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Gorillaz, Press Releases

GORILLAZ DROP ‘TRANZ’ REMIX BY POTÉ

GORILLAZ

DROP ‘TRANZ’ REMIX BY POTÉ

WATCH VISUALISER HERE

Today, Gorillaz share the remix for ‘Tranz’ by Poté. The track, taken from their acclaimed album ‘The Now Now’, has been reworked by the St. Lucian-born, London-bred artist. It is transformed into a club ready jam, touched with his culture-merging sound and love for drum and percussion work.

LISTEN HERE

The Poté Remix follows the release of the transformative ‘Tranz’ clip directed by Gorillaz co-founder Jamie Hewlett. The eye-popping visual that combines classic hand-drawn animation and Claymation marks the character’s first ever live performance video and only live performance since 2010’s unforgettable MTV EMA performance, watch here.

Foo Fighters, Press Releases

Dave Grohl to Launch “PLAY” Music Gear Auction on Reverb

Dave Grohl to Launch “PLAY” Music Gear Auction on Reverb

Proceeds Will Benefit Organizations That Help Budding Musicians ‘Just Play’;

Limited Edition “PLAY” Vinyl Out NOW
Photo Credit: Andrew Stuart

Friday, September 28, 2018—After having unleashed his unprecedented and immersive project “PLAY,” Dave Grohl today announced The Dave Grohl “PLAY” Reverb Auction in partnership with Reverb.com, the leading online marketplace dedicated to buying and selling musical instruments. The auction launches on Tuesday, October 9, and will feature guitars, drums, and more signed by the musician. Proceeds from the auction will go to organizations that help young generations of musicians “just PLAY.”

In August, Grohl released “PLAY,” a two-part mini-documentary that celebrates the rewards and challenges of dedicating one’s life to mastering a musical instrument and culminates in a 23-minute, one-man-band instrumental song performed live by Grohl on seven different instruments. In conjunction with the project, recording studios around the country donated session time to young musicians. In support of musicians like these, Grohl is auctioning a collection of signed instruments that mirror the musical equipment used to create “PLAY.”

“When I take my kids to their music lessons, I see these rooms full of children that are really pushing themselves to figure this out. I’m inspired by watching that process,” Grohl said. “Even now, as a 49-year-old man, I’m still trying to figure it out. It’s not something that you ever truly master. You’re always chasing the next challenge, and you’re always trying to find a way to improve what you’ve learned.”

Beginning on Tuesday, October 9, fans can bid on music gear donated by DW Drums, Fender, Gibson Gretsch, Ludwig, Made By Maple, and Zildjian — all signed by Grohl. Proceeds from the auction will benefit several organizations that make it possible for young musicians to learn and grow.

“Seeing my own kids start to play music and take lessons brings me back to the time when I was their age, chipping away at it and learning from my mistakes,” Grohl said. “ It’s a lifelong obsession, but at the end of the day—just like any kid—the reward is just to play.”

The auction will begin on Tuesday, October 9, and end in the evening on Sunday, October 21. Note that Reverb only hosts auctions on the rare occasion that the team deems items truly one-of-a-kind. To preview the items that will be available in The Dave Grohl “PLAY” Reverb Auction and a video of Grohl talking about the initiative, visit http://Reverb.com/DaveGrohlPLAY.

And at long last, the limited edition vinyl release for “PLAY” is available now. The LP features a 180 gram, single-sided vinyl with Grohl’s studio floor plan that was used for the recording of “PLAY” etched on the B-side.  The intricate packaging is a reverse gatefold that opens up diagonally and includes an insert of the mic input list from the recording session. Available for purchase now at your local record store or https://shop.foofighters.com/collections/dave-grohl-play.

Very special thanks to the manufacturers and studios who graciously donated gear and session time.

