Miami, FL - American Airlines Arena - 7/7/17 - RESCHEDULED
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[quote="paulmccartneyfan1"]I thought it was interesting that they had FITD tour merch. Just play a song, any song at this point lmao. I bought the shirt and changed into it, and he pointed out mine and my moms "This One" signs. We are literally throwing it in his face! Haha.....I don't know how much harder to try lmao jk I'm just happy that he now knows that we really love FITD. I do wonder how the FITD merch will sell during the US tour.. ________________________________________________________ paulmccartneyfan1 Thanks so much for the pictures. I thought that was your girlfriend/wife. Man does your Mother look great. So cool you brought her to the show. Loved the "This One" signs and the fact that Paul saw it. Wonder if he actually took it in and remembered that the words come from the "This One" song. I hope he did and remembers that many of the "true" fans love FITD. I wished he would have called you and your Mom on stage. Like you, I was hoping he would play a song or two from FITD. I was playing the CD in my car early this morning (on the way to get my much needed Dunkin Donuts coffee) and I came back only to see your pictures. How ironic! Still love FITD except for the last couple of tracks. The songs and production of the 1st 10-11 tracks flow so well.
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Thanks for the great story and Tour Merchandise pictures, paulmccartneyfan1. Miami concert experiences and related personal stories is what this thread is for. I hope your post encourages other fans who attended the Miami show to share their stories and observations.
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carsondent7 had a great post on the previous page that pointed out that the uber-fans who want the setlist changes are only a drop in the bucket. I think carsondent7 grossly overestimated those fans to be 5% of the audience (which would be almost 1,000 in an arena-sized crowd). I think a realistic number would be less than 200, maybe even less than 100. Paul gives those uber-fans the opportunity to hear a deep cut or two that they long for -- it's called the soundcheck. If you want to hear Flaming Pie and he plays it in the soundcheck but not in the concert set, please don't complain. Paul has a job to do. The business model today is much different from the days when the Beatles or Wings toured. Now the tour profits can come from selling VIP experiences in addition to driving record sales. Paul knows what he's doing. Just look at his level of success. Everything is done with purpose and a quantifiable return. And in the end, those business factors include the performance quality above all else. The uber-fan point made by carsondent7 was only half the story. Consider that any given audience could be represented by a bell curve. One end has the uber-fans who want a variety and/or deep cuts that pander to the 0.005%. At the other end of the spectrum are fans who walk away from a Paul McCartney concert disappointed that he didn't play Imagine and My Sweet Lord. Should Paul change his set list to please those fans, too? edit: typos (sorry)
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What it all comes down to is something that singer-songwriter Jack Antonoff said in an interview on CBS this morning; if you find something to give you relief from life for five minutes or an hour you should try and do it forever. And this is why after countless shows I go to see him no matter what the setlist is or isn't. Seeing Paul (or Ringo) live is A great joy. The fact that they can still go out there on tour at their ages when other artists have long given up,for whatever reason, is remarkable, and a lot of it, in their own words, is because they love what they do, and it shows! Let's not debate the set list here, there's another thread for that. I like to hear about people's experiences at their shows whether it's their first or their 101st!
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gnome:
What it all comes down to is something that singer-songwriter Jack Antonoff said in an interview on CBS this morning; if you find something to give you relief from life for five minutes or an hour you should try and do it forever. And this is why after countless shows I go to see him no matter what the setlist is or isn't. Seeing Paul (or Ringo) live is A great joy. The fact that they can still go out there on tour at their ages when other artists have long given up,for whatever reason, is remarkable, and a lot of it, in their own words, is because they love what they do, and it shows! Let's not debate the set list here, there's another thread for that. I like to hear about people's experiences at their shows whether it's their first or their 101st!
Good point that's why I keep going over and over, not necessarily relief just a hell of a lot of fun and enjoyment. For me it's always a little interesting to see the first show of the US tour. Miami was jumping and IMO he sounded strong. The sound check seemed shorter than usual, anyone else feel that way. (99th)
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forget 64:
gnome:
What it all comes down to is something that singer-songwriter Jack Antonoff said in an interview on CBS this morning; if you find something to give you relief from life for five minutes or an hour you should try and do it forever. And this is why after countless shows I go to see him no matter what the setlist is or isn't. Seeing Paul (or Ringo) live is A great joy. The fact that they can still go out there on tour at their ages when other artists have long given up,for whatever reason, is remarkable, and a lot of it, in their own words, is because they love what they do, and it shows! Let's not debate the set list here, there's another thread for that. I like to hear about people's experiences at their shows whether it's their first or their 101st!
