NYC, NY - Madison Square Garden - 9/15 and 9/17 - CONFIRMED
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Anytime "Save Us" bumps "Juniors Farm" out, its a sad day in rock n roll... Sounds like it went well, but so very disappointing with no "Venus and Mars/Rockshow". Never a better place to do that on tour! I like the Friday setlist better. Still tossing the idea around about going to Detroit. Wonder if it would get the July setlist or the September setlist?
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LetMeRollIt89:
Anytime "Save Us" bumps "Juniors Farm" out, its a sad day in rock n roll... Sounds like it went well, but so very disappointing with no "Venus and Mars/Rockshow". Never a better place to do that on tour! I like the Friday setlist better. Still tossing the idea around about going to Detroit. Wonder if it would get the July setlist or the September setlist?
I would think that Detroit would get the "standard" two-night rotation which seems to be Night #1: Save Us & Letting Go/Hi Hi Hi & Birthday Night #2: Jet & Junior's Farm/ Get Back & I Saw Her Standing There ...but we'll have to see how the rest of the NY shows go to have any more of a solid idea...honestly, if it comes down to that few number of songs...I'd say it's not worth the risk. But if you can go in, knowing the greatness you'll receive regardless of a handful of tunes that may or may not make it, you know as well as I do how marvelous it'll be.
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I was wondering, for the shows when Paul drops Hi, Hi, Hi - how does Sgt. Pepper Reprise go into Helter Skelter? Is it just like two separate songs or is there some clever way that one leads to the other?
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Being in my Atlantic City NJ condo, I took my usual early morning trip to WAWA (for those that don't know it is a huge convenience store chain all over NJ) to get coffee. Just as I did the last couple of days, I perused the morning papers...both NY Post and NY Daily News. Frankly, I was very frustrated with those 2 papers the whole weekend. This morning they have the same political garbage on the covers with pictures of the usual suspects. Today everything was about the emmys and the same boring people. Photos and articles about Colbert, Alex Baldwin etc. etc. Don't they realize that NYC had in their presence the greatest songsmith of the last 60 years. I didn't see one picture (Saturday, Sunday or Monday) of Paul playing in MSG. Not even a picture of Paul and Bruce singing together. What is wrong with those people! What a joke! Just shameful in my opinion. Don't they realize that people are just sick and tired of the political nonsense especially with what happened on Friday night at one of the most famous venues in America. Have to admit, I was a little disappointed that Paul didn't have a special guest last night. The best thing however it that he seemed in good voice for both shows. So happy for the true fans who attended especially Friday night.
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B J Conlee:
Being in my Atlantic City NJ condo, I took my usual early morning trip to WAWA (for those that don't know it is a huge convenience store chain all over NJ) to get coffee. Just as I did the last couple of days, I perused the morning papers...both NY Post and NY Daily News. Frankly, I was very frustrated with those 2 papers the whole weekend. This morning they have the same political garbage on the covers with pictures of the usual suspects. Today everything was about the emmys and the same boring people. Photos and articles about Colbert, Alex Baldwin etc. etc. Don't they realize that NYC had in their presence the greatest songsmith of the last 60 years. I didn't see one picture (Saturday, Sunday or Monday) of Paul playing in MSG. Not even a picture of Paul and Bruce singing together. What is wrong with those people! What a joke! Just shameful in my opinion. Don't they realize that people are just sick and tired of the political nonsense especially with what happened on Friday night at one of the most famous venues in America. Have to admit, I was a little disappointed that Paul didn't have a special guest last night. The best thing however it that he seemed in good voice for both shows. So happy for the true fans who attended especially Friday night.
BJ the reason is a McCartney concert even in NYC is not a major event for the media anymore. He constantly tours so it does not seem like a big deal. The only surprise I guess would be that Springsteen showing up did not even generate any interest. As for the media, they love award shows because it is an evening of Trump bashing in opening monologue and several acceptance speeches.
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My photos from the show. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10212105535626620.1073741847.1622075227&type=3
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edschen:
My photos from the show. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10212105535626620.1073741847.1622075227&type=3
Great shots, thanks for sharing.
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yankeefan7:
edschen:
My photos from the show. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10212105535626620.1073741847.1622075227&type=3
Great shots, thanks for sharing.
