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Sir Paul McCartney may have set a new world record after tickets for his one-off gig in Las Vegas sold out an astonishing seven seconds after going on sale.

Paul McCartney says he is "thrilled" at the news of his sell-out gig.

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Sir Paul McCartney put his troubles to one side for the Brit awards and was honoured for his outstanding contribution to music.

The Beatles legend has teamed up with the 30-year-old guitarist on his debut album - which is due out later this year - and the father-son pair now plan to try out their new material live.

Sir Paul McCartney rolled out Beatles classics such as ‘Hey Jude’ and ‘The Long and Winding Road’ at his intimate show at the Camden Roundhouse last night.

The event was part of the BBC Electric Proms and saw Macca enjoy banter and plenty of cringe-worthy quips in front of the 3,000 strong crowd. At one moment, he bellowed: "There must be a full moon, because we're howling! How-wooooo!" Ouch.

Despite the appearance of a number of Beatles numbers (also including ‘Eleanor Rigby’, ‘I’ve Got A Feeling’, ‘Follow The Sun’ and the opening ‘Magical Mystery Tour’), the set was heavily weighted towards his lesser known solo efforts and also the odd Wings track.

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The Fab Four live at the Las Vegas Hilton.

Hundreds of new bands pop up around the world every day with the hope of tasting a bit of the phenomenon status the Beatles achieved in their musical lifetime.

"In reality, we will probably never see a band as revolutionary as the Beatles," said Carl Carrillo, 62. "It was like the world changed when the Beatles came around. Musically and culturally, everything changed, and every time the Beatles changed, so did we."

It isn't likely that a band will emerge now that can motivate society to follow a psychedelic or Hare Krishna lifestyle as the Beatles did, but that does not stop cover bands from trying to provide current generations with a taste of those times.

Perhaps fueled by a desire to be a part of something bigger or just curiosity, cover bands and their fans have been recreating musical scenes for decades.

"I think it is great that people try to imitate music and experience what they did not get to experience in their lifetime," said Jonathan Shupert, a UF packaging sciences senior. "It might not be as good as the real thing, but it gives us a taste."