London

London, Hammersmith:

… The greatest weekend of my life…, it started on 26th May in the Hammersmith Odeon. Wings came on at