Yes! Thanks for posting them here!
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Yankeefan, You are right about the papers. I guess I was just a little surprised that even with a Bruce Springsteen appearance, neither the Post or Daily News even had a picture of the 2 of them. Just think about the combined talent on that stage on Friday night compared to the boring show and boring people (the Emmy's) they instead were highlighting. By all appearances, Friday night's show was quite spectacular. It's a shame that so many from the New York metro area weren't able to read about it.
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Paris Jackson was even there... https://www.instagram.com/p/BZKvS77lBlP/?taken-by=memexspace
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Four shows in and I am completely exhausted just from attending the shows. No idea how Paul does this! It seems like some commentary here might be hinting at the idea that Friday's show was significantly better or more special than the other shows, but that hasn't been my experience at all. I've found the 4 shows quite consistent in both quality and my personal enjoyment of them. What I think I did experience was that Friday's show was more of a Big Deal -- Paul mentioned several times that he had friends and family in attendance, and to me it seemed like he was playing especially for them and any critics attending. MSG shows are always intense, which is exciting, but in this case I found I slightly preferred what I felt was a bit more casual feel the other nights. It may well be my imagination, but I felt like there was a little more informality and spontaneity between Paul and the crowd the other nights. Also, one of the reviews of the Newark shows posted here described both the venue and atmosphere as more intimate than places like MSG and it was funny because I hadn't considered that before the show, but during the shows, Tuesday's in particular, I found myself looking around and "intimate" was exactly the word that came to mind. The place seemed smaller than I was used to, and that may be because it actually is slightly smaller. It also seemed like there was sort of a special feel between the crowd and Paul, possibly in part for that reason, but also because there may have been a bit less pressure than at MSG. The reviewer had said he was glad to have experienced that, and I am too. Obviously the main special thing about Friday's show was the Bruce appearance, but I think that's mostly because there are so many Bruce superfans in the NY/NJ area. It was terrific seeing their fun interactions, but personally my favorite Paul guest appearance has been Neil at DT, solely because of them doing WDWDIITR, which I'd always wanted Paul to do. So, bottom line, I've loved all four shows and thought there was something unique and special about each of them. One specific note about MSG was that my personal highlight from Friday was limo watch; however, I wish I didn't have to be negative, but on Sunday limo watch became my day's lowlight due to lax security that basically ruined my experience and even endangered Paul, so I feel like MSG security should get a public ding. One other random note about the last MSG show -- he seems to have changed his shirt and jacket from the previous shows.
A couple of general observations... One, which might also be a topic for a setlist thread, is that I feel like Chris Holmes' sets have become like my ideal Paul sets. He changes them up significantly every night, does a great mix of stuff, plays stuff you don't get to hear otherwise, and does a really good job at it. Last night's setlist was I think a dream setlist many of us had for these MSG shows -- he opened with an FITD song (My Brave Face) then went into the situationally-appropriate V&M/Rockshow (the absence of which from the main show was especially frustrating when Paul read that line off signs both nights!), then into what I think is a #1 setlist wish for a lot of us, Take It Away, then a great deep cut, A Love For You. Either Chris is checking in on fan sites or has a great fan's intuition himself. Even if it's not Paul doing these songs, I really enjoy these sets. They often get the crowd going in fun ways -- I always get going when he plays Say Say Say, Revolution when he plays it turns into a giant singalong, and those of us paying attention last night started dancing to TIA. Another general observation is how much attention Paul has been paying to the issue of multi-time attendees and his oft-repeated stories. It seems like he's become acutely aware and is even apologetic -- and now defensive too! I enjoyed it last year when he started prefacing stories with "If you've been to multiple shows you may have heard this story..." Now it's morphed into a full-out "You know what I'm saying", but he has tacked on a "but..." as justification. Last night before the Blackbird story he said "I know some of you have seen the show and know what I'm saying..." and a half-dozen of us audibly whooed, then he said "..., but a lot haven't" and there was a much larger cheer from the crowd. Surely many cheering the latter were those of us who don't fall into that category yet appreciate why he's doing it, but it's still a reminder of our minority status. It actually felt like a bit of a cross between a scolding and defensive snark, like the "we're going to play the new songs anyway" line, but still I quite enjoyed how he's sticking up for himself while giving us a shout-out. Paul does aim to please everyone, and I think Mr. 113 Shows has really gotten into his skull and he's actively thinking about how to keep the multi-timers engaged too. I also enjoy hearing him acknowledge our "obsession". 
