. Patricks Day -introduction to series (video) ; Phoenix New Times: John Lennon's "Imagine": Original Piano Delivered to Phoenix's Musical Instrument Museum ; This Dish Is Vegetarian: UK catering magazine features vegetarian advocate Paul McCartney ; News Of The World: Live: James McCartney | Hoxton Square, London ; NST Online: Wish upon a Starr ; BBC - Panorama: Can't buy me love: Epstein, The Beatles and Panorama ; The Moscow Times: Former Beatle Set to Play Tribute Festival ; The Daily Free Press: Musicologist traces history of the Beatles ; Thaindian: Australia to honour Ravi Shankar for commitment to music and humanity ; The City Wire: Friend of The Beatles, Clapton, The Rolling Stones and others to speak at UAFS ; Straight.com: Revolver aims to make Fab Four fans see what they hear ; Wicked Local Norfolk: Meet the legends of rock 'n' roll at Worcester Art Museum exhibit .

March 16, 2010 -
All About Jazz: Half the Beatles' Play the Cahuenga Pass ; Tampa Bay Weekly: Ringo Starr plans Clearwater tour stop ; Business Week: Paul McCartney to Take Back Song Rights from EMI, Mail Reports ; Haaretz: Paul McCartney backs Israel animal rights group over fur ban ; Contact Music: Tommy James: Linda McCartney 'Was A Great Album Art Photographer' ; The New Jersey Star-Ledger: Two Wings members booked for Secaucus Fest For Beatles Fans ; Film Shaft: Yellow Submarine In Jeopardy As Disney Drops ImageMovers ; io9: Yellow Submarine - Mars Needs Moms, But Disney Doesn't Need Bob Zemeckis' Company ; Examiner: Early 'Yellow Submarine' story, screenplays in archive of Beatles' film items to be auctioned ; Deadline.com: Handmade Films Lays Off 1/2 Its Staff ; Home Media Magazine: Image Acquires Rights to George Harrison Film Catalog ; Coventry Telegraph: Writer's 'amazing' meeting with John Lennon and Yoko Ono ; Examiner: Sean Lennon to perform at the Austin Texas Convention Center tonight ; Austin 360: Have ukulele, will play the Beatles ; Wall Street Journal: Warner Music Exploring Approach To EMI ; Times Online: KKR and Warner eye break-up bid for ailing EMI ; Consequence of Sound: EMI may soon be history .

March 14, 2010 -
Huffington Post: Previously Unseen John Lennon Photos Reveal How Far Popular Music Has Fallen ; Telegraph: New photos of Beatles' John Lennon appear after 40 years ; Express Buzz: New photos of Lennon appear after 40 years ; Crawdaddy!: Who Covered It Best: “Jealous Guy” ; News-antique.com: New Paul McCartney Signed Hofner Bass At Fairfield Auction ; Merchant News: Paul McCartney Up and Coming Tour Tickets ; Music Festival News: Isle of Wight Festival Tickets Paul McCartney ; RTT News: Paul McCartney Attends Son's Gig ; Vanity Fair: All Paul McCartney's Son Needs Is Love ; Gather: Paul McCartney, takes girlfriend, daughter to other daughter Stella McCartney fashion show at Paris Opera (photo show) ; Lawrence Journal World: Author Barry Miles recalls relationships with Beatles, Burroughs and Swinging London ; Hampstead and Highgate Express: London Calling: the Beatles, The Stones and cooking hash badly ; Liverpool Echo: Beatles Day 2010 goes global ; Click Liverpool: Liverpool sees positive image renaissance ; The Daily Beast: Music Giant EMI on the Ropes ; The Observer: Can Katy Perry stop EMI going to America for a song? ; Examiner: The Quarrymen make historic return to place where two Beatles met (w/pics, vids, part 1) ; The Boston Globe: There’s lots of attitude and energy at this ‘Rock’ show ; CBS News: Phil Spector Appeals Murder Rap; Pop Producer in Prison for Shooting Death of Actress Lana Clarkson .

