Last Flight in Glasgow 1979 (Christmas time)
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DrivinFan:
Nancy R:
DrivinFan:
yankeefan7:
thenightfish:
moptops:
No I didn't see them but I know a girl who went to every concert!
Nice! A couple of my friends went to many of the shows, all of the ones in London for sure, plus the ones in Scotland with me. And speaking of London, I forgot that in addition to the theatre shows he did there (the Rainbow and the one in Lewisham), there were a couple of shows at Wembley Arena. So there are those larger shows, which I think had the same setlist. Would have been interesting to see how/if the tour would have been tweaked for the US, where he probably would have played arenas. We shall never know.
moptops:
Sorry Nightfish after my post I saw the last part of yours re: the tour extending! My bad.
No worries!
"Would have been interesting to see how/if the tour would have been tweaked for the US, where he probably would have played arenas. We shall never know. " Your are right we will never know but I think we can make educated guess. Obviously, "Wonderful Christmas Time" would be gone and I think "Cook Of The House" would also be eliminated. "Go Now" would give Denny a lead vocal but it was done in 1976 so don't see that being done in the US either. Now if those three were truly eliminated it would have been interesting to hear what would replace them. Would Mr. McCartney have gone back and done songs like "Beware My Love"? Maybe a different 50's cover song? Maybe something like "Name And Address from "London Town" where Mr. McCartney does his best Elvis impersonation - lol.
Go Now was performed only in L.A. during WOA.
Not true. They did it in Atlanta! I was there! http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/wings/1976/the-omni-atlanta-ga-3bd7a028.html
Nancy...don't go by that link...it shows Wings playing "Go Now" at most venues of WOA...it was just the 3 shows in L.A. With all the boots of the '76 tour available, name one that has "Go Now" from a U.S. or Canadien city other than L.A. Get a copy of the latest BEATLEFAN magazine...it has a great review of the WOA Tour...including the exclusive addition of "Go Now" in Los Angeles. I'm done...believe whatever you want to.
Don't freak out! I was just going by my (perhaps) faulty memory of 40 years ago (I could have sworn I heard it sung!) and the link I found. P.S. Will check it out--I've been a subscriber to Beatlefan since late 1980 and know the publisher Bill King personally. Went to a 40th birthday party in 1982 for Paul at Beatlefan's offices in Decatur, GA.
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Jock Tamson:
Meanwhile back in Glasgow... This was my first Macca concert and a glorious memory. Just a fantastic night, one that hasn't been equalled in 14 times I've seen him since. There have been many great, memorable moments at those other gigs but nothing has surpassed this gig as a whole; incredible atmosphere especially with all 3000 in the audience chanting his name.
Yes! I was up in "the gods" for that show, and it started shaking up there when everyone started stomping! Where were you sitting? Agree that the atmosphere of being in a theatre was part of what made those shows special. The Apollo was torn down a while back, wasn't it? Shame.
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thenightfish:
Jock Tamson:
Meanwhile back in Glasgow... This was my first Macca concert and a glorious memory. Just a fantastic night, one that hasn't been equalled in 14 times I've seen him since. There have been many great, memorable moments at those other gigs but nothing has surpassed this gig as a whole; incredible atmosphere especially with all 3000 in the audience chanting his name.
Yes! I was up in "the gods" for that show, and it started shaking up there when everyone started stomping! Where were you sitting? Agree that the atmosphere of being in a theatre was part of what made those shows special. The Apollo was torn down a while back, wasn't it? Shame.
Yeah, sadly the Apollo was closed in 1986 and eventually bulldozed. There now a multiplex cinema and an Australian themed bar where it stood. It is a much missed venue and is now legendary - so much so that there have been a couple of books written about it (Apollo Memories which I contributed a short section to about Wings 79 gig), a Facebook group etc.