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Paul McCartney sells out in seven seconds

Mar 11, 2009, 9:48 GMT

Los Angeles - Paul McCartney sold out his April 19 concert at a Las Vegas casino in less than seven seconds, according to figures released Tuesday. British recording artist Paul McCartney poses in the photo deadline room at the 51th Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, USA, 08 February 2009. EPA/ANDREW GOMBERT

British recording artist Paul McCartney poses in the photo deadline room at the 51th Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, USA, 08 February 2009. EPA/ANDREW GOMBERT

British recording artist Paul McCartney poses in the photo deadline room at the 51th Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, USA, 08 February 2009. EPA/ANDREW GOMBERTThe promoters of the concert at the Hard Rock Hotel said the sellout of the 4,000 seats may have set a world record with tickets going at the rate of 600 per second when they went on sale on February 14. The Hard Rock Hotel booked the former Beatle, 66, for the gig to debut its new 60-million-dollar music venue, called the Joint. 'The reason Paul McCartney took this gig is that he wanted a down and dirty, real old-fashioned rock show with minimal seating,' Paul Davis, vice president of entertainment at the Hard Rock, told the Las Vegas Sun. 'He wants to come out and look at the crowd and feel the entire crowd staring at him - a real rock show with a real rock 'n' roll feel to it.'

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