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How Much Did Paul McCartney Get Paid For His Olympic Gig?

Carl Coffey — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:07:21 +0000

Did you hear how much Paul McCartney got paid for his 2012 London Olympics Opening Ceremony performance of “Hey Jude” ? Paul received One British pound, which is about $1.60 U.S. The Olympics paid the small amount to all of the music entertainers in the ceremony to make their performance contracts binding for the TV [...]

Squirrels Having Fun At The London Olympics

Carl Coffey — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:28:35 +0000

Olympic beach volleyball players are having problems in their sandy courts in London. Squirrels have been burying nuts and acorns on six practice courts at London’s St James’s Park and bikini-clad players have been feeling the pain as they land barefoot on the squirrel snacks. Groundsmen now have to rake the sand before practice sessions. [...]

Rolling Stones Olympic Time Check

Carl Coffey — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 14:05:18 +0000

Omega, the official time-keeper of the London Summer Olympics, has scored The Rolling Stones classic “Start Me Up” for their pre-Olympics TV commercial. The spot will feature several Olympic athletes prepping in the moments before the starting gun sounds. No official word about how much Omega paid for The Stones song, though the Brit press [...]

Paul Rodgers "Open" To Performing With Queen At Olympics

Carl Coffey — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:22:50 +0000

Paul Rodgers says he’d consider reteaming with Queen — especially for a special occasion. The rocker tells Billboard.com he’s heard speculation about the band possibly getting an invite to perform at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. While he admits no one has “actually approached” him about it, he says he’d [...]

The Who Won't Be At The Olympics

Carl Coffey — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:45:08 +0000

Turns out The Who won’t be part of the festivities surrounding the 2012 Summer Olympics after all. The band is denying reports that they’ve signed on for the international sporting event, which is taking place in London next year. In a post on TheWho.com band members say emphatically — in all caps — that stories [...]

No London Olympics Beatles Reunion

Carl Coffey — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:02:44 +0000

The all-star Beatles supergroup with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr joined by their sons along with John Lennon’s and George Harrison sons for the opening ceremonies of next year’s London Summer Olympics won’t be happening. Ringo slammed the door on the idea. The drummer says , “I’ll be touring America so I won’t be doing [...]

Beatles, Stones and Sex Pistols On One Stage?

Carl Coffey — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:02:20 +0000

McCartney, Jagger and Johnny Rotten Go For The Gold.

The stars of Britain's most famous rock groups, including the Beatles, Rolling Stones and Sex Pistols, have been tipped to come together to form a spectacular supergroup for the launch of the London Olympics.

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