Sir Paul McCartney paid $1.57 for Opening Ceremony performance AP: Many of the performers who took part in the London Olympics Opening Ceremony donated their time, including Sir Paul McCartney of the Beatles. McCartney and the other performers received $1.57, the equivalent of a British pound, for their services. “The nominal fee was offered to make the Olympics contracts binding — but pales in comparison to the millions big names like McCartney can command for a stadium gig.” Photo via Getty Images View high resolution

Sir Paul McCartney paid $1.57 for Opening Ceremony performance

AP: Many of the performers who took part in the London Olympics Opening Ceremony donated their time, including Sir Paul McCartney of the Beatles.

McCartney and the other performers received $1.57, the equivalent of a British pound, for their services.

“The nominal fee was offered to make the Olympics contracts binding — but pales in comparison to the millions big names like McCartney can command for a stadium gig.”

Photo via Getty Images

Notes

  1. snikkins reblogged this from feelingoodfeelingay
  2. feelingoodfeelingay reblogged this from breakingnews
  3. empressclove reblogged this from breakingnews
  4. ligaturesignature reblogged this from breakingnews
  5. nourialnahawi reblogged this from breakingnews
  6. iamkathia reblogged this from breakingnews
  7. raretunadelicacy reblogged this from breakingnews
  8. warmbreezes reblogged this from breakingnews and added:
    so amazing :’3 all my tears
  9. lokiholmes reblogged this from eeyores--tail
  10. jenniferatthedrivein reblogged this from truth-has-a-liberal-bias and added:
    :)
  11. mes-liz reblogged this from breakingnews
  12. joestest reblogged this from breakingnews
  13. oppamelvin reblogged this from breakingnews
  14. mdsmojohand reblogged this from breakingnews
  15. foxtrotheathen reblogged this from justblamechris and added:
    Actually.. I wouldn’t have looked it up because I didn’t give a fuck. In Great Britain I think that is actually...
  16. the-beautiful-briny reblogged this from kennyvee and added:
    Laughing so hard at the above comment, hahaha. So true for most people.
  17. kennyvee reblogged this from breakingnews and added:
    Wrong. He wasn’t paid “$1.57,...paid £1, and then reporters dumbed it down
  18. keminie reblogged this from breakingnews
  19. maximeristavi reblogged this from truth-has-a-liberal-bias
  20. mustachemann reblogged this from breakingnews
  21. rosskely reblogged this from truth-has-a-liberal-bias
  22. wonderdontwander reblogged this from breakingnews
  23. hapithots reblogged this from breakingnews
  24. eeyores--tail reblogged this from truth-has-a-liberal-bias
  25. chacal-la-chaise reblogged this from breakingnews