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UK:Paul McCartney's phone-free gigs were 'really special'

Sir Paul McCartney has admitted banning phones at his gigs made the shows feel "really special".

The Beatles legend returned to the stage in March to play two intimate concerts at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles and decided to stop audience members filming and taking pictures on their devices.

He revealed the phone ban made a huge difference to the experience.

He told NME: "In fact, it's funny, we did some gigs recently in LA at a small club called The Fonda, and we outlawed phones because normally people are just not watching your show, they're just holding their phones up and they'll watch it when they get home.

"It was like an old gig, like how everyone used to play. It was really special."

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