Good point that's why I keep going over and over, not necessarily relief just a hell of a lot of fun and enjoyment. For me it's always a little interesting to see the first show of the US tour. Miami was jumping and IMO he sounded strong. The sound check seemed shorter than usual, anyone else feel that way. (99th)
It did, a bit. He was less chatty than usual.. still fun and always great to hear Alligator! And agree with both of you, as posted above, I go because seeing Paul brings me joy. Trying to think of other things from the show...I do like the new jacket...he did mention that Pepper is 50...of course as he was telling the Hendrix story where he explains that the album had just been released.
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The Butter Wouldn't Melt:
carsondent7 had a great post on the previous page that pointed out that the uber-fans who want the setlist changes are only a drop in the bucket. I think carsondent7 grossly overestimated those fans to be 5% of the audience (which would be almost 1,000 in an arena-sized crowd). I think a realistic number would be less than 200, maybe even less than 100. Paul gives those uber-fans the opportunity to hear a deep cut or two that they long for -- it's called the soundcheck. If you want to hear Flaming Pie and he plays it in the soundcheck but not in the concert set, please don't complain. Paul has a job to do. The business model today is much different from the days when the Beatles or Wings toured. Now the tour profits can come from selling VIP experiences in addition to driving record sales. Paul knows what he's doing. Just look at his level of success. Everything is done with purpose and a quantifiable return. And in the end, those business factors include the performance quality above all else. The uber-fan point made by carsondent7 was only half the story. Consider that any given audience could be represented by a bell curve. One end has the uber-fans who want a variety and/or deep cuts that pander to the 0.005%. At the other end of the spectrum are fans who walk away from a Paul McCartney concert disappointed that he didn't play Imagine and My Sweet Lord. Should Paul change his set list to please those fans, too? edit: typos (sorry)
Keep in mind those some of those uber fans can't afford the soundcheck packages.
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Sgt._Pepper:
The Butter Wouldn't Melt:
carsondent7 had a great post on the previous page that pointed out that the uber-fans who want the setlist changes are only a drop in the bucket. I think carsondent7 grossly overestimated those fans to be 5% of the audience (which would be almost 1,000 in an arena-sized crowd). I think a realistic number would be less than 200, maybe even less than 100. Paul gives those uber-fans the opportunity to hear a deep cut or two that they long for -- it's called the soundcheck. If you want to hear Flaming Pie and he plays it in the soundcheck but not in the concert set, please don't complain. Paul has a job to do. The business model today is much different from the days when the Beatles or Wings toured. Now the tour profits can come from selling VIP experiences in addition to driving record sales. Paul knows what he's doing. Just look at his level of success. Everything is done with purpose and a quantifiable return. And in the end, those business factors include the performance quality above all else. The uber-fan point made by carsondent7 was only half the story. Consider that any given audience could be represented by a bell curve. One end has the uber-fans who want a variety and/or deep cuts that pander to the 0.005%. At the other end of the spectrum are fans who walk away from a Paul McCartney concert disappointed that he didn't play Imagine and My Sweet Lord. Should Paul change his set list to please those fans, too? edit: typos (sorry)
Keep in mind those some of those uber fans can't afford the soundcheck packages.
Setlist from soundcheck: 2017-07-07 Miami Soundcheck 1. Jam 2. Matchbox 3. Flaming Pie 4. All My Loving 5. C Moon 6. Let 'em In 7. Alligator 8. Things We Said Today 9. Ram On 10. Midnight Special 11. Lady Madonna 12. (last verse only) Lady Madonna
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thenightfish:
forget 64:
gnome:
What it all comes down to is something that singer-songwriter Jack Antonoff said in an interview on CBS this morning; if you find something to give you relief from life for five minutes or an hour you should try and do it forever. And this is why after countless shows I go to see him no matter what the setlist is or isn't. Seeing Paul (or Ringo) live is A great joy. The fact that they can still go out there on tour at their ages when other artists have long given up,for whatever reason, is remarkable, and a lot of it, in their own words, is because they love what they do, and it shows! Let's not debate the set list here, there's another thread for that. I like to hear about people's experiences at their shows whether it's their first or their 101st!
Good point that's why I keep going over and over, not necessarily relief just a hell of a lot of fun and enjoyment. For me it's always a little interesting to see the first show of the US tour. Miami was jumping and IMO he sounded strong. The sound check seemed shorter than usual, anyone else feel that way. (99th)
It did, a bit. He was less chatty than usual.. still fun and always great to hear Alligator! And agree with both of you, as posted above, I go because seeing Paul brings me joy. Trying to think of other things from the show...I do like the new jacket...he did mention that Pepper is 50...of course as he was telling the Hendrix story where he explains that the album had just been released.