About Reverb

Reverb.com is the online marketplace to buy and sell new, used, and vintage music gear. Since launching in 2013, Reverb has grown into the most popular music gear website in the world, with total sales on the platform surpassing $1 billion and more than 10 million musicians and music lovers around the world visiting the website each month. A portion of each sale on Reverb goes to Reverb Gives, which provides teachers, instructors, and leaders of music programs across the nation with the instruments they need. Reverb also recently launched Reverb LP, an online marketplace for buying and selling records and other physical music. Visit www.reverb.com or download the mobile app: https://reverb.com/page/reverb-app.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Press Releases

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Distant Sky – Live In Copenhagen EP – OUT NOW ON 12” VINYL AND DIGITAL

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Distant Sky – Live In Copenhagen
EP – OUT NOW ON 12” VINYL AND DIGITAL

Watch and share new videos from the EP here:
https://ncandtbs.lnk.to/DistantSkyvideosPR

Buy the EP here:
ncandtbs.lnk.to/DistantSkyEPPR

For one night only in April of this year, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds shared a show from their celebrated 2017 world tour on cinema screens worldwide.

Today, they release a special EP of audio from that extraordinary show, Distant Sky – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Live In Copenhagen, available on Digital and 12” vinyl.

The tracklisting of the EP (released on Bad Seed Ltd) is as follows:

Side A:
Jubilee Street
Distant Sky

Side B:
From Her to Eternity
The Mercy Seat

Filmed at Copenhagen’s Royal Arena in October 2017, Distant Sky captured an extraordinary and triumphant live concert from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. Performing new album Skeleton Tree’s beautiful compositions alongside songs from their essential catalogue.

One of the most intense and exciting live acts on the planet, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds headlined festivals across Europe this summer and are about to cross continents to Latin and North America for 10 dates in October.

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Reviews for the film Distant Sky – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Live In Copenhagen:

“Cave and his cohorts full tilt.” Uncut

“It’s raucous and emotional, filmed with a decidedly human touch. ***** “ Time Out

“…capturing a triumphant live concert from Nick Cave and his very good Bad Seeds.” i-D

“‘Distant Sky’ – a concert film so powerful that it’s probably unfair to class it as simply a concert film.” Dork

“…captures the energy of their latest album Skeleton Tree and the electrifying response from the crowd.” GQ

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ touring line-up features Nick Cave (vocals, piano), Warren Ellis (violin, mandolin, guitar & samples) Martyn Casey (bass), Larry Mullins (drums, percussion), Jim Sclavunos(drums, percussion), George Vjestica (guitar) and Dave Sherman (keyboard).

Latin/North America Tour:
2 Oct – Pepsi Center WTC – Mexico City, Mexico
5 Oct – Teatro Caupolicán – Santiago, Chile
8 Oct – Teatro de Verano – Montevideo, Uruguay
10 Oct – Estadio Malvinas Argentinas – Buenos Aires, Argentina
14 Oct – Espaço das Américas – São Paulo, Brazil
21 Oct – The Forum – Los Angeles, CA*
23 Oct – The Bomb Factory, Dallas, TX
25 Oct – The Anthem – Washington DC*
26 Oct – Barclays Center – Brooklyn, NY
28 Oct – Scotiabank Arena – Toronto, Canada*

*With special guest Cigarettes After Sex.

www.nickcave.com

Beastie Boys, Press Releases

BEASTIE BOYS BOOK: LIVE & DIRECT with ADAM HOROVITZ & MICHAEL DIAMOND

BEASTIE BOYS BOOK: LIVE & DIRECT

with ADAM HOROVITZ & MICHAEL DIAMOND

Adrock & Mike D Announce Six Nights of Readings, Conversation, Q&A with Special Guest Moderators, Live Score by Mix Master Mike & More

Every Ticket to Include Physical Copy of Beastie Boys Book

Out October 30, Available for Pre-Order at www.beastieboysbook.com  

Tickets On Sale Friday, September 28

In celebration of the October 30 release of Beastie Boys Book (Spiegel & Grau), Adam “Adrock” Horovitz and Michael “Mike D” Diamond will embark on the six-night four-city Beastie Boys Book: Live & Direct event tour.

