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McCartney Got Back Tour Mural in Newcastle Australia

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One of the first truly feel-good moments to come out of the Got Back Tour to Australia so far came earlier this week when the City of Newcastle welcomed Paul McCartney to their town with a giant 160 square metre mural, painted on the side of a building by local artist Mitch Revs.

Paul made a spontaneous stop en route to his concert at the McDonald Jones Stadium to meet the artist, admire the work, sign it – and in the process draw a small but awe-struck crowd.

Mitch Revs, deeply moved by the experience, said: “Meeting Paul was surreal. His genuine nature and willingness to engage, even on a busy day, shows who he truly is. Forever grateful for this memory!”

Paul McCartney is Coming to Australia

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Great news overnight, especially if you live Down Under.

Paul McCartney and Frontier Touring have announced that the living legend is headed this way in October and November for a series of six concerts. For those of our readers who may not know Australia that well, one interesting thing about this announcement is that the tour takes in two regional centres that are not capital cities: Newcastle in the state of New South Wales, and the Gold Coast in Queensland.

McCartney took to social media with this slightly longer video filmed at The Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts, of which he is lead patron:

Also, as part of the publicity for the tour McCartney granted a lengthy interview to the Aussie podcast Behind The Hits, hosted by Dave Gleeson. In it he speaks about the Australian tour plus a whole lot more. It’s worth a listen:

Then Paul followed up with a TV interview on one of Australia’s leading news and current affairs shows, ABC 7.30. Here’s the version that went to air. He’s speaking with host Sarah Fergusson:

Or, if you prefer, the extended version of the interview: