Paul McCartney postpones Tokyo concert due to ill health

TOKYO, Japan - A man holds up a sign board about an abrupt cancellation of a concert by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney at National Stadium in Tokyo on May 17, 2014. McCartney said in a Twitter message, "I came down with a virus on Friday (May 17) and following a visit from doctors, I've been told not to perform tonight."

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