Each night of Beastie Boys Book: Live & Direct will feature readings, conversations between Mike D, Adrock and a special guest moderator, Q&A sessions–all with a live score provided by Mix Master Mikeand a brand new Beastie Boys exhibit, curated by Beastie Boys & Beyond the Streets in partnership with adidas Skateboarding. Sonos will provide the sound experience at each exhibit, playing a mixtape curated by Adrock and Mike D.

As if that’s not enough, every ticket for Beastie Boys Book: Live & Direct comes with a physical copy of Beastie Boys Book—to be redeemed upon entrance to the event.

The full itinerary is as follows:

    10/29 – New York – Town Hall – Tickets*

    10/30 – Brooklyn – Kings Theatre – Tickets

    11/3 – Los Angeles – Montalban Theatre – Tickets

    11/4 – Los Angeles – Montalban Theatre – Tickets

    11/5 – San Francisco – City Arts & Lectures at Nourse Theater – Tickets

    11/30 – London – EartH – Tickets

Tickets are on sale to the public beginning Friday, September 28 at 10am local.

* Town Hall tickets are on sale 12 noon local time.

Written by Adrock and Mike D, with contributions from Amy Poehler, Colson Whitehead, Spike Jonze, Wes Anderson, Luc Sante, and more, Beastie Boys Book is a panoramic experience that tells the story of Beastie Boys for the first time in the band members’ own words. Adam “Adrock” Horovitz and Michael “Mike D” Diamond offer revealing and very funny accounts of their transition from teenage punks to budding rappers; their early collaboration with Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin; the debut album that became the first hip hop record ever to hit #1, Licensed to Ill—and the album’s messy fallout as the band broke with Def Jam; their move to Los Angeles and rebirth with the genre-defying masterpiece Paul’s Boutique; their evolution as musicians and social activists over the course of the classic albums Check Your Head, Ill Communication, and Hello Nasty and the Tibetan Freedom Concert benefits conceived by the late Adam “MCA” Yauch and more.

With a style as distinctive and eclectic as a Beastie Boys album, Beastie Boys Book is so much more than a musicians’ memoir. Alongside Horovitz and Diamond’s personal recollections are an overwhelming assortment of rare photos and original illustrations, a cookbook by chef Roy Choi, a graphic novel, a map of Beastie Boys’ New York, mixtape playlists, and many more surprises.

Beastie Boys Book hits stands on Tuesday, October 30. Pre-order is available at www.beastieboysbook.com and http://www.randomhousebooks.com/books/232195/

Socials:

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https://twitter.com/beastieboys
https://www.instagram.com/beastieboysbook/
http://blog.beastieboys.com/

Gorillaz, Press Releases

GORILLAZ X G-SHOCK ANNOUNCE EXCLUSIVE COLLABORATION

COLLABORATE ON LIMITED EDITION WATCH COLLECTION

Available Winter 2018
Watch Gorillaz in space

Gorillaz have collaborated with G-Shock on GORILLAZ X G-SHOCK – a limited edition collection of new watches designed for band members 2D, Murdoc Niccals, Noodle and Russel Hobbs – available later this year.

A chance meeting in Tokyo this summer between G-Shock creator Mr. Ibe and Noodle, longtime admirers of each other’s work, led to a conversation about art, life, music and fulfilling their mutually aligned intergalactic goals… The result? Our intrepid gang of four (including Murdoc, recently released from HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs) set off for Galaxy M101. Their mission? To play a gig in space and take G-Shock extraterrestrial… Watch how it all went down here in this short film art-directed by Jamie Hewlett, with French directors collective BRVTVS.

The GORILLAZ X G-SHOCK collection will be available to buy this winter, with more information to be revealed very soon. Sign up here to be notified on all the latest news about the collaboration.

A very limited number of watches will be made available for fans to pre order ahead of the general public. More information coming soon, direct to fans.

