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Paul McCartney will play the final show at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park on August 14th, 48 years after the Beatles played their last paid concert at the venue.

Mayor Ed Lee personally invited McCartney to close the ballpark, but the plan was almost scuppered when the city faced competition from the 49ers, who wanted McCartney to play the first gig at their new Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara in August.

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Pete Townshend has told Billboard that The Who will celebrate their 50th anniversary with a world tour, which will kick off in the UK around Christmas.

Townshend is also hoping to record a new album with Roger Daltrey and is currently in the process of going through demos to identify material.

Ahead of the live shows, fans will be able to pick up “Quadrophenia – Live in London,” which features a show filmed at London’s Wembley Arena on July 8, 2013 during the band’s “Quadrophenia and More” tour. “Quadrophenia – Live in London” will be available in June in several formats, including CD, DVD, Blu-ray, and a deluxe box set.

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Jackson Browne has announced that he will be on the road for a solo acoustic tour of the US this summer, as well as two full band shows with John Fogerty guesting.

Playing guitar and piano, Jackson will perform songs from his entire body of work, with varying set lists each night.

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Christine McVie will join Fleetwood Mac on tour for the first time in 16 years when the band embarks on the “On With The Show” tour in September.

The 34 date “On With The Show” tour will take in 33 cities, starting in Minneapolis, Minnesota on September 30 and closing in Tampa, Florida on December 20.

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Kate Bush has surprised the music world by announcing that she will return to the stage with a series of shows at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, London.

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