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Thursday, August 10, 1972

Gothenburg

Concert • By Wings • Part of the Second leg of the Wings Over Europe Tour

Last updated on July 17, 2024

Details

  • Country: Sweden
  • City: Gothenburg
  • Location: Scandinavium

Location

  • Location: Scandinavium

Timeline

Concert Aug 09, 1972 • Norway • Oslo

Article Aug 10, 1972 • Paul & Linda McCartney & Denny Seiwell arrested for drug possession

Concert Aug 10, 1972 • Sweden • Gothenburg

Concert Aug 11, 1972 • Sweden • Lund

Concert Aug 12, 1972 • Denmark • Odense

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Band members

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From RazMatazMagazine:

On this day in 1972, Paul and Linda McCartney were arrested backstage in Gothenburg, Sweden, for possession of six ounces of marijuana, which was mailed to them by someone in McCartney’s office who thought they would enjoy some weed while on the road.

The couple was released after paying a combined fine of $1,200.

From Meet the Beatles for Real: A message to the Swedish police – August 10, 1972 –  Sweden — the McCartney first pot bust.   
From Meet the Beatles for Real: A message to the Swedish police – August 10, 1972 –  Sweden — the McCartney first pot bust.   
From YES — Wings 1971–73 – The final book in the package is an exclusive Wings Over Europe photo book created to document Wings’ tour across Europe in 1972. It contains previously unseen images by Linda McCartney and Paul’s written memories of the tour. The cover of the book is hand screen-printed with a cloth bound spine. The book cover was inspired by the original flyer from the tour, which had Paul’s face and Allen Jones painting on it.
From Beatles Books Podcast sur X : “Paul McCartney excitedly arrives in Gothenburg as Wings continue their 1972 European tour. https://t.co/u6G8qQAPuv” / X (twitter.com)

Scandinavium

This was the 1st concert played at Scandinavium.

A total of 3 concerts have been played there • 1972 • Aug 10• 1989 • Sep 28 • 1993 • Sep 25

Setlist for the concert

The setlist for this concert is incomplete, or we have not be able to confirm in an accurate way that this was the setlist. If you have any clue, pls let us know and leave a comment.

  1. Eat at Home

    Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney

  2. Smile Away

    Written by Paul McCartney

  3. Bip Bop

    Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney

  4. Mumbo

    Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney

  5. 1882

    Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney

  6. I Would Only Smile

    Written by Denny Laine

  7. Give Ireland Back to the Irish

    Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney

  8. Blue Moon of Kentucky

    Written by Bill Monroe

  9. The Mess

    Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney

  10. Best Friend

    Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney

  11. Soily

    Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney

  12. I Am Your Singer

    Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney

  13. Seaside Woman

    Written by Linda Eastman / McCartney

  14. Henry's Blues

    Written by Henry McCullough

  15. Say You Don't Mind

    Written by Denny Laine

  16. Wild Life

    Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney

  17. Mary Had a Little Lamb

    Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney

See song statistics for “Wings Over Europe Tour”

Going further

Wings Live - On tour in the 70s

This is the first detailed study of Paul McCartney's Wings on tour in the 1970s. It covers every single concert from the University Tour of 1972, ending with the abandoned tour of Japan in January 1980. A wide variety of primary sources have been consulted, including all available audio and video recordings; press reviews; fan recollections; newspaper reports and tour programmes.

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