When ex-Beatle Paul McCartney arrived in Newcastle out of the blue and looking for work – Chronicle Live
When an Avis van full of unknown musicians rolled up at Newcastle University asking if they could play a gig there this week 50 years ago, they were met with all-round shrugs of the shoulder.
That was until the identity of one of the long-haired ensemble was rumbled.
It was February 13, 1972 and, nearly two years after the acrimonious dissolution of the The Beatles, here was Paul McCartney – one of the most famous individuals on the planet – touting for work.
The 29-year-old superstar was going back to basics.
Having turned his back on the excesses of life with the Fab Four, McCartney had loaded his wife Linda, his eight-year-old step-daughter, assorted pets, and a group of musicians and their instruments into a van and hit the road looking to play music at whichever university venue would have them.
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