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Paul McCartney in Mexico City

"Terrified Sir Paul McCartney had to be rescued by cops after a mob attacked his tour bus in a dodgy no-go part of Mexico City.

Youths forced his driver to stop then started jumping up and down on the roof as the Beatles legend, 67, cowered inside.

A source said: "At first his security team thought it was just swarms of fans but when people started scaling the bus, the situation changed in a flash." They called cops who raced to the rescue. "Paul and the team were shaken up," the source added.

It happened after his gig at the Foro Sol stadium on Saturday at 1am. His management team are now reviewing security.

Macca, who was unhurt, was in Washington last night for a White House concert." [mirror.co.uk (via)]

Paul played two shows while in Mexico City. Both setlists are below. The White House concert takes place Wednesday June 2nd, and will be aired on PBS later this summer...

The program, to be taped by WETA Washington, D.C., as part of the "In Performance at the White House" series, will air on PBS stations nationwide on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at 8 p.m. EDT (check local listings) as "Paul McCartney: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song In Performance at the White House."

The concert will feature a tribute by major stars, many of whom will perform the songs that propelled McCartney to legendary status in music and humanitarianism around the world. The lineup of performers includes Stevie Wonder, Faith Hill, Jonas Brothers, Dave Grohl, Jack White, Elvis Costello, Emmylou Harris, Herbie Hancock, Corinne Bailey Rae and remarks by Jerry Seinfeld.

The Gershwin Prize for Popular Song was created by the Library of Congress to honor artists whose creative output transcends distinctions between musical styles and idioms, bringing diverse listeners together, and fostering mutual understanding and appreciation.

Paul's other upcoming dates include Salt Lake City and San Francisco. All dates below...

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Tickets are on sale at 11am for the Weezer show at Williamsburg Waterfront.

Tickets are on sale at noon for the Keane show at Williamsburg Waterfront.

Other Williamsburg Waterfront shows on sale are Band of Horses/Grizzly Bear, Silversun Pickups, Faith No More, Modest Mouse, Primus/Gogol Bordello, and Nas/Damian Marley.

Free Waterfront shows have not been announced yet.

Corinne Bailey Rae is playing the Beach at Governors Island on August 6th. Tickets, currently on AmEx presale, go on general sale at noon.

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros have added a 3rd NYC show. Their two at Webster Hall are both sold out (July 22-23), so they're also playing the Beach at Governors Island on July 21st. Tickets, currently on AmEx presale, go on general sale at noon.

Other Governors Island shows on sale include Michael Franti & Spearhead w/ Trombone Shorty, Passion Pit/Tokyo Police Club, MIA/Sleigh Bells/Die Antwoord and Local Natives.

Free Governors Island shows so far include Yesayer and Neon Indian.

Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the Broken Social Scene show coming to Rumsey Playfield aka Central Park Summerstage. You can also catch them at the Pitchfork Festival this summer.

Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the two Massive Attack shows at Terminal 5.

Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the Public Image Ltd show at Terminal 5.

Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the just-added (2nd) Morning Benders show at Mercury Lounge.

OK Go are playing Music Hall of Williamsburg on April 30th. Tickets are on sale (@ noon).

Corinne Bailey Rae is playing Music Hall of Williamsburg on May 4th (one night after she plays Webster Hall). Tickets are on sale (@ noon).

Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the Mumford & Sons / Middle East show at Webster Hall. Coming to SXSW? Catch The Middle East at the BrooklynVegan showcase and other shows.

Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the Melvins / Isis show at Webster Hall. Also a Music Hall of Williamsburg show is on their schedule, but it's not on sale yet.

Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the Best Coast show at Mercury Lounge.

Regina Spektor, Local Natives & Jamie Lidell tickets are also on sale.

Lilith Fair, which has been dormant since 1999, will reform this year for a North American tour this summer. Exact dates and venues are forthcoming, but the ongoing list of confirmed acts is impressive (though they won't all play every city). The lineup currently includes Beth Orton, Cat Power, Emmylou Harris, Erykah Badu, the Gossip, Grace Potter and The Nocturnals, Heart, Indigo Girls, Janelle Monae, Ke$ha, La Roux, Lights, Loretta Lynn, Mary J. Blige, Metric, Miranda Lambert, Norah Jones, Rosie Thomas, Sarah McLachlan, Serena Ryder, Sheryl Crow, Tara MacLean, Tegan and Sara.

New York City is one of the tour's confirmed stops. The rest of those and the fest's so-far lineup are below...

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Wow...Public Image Ltd, The Specials, Grizzly Bear, Passion Pit, Echo and the Bunnymen, Grace Jones, Fever Ray, Devo, Hot Chip, Phoenix, Orbital, Spoon, Sly and the Family Stone, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Sunny Day Real Estate, Yo La Tengo, Mew, Camera Obscura, Gil Scott-Heron, The xx, John Waters, Dillinger Escape Plan, Deer Tick, Gary Numan... Full Coachella 2010 lineup below....

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Al Green and ?uestlove

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