Paul McCartney will perform at an invitation-only exclusive concert for Sirius/XM satellite radio at Harlem’s Apollo Theater at 8 p.m. ET Dec. 13, it was announced today.
The station says the concert, which will be broadcast live, will celebrate reaching a milestone of 20 million subscribers. Subscribers will also get the opportunity to attend the event.
Sirius XM says it will also launch “Paul McCartney’s Band on the Run Radio,” a month-long 24/7 commercial-free music channel devoted to McCartney’s music catalog. The channel will feature music from his solo records and every Wings album as well as songs recorded with The Beatles. It will launch on November 29 at 3:00 pm ET and air through December 26 at 11:59 pm ET on SIRIUS channel 33 and XM channel 27 and SIRIUS XM Bootlegs, SIRIUS Internet Radio, SIR channel 812, and XM Radio Online, XMRO channel 90.
The channel’s launch coincides with the recent reissue of Paul McCartney & Wings’ "Band on the Run," album on Concord Music, the first album in an overhaul of McCartney’s solo catalog. The month-long channel will also feature a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the album hosted by McCartney himself, as well as newly discovered live performances of Wings tracks recorded at Abbey Road Studios from the Paul McCartney Archive.
The Apollo Theater concert will air nationwide on six channels including “Paul McCartney’s Band on the Run Radio,” Howard 101, one of Howard Stern’s two exclusive SIRIUS XM channels, Underground Garage, Classic Vinyl, The Coffee House and ‘70s on 7.
Subscribers may enter to win tickets to the concert through various call-in promotions and also by going to www.sirius.com or www.xmradio.com for rules and complete details. One grand prize winner will be awarded four tickets to the exclusive concert, a paid trip to New York City, two nights lodging, an “Everything Plus The Best Of” SIRIUS or XM subscription for the lifetime of the subscriber’s radio, an opportunity to be a guest DJ on “Paul McCartney’s Band on the Run Radio” and an autographed copy of the Band on the Run deluxe edition box set. All opportunities to win tickets to the concert are limited to listeners who have been an active Sirius or XM subscriber continuously since November 15, 2010.
More information is available at www.sirius.com or www.xmradio.com.
Comments
Exclusive? It's on Paul's website on the front page
No, exclusive as it's for Sirius/XM only.
I don't know how Sirius XM can afford Paul, aren't they near bankruptcy? They have a terrible reputation with consumer advocates for customer service and unfair practices.
Love Paul, but I will not pay for radio. Just can't do it.
Hope there is a DVD of this some day.
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