Hi.
Am I the only one who didn't even get a chance to buy tickets for the show in December?
They were all sold out before the general release, and it was even impossible in the presale.
The cheapest tickets today were for more than £400.

Has anyone heard anything about a new date?

5th-beatle:

NinaRagnhild:

Well, no, I didn't know that. Great for those who got to hear that. It hasn't been on the set list for any of the shows I've seen, as far as I can recall.

He performed "One After 909" at the Apollo in 2010. I'm not sure about other concerts: http://www.examiner.com/article/paul-mccartney-goes-wild-at-apollo-theater-the-complete-set-list-photos He also performed it during a soundcheck last year in Florianópolis (Brazil). I was outside the stadium, so I did not watch it, but I could hear it quite clearly. Maybe he did that one at other soundchecks as well? I don't know: http://maccaboard.paulmccartney.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=83906&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=198

Well, there you go! I missed the Apollo show with one day, but it's just the kind of show I would kill to get to. And sound checks are ..... well .... not the set list, are they ....?

FrankieJ:

I hope Paul doesn't do a concert here. I was lucky enough to be there a few times for the Olympics and, though the atmosphere is amazing, it would seem like no matter how 'close' you are to the stage, you wouldn't be close enough. He'd look like an ant, even in the better seats. I guess I'd prefer more intimacy. The Royal Albert Hall was perfect. I hope he plays there again. It should be less about selling huge stadiums of people who want to hear Hey Jude 30 times, and more about the fact that Paul is a respected artist with great work that spanned way beyond the Beatles that can be played to more attentive, smaller audiences who appreciate him in a more fuller form. As Paul McCartney.

RMartinez:

Just read on FB someone asking Brian who chose to do LETTING GO, he thinks it was Wix, but then said not many in the audience were familiar with it. Then the person said they would love to hear SOILY and Brian said it is a great song, but again, no one in the audience would be familiar with it. I think that pretty much says it when it comes to the set list. Paul is going to play what the casual audience member is familiar with, not what the hard core fans want to hear from that early 70s album or 80s album.

Let us hope that Paul will eventually skip the stadiums and tour smaller venues for us hard cores! "That would be something .... really would be something"

rich n - I totally agree! Wings wasn't all about Band On the Run! And oobu24's list is amazing! Thank you for posting it! Look at the length of it, and still we're all shouting for songs we miss! What other artist can come up with this impressive surge of fantastic music? Goodness! Wish I was lucky enough to have heard every one of these songs ... plus the rest, of course

5th-beatle:

NinaRagnhild:

How about: Across the Universe I Should Have Known Better The One After 909 If I Fell

Good ideas, but did you know that he has already performed "One After 909" live onstage? A great surprise!

Well, no, I didn't know that. Great for those who got to hear that. It hasn't been on the set list for any of the shows I've seen, as far as I can recall.

5th-beatle:

It would be very interesting to see Paul singing any of these songs: In My Life Norwegian Wood Tomorrow Never Knows I Am The Walrus Girl Revolution Come Together Any Lennon song would be nice, but the ones above would certainly surprise fans at his concerts.

In My Life is beautiful, of course I Am the Walrus, yes Come Together - sure this would be colossal How about: Across the Universe I Should Have Known Better The One After 909 If I Fell

cfergoid:

Why would he play John Lennon's songs? He's Paul McCartney and tours as Paul McCartney. He's not the Beatles and he's not John Lennon. By all means pay tribute to him but the idea of him playing more than 1 or 2 John songs just makes no sense at all.

Right - I wasn't after a John-tribute, I was after a Beatles tribute. Not really a tribute, but an opportunity to hear the other half of the Beatles catalogue played by .... well if Macca's not the Beatles, who is? One thing that makes me happy reading all your slamming comments to my thoughts about 'John-Beatle-songs' is that you all seem to treasure Paul's solo work. I do too, you see, having been a teenager with Wings and owning basically every one of Paul's solo records.

audi:

NinaRagnhild:

oobu24:

NinaRagnhild:

oobu24:

NO! He has many songs of his own that he has never played live. I'd much rather hear him do his own solo material.

One good thing does not exclude another ..... I would love a show with only Wings and solostuff ....

No, it sure doesn't. He does more than a fair share of Beatle songs though...why delve into John's? Just do more of his own material...say maybe from the last 30 years.

Because I can't really see why Paul wouldn't play the 'John-songs'. After all, he was part of them and they're Beatles material, so why not? I'm lucky enough to have attended quite a few concerts with Macca, and I actually think it would be quite good if he would move one step further. On my first gig, in 1972, the closest he came to a Beatle song was Long Tall Sally (as an encore), and we all know how close to the Beatles that was .... so he's come quite a bit from there, right?

I'll never deny Paul my approval to sing John's songs if it personally fulfills him, but -- if he sings them out of some sort of obligation -- these tributes document that Paul clearly respects John's music: The Word/All You Need Is Love:

Strawberry Fields Forever/Help/Give Peace A Chance:

A Day in The Life/Give Peace A Chance:

It never occurred to me that Paul wouldn't respect John's music - of course he does. But who, if not Macca, should play John's songs? I think (hope) he would enjoy it! Maybe he believes that John's fans feel that he should keep out of it, what do I know? I think he should do some more John-songs, and that's it.

oobu24:

NinaRagnhild:

oobu24:

NO! He has many songs of his own that he has never played live. I'd much rather hear him do his own solo material.

One good thing does not exclude another ..... I would love a show with only Wings and solostuff ....

No, it sure doesn't. He does more than a fair share of Beatle songs though...why delve into John's? Just do more of his own material...say maybe from the last 30 years.

Because I can't really see why Paul wouldn't play the 'John-songs'. After all, he was part of them and they're Beatles material, so why not? I'm lucky enough to have attended quite a few concerts with Macca, and I actually think it would be quite good if he would move one step further. On my first gig, in 1972, the closest he came to a Beatle song was Long Tall Sally (as an encore), and we all know how close to the Beatles that was .... so he's come quite a bit from there, right?