The Digital Songstress lands in London November 12th

London's Mamma Mia! The Party, the ultimate immersive theatre and dining experience, is extending its run until 31 December 2025. Due to extraordinary demand, Björn Ulvaeus’ MAMMA MIA! THE PARTY is extending to 31 December 2025 at The O2, London, with tickets on sale now. As previously announced, Ian Kelsey will join the cast on 5 February 2025 in the role of Nikos, taking over from…

Paul McCartney 2024-12-19The O2London UKIEM Recording320 kbpsArtwork IncludedCD 1:01. Introduction02. A Hard Day's Night03. Junior's Farm04. Letting Go05. Drive My Car06. Got To Get You Into My Life07. Come On To Me08. Let Me Roll It09. Getting Better10. Let 'Em In11. My Valentine12. Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five13. Maybe I'm Amazed14. I've Just Seen A Face15. In Spite Of All the Danger16. Love Me Do17. Dance Tonight18. Blackbird19. Here Today CD 2:01. Now And Then02. Lady Madonna03. Jet04. Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!05. Something06. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da07. Band On The Run08. Wonderful Christmastime* 09. Macca talks about his stolen bass10. Get Back**11. Let It Be12. Live and Let Die 13. Hey Jude CD 3:01. I've Got a Feeling02. Introduction of Ringo Starr03. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)*** 04. Helter Skelter 05. Golden Slumbers06. Carry That Weight07. The End* with The Capital Choir** with Ronnie Wood*** with Ringo StarrPaul McCartney - 2024-12-19 -  London, UK (IEM)I've seen Sir Paul 9 times, and the last 4, in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2022, I went with both my wife and my twin boys. We started that run back in June 2015, a Father's Day show in Philadelphia, which was also the first concert my boys ever went to! The set list that night included the tune Macca wrote for Destiny, one of my boy's favorite video games. We followed that up with an August 7, 2016 show at Giants Stadium on what what would have been my Dad's 83rd birthday had he not passed away in 2012. Sir Paul broke out Birthday that night, the first time I had ever heard him play that song live. Then on September 15, 2017, at Madison Square Garden on my Mom's 85th birthday, Paul entertained us as almost no other performer can, telling stories, paying tribute to lost friends and lovers, playing over 40 songs scanning almost 60 years of musical history. He played Jet, my boy's favorite McCartney tune, a song that had been missing from the 2 previous shows they attended.  And then, as I mentioned in my Springsteen post earlier this month, he brought Bruce and Miami Steve on stage for what turned out to be back to back renditions of I Saw her Standing There.  Most recently, just a few weeks ago on July 16, 2022, the 4 of us Saw Sir Paul at Met Life stadium, just 2 days before his 80th birthday!  Another 3 hour masterpiece, and another guest appearance by Springsteen, for 2 songs, his Glory days and The Beatles I Wanna Be Your Man, plus he sat in during the closing Abbey Road medley to add some blistering guitar work. The encore included a 2nd guest appearance, by a virtual John Lennon.  using footage from the Rooftop Concert, Paul and John did a virtual duet on I've Got A Feeling, and there wasn't a dry eye in the house. Given Sir Paul's age, I may never get to see him live again, but the memories, especially from the last 4 shows, will last forever. This soundboard recording captures Sir Paul in London on December 19, 2024, just 1 year ago today.  Macca had gone back out of the road in late 2024, bringing the Got Back tour to South America, where he had also played in 2023, and to Europe, his first shows on that continent since before the pandemic. This show brought the tour to end in grand fashion, with a performance of Wonderful Christmastime accompanied by The Capital Choir, a guest appearance by Ronnie Wood on Get Back, the reappearnce of his bass guitar that had been missing for 50 years, and finally, a reunion with his fellow surviving Beatle, Ringo Starr on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) and Helter Skelter! By the way, I included an audience recording of the show as well as it contains the soundcheck for the show, which was not part of the IEM recording.