Posts made by cubsbrad23

SIRMACCA wrote:

I know there is a huge debate about the setlist going on but putting that aside...I was quite concerned about his voice because he did Madison on Thursday. But I gotta say...not bad at all. I’ve heard worse. I traveled from NYC, have been to so many of his shows I lost count. I was blown away as always. Live Macca will never, ever  disappoint! If you are going to a show for specific songs then that may be a problem. But if you are going to see the greatest live show on earth, with one of the most prolific song writers of MY generation then you will be smiling, crying and singing from the opening song to the last.

His voice in Green Bay was better than it was in Madison which I thought was surprising.  He did take 2 drinks of water both nights so that must be helping.

I agree, if you haven't seen him, then the setlist is great.  But, for the rest of us, its blah.  Doesn't matter what I think because its not going to change at this point.  I won't be traveling outside of Wisconsin to see him anymore because of that but if he does return to the Badger state, I am sure I will be there.

B J Conlee wrote:

Just read the review from the Green Bay Press Gazzette..."PAUL MCCARTENY AS GOOD AS IT GETS DURING UNFORGETTABLE NIGHT AT LAMBEAU".  Maybe someone can put it on this thread.

The ariticle as well as the accompanied pictures to me summarizes why Paul and his team are having so much success from a marketing and sales point of view.  All you have to do is look at the pictures and read some of the stories (this one and other local articles) that basically shows Paul's specific market.  The overwhelmimg majority are my age...baby boomers.  And Paul's approach of hitting the secondary US markets are working brilliantly.

Just think of all the people hitting their "bucket lists" from all around Green Bay (including people from miles away).  They are getting gifts to this concert from their kids (30 and 40 year olds).  Just like what their parents brought them up with...the great music from the Beatles, they are also bringing up their own kids with the Beatles too.  The younger people primarily seen at a concert like this last Green Bay one (on top of the baby boomers) are the kids and grandkids of these original Beatle fans.  That is one reason Paul's team is hitting these "secondary" markets.  The shows are selling out despite the high prices.  It is all about hitting their "bucket lists".

It is also the reason that Paul's setlist is so heavily dominated by Beatle songs and the most known hits from Paul's own secondary group...hit songs Paul wrote during his Wings' years.  His target market here in the Green Bay area for this show are not hard core Paul fans like you and me per say.  They of course like Paul a lot but they don't keep up with Paul's solo albums etc.  They are here for a night of nostalgia and Paul eagerly rewards them with a fun night of greatest hits.  He gives them not only a fun night but goes on for close to 3 hours.  No one walks out of one of his shows feeling cheated.  They talk about it for weeks after the concerts and reviews like this just adds to how great the Beatles were and how fantastic Paul still is.  As I said on another post, I questioned in the past why Paul didn't follow the path of similar stars like Elton John and Billy Joel and just go to big tourists areas like Las Vegus and NYC letting the tourists come to him.  Paul's approach of visiting these secondary markets and "coming to the people" works tremendously.  The large majority of People who would never be fortunate of seeing Paul while they are on vacation can now easilly see Paul in their backyard.  Looking at it from a business side, it is just a brilliant strategy.  Fortuately and at just about 77 years old, Paul is healthy enough to "come to the people".

As a hard core fan and a mulitple Paul "live show" person, I would much rather hear Paul do "great" recent songs I've never heard "live" before like "I Don't Know" and "Happy With You" but I must admit that  Paul knows what he's doing.  He knows that these baby boomers who are sentimental for 60's/70's nostalgia would much rather hear Hey Jude,  Love Me Do, Back in the USSR, Ob La Di, Band on the Run, Maybe I'm Amazed, Live and Let Die,  Let It Be, All My Loving, Hard Days' Night etc etc.  They want a night where they can just sing along to songs they know and loved.  It's a simple marketing plan with an artist as great as Paul so there is no surprise that it is working so well.

I vehemently disagree about your setlist comments.  Paul would sell out whether he's played the same songs he has played for the last 30 years or not.   I agree there are some songs he has to play, ie Hey Jude, Let It Be, but not many more than that.  I always enjoy the live concerts and seeing 2 in 3 days is great (and over 20 since 1988), but saying the setlist is blah would be a compliment at this point.

Just like Madison, it was a 2 drink night. Had the Junior's Farm/All My Loving combo instead of Save Us/Can't Buy Me Love in Madison.  I think this has to be my least favorite setlist of any of the tours since 1988....just not much there that is worth remembering.