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AcresOfFun:
Four shows in and I am completely exhausted just from attending the shows. No idea how Paul does this! It seems like some commentary here might be hinting at the idea that Friday's show was significantly better or more special than the other shows, but that hasn't been my experience at all. I've found the 4 shows quite consistent in both quality and my personal enjoyment of them. What I think I did experience was that Friday's show was more of a Big Deal -- Paul mentioned several times that he had friends and family in attendance, and to me it seemed like he was playing especially for them and any critics attending. MSG shows are always intense, which is exciting, but in this case I found I slightly preferred what I felt was a bit more casual feel the other nights. It may well be my imagination, but I felt like there was a little more informality and spontaneity between Paul and the crowd the other nights. Also, one of the reviews of the Newark shows posted here described both the venue and atmosphere as more intimate than places like MSG and it was funny because I hadn't considered that before the show, but during the shows, Tuesday's in particular, I found myself looking around and "intimate" was exactly the word that came to mind. The place seemed smaller than I was used to, and that may be because it actually is slightly smaller. It also seemed like there was sort of a special feel between the crowd and Paul, possibly in part for that reason, but also because there may have been a bit less pressure than at MSG. The reviewer had said he was glad to have experienced that, and I am too. Obviously the main special thing about Friday's show was the Bruce appearance, but I think that's mostly because there are so many Bruce superfans in the NY/NJ area. It was terrific seeing their fun interactions, but personally my favorite Paul guest appearance has been Neil at DT, solely because of them doing WDWDIITR, which I'd always wanted Paul to do. So, bottom line, I've loved all four shows and thought there was something unique and special about each of them. One specific note about MSG was that my personal highlight from Friday was limo watch; however, I wish I didn't have to be negative, but on Sunday limo watch became my day's lowlight due to lax security that basically ruined my experience and even endangered Paul, so I feel like MSG security should get a public ding. One other random note about the last MSG show -- he seems to have changed his shirt and jacket from the previous shows.
A couple of general observations... One, which might also be a topic for a setlist thread, is that I feel like Chris Holmes' sets have become like my ideal Paul sets. He changes them up significantly every night, does a great mix of stuff, plays stuff you don't get to hear otherwise, and does a really good job at it. Last night's setlist was I think a dream setlist many of us had for these MSG shows -- he opened with an FITD song (My Brave Face) then went into the situationally-appropriate V&M/Rockshow (the absence of which from the main show was especially frustrating when Paul read that line off signs both nights!), then into what I think is a #1 setlist wish for a lot of us, Take It Away, then a great deep cut, A Love For You. Either Chris is checking in on fan sites or has a great fan's intuition himself. Even if it's not Paul doing these songs, I really enjoy these sets. They often get the crowd going in fun ways -- I always get going when he plays Say Say Say, Revolution when he plays it turns into a giant singalong, and those of us paying attention last night started dancing to TIA. Another general observation is how much attention Paul has been paying to the issue of multi-time attendees and his oft-repeated stories. It seems like he's become acutely aware and is even apologetic -- and now defensive too! I enjoyed it last year when he started prefacing stories with "If you've been to multiple shows you may have heard this story..." Now it's morphed into a full-out "You know what I'm saying", but he has tacked on a "but..." as justification. Last night before the Blackbird story he said "I know some of you have seen the show and know what I'm saying..." and a half-dozen of us audibly whooed, then he said "..., but a lot haven't" and there was a much larger cheer from the crowd. Surely many cheering the latter were those of us who don't fall into that category yet appreciate why he's doing it, but it's still a reminder of our minority status. It actually felt like a bit of a cross between a scolding and defensive snark, like the "we're going to play the new songs anyway" line, but still I quite enjoyed how he's sticking up for himself while giving us a shout-out. Paul does aim to please everyone, and I think Mr. 113 Shows has really gotten into his skull and he's actively thinking about how to keep the multi-timers engaged too. I also enjoy hearing him acknowledge our "obsession". He could keep the multi-timers engaged if maybe he told a story about a song off "New" for example. Tell us something else about George besides he loved to play the ukulele. Say something about "Maybe I'm Amazed" besides "this one is for Linda". There are plenty more examples but I think you will get the idea. What is so very sad to me is that other artists/DJ's have a greater appreciation of McCartney's solo music more than him and most fans at his concerts. The songs you mentioned would be great to hear live. Check out "Pure McCartney"youtube clips of a group doing the entire album of RAM plus a couple of other solo songs. It is fantastic and the audience went wild. As for the Springsteen appearance, the clip I saw was great. Still don't get them doing "I Saw her Standing There" twice and why not do "Twist and Shout" like they did together at Springsteen show. I am sure they could have pulled it off without a rehearsal - lol. I think the Newark review said the place was more intimate because the last time he appeared in NJ, he played at Metlife Stadium which is the football stadium for the Giants and Jets.