March 11, 2010 -
The Daily Record: James McCartney: I was in the womb when dad sang Mull of Kintyre.. now I want musical career of my own ; Daily Herald: Friend of Beatles' McCartney to speak ; Examiner: 'Beatles Deeper Undercover' belongs on every serious Beatle fan's bookshelf ; The Rock Radio: Ringo Starr says he wrote new album on synthesizer ; The Hindu: Melodies in memory ; Telegraph: Pink Floyd stops EMI from cutting up albums online .

March 10, 2010 -
The Rock Radio: Paul McCartney adding stadium gig to tour? ; NBC: Paul McCartney Might Play Rentschler ; BelfastTelegraph: Macca wings it to Dublin ; The Sun: Paul McCartney dances and sings along to son James’ gig ; The Independent: Music Reviews: James McCartney, Hoxton Bar and Grill, London ; WWD: Coming Together at Stella McCartney ; Metro.co.uk: Dad Paul McCartney supports Stella’s show ; The Sun: Sir Paul McCartney shows appreciation for daughter Stella’s collection ; The Age: Video - Paul McCartney at Stella's show ; Lick Library News: Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr to perform at LA's Greek Theatre plus the venue's 2010 schedule! ; Fox Business News: Ringo Returns to Fallsview ; Sys-Con Canada: Ringo Returns to Fallsview ; Philadelphia Daily News: Larry's 'Ride' with the Beatles ; Synthesis.net: John, Paul, George & Ringo: The Definitive Illustrated Chronicle of The Beatles ; Blogcritics Music: Blu-ray Music Review: A Concert By the Lake ; Imperial Valley News: Beatles Prosper as Capitol Sinks ; TwentyFourBit: Pink Floyd Sues EMI Over Single Track Digital Sales ; ABC News: Pink Floyd Battles EMI in Online Royalties Case ; Wales Online: Fab discovery is a ticket to the past for couple ; Los Angeles Times: Large group of New York City subway riders singing 'Hey Jude' with buskers .

"Nowhere Boy" Blu-rayMarch 8, 2010 -
Retro To Go: John Lennon-inspired Nowhere Boy gets DVD and Blu-ray release ; Examiner: John Lennon early years biopic 'Nowhere Boy' coming out on DVD, but so far only in the UK ; Undercover: Yoko Ono Exploits John Lennon For French Car Commercial ; New York Times: Lennon Auto Ad Angers Some Fans ; New York Times: A Brush With a Beatle ; RTT News: John Lennon To Have Birthday Celebrated By Ozzy And Sharon Osbourne ; Spinner: Ozzy Osbourne to Attend John Lennon Birthday Celebration ; Times Online: Yoko Ono: Back to where she once belonged ; Scotland Evening Times: Macca date ticket mania ; The Bay City Times: Wings' Denny Laine on stage on White's Bar in Saginaw Wednesday ; Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Beatles' 'Butcher Cover' a pricey rarity ; Springfield News Sun: Lifelong fans pick their favorite Beatles songs ; Hoolywood Reporter: 'Wilburys' event attracts headliners ; Genesis Publications: Where were you last night? Traveling Wilburys in LA ; Herald Sun: Joliet gallery exhibits Lennon wall pictures ; Michael A. Ventrella's Blog: Interview with author May Pang ; The Orange County Register: Meet the Beatles fan .

March 4, 2010 -
The Rock Radio: Three classic John Lennon singles released in support of "record store day" ; Rolling Stone: John Lennon U.K. Car Commercial Reignites Rock in Ads Debate ; Daily Mail: John Lennon's son defends his mother for allowing Citroen to use images of father in car ad ; Spinner: Sean Lennon Defends Yoko Ono ; Liverpool Echo: John Lennon Citroen car advert defended by ex-Beatle's son Sean Ono Lennon ; M&C: John Lennon`s son Sean says new TV ad featuring Beatles legend was not for money ; The New York Observer: John Lennon's Old Embassy Up For Sale ; Curbed NY: $3.25M Tribeca Townhouse Comes With Yoko Ono's Mail ; Ticket News: Paul McCartney tour heads home to UK with latest 'Up and Coming' concerts ; Times Online: Mary McCartney on her family recipes ; MLive: Beatles 'Rain' founder describes evolution of the show from cover band to stage ; EMC Kemptville Local Community News: Beatles 50th anniversary tribute concert coming to North Grenville March 20 .