Gorillaz will return to North America next month for further dates on The Now Now Tour to include a headline slot at the band’s own acclaimed Demon Dayz Festival.  The “joyful apocalypse… and carnivalesque festival of great performances” (The Guardian)”, curated by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, will make its exclusive appearance for this year at the Pico Rivera Arena in Los Angeles on 20th October. (See complete tour itinerary here).

www.gorillaz.com

Notes to Editors:

About Gorillaz: Virtual group Gorillaz is singer 2D, bassist Murdoc Niccals, guitarist Noodle and drummer Russel Hobbs. Created by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, their acclaimed eponymous debut album was released in 2001. The BRIT and Grammy Award winning band’s subsequent albums are Demon Days (2005), Plastic Beach (2010), The Fall (2011), Humanz (2017) and current album The Now Now (2018). A truly global phenomenon, Gorillaz have topped charts around the world and toured the globe from San Diego to Syria, picking up hundreds of millions of streams and record sales along the way. Gorillaz have achieved success in entirely ground-breaking ways, winning numerous awards including the coveted Jim Henson Creativity Honor.

* The band are recognised by The Guinness Book Of World Records as the planet’s Most Successful Virtual Act.

About BRVTVS: BRVTVS is a French directors collective created by Thibaud Clergue, Aurelien Duhayon & Sebastien Iglesias

They met together at the 3D animation French school SUPINFOCOM where they did two graduations films, “Azul” and “Contre-temps”. Pushed by the passion of making movies they’ve decided to create the collective and make their first independent short film “HORDE” followed one year later by the movie clip “THE LAST GOODBYE” for the Canadian musician “PILOTPRIEST”. Both of the films received a very warm reception from internet and festivals.

The three directors worked in a lot of different projects individually for companies in London and Paris before joining Feed Me Light. Collectively they have developed various skills like concept design, 3d & 2d animation, modelling and illustration. This diversity of domains make the strength of the collective, as it gives them an independence in projects and an availability to manage all the parts of a film.

Arcade Fire, Press Releases

ARCADE FIRE: “PETER PAN” (Equiknoxx Remix)

ARCADE FIRE

“PETER PAN” (Equiknoxx Remix)

VIDEO DIRECTED BY STORM SAULTER
STARRING MALEIK LAMONT & RAYANA CAMPBELL
CHOREOGRAPHY BY AMANYEA STINES

PREMIERE LIVE AT LARGE UP NOW 

As Arcade Fire approach the grand finale of their Everything Now Continued Tour, headlining The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles tonight, a new remix and accompanying video have been released for “Peter Pan” from the band’s Grammy-nominated international #1 album, Everything Now. Watch the video HERE.

Created completely independently by Negril, Jamaica-born director Storm Saulter (Better Mus’ Come), the “Peter Pan (Equiknoxx Remix)” clip plays like a short film–a “Lo-Fi Teenage Dancehall Fairytale” in Saulter’s words.

The video features Kingston dancehall stars Maleik Lamont and Rayana Campbell as Peter and Wendy, whose story plays out in a hypnotic mix of neon tinged nightscapes and kinetically charged dance sequences choreographed by Amanyea Stines (who also plays one of Wendy’s dancers, was responsible for casting all of the dancers in the video, and whose credits include work with Cardi B and Major Lazer among others).

The entire “Peter Pan” project speaks to Arcade Fire’s love for and familiarity with the music, culture and people of Jamaica. Storm Saulter’s relationship with the band traces back to their meeting through mutual friend Chris Blackwell, with an immediate bond formed that led to Saulter photographing the band at Trident Castle in Port Antonio during the sessions for their Reflektor album. Saulter’s involvement with “Peter Pan” was much deeper than the typical music video director: The “Peter Pan” version that serves as soundtrack to Peter and Wendy’s romance was coordinated by him–both the Equiknoxx remix as well as the dub mix by Saulter’s composer Jeremy Ashbourne.

Arcade Fire are currently playing the last few headline dates of their current tour tonight September 20 in Los Angeles at the Greek Theatre, following by two nights at the Greek Theatre in Berekeley September 21 and 22. The last show of the tour will be Arcade’s September 23 return to Las Vegas for the Life Is Beautiful festival.

