Details
- Country: United Kingdom
- City: London
- Location: Hard Rock Cafe
Location
Location: Hard Rock Cafe
Timeline
Previous concert Aug 24, 1972 • Germany • Berlin
Article March 1973 • "James Paul McCartney" TV special announced
Article Mar 08, 1973 • Paul McCartney fined for growing cannabis
Concert Mar 18, 1973 • Charity Brawl
Session Mar 18, 1973 • Recording the live section of "James Paul McCartney" TV special
Session Mar 22, 1973 • Recording the pub sequence for "James Paul McCartney"
Next concert May 11, 1973 • United Kingdom • Bristol
Related interviews
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Wings: They're all set for take-off!
Apr 28, 1973 • From Record Mirror
After a day of recording for the “James Paul McCartney” TV special, Wings did a charity concert at the Hard Rock Cafe in London.
A quick trip to the Hardrock Cafe for a party and surprise benefit concert for ‘Release’ followed. With no cameras etc. the whole thing was looser, and so more together(?) About two hundred people – at £5 a head, had a really good time.
From Wings Fun Club newsletter #1
From Wikipedia:
Release, founded in 1967 by Caroline Coon and Rufus Harris (died 2007),[1] is a UK charity that provides legal advice and arranges legal representation for people charged with the possession of drugs.[1] Release is now the oldest independent drugs charity in the world and continues to provide a range of services dedicated to meeting the health, welfare and legal needs of drugs users and those who live and work with them.
Paul and Linda McCartney met David Litchfield, who was then the editor of The Image, a graphic arts magazine. This initial meeting led Litchfield to publish Linda McCartney’s photographs in his magazine, and subsequently to more collaborations with Paul McCartney, including directing the 1974 “One Hand Clapping” documentary about Wings.
From The McCartney Legacy page on Facebook:
Wings played their first ever live performance in London at the Hard Rock Cafe in the West End, on Sunday 18th March 1973. Technically it was the 19th between 12.25pm to 1.30am. Seats for the “Charity Brawl” were priced at £5 and included a burger and ice cream meal.
[This surprise date proved to be] really fantastic, the best we’ve played up to now. We only played an hour or so, but on the tour we’ll be doing a rather extravagant affair, probably playing for two and a half hours. I’m glad we took such a time before starting out on a tour like this, though. It’s hard work for a band to come together. It’s similar to a marriage there are the five of you and you have to find out what makes each of you tick, and that learning takes time.
Denny Seiwell – From Interview with Record Mirror • Apr 28, 1973
From Wikipedia:
The support group for the entire [1973 UK ]tour was pub rock band Brinsley Schwarz who Paul and Linda asked to be on the tour after seeing them perform at the London Hard Rock Cafe’s opening night a few weeks previously.
Hard Rock Cafe
This was the 1st and only concert played at Hard Rock Cafe.
