June 1976. I was 19 years old and travelling around the U.S. I happened to be in San Francisco with a friend on the same days that Wings Over America was playing at Cow Palace. I decided to go over and see if I could get a ticket. I took the S.F. city bus to Cow Palace and just as I stepped off, a guy walked up to me and asked if I needed a ticket. I said "yes, but how much do you want?" He said "15 dollars", which is exactly the amount I was prepared to spend. I bought the ticket and headed over toward the line, which was about 500 feet long and went around the entire arena. Just as I was passing the front of the line, someone kicked aside a sawhorse. I saw my opportunity, so I with several others walked in just as the doors were opening. It was a general admission concert, or "free seating" as they called it those days. I ran to the front of the stage, and there I stayed for the entire show. Stage front, watching Paul McCartney and Wings only a few feet away. It was an incredible show and a night I'll never forget. All because I took a chance that I might be able to get a ticket and went there. It was 16 years later until I saw Paul the second time on the New World Tour, and I have seen him several times since then, up to last year. Every time has been a great and wonderful experience!
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RE: Memories of past tours
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RE: Proposed "Nerd" Show
I love this idea. I would add some from Wildlife like Dear Friend and Mumbo.
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RE: Paul McCartney Says He Used AI to Produce a āFinalā Beatles Song
The Beatles no. 1 in 2023. Well done!
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RE: Love Songs
@atalayagreen I have Love Songs on vinyl. Two LP set on Capitol Records label from 1977. A beautiful package with printed lyrics in a parchment style booklet, and a gorgeous group photo by Richard Avedon in the gatefold cover. Maybe the best compilation of the unnecessary theme albums U.S. Capitol issued in the 70's and 80's.
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RE: The Rarest Paul Song You Seen/Heard Him Perform Live
@oobu24 said in The Rarest Paul Song You Seen/Heard Him Perform Live:
John Mackintosh wrote:
oobu24 wrote:
Paul just did Oh Darling with ChrissieĀ HyndeĀ at the Tribute Concert for Taylor Hawkins on 9-3-22.
Definitely a live rarity, I think the one and only live time fr that one.
Yes, 1st time ever. I think he said 1st time in a hundred years! lol
Ooh! And I missed that!!
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RE: Paul McCartney 2023 Rumors
@moggy said in Paul McCartney 2023 Rumors:
@rondos said in Paul McCartney 2023 Rumors:
this is probably fake (spelling mistakes !) but hopefully a grain of truth in there somewhere (rumours been going around all week about an upcoming tour !)
I hope it isn't true. I hate the thought that Paul might be doing his last ever tour, even if I know he's getting to the age where he'll have to retire.
I doubt anyone who watched or heard Paul at Glastonbury last June thought "now there's a man who needs to retire!" I heard an 80 year old man burn through a 3 hour set with energy to spare! To me it was just inspiring!
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RE: Paul McCartney- New Album for 2023
Speaking of the Archive Collection; when are we gonna see the last two Wings albums London Town and Back to the Egg reissued?!
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RE: Paul McCartney- New Album for 2023
@njr Streaming has taken over as the predominant music listening format. The Vinyl comeback continues to grow. But even with all the beautiful Deluxe Box Sets, like McCartney's Archive Collection, CD sales are disappearing. There are fewer and fewer CD outlets, and even Target has gotten rid of most new CD releases. Sadly but true, the shiny silver disc which all but destroyed the Vinyl business, is nearly at its end.
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RE: The Rarest Paul Song You Seen/Heard Him Perform Live
For me it was "I'll Get You" and "Please Please Me" on the 2005 US Tour. That whole show was full of surprises!
Some other rarities that come to mind were "Another Day" and "Good Rockin' Tonight"Ā at the New World Tour concertĀ Ā in '93,Ā and "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" at the Hollywood Bowl in 2010.
But i guess by your "criteria" the only real rarity was Venus and Mars/Rock Show in 2010.
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RE: REVOLVER: The Next Deluxe/Remix
They were still touring at this stage also. HopefullyĀ there will be some live recordings asĀ part of the "Bonus Features"!