Metallica, Press Releases

METALLICA’s ALL WITHIN MY HANDS FOUNDATION Presents THE HELPING HANDS CONCERT & AUCTION

METALLICA’s ALL WITHIN MY HANDS FOUNDATION
Presents
THE HELPING HANDS CONCERT & AUCTION

November 3rd at The Masonic in San Francisco

Featuring a Rare METALLICA Acoustic Performance

Plus Special Guests Cage The Elephant (Acoustic)
100% of Proceeds to Go to Organizations Supported by ALL WITHIN MY HANDS

A little over 18 months ago Metallica announced the formation of All Within My Hands (AWMH), a 501(c)3 non-profit foundation focused on creating sustainable communities by tackling the issues of hunger and workforce education and encouraging volunteerism.  Now the band and everyone on the All Within My Hands board are excited to celebrate the foundation’s first full year with the All Within My Hands Foundation Helping Hands Concert and Auction on November 3rd at the Masonic in San Francisco. This very special evening will provide a unique opportunity to learn about the organizations Metallica and AWMH have supported, to bid on one of a kind auction items, and to experience a rare acoustic Metalllica show.  Also contributing an acoustic set will be the band’s friends Cage the Elephant.

AWMH was established in 2017 as a way for Metallica and the entire Metallica family to give back to communities around the world that have supported the band on tour. In its first six months of operation, the Foundation donated more than $750,000 to local food banks around the world—a practice the band and AWMH have continued on the North American WorldWired Tour, donating $10,000 to local food banks in every city and meeting dedicated people who focus their daily lives on helping others.

The Metallica family and the All Within My Hands Foundation board members are committed to running an organization of the highest integrity where expenses are kept to a minimum and are paid for entirely by the band, the board, and friends who have worked with the band over many years and are excited to help in this mission. As such, 100% of all donations from fans and third parties go to the organizations AWMH supports.

For more about All Within My Hands, please visit allwithmyhands.org.

Tickets in the balcony and a limited number of floor seats will be available via Ticketmaster this Friday, September 21st at 10 AM PDT. Click here to read how you can enter to win two third row floor seats and here to bid on prime floor seats for the event.

Luscious Jackson, Press Releases

Jill Cunniff of Luscious Jackson Lyric and Word Paintings

Jill Cunniff of Luscious Jackson
Lyric and Word Paintings

OPENING THIS THURSDAY

Photo Credit: Doug Seymour

September 20th from 7-10pm

Featuring Musical Performance by Jill and Friends
198 Allen Street NYC
NY, NY10002

Presented By PMM ART PROJECTS

This week, Luscious Jackson founding member Jill Cunniff will celebrate her first exhibition of original artwork, Lyric and Word Paintings, in New York City. The exhibition will run from  Thursday, September 20th through Sunday, September 23rd at 198 Allen Street.

Kicking off this Thursday, September 20th from 7-10pm, the opening night event for Lyric and Word Paintings will include a one-night-only acoustic show by Jill and friends as they perform a set featuring songs from her solo album City Beach as well as the Luscious Jackson catalogue.

Commenting on the inspiration and process behind her paintings, Jill explained: “I’ve been painting my whole life. As a teenager, I used to paint and write songs kind of like a hand off, switching between the two over the course of an afternoon. I listen to music when I am doing artwork; it’s a big part of the process. I’m influenced by New York City’s streets and the posters and writings that pile up on top of each other, creating layers of color and text. I came of age in 1980s downtown NYC when graffiti and hip-hop met punk. Later, I was introduced to the work of Bay Area Figurative artists while studying painting at U.C. Berkeley, and their glowing landscapes also had a deep influence. So my paintings have elements that are both hectic and serene.”

Lyric and Word Paintings will be open through September 23rd during the following hours:
Friday & Saturday: 12-7pm
Sunday: 12-3pm

No ticket is required, the event is free!

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ABOUT PMM ART PROJECTS

Pat Magnarella, a highly respected music manager, conceived PMM ART PROJECTS  as a “disruptive art business model” over a decade ago in which he neither strived to be an “agent” or “gallerist,” but, instead worked as a manager to ensure that his visual artist clients were protected, nurtured, and recognized both within and beyond the art world.

