Ottawa, Canada, Scotiabank Place, July 7th - ARCHIVE
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walliebaby, your photos are fantastic!
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Wonderful photos, thanks so much
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What about Ottawa soundcheck?
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Fantastic shots Wallie! Thanks for sharing them!
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Great job, Jen...thanks for sharing!
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Ok that was the best show I've seen from Paul. Trully suffering from Macca withdrawls now A great setlist. Nice mix of Wings, Beatles and Solo. The band sounded great and so did Macca. The addition of both Mull of Kintyre and Michelle was fantastic. Lucky Canadians. I was fortunate enough to hear the poor man's soundcheck from the lobby of the arena. Mull of Kintyre was rehearsed endlessly for at least 30 minutes. It didn't sound quite to me, but it was hard to tell from the lobby. But it sounded great in concert. I had very good seats 7th row centre stage.
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5th-beatle:
oobu24:
so how much of that is true?
The first 3 songs were soundchecked: Mull Of Kintyre / Michelle / Midnight Special. Source:
Also, Listen to what the man said, Lady Madonna. I saw the SUV pull in around 6pm. Actually, I had to wait at a stoplight for the motorcade to pull in.
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I don't have the soundcheck setlist written down, but Jorie should have it up on MaccaReport eventually.
Listen to What the Man Said was not soundchecked. Here's what my feeble brain can remember and not in exact order: Honey Don't Blue Suede Shoes Flaming Pie Penny Lane Magical Mystery Tour C Moon Let Em In Midnight Special San Francisco Bay Blues Ram On Bluebird Lady Madonna Definitely am missing a few. A girl who painted a picture of Paul was brought up at the end. They hustled us out of there so couldn't really watch but I was told she gave it to him. After we were booted out of there and into the reception, they started soundchecking Mull and yes, played it for about 30 minutes. We could hear it but not see it. Michelle was last and only done once, I think.
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DrivinFan:
Great job, Jen...thanks for sharing!
Not a problem--thanks for liking them, folks.
I'll hopefully have a few more from tonight's Fenway show, which is quite possibly going to be the wettest concert I've ever been to (30% chance of thundershowers ALL NIGHT!).
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walliebaby:
DrivinFan:
Great job, Jen...thanks for sharing!
Not a problem--thanks for liking them, folks.
I'll hopefully have a few more from tonight's Fenway show, which is quite possibly going to be the wettest concert I've ever been to (30% chance of thundershowers ALL NIGHT!).
It looks like he is looking right at you! Thanks for the pictures!
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walliebaby:
DrivinFan:
Great job, Jen...thanks for sharing!
Not a problem--thanks for liking them, folks.
I'll hopefully have a few more from tonight's Fenway show, which is quite possibly going to be the wettest concert I've ever been to (30% chance of thundershowers ALL NIGHT!).
Good luck! Citifield was one of my wettest shows ever.
And yes, great pix, thanks for sharing. Did you notice that the lighting has changed somewhat from the first US leg, there is more backlighting on Paul, esp. towards the end of the show. And some of it is not so great for photos, from what I have been told. I wonder if that was just some fiddling around they were doing in Ottawa, or if those changes are permanent?
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Ottawa just might have been my favourite Macca concert so far. Everything came together and made it a very special night. The set list was refreshed and the old favourites were still there. Some songs added to the tour for the first time. We even had Mull of Kintyre (being Canadian has its advantages!), new stage and lighting. Most importantly, Paul and the band were energised and going at every number at full throttle. I've had much better seats in the past (I was way up in the back this time - but so happy to have any tickets at all) and yet there was something really special about the concert on Sunday in Ottawa. We were rocking at the back of the house! Other posters have also said this concert might have beat them all. I really agree. Best of all, the couple sitting next to me travelled from the US for the concert. It was a surprise 25th anniversary present from husband to wife. He didn't tell her until last Tuesday that they were going to the concert. He also managed to cook up a reason why they needed to get passports (distant cousin getting married, or something like that). It all came as a total surprise to her and she had been hoping for decades to see Paul in concert. She was overjoyed the whole night (hubby too). Seeing Paul in concert never gets old for me and I feel badly for the people who seem to have become jaded somewhere along the line and complain bitterly about set lists or other aspects of the concert or production. Yes, I can understand their point of view but it's just so much more fun to enjoy the concert and feel lucky to have the experience. I hope you all have a chance to get Out There and see the show.
