Three decades after the original bout of Beatlemania took over the world, Paul McCartney announced four concerts across the world.
With his band, Macca would play London, Naples, Barcelona and, rather unbelievably, St Austell in Cornwall. Actually, it wasn't that unbelievable as the Coliseum - on the beach at Carlyon Bay - had the reputation of being one of the greatest venues in the UK.
Starting out as the Riviera Club in the 1960s, it played host to The Pretty Things, Chris Farlowe, Them, Procol Harum, Herman's Hermits and The Kinks (never The Beatles though) but it was in the late '70s to late '80s that saw its golden years. McCartney’s performance was in the days before online and phone booking, so fans of the superstar had to queue to get tickets for the 3,000-capacity gig.