PMM ART PROJECTS has presented acclaimed exhibitions in Los Angeles, New York, and London and has been the subject of features in Forbes, BBC, Skynews, Evening Standard, New York Post, The SundayTimes of London, The Art Newspaper, GQ Magazine and others.

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For more information, contact steve@nastylittleman.com, michele@nastylittleman.com, visit JillCunniffstudio.com, or follow Jill on Instagram at @jillcunniffstudio.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Press Releases

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds North America Tour 2018

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
North America Tour 2018

Los Angeles, Dallas, Washington DC, Brooklyn, Toronto

New Date Added:
Dallas, The Bomb Factory
October 23, 2018

Watch and share new video from upcoming EP DISTANT SKY– MERCY SEAT
www.ncandtbs.lnk.to/TheMercySeatvideoPR

WATCH TRAILER: https://ncandtbs.lnk.to/americastour
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds add a new date in Dallas, Texas to their North American tour in October.

The band head to the city’s The Bomb Factory on October 23rd, two days after kicking off their run in Los Angeles.

One of the most intense and exciting live acts on the planet, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds headlined festivals across Europe this summer, before they cross continents to Latin and North America for 10 dates in October.

For one night only in April of this year, they shared a show from their celebrated 2017 world tour on cinema screens worldwide.

The release of a special EP of audio from that extraordinary film, Distant Sky – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Live In Copenhagen, will be available on Digital and 12” vinyl from September 28th.

The band is also teaming up with indie record stores in Los Angeles (Amoeba Music), New York (Rough Trade NYC) and Toronto (Rotate This) for an exclusive offer that includes a ticket to the show in the relevant city, a pre-order of the limited edition Distant Sky – Live in Copenhagen EP on vinyl and a limited edition tour lithograph.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ touring line-up features Nick Cave (vocals, piano), Warren Ellis (piano, keyboards, violin, tenor guitar), Martyn Casey (bass), Jim Sclavunos (vibraphone, percussion, piano, drums), George Vjestica (guitar) and Larry Mullins (keyboards, piano).

They will be joined by special guest Cigarettes After Sex for their shows in Los Angeles, Washington DC and Toronto.

Pre-sale tickets available from 10am local time Tuesday, September 18th to Thursday, September 20th. 

LINK HERE: https://ncandtbs.lnk.to/DallasTicketsPR
PASSWORD: BADSEEDS

Dallas on sale Friday, September 21 at 10am (CT)

Tickets www.nickcave.com

21 Oct – The Forum – Los Angeles, CA*
23 Oct – The Bomb Factory, Dallas, TX
25 Oct – The Anthem – Washington DC*
26 Oct – Barclays Center – Brooklyn, NY
28 Oct – Scotiabank Arena – Toronto, Canada*

*With special guest Cigarettes After Sex

2017 UK show reviews: 

“A triumphant performance charged with tragedy”  The Evening Standard *****

“Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds used to be a great live act. Tonight, they are phenomenal.”  The Line Of Best Fit


“A sense of awe rings around the O2 as the Bad Seeds leave the stage, lifetime Cave fans shocked at quite how magnificently the band have mutated.”  Loud & Quiet

2017 US show reviews: 

“There was murder, bloodshed, weeping and betrayal in these songs, many of which explored the tension between control and the furious abandonment of it. And yet there was hope, and an unfettered adoration and belief in the ideals of romantic love.”  Los Angeles Times 

“It could be said that Cave himself gets right down to people’s souls—more so than any artist of recent memory. To meet a Nick Cave fan is to meet a disciple. To see a Nick Cave concert is to witness a kind of musical sacrament.”  LA Record 

“The pain [Nick Cave]’s voice conveys on [Skeleton Tree] is almost too much to bear, but shared with 6,000 disciples experiencing the same feelings it becomes life-affirming…His shows have become true art. And like all great art it is an experience that will transform you and stay with you for years to come.”  Forbes