For those on water patrol, we had 2 drinks of water tonight.  Had the Save Us/Can't Buy Me Love combo instead of Junior's Farm/All My Loving.  Besides that, everything was same.

Did he really play Sgt Pepper after Let Me Roll It?

The Packers only allow concerts in early to mid June due to concerns about the field.  So obviously it will be in that time frame.

Paul McCartney is playing at Lambeau Field in Green Bay in June next year.  The Packers have scheduled a press conference on Tuesday to announce it.  For those curious, the Packers tweeted out today (and showed on the scoreboard during the game) a short video saying He will finally take the Leap and showing a picture of McCartney.

FlowersOnTheRun wrote:

I think Houston is a lock. It's the 4th largest US city proper by population, 5th MSA by population. He hasn't played there for almost 6 years (since November 2012). Only other US cities between the sizes of Houston and Austin's MSA that have been untouched for as long are Las Vegas (last full show 2011, 28th Largest MSA), Charlotte (last 2010, 22nd Largest MSA) ,Orlando (23rd Largest MSA) San Antonio (last arena show 1993, 24th Largest MSA) and Riverside-San Bernardino (never played, 13th Largest MSA). Out of these, Riverside-San Bernardino doesn't have an arena of appropriate size for Paul to play. CalJam Fest happens in San Bernardino with big rock acts, but the Foo Fighters are headlining this year. San Antonio is out because it is within an hour drive of Austin, and despite not having a full arena show since 1993, was played in 2014 at a small theater gig. I think we'll see some major Out There 2014 cities revisited as well this fall. Los Angeles (2nd Largest MSA), Dallas-Fort Worth (4th Largest MSA), Phoenix (11th Largest MSA), San Francisco (12th Largest MSA), San Diego (17th Largest MSA), Denver (19th Largest MSA), Pittsburgh (26th Largest MSA) and Kansas CIty (30th Largest MSA) are all 2014 Out There MSAs that are larger than Austin. I'd also add Raleigh-Durham, which are side by side cities that are in seperate MSAs, unplayed since 2002. Then a few notable smaller cities with strong music presence, like Nashville. Paul has left out the Southwest and parts of the south on the last few tours. I think this tour will be focused on those major markets. Something like:

Smaller gigs, likely in New York (the only NYC gigs this year), LA (maybe a small surprise gig and a Hollywood Bowl gig could generate publicity)

San Francisco, CA (or specifically, Santa Clara at Levi's stadium)

Los Angeles, CA /San Diego, CA depending on smaller gigs
Las Vegas, NV - at the new-ish T-Mobile Arena
Phoenix, AZ - at the Talking Stick Resort Arena

Denver, CO - either Pepsi Center or a night or two at Red Rocks for publicity sake (maybe one of the smaller July gigs?)

Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center

Austin, TX (ACL Weekend One)

Houston, TX - probably either Toyota Center, or the Astrodome.. He played Minute Maid last time, and based on the pattern from that year's St Louis gig, I'd assume this time will be an arena, either Toyota or NRG/Astrodome)

Austin, TX (ACL Weekend Two)

Orlando, FL - Amway Center

Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena

Raleigh, NC - PNC Arena

Charlotte, NC - Spectrum Center (NC could be a one or the other gig, but especially now that the bathroom bill is technically repealed, I think it's back on the map)

Pittsburgh, PA or Philadelphia, PA (likely Philly in this case at the Wells Fargo Center again)

Out of these, I could maybe see 2 nights in Philly, Denver or LA depending on venue.

May want to check the radius clause on Austin City Limits.

Milwaukee Entertainment Center is still waiting to announce their opening show.....I'd be shocked if it isn't Paul.

I will be shocked if he is not opening the new arena in Milwaukee in late Aug/early Sept.

Bob Gannon:

For those doing VIP in the NY area, be prepared for sticker shock. Prices went up again

You do have to wonder at what point is enough enough.

Billboards in Milwaukee say Paul McCartney so the Summerfest announcement is coming soon.

Bob Gannon:

thenightfish:

LonelyRoad:

What's going on with Summerfest?????

Nothing at the moment. Just waiting for it to be announced, assuming the rumours are true.. Summerfest is not like the other festivals that announce everything at the same time. The headliners announce when they announce. I think Sting and Peter Gabriel announced their tour in January, and that included their Summerfest date. Besides July 8th, there are still no announced headliners for June 30 and July 5th, so not like Paul is the only hole in the schedule.

