is the first time that Sir Paul played the central location of London Sir Paul McCartney has conducted a lunchtime intimate gig at the 100 Club on Oxford Street London, a historic music threatened with closure.Approximately 300 fans were treated to a game lasting two hours, including songs by the Beatles, wings and solo Sir Paul back catalogue.
This is the smallest gig star has played the United Kingdom since more than 10 years.
He met with cheers when he said: "please Mr. 100 Club, try and keep it opens because it is a really cool place."
The club, which began life as a restaurant in the 1940s, played the Sex Pistols, the Rolling Stones and Metallica host over the years.
But the increase in rent in the centre of London pushed rather than red. Unless a new buyer or promoter is found, the club may close before the year is out.
A campaign aimed at maintaining the 100 Club has attracted the support of Primal Scream Bobby Gillespie and Sir Mick Jagger.
Earlier this month, Rolling Stones Ronnie Wood Member played a gig for benefits for the site.
Arrival on stage just a few minutes later than expected, Sir Paul plaisanté fans that he was stuck in traffic.
He then asked: "So, who wants to save the 100 Club?"
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£ 60 Tickets were sold in just a few minutes and were rumoured to change hands for thousands of books online.
Lucky holders who had queued outside in the snow showers were rewarded with some of the biggest hits in the Beatles back catalogue
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Songs like Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da and Hey judge was inevitably the crowd sing.
And solo acoustic versions of Sir Paul de Carouge and yesterday have been almost hidden by phones and cameras held aloft.
Between songs Sir Paul joked that "it was like being in a room of the school of the end of the term."
The gig was something of a warm-up for 68 years, due to play two Christmas concerts in Liverpool and Newcastle later this month.
Still was nervous playing one of his concerts intimes since more than ten years it not to show.
Small site holds only 350 people"People used to give fag packets to sign at the old time", Sir Paul said to the audience. "" This bloke has just said, ' can sign you my iPad? ".
The gig was supplemented by an evocation of Lonely Hearts Club Band of Sgt Pepper before Sir Paul plea to save 100 Club.
Matthew Willgress North London said: "this is an ideal location, I didn't know that it is here.
"Some other bars and clubs tours here were closed because of the new station Crossrail - it would be unfortunate to lose another."
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