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Brock
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And I am the master of understatement.

Saw Sir Paul in Atlanta last night. I had never seen him or any Beatle. 39 songs over about 2.75 hrs w/ no break. Great band, and I appreciate that it was only 5 guys total; sometimes larger bands do not allow you to fully appreciate each player.

I was surprised (pleasantly so) that Paul was on acoustic guitar for probably half the songs. I think my top highlight had to be just him on guitar doing Blackbird (on a rising part of the stage), followed by a Harrison ukulele story then Harrison's Something. And Mr Kite, and Eleanor Rigby and a Foxy Lady tease preceding some song I don't remember.

Also enjoyed Paul's chattiness; the guy has a sincerity about him that makes it seem he is having a conversation w/ each audience member. It's remarkable too that there need be no age excuses made for his performance. I'm sorry that it took me this long to see him.

Eight Days a Week
(The Beatles song)
Save Us
All My Loving
(The Beatles song)
Listen to What the Man Said
(Wings song)
Let Me Roll It
(Wings song)
Paperback Writer
(The Beatles song)
My Valentine
Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five
(Wings song)
The Long and Winding Road
(The Beatles song)
Maybe I'm Amazed
I've Just Seen a Face
(The Beatles song)
We Can Work It Out
(The Beatles song)
Another Day
And I Love Her
(The Beatles song)
Blackbird
(The Beatles song)
Here Today
New
Queenie Eye
Lady Madonna
(The Beatles song)
All Together Now
(The Beatles song)
Lovely Rita
(The Beatles song)
Everybody Out There
Eleanor Rigby
(The Beatles song)
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
(The Beatles song)
Something
(The Beatles song)
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
(The Beatles song)
Band on the Run
(Wings song)
Back in the U.S.S.R.
(The Beatles song)
Let It Be
(The Beatles song)
Live and Let Die
(Wings song)
Hey Jude
(The Beatles song)
Encore:
Day Tripper
(The Beatles song)
Hi, Hi, Hi
(Wings song)
Get Back
(The Beatles song)
Encore 2:
Yesterday
(The Beatles song)
Helter Skelter
(The Beatles song)
Golden Slumbers
(The Beatles song)
Carry That Weight
(The Beatles song)
The End
(The Beatles song)

I may have PTSD from Live and Let Die:

Blackbird:

[Edited on 10/17/2014 by Brock]

 
Posted : October 16, 2014 6:57 pm
jszfunk
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8 song encore!!! Wow!

Everyone has a plan, till you get punched in the face,

 
Posted : October 17, 2014 3:28 am
Rusty
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Looks like you scored excellent seats once again! You've obviously got a black belt in TicketMaster!

I've seen McCartney 8 times - always an amazing show! I liked Wings and the line-up that he played with in the early 90's (Robbie Macintosh on guitar) - but this band has been with Paul for quite some time and are all excellent players. I was planning on attending the Jacksonville show, but the only tickets in my budgeted price range were in the far end zone in a football stadium. Having seen Paul on so many other occasions, I decided to pass. I know it's a great, great show though.

 
Posted : October 17, 2014 4:58 am
vteye
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I caught the Fenway Park show a few years ago with my kids. great show. He played a little of everything from his career. Crowd loved the tributes to fallen band members. Day in the life transitioning to Give Peace a chance was a stand out. If you have a chance to see Sir Paul,
you will not regret.

 
Posted : October 17, 2014 5:19 am
TuffJew
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Have seen him as well..ALWAYS gives you your moneys worth

 
Posted : October 17, 2014 5:47 am
aiq
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Went to our first McCartney and Rolling Stones shows in 2013, Macca at Nationals stadium and Stones at Verizon Center.

PM was excellent and the Stones were very good too, a little surprising.

So glad to check them off the list.

If you haven't and get a chance you will like.

 
Posted : October 17, 2014 6:50 am
Fretsman
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Always Great. Looks like a nice night! Congrats.

