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Sir Paul McCartney surprises passers-by with an unannounced free gig in central London - echoing his famous rooftop gig with The Beatles 44 years ago.

The star replaced the jugglers and living statues who often gather around St Paul's Church in Covent Garden to perform a selection of new tracks from the back of a truck.
Thousands of people gathered in the cobbled piazza and got a grandstand view from the balcony of the market building opposite.

Onlookers started gathering at around 11am after they twigged the musician may be playing after spotting one of his flight cases. The truck - forming his makeshift stage - pulled into the square at about 6am, with stacks of speakers set up in front.

Stepping onstage at 1.30pm, he told the crowd: "Good afternoon, and welcome to Covent Garden. We're just going to do a few songs from our new album so get your phones out - as if they weren't out already."

After playing current single New, he joked: "Busking - I've always wanted to busk here."
Sir Paul memorably performed with The Beatles in January 1969 on the roof of the group's Apple HQ in London's Savile Row.

Today's performance follows a whirlwind week of promotion for his latest album - also called New -which has involved intimate shows at BBC studios and numerous TV and radio interviews.

Source: AP

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