yankeefan7:
RMartinez:
In 1976, audiences were going to hear and see British pop star that had numerous solo albums and Wings albums, and was promoting hit records and songs. He had something to prove, and did it. I was there in 1976 in Denver, and the audience was not expecting a Beatles-heavy re-living of their past. That is why he could play HI HI HI and SOILY for encores. In 2013, it is quite the opposite. People attending McCartney shows expect a Beatles review and have little interest in his current or even recent or semi recent musical output. It would be interesting to know this Fall, of the 15,000 people in an arena, or 40,000 in a stadium, the percentage of people who will have bought Paul's new CD or listened to new songs by him.
I would guess 5% or less will have bought McCartney's new CD or listened to new songs by him. The last two times I saw McCartney the majority of the crowd did not have a clue what any song was if it was not a Beatle song or BOTR song.
I agree completely that people tend to not know or care to know Paul's recent recordings etc. I remember being so po'd at the people sitting around me on the floor (right in front of him) because they only stood up for Beatle's songs that they recognized. I thought it was pretty disrespectful. It would have been completely different if they sat down the entire time, but every single time he sang a new song, everyone would immediately sit down. : I'm really bummed that Rockshow isn't playing anywhere near me this weekend. It played on Wed night only and I couldn't go.