 
Posted : October 17, 2014 7:00 am
stormyrider
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I saw him a few years ago at Foxboro. It was a great show.
Looks like he's adding in more Beatles songs as he gets on

great pics, thanks for posting

 
Posted : October 17, 2014 7:26 am
BillyBlastoff
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I saw the McCartney show referenced by aiq at Nationals stadium. It was spectacular. A great show, and my first time seeing him. So glad I made it.

His take on "Helter Skelter" made me think it might be the first "Punk" tune ever written.

Should "Punk" and "Tune" be used in the same sentence?

 
Posted : October 17, 2014 8:24 am
chiliD
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Just saw him for the 6th time at Dodger Stadium a few weeks ago. Fantastic!!
Only difference in the set was that at Dodger Stadium he played "I Saw Her Standing There" instead of "Get Back". Out of the 39 songs (kind of consider "Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End" as one, though, so 37 songs), only 16 of them had I seen him play before.

1st time was on the 1976 Wings tour.
#'s 2 thru 5 on consecutive nights in 1988 ("Flowers In The Dirt" tour).
That '88 tour he broke out quite a few more Beatles tunes (only played 5 with Wings), but seems to have been adding more & different ones each tour since. He's finally getting around to playing some of John's Beatle era tunes (on previous tours he's done "Help!", "Strawberry Fields Forever", "A Day In The Life"...as well as "Give Peace A Chance"). This tour adds "Eight Days A Week" & "Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite". He was quoted as saying something to the effect of "well, if anybody's going to do John's songs, it might as well be me!"

 
Posted : October 17, 2014 8:47 am
Brock
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8 song encore!!! Wow!

This reminds me of what I said after the show. I wish bands would just play through, leaving encores for only the most appreciative audiences. We know they're coming back, they know they're coming back, why waste time?

One caveat, when I saw Elton last yr, he spent the encore applause time to come out and sign things for fans. That was really great of him.

And Rusty, I failed at TM this time, only trying to get a couple of in the door seats and coming up w/ nada. Then, got the hookup of my life a few weeks later!

 
Posted : October 17, 2014 10:26 am
Forever_Duane
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I saw him at Bonnaroo. unbelieveable feeling singing Hey Jude with 80,000 people. The fireworks during Live And Let Die were awesome.

 
Posted : October 17, 2014 8:38 pm
WharfRat
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NEVER disappoints Grin

 
Posted : October 18, 2014 2:59 am
wease
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We saw him the night after Atlanta, in Nashville. He opened with Magical Mystery Tour. That was the only difference in the main set. He changed up the first encore and played Birthday and Saw Her Standing There instead of Hi, Hi, Hi and Get Back. An awesome show. A lot of fun.

 
Posted : October 18, 2014 7:59 am
Shavian
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8 song encore!!! Wow!

At least three of which - and I suspect more - are Abbey Road, side two type medleys.

 
Posted : October 18, 2014 9:50 am
littlesister1
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Sir Paul is ALWAYS a good show!!!

Have seen him many times with ALL of his bands.

I have had one in intractable rule when it comes to entertainers: If you have the chance to see a legend, GO!!!!! (This became my rule when I was a high school sophomore and had the chance to go see Stravinski. I've been so glad that I have seen some of the most talented in every kind of music because of it, even though I didn't think I'd like it or wanted to go at first)

 
Posted : October 18, 2014 1:44 pm
dadof2
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Saw him a few years back.great band,tremendous show-when we saw him he covered material from pre Beatles to the present day.Can't go wrong with Paul!

 
Posted : October 19, 2014 6:16 am
emr
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My wife is a huge fan; I've seen Paul 6 or 7 times going back to approx. 1987.while not his biggest fan his shows are consistently amazing; as Brock mentioned close to 3 hrs non stop for a man of 72. The set list seldom changes more than a bit (nor do the stories) not what we expect at the Beacon for sure. Kudos to Sir Paul for never letting the audience down. He had a Rolling Stone interview recently where he discussed saving up Money to hear (I think) Buddy Holly (or some other famous rocker of the time) as a young teen. He said he felt cheated that the main act was less than an hr -- and he never wanted his audience to feel cheated (though as I remember the Beatles often played only 30 min sets)

 
Posted : October 19, 2014 6:39 am
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