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WixRocks!:
Thisbe211:
Someone posted a photo of Bruce in the audience singing along to "Hey Jude."
He had great seats Friday night!
Sorry I forgot to look for you Wix!!!
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Knackered from travel and having too much fun in NYC. Both MSG shows were a lot of fun. I do like the way Paul is rotating songs in and out of the set list, even if they were all songs he has done before. Day Tripper back in the encore was a nice surprise, for example. The return of Day In the Life/Give Peace a Chance was also a surprise, but it still bugs me that he didn't put it right after the Sgt. Pepper reprise where I think it belongs. The reprise still just ends abruptly and nothing else he does after it really fits, to my ears anyway. As to the frequent attendees comments, of course he could absolutely try to do more for us, but the other side is that he knows we keep coming back, so he may feel he doesn't need to. And as for Bruce Springsteen...I am a major fan, so having him appear together with Paul is something I've always wanted to see but never thought I would. Magical for me! And singing one of my favorite songs twice?
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thenightfish:
Knackered from travel and having too much fun in NYC. Both MSG shows were a lot of fun. I do like the way Paul is rotating songs in and out of the set list, even if they were all songs he has done before. Day Tripper back in the encore was a nice surprise, for example. The return of Day In the Life/Give Peace a Chance was also a surprise, but it still bugs me that he didn't put it right after the Sgt. Pepper reprise where I think it belongs. The reprise still just ends abruptly and nothing else he does after it really fits, to my ears anyway. As to the frequent attendees comments, of course he could absolutely try to do more for us, but the other side is that he knows we keep coming back, so he may feel he doesn't need to. And as for Bruce Springsteen...I am a major fan, so having him appear together with Paul is something I've always wanted to see but never thought I would. Magical for me! And singing one of my favorite songs twice?
Never thought I would be yelling "Bruuuuce" at a Paul show! 
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Bob Gannon:
WixRocks!:
Thisbe211:
Someone posted a photo of Bruce in the audience singing along to "Hey Jude."
He had great seats Friday night!
Sorry I forgot to look for you Wix!!!
NO worries Bob, pretty sure I passed you leaving the show put I was too busy trying to wrangle my girlfriend and grandmother so they didn't get swept into the crowd.
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WixRocks!:
Thisbe211:
Someone posted a photo of Bruce in the audience singing along to "Hey Jude."
He had great seats Friday night!
Was he in your section?
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thenightfish:
WixRocks!:
Thisbe211:
Someone posted a photo of Bruce in the audience singing along to "Hey Jude."
He had great seats Friday night!
Was he in your section?
We were had aisle seats in 106, closer to the stage in the row, and he was in the middle of 104 so when he got up to leave for the stage we were like 10-15 feet from him? Security was off the charts right there and they wouldn't let anyone walk in front of the section, we knew someone had to be there!
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WixRocks!:
thenightfish:
WixRocks!:
Thisbe211:
Someone posted a photo of Bruce in the audience singing along to "Hey Jude."
He had great seats Friday night!
Was he in your section?
We were had aisle seats in 106, closer to the stage in the row, and he was in the middle of 104 so when he got up to leave for the stage we were like 10-15 feet from him? Security was off the charts right there and they wouldn't let anyone walk in front of the section, we knew someone had to be there!
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Wow, too cool!!
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