Plaque

(lost) McCartney and Eastman

Inscription

The Bag o' Nails Club
Paul McCartney met Linda Eastman here on 15 May 1967. 

Linda and Paul met when they both attended a Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames gig here.

Site: Bag o' Nails club (2 memorials)

W1, Kingly Street, 9

July 2023: Priscila Caroline do Nascimento reported that both these plaques have gone, so we've marked them as 'lost'. We first spotted them in 2012.

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
McCartney and Eastman

Subjects commemorated i

Linda Eastman

Photographer, musician and animal rights activist and Paul McCartney's first ...

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Paul McCartney

Musician and songwriter. Born Liverpool. One of the four Beatles. March 1969 ...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
McCartney and Eastman

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Bag o' Nails Club

Established in the 1930’s.  From their own website: A well-known basement mus...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
McCartney and Eastman

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Jimi Hendrix Experience

Jimi Hendrix Experience

The Bag o' Nails Club The Jimi Hendrix Experience first played here on the 25...

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