March 3, 2010 -
Metro.co.uk: Paul McCartney to headline Isle of Wight festival ; Guestofaguest: Sir Paul McCartney Attends The School Of American Ballet's Winter Ball ; Right On Music: Sir Paul McCartney Announces Tour Dates ; Ticket News: Dave Matthews, Paul McCartney tickets take the Hollywood Bowl to the top of the venue rankings ; Wales Online: How Wales helped The Beatles make it big ; Newsweek: London Controversy: The Beatles' Abbey Road Studios ; Chicago Now: The Beatles 'Happiness Is A Warm Gun' behind the scenes remake from ArtOfficial leads new post ; Business Clarksville Magazine: John Lennon bio-pic “Nowhere Boy” to open Nashville Film Festival ; NME: Sean Ono Lennon defends John Lennon's appearance in Citroen car advert ; California Chronicle: Live And Local: These would-be Beatles' message of love is real ; Liverpool Echo: Liverpool's International Beatle Week programme announced ; Wirral News: Wirral’s own Paul McCartney tribute act Neil Tudor forms the Macca Band ; Earths Mightiest Fansites : Paul is Undead: The British Zombie Invasion .

Paul McCartney "Up and Coming Tour" UK posterMarch 2, 2010 -
Daily Mail: Sir Paul McCartney prepares for first British stadium tour ; RTT News: Paul McCartney Announces Four Huge U.K. Shows ; BBC News: Sir Paul McCartney plays UK stadium and festival dates ; WWD: A Beatle at the Ballet ; SYS-CON MEDIA: Paul McCartney Tickets: TicketLiquidator .

CHARTAttack: Today In Music History: Beatles Start Shooting A Hard Day's Night On March 2, 1964 ; MI2N: Music Indistry News Network: The Beatles Win "Artist Of The Year (International)" At Japan Gold Disc Awards ; Examiner: Ringo Starr reportedly adds SF Bay Area date to All Starr Band tour ; MassLive: Frank Zappa vintage 1976 recording unveiled; Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr new DVD features rarely seen performance ; Examiner: Chance for success for Paul McCartney's son James will be a long and winding road ; Click Liverpool: Lennon son hits back in Beatle's TV ads image row ; Examiner: Seattle’s Hard Rock Café has a piece of John Lennon history (slideshow) ; USA Today: Elvis, Dylan, Beatles and more items go up for bid in massive rock auction ; NME: Blur, The Strokes, Beatles feature in NME-curated music photography collection .

March 1, 2010 -
The Press Association: McCartney returns for Scottish gig ; The Daily Record: Sir Paul McCartney set to play Glasgow gig for first time in 20 years ; STV Entertainment: Beatles legend Paul McCartney to rock Scotland for the first time in nearly 20 years ; Examiner: Report: McCartney Glasgow gig to be announced; is Paul on his farewell tour? .

M&C: Paul McCartney`s son James fields record offers ; The Observer: Ringo Starr: Y Not | CD review ; Ticker: Ringo Starr says Y Not to new album ; Wales Online: TV adverts featuring John Lennon ; Telegraph: EMI sells 'home of the Stones' ; TODAY online: beatles country ; Press & Journal: From Dundee to Abbey Road with little-known photographer ; BBC News: Photographer Iain Macmillan's iconic work displayed ; Lake Expo Online: Tickets still available for Liverpool Legends at Main Street Music Hall March 5-6 ; Valdosta Daily Times: Yesterday & Today ; Contact Music: Groove Armada - Will Young Sings Like Lennon .

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