I felt the same. The concert was shorter than usual too. He usually plays for close to 3 hours and he only played for around 2 hours and 20 mins in Miami. And he didn't call anyone up onstage, just read the signs aloud. I heard he wasn't in the best mood that day, which might explain the shorter soundcheck and concert.
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Actually per my watch he played about 2 hrs 45 minutes..he came on around 8:35 and the show ended around 11:15. His mood seemed fine to me, he was a bit silly and liked the crowd.
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Do you think that for the first show of a string that he gets a little uptight then loosens up for the next shows?
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thenightfish:
Actually per my watch he played about 2 hrs 45 minutes..he came on around 8:35 and the show ended around 11:15. His mood seemed fine to me, he was a bit silly and liked the crowd.
Right on the money: 2 hours 45 minutes on stage (minus a couple of minutes between the main set and encore). The show may have been a couple of minutes shorter because he didn't call anybody up on stage for a tattoo signing. He also wasn't presented with flowers at the end of the show (at least not while on stage). The soundcheck was short, but he played about as many songs as he did in the 1+ hour soundchecks I've seen. They just had their act together and didn't have to take breaks between songs to work through details and fix technical issues. The one and only tech issue was a problematic bass drum mic, which they swapped out, before testing it out on the last verse of Lady Madonna. While they were changing the mic, Paul joked that the bad mic would be on eBay the next day, which prompted a mock auction. Paul was friendly with the soundcheckies. If he was in a bad mood, he concealed it well. There may have been opening night jitters/concerns, but the whole band looked very pleased at the end of the show -- even attempting a victory jig during the final bow. edit: for quote from previous page
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thenightfish:
Actually per my watch he played about 2 hrs 45 minutes..he came on around 8:35 and the show ended around 11:15. His mood seemed fine to me, he was a bit silly and liked the crowd.
I thought his mood seemed fine too, but then I heard someone say later he wasn't in the best mood. Different perceptions I guess! Also, I didn't keep count of his performance so you're probably right about the 2 hours and 45 mins. I guess I thought it seemed too short because I wanted it to go on longer.
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Titanium Girl:
thenightfish:
Actually per my watch he played about 2 hrs 45 minutes..he came on around 8:35 and the show ended around 11:15. His mood seemed fine to me, he was a bit silly and liked the crowd.
I thought his mood seemed fine too, but then I heard someone say later he wasn't in the best mood. Different perceptions I guess! Also, I didn't keep count of his performance so you're probably right about the 2 hours and 45 mins. I guess I thought it seemed too short because I wanted it to go on longer.
One thing also, the security was very tight and they were enforcing the bag size rule, even for people entering early for soundcheck. Everyone should look at their arena rules and if you see bag size restrictions, I would follow them. I never bring in a big bag myself, but I know some people do.
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Yeah, security was tight for a VIP group. They had us go through full-size metal detectors and bag search at the Arena entrance, and then they did another wanding and bag search at the entrance to the VIP reception.
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The Butter Wouldn't Melt:
Yeah, security was tight for a VIP group. They had us go through full-size metal detectors and bag search at the Arena entrance, and then they did another wanding and bag search at the entrance to the VIP reception.
I only went thru one set of wands and searches before entering at VIP check-in.
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^^ Either you have an honest face or you didn't park in the underground garage, as we did.
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The Butter Wouldn't Melt:
^^ Either you have an honest face or you didn't park in the underground garage, as we did.
No, did not park in the garage, we were on foot. So now it makes sense as to why you went thru two layers of security.
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There was a technical glitch with the pyrotechnics during Live And Let Die. While the each chorus has two explosions, during the second chorus, both went off in rapid succession (almost simultaneous). If you watch one of the many youtube videos, you can see Brian kick when the second explosion was supposed to occur. His reaction when it didn't happen confirms that it was unintended. Also, I noticed that the timing on all explosions was a fraction of a beat late.
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The Butter Wouldn't Melt:
There was a technical glitch with the pyrotechnics during Live And Let Die. While the each chorus has two explosions, during the second chorus, both went off in rapid succession (almost simultaneous). If you watch one of the many youtube videos, you can see Brian kick when the second explosion was supposed to occur. His reaction when it didn't happen confirms that it was unintended. Also, I noticed that the timing on all explosions was a fraction of a beat late.
I noticed one of those but not all. Another techy glitch - I don't know how confetti cannons are supposed to work, but instead of nice cut pieces at the end of the show, we got showered with long tangly streamers!