Beatle news briefs: Got McCartney tickets? Brokers already do

February 14, 7:17 AMBeatles ExaminerSteve Marinucci

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  The cover of British Beatles Fan Club magazine issue #31.
   (Courtesy Pete Nash.)

Tickets for Paul McCartney's Las Vegas show at the New Joint at the Hard Rock don't go on sale until noon Saturday (2/14). But the brokers already have them -- or have them listed, anyway. StubHub has a page full of McCartney tickets with prices ranging from $699 to $9,999 (!!!) for Vegas. They also have listings for Coachella for $149 - $399 for the April 17 show he'll headline and $375 - $649 for the full three-day pass. But here are regular links for April 17th Coachella Festival tickets and for Paul's show at the New Joint at the Hard Rock. (Also for thenewno2 at Coachella on April 18).  Good luck!

In a promotion for the new Paul McCartney Fireman Radio channel that begins today on Sirius 33/XM 27, Howard 101 is featuring "Paul McCartney Uncensored" at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT. We thought the original Stern interview was uncensored. You mean there's more? You can hear the promo here. Sirius/XM has a special page with Paul McCartney clips here.

In his latest MySpace blog, Paul McCartney guitarist Brian Ray says that in the rehearsal before the Grammy performance last Sunday, Paul and the band (including Dave Grohl) played "Honey Hush," "Honey Don't," "Matchbox," "Let Me Roll It" and "Jet," as well as "I Saw Her Standing There." (Hope someone had a tape recorder.) He confirmed that Abe Laboriel Jr. "had a prior commitment with some guitar God.... Eric something or rather, in Japan" as the reason Grohl was playing drums that night. He also says he will be unable to join Johnny Hallyday for his upcoming tour in France "due to scheduling."

Sean Lennon was announced as a guest performer Friday at blackoutsabbath in March in New York City.

One of Yoko Ono's messages from Twitter Friday was "We're all water in different containers. That's why it's so easy to meet, Someday we'll evaporate together. http://www.charitywater.org"   Yoko's name translates to "Ocean child," so it fits nicely.

Julian Lennon sent Valentine's Day wishes on his blog.

Yoko Ono's "Give Peace a Chance: The International Remixes," the last of a series of digital-only remixes, will be released Feb. 18 on Mindtrain/Twisted Records, iTunes and beatport, Ono announced on her Imagine Peace.com website.

Sad news: Estelle Bennett, a member of the Ronettes, has died, reports USA Today.  The group was a favorite of the Beatles and toured with them in 1966.

British Beatles Fan Club Magazine issue 31, at right, features "Beatles 2008 - A Day In The Life," a review of Paul McCartney's "Electric Arguments" and a report on the Quarrymen playing in the United States. More information:  http://www.britishbeatlesfanclub.co.uk. 

Coming Saturday: A special Valentine's Day post. Until then, remember love.