WHAT:
Tickets are on sale now for Paul McCartney and Wings – One Hand Clapping. Additionally, the event’s official trailer has been unveiled today HERE
Paul McCartney and Wings – One Hand Clapping is an opportunity for audiences to step back in time to 1974 and witness the magic of the band’s historic recording session at Abbey Road Studios. This behind-the-scenes look delves into the making of the acclaimed One Hand Clapping album, featuring rare footage, interviews with the band, insights from the creative team, and more. Relive iconic Wings hits, a reimagined Beatles classic, and captivating performances on the big screen.
In addition to the full Paul McCartney and Wings – One Hand Clapping film, the event will feature the previously unreleased Backyard Sessions, showcasing Paul McCartney on acoustic guitar performing beloved tracks from his catalog. Highlights include the previously unreleased song “Blackpool” and covers of personal favorites like “Twenty Flight Rock,” the song he played for John Lennon during their first meeting. The screenings also boast an exclusive filmed introduction by Paul McCartney and previously unseen Polaroid photographs from the sessions.
WHO:
Paul McCartney and Wings – One Hand Clapping features Wings’ Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Denny Laine, Jimmy McCulloch, and Geoff Britton. Additionally joining the band in the studio were orchestral arranger Del Newman and saxophonist Howie Casey. The film was directed by David Litchfield and is presented in cinemas by Trafalgar Releasing and Mercury Studios.
WHEN:
This exclusive event comes to cinemas for limited screenings beginning September 26th.
WHERE:
Paul McCartney and Wings – One Hand Clapping is coming to select big screens worldwide. For a list of participating cinemas and to purchase tickets, visit onehandclapping.film
ASSETS:
An exclusive clip from Band on the Run is available HERE
Press assets, including the official poster, are available HERE
ABOUT MERCURY STUDIOS:
Mercury Studios is a full-service production studio, focused on telling compelling stories through the lens of music.
Current and recent projects include Oscar and BAFTA award nominated American Symphony, directed by Matthew Heineman for the Obamas’ Higher Ground Productions/Netflix, If These Walls Could Sing, directed by Mary McCartney for Disney+, My Life as a Rolling Stone for the BBC and MGM+, Shania Twain: Not Just A Girl for Netflix, This Town, a six-part series for the BBC from writer, creator, and executive producer Steven Knight, Linda Perry: Let it Die Here, which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival and the recently announced One to One: John & Yoko from Oscar and BAFTA award winning director, Kevin Macdonald.
Mercury Studios also produced Sam Smith: Live at the Royal Albert Hall for BBC, Billie Eilish’s Overheated at the O2 London and Lang Lang Plays Disney for Disney+.
Editorially independent, Mercury Studios is powered by Universal Music Group and represents the world’s leading catalogue of music-related content, consisting of thousands of hours of premium music-driven film and television programming.
ABOUT TRAFALGAR RELEASING:
Trafalgar Releasing, the global leader in event cinema distribution, harnesses the power of cinema to bring fans together in more than 15,000 cinemas across 132 countries. A subsidiary of Trafalgar Entertainment, Trafalgar Releasing’s operations include production, acquisition, marketing, and distribution of live or pre-recorded content to cinemas worldwide led by an international team based in the UK, US and Germany. Featuring live concerts, music documentaries, world-class opera, award-winning theatre, and more from leading names in entertainment such as Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, BTS, Metallica, Oasis, Coldplay, Billie Eilish, the Royal Opera House and others, Trafalgar Releasing has repeatedly shattered event cinema box office records, most recently with international distribution for TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR, the highest-grossing concert film of all time. Information about Trafalgar Releasing can be found at www.trafalgar-releasing.com.
