Paul McCartney`s concert for Israel, reported earlier this week by Undercover, will take place on September 25.
In a statement, Sir Paul said, ““I`ve heard so many great things about Tel Aviv and Israel, but hearing is one thing and experiencing it for yourself is another. We are planning to have a great time and a great evening. We can`t wait to get out there and rock.”The concert will be called `Friendship First`. It comes 43 years after McCartney and the Israeli government banned The Beatles.
McCartney also nearly toured Israel in the late 70s with Wings but the show was cancelled due to a problem with the venue.
Earlier this year, Israel`s ambassador to Britain, Ron Prosor, apologized to The Beatles during a trip to Liverpool for the `misunderstanding`. In a letter he wrote: “There is no doubt that it was a great missed opportunity to prevent people like you, who shaped the minds of the generation, to come to Israel and perform.”
McCartney has been on a series of one-off shows this year to places he has never played before.
It all started with a homecoming show at Anfield Stadium in Liverpool as part of the cities celebrations for the European Capital of Culture.
Next was the Independence Concert in Kiev, Russia in front of 350,000 people.
In July, McCartney played in Quebec, Canada to mark the cities 400th anniversary.
The he made a guest appearance with Billy Joel at Shea Stadium for the last ever concert at the stadium.
“It was great to complete the circle, starting there with The Beatles and then finishing this time round with `Let It Be`,” he said.
McCartney has so far played to more than 650,000 people at just those 4 concerts.
