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Beatles doing charity gig

Starr, McCartney - Pictured in 1977
Starr, McCartney - Pictured in 1977

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are to appear at a charity concert in New York next month.

According to the BBC, McCartney will headline the concert at the Radio City Music Hall on 4 April, while Starr has been named among a string of special guests.

The charity is the David Lynch Foundation, set up by the film director, which promotes transcendental meditation in schools.

McCartney said he had practiced transcendental meditation for 40 years: "In moments of madness, it has helped me find moments of serenity."

The show will aim to raise enough money to teach one million, at risk, children to meditate.

Speaking about the charity event, McCartney said: "I would like to think that it would help provide them a quiet haven in a not-so-quiet world."

Starr added: "It gives me great pleasure to be part of this evening. I feel the aims of this charity are wonderful."

The two Beatles legends last performed together at a tribute concert for George Harrison in 2002.

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