Paul McCartney plays surprise concert in New York's Times Square
Beatle's publicity stunt comes just one day after he played a full set at Queen's Frank Sinatra High School as part of his promotion of new album, 'New.'
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2013
Paul McCartney performs a surprise concert in New York’s Times Square Thursday afternoon.
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Paul McCartney continued his guerilla concert dates Thursday, turning up to play a terse set before a surprised lunch time crowd in Times Square.
The four song showcase arrived just one day after the ex-Beatle played a full 13 song set - and conducted a "master class" Q&A session- with students gathered in the auditorium of the Frank Sinatra High School in Astoria, Queens.
The legendary Beatle performed four songs from his new album - appropriately titled, ‘New.’
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McCartney has been performing these hit-and-run shows as a p.r. move to push his first album of original songs in 6 years - aptly titled "New" - out Tuesday.
McCartney arrives by taxi to perform Friday afternoon - part of a promotional blitz that included a surprise stop at a Queens school the day before.
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For Thursday's event, the icon played on a stage fitted into a tractor tailor that pulled up at 46th Street and Broadway, by the TXS Booth.
The stage was fitted into a tractor tailor that pulled up at 46th Street and Broadway,
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The affable star appeared with his usual four man band, who offered songs from the new disc, including the punky hard "Save Us" and the audience sing-along "Everybody Out There." No Beatles or Wings songs were performed.
"You're a lovely audience," McCartney said before ending his 15 minute show. "Let's do this the same time tomorrow - just kidding.
A crowd of fans gathers to hear McCartney sing.
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