- Country:
- United Kingdom
- City:
- London
- Location:
- Hard Rock Cafe
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After a day of recording for the “James Paul McCartney” TV special, Wings did a charity concert at the Hard Rock Cafe in London.
A quick trip to the Hardrock Cafe for a party and surprise benefit concert for ‘Release’ followed. With no cameras etc. the whole thing was looser, and so more together(?) About two hundred people – at £5 a head, had a really good time.
From Wings Fun Club newsletter #1
From The McCartney Legacy page on Facebook:
Wings played their first ever live performance in London at the Hard Rock Cafe in the West End, on Sunday 18th March 1973. Technically it was the 19th between 12.25pm to 1.30am. Seats for the “Charity Brawl” were priced at £5 and included a burger and ice cream meal.
[This surprise date proved to be] really fantastic, the best we’ve played up to now. We only played an hour or so, but on the tour we’ll be doing a rather extravagant affair, probably playing for two and a half hours. I’m glad we took such a time before starting out on a tour like this, though. It’s hard work for a band to come together. It’s similar to a marriage there are the five of you and you have to find out what makes each of you tick, and that learning takes time.
Denny Seiwell – From Interview with Record Mirror • Apr 28, 1973
From Wikipedia:
The support group for the entire [1973 UK ]tour was pub rock band Brinsley Schwarz who Paul and Linda asked to be on the tour after seeing them perform at the London Hard Rock Cafe’s opening night a few weeks previously.
Last updated on August 14, 2023
Hard Rock Cafe
This was the 1st and only concert played at Hard Rock Cafe.
Too bad, there is no song listed for this concert. If you've been there, help us fill the set list for this concert by writing a comment!
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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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I think Paul played a charity gig in Liverpool on 3rd November 1973 - I was there! Have I got the date right?
Chris:-)
Please keep me updated
Hi Chris,
So far, I haven't been done to find anything regarding another charity gig played in 1973.
The only Liverpool concert in 1973 I have listed is this one at the Empire Theatre - https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/concert/1973-05-18/
Do you remember any more detail ? Like the location, size of the audience ...
Thanks !
Sorry, I must have confused it with November 24th 1979