If I were a betting man, I'd place my money on the 8th

I won't be taking the other side of that bet!!!

Bob Gannon:

bigvin62:

What happened to the Milwaukee announcement, I'm guessing that show went the way of the dodo bird?

Don't count on it

Bob...you should come out for Summerfest. Its actually quite a good time About 10 side stages (with one well-known headliner at 9:30 or 10:00 each night) and then the major headliner each night at the Marcus Amphitheater. They usually do a big reveal of about 100 side stage acts in late March so that should be coming shortly. Its possible the McCartney reveal will come at that time but I believe the release date is being driven by McCartney's people, not Summerfest.

pdeese:

Jorie is saying Summerfest Milwaukee July 8.

crazy4beatles:

9 days in April between Vancouver and Little Rock (1 or 2 shows in US?) (maybe a show after Sioux Falls before they ship off the rig to the next destination?) 25 days in May between US and Europe (could be Argentina/SA leg or add more Europe shows before Dusseldorf, take a break?? ) 7 days between Madrid and Munich (Central/Eastern Europe, northern Italy???) 15 days between Berlin and Rock Werchter, Belgium (the UK charity show could mean a UK show or the rig gets set up while he's at charity show and he just flies in for a show pretty much anywhere in Europe or rest up in London??)

Yes, Summerfest in Milwaukee is July 8. I've never seen Paul in a amphitheater so it should be good!

Bob Gannon:

RMartinez:

Bob Gannon:

KingMacca:

Bermuda Triangle Atlantis Australia Albuquerque 2016 Tour Juuuuust kidding.... Vegas, Milwaukee, possibly NYC, maybe Boston? Hartford? Quebec has that shiny new arena... Honestly who knows with Paul.

Atlantis would be cool!

I think it is more likely Paul will perform in Atlantis before Albuquerque!

Lol!!!!! I root for you though as it would give me a good reason to visit a good friend that lives there. Unfortunately things don't look good

Atlantis would be awesome....the kids would love going there too!

Bob Gannon:

cubsbrad23:

serpico71:

Hi Bob, also think that the possibility of a show in France is small, but... There is a window open for a 2º leg in europe in July, just after the festival in Belgium on June 30. The first leg of the tour is from May 28 to June 14 in Berlin, ( + Madrid and some other city). Paul rest until the show from Werchter june 30 (Belgium festival), then I think other 6 or 7 shows in European stadiums,, in France after The 2016 UEFA European Championship: Nice, Lille, Bordeaux, Toulouse or.... back in Paris !!!!!! I believe that there have been negotiations. I´m sure!!!!! Many European cities have negotiated ...Next week new shows will be announced.... Madrid and....

Pretty sure July is going to be US...New York, Milwaukee, Vegas, a few more.

What you have to remember is negotiating occurs all the time,doesn't mean it's for a recent show. Look at the South Dakota show article.mthey were pitching for four years. Really not a large window for 2nd Eiropean leg in July...July and August shows are slated. Must remember that half the month he has custody, and that is why he only averages 5-7 shows a month. Although slightly possible to add some shows but a very small chance. Now having said that, he could always do a 2nd leg in the fall/winter...

I know Summerfest (Milwaukee) reps were talking to Paul's people for 2 years. Last year, they ended up getting the Stones (which was probably the largest name ever at Summerfest) and that gave them the encouragement to go back to Paul's people.

serpico71:

Hi Bob, also think that the possibility of a show in France is small, but... There is a window open for a 2º leg in europe in July, just after the festival in Belgium on June 30. The first leg of the tour is from May 28 to June 14 in Berlin, ( + Madrid and some other city). Paul rest until the show from Werchter june 30 (Belgium festival), then I think other 6 or 7 shows in European stadiums,, in France after The 2016 UEFA European Championship: Nice, Lille, Bordeaux, Toulouse or.... back in Paris !!!!!! I believe that there have been negotiations. I´m sure!!!!! Many European cities have negotiated ...Next week new shows will be announced.... Madrid and....

Pretty sure July is going to be US...New York, Milwaukee, Vegas, a few more.

I am about 99% sure Paul is at Summerfest in Milwaukee on July 8. Thus, I doubt we'll see a Chicago show this year.