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ehmpatty:
Ottawa just might have been my favourite Macca concert so far. Everything came together and made it a very special night. The set list was refreshed and the old favourites were still there. Some songs added to the tour for the first time. We even had Mull of Kintyre (being Canadian has its advantages!), new stage and lighting. Most importantly, Paul and the band were energised and going at every number at full throttle. I've had much better seats in the past (I was way up in the back this time - but so happy to have any tickets at all) and yet there was something really special about the concert on Sunday in Ottawa. We were rocking at the back of the house! Other posters have also said this concert might have beat them all. I really agree. Best of all, the couple sitting next to me travelled from the US for the concert. It was a surprise 25th anniversary present from husband to wife. He didn't tell her until last Tuesday that they were going to the concert. He also managed to cook up a reason why they needed to get passports (distant cousin getting married, or something like that). It all came as a total surprise to her and she had been hoping for decades to see Paul in concert. She was overjoyed the whole night (hubby too). Seeing Paul in concert never gets old for me and I feel badly for the people who seem to have become jaded somewhere along the line and complain bitterly about set lists or other aspects of the concert or production. Yes, I can understand their point of view but it's just so much more fun to enjoy the concert and feel lucky to have the experience. I hope you all have a chance to get Out There and see the show.
Thanks so much for sharing your story ehmpatty, so glad you had a great time and the story you told about the couple sitting near you is so sweet! And I agree with you as well - I do understand why people may sometimes want different songs in the setlist, more variety, etc. but at the same time I'm just so happy that we get the chance to see this living legend live and experience seeing him sing the songs that changed music forever. I truly hope he doesn't stop any time soon!
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ehmpatty:
Ottawa just might have been my favourite Macca concert so far. Everything came together and made it a very special night. The set list was refreshed and the old favourites were still there. Some songs added to the tour for the first time. We even had Mull of Kintyre (being Canadian has its advantages!), new stage and lighting. Most importantly, Paul and the band were energised and going at every number at full throttle. I've had much better seats in the past (I was way up in the back this time - but so happy to have any tickets at all) and yet there was something really special about the concert on Sunday in Ottawa. We were rocking at the back of the house! Other posters have also said this concert might have beat them all. I really agree. Best of all, the couple sitting next to me travelled from the US for the concert. It was a surprise 25th anniversary present from husband to wife. He didn't tell her until last Tuesday that they were going to the concert. He also managed to cook up a reason why they needed to get passports (distant cousin getting married, or something like that). It all came as a total surprise to her and she had been hoping for decades to see Paul in concert. She was overjoyed the whole night (hubby too). Seeing Paul in concert never gets old for me and I feel badly for the people who seem to have become jaded somewhere along the line and complain bitterly about set lists or other aspects of the concert or production. Yes, I can understand their point of view but it's just so much more fun to enjoy the concert and feel lucky to have the experience. I hope you all have a chance to get Out There and see the show.
I totally agree with you. There is nothing to complaint when we have the extraordinary chance to see Paul in concert.
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Yeah, I think my mom "gets it" now. LOL. She was blown away by everything. She was people watching before and after the concert, amazed by all the different ages, etc.
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Hi, luckiest1paul. Did you and your Mom manage any sightseeing? I'm happy to hear your Mom "gets it." So glad she had a great time. I brought my 80-year old mom to Ottawa in April to see Fleetwood Mac. Like your mom, she enjoyed watching the crowd and seeing what a concert is like. She thought Lindsey Buckingham could give Mick Jagger and Paul McCartney a run for their money! I love that she has an opinion on the subject of rock and roll front men at her age! Our moms prove you are never too old to rock and roll and to try something new.
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manon:
walliebaby, your photos are fantastic!
Agreed. Amazing photos!! thanks for sharing!!
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dcshark:
I was fortunate enough to hear the poor man's soundcheck from the lobby of the arena. Mull of Kintyre was rehearsed endlessly for at least 30 minutes. It didn't sound quite to me, but it was hard to tell from the lobby. But it sounded great in concert.
LOL me too, I had the poor man's soundcheck from the lobby
I remember that too, Mull of Kintyre was practised a lot.
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Apple Scruff:
dcshark:
I was fortunate enough to hear the poor man's soundcheck from the lobby of the arena. Mull of Kintyre was rehearsed endlessly for at least 30 minutes. It didn't sound quite to me, but it was hard to tell from the lobby. But it sounded great in concert.
LOL me too, I had the poor man's soundcheck from the lobby
I remember that too, Mull of Kintyre was practised a lot.
Just glad we got there early enough to be inside instead of outside in the driving rain.
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So apparently we missed Paul's motorcade entrance by a mere 15 minutes, and we were 4 deep outside so we couldn't hear the soundcheck. Woe is me. LOL. ehmpatty, we took the Ottawa River boat tour and I drove her around the Sussex Drive area. We also spent time at the Byward Market on Sunday morning, which was nice. This was only her second rock concert, the first being Burton Cummings a few years ago in a fairly intimate theatre setting. Well, she did see Elvis in Toronto in '57 but she couldn't hear him.