“The people in the pit felt his breath, had their hands guided to his heart, and were often relied on to hold him from the ground. Near the stage, it was the most baroque hardcore show ever conceived. The audience was part of the show. Everything was interactive.”  Consequence Of Sound

Paul McCartney, Press Releases

PAUL McCARTNEY EGYPT STATION ARRIVES AT #1

PAUL McCARTNEY
EGYPT STATION ARRIVES AT #1

Paul’s First Ever U.S. #1 Solo Debut and Third Solo #1 Album

“**** Make a list of all the songwriters who were composing great tunes in 1958. Now make an overlapping list of the ones who are still writing brilliant songs in 2018. Your lists read: Paul McCartney.” – Rolling Stone

Paul McCartney’s Egypt Station (Capitol Records) has entered the Billboard 200 at #1, making it the third Non-Beatles/Wings McCartney effort to top the U.S. chart and Paul’s first Stateside #1 since 1982’s Tug Of War. Earning  153,000 equivalent album units, Egypt Station is Paul’s first solo album to enter the chart at #1. Since beginning a new and profound direction on his creative journey with the 1970 release of his debut solo album, McCartney, Paul has sold over 100 million albums and singles worldwide.

The 18-time GRAMMY® winner launched Egypt Station with an intimate show at New York City’s Grand Central Station on September 7, which was live streamed as a YouTube Originals concert special–available for viewing HERE. The previous evening, McCartney visited The TonightShow Starring Jimmy Fallon and performed his Top 10 AAA hit “Come On To Me.”

Explaining the album’s concept, Paul says, “I liked the words ‘Egypt Station.’… I think of it as a dream location that the music emanates from.” The title is taken from the piece of art featured on the cover, which Paul painted in 1988.

Egypt Station has won praise from critics around the world. In a four-star lead review, Rolling Stonesaid,  “Macca keeps adding new gems to his songbook, with nothing to prove except he’s the only genius who can do this… (And, oh yeah — in his spare time, he happens to still be the greatest live performer on Earth.)” London’s Sunday Times, Q Magazine and MOJO also awarded the album four stars.

The New York Times’ Jon Pareles observed, “McCartney contemplates mortality and pain while still trying to offer love and strength.”  TIME declared Egypt Station “Essential… a document of McCartney’s spirit, which is still irrepressible more than five decades after the Beatles made their debut.” NPR said, “This is his best album in maybe 20 years.” People noted, “Egypt Station is a tour through the imagination of one of our greatest artists  — what’s not to love? It’s a celebration of all the things that make McCartney great: hope, exuberance, open mindedness and sweet melody. These days, we need all of these more than ever.”

GQ reveals “The Untold Stories of Paul McCartney” in the magazine’s October cover story. Writer Chris Heath observed, “Paul McCartney is driven….If you imagine that by now McCartney might have reached the point where he would relax and look back with cozy satisfaction on his life’s achievements… well, then you’re already very wrong about both who Paul McCartney is and who he ever was.” In thisaccompanying video, McCartney breaks down his most iconic songs. Cover stories have also run in the London Sunday Times Culture section and MOJO.

Additionally, Spotify has announced the release of Paul McCartney & Spotify Singles: Under the Staircase. Recorded at Paul’s intimate Abbey Road Studio 2 gig earlier the summer, Under the Staircase features live versions of songs spanning Paul’s entire career—Beatles, Wings, solo catalogue numbers plus some of the first live performances of Egypt Station material—plus a feature length concert film.

Paul will headline the Austin City Limits Music Festival on October 5 and 12. He will return to the U.S. in 2019 for the Freshen Up tour. See below for confirmed dates.

Paul McCartney – The Freshen Up Tour – 2019 U.S. Dates

5/23 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
5/27 – Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena
5/30 – Greenville, SC – Bon Secours Wellness Arena
6/1 – Lexington, KY – Rupp Arena
6/3 – Fort Wayne, IN – Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
6/6 – Madison, WI – Kohl Center
6/11 – Moline, IL – TaxSlayer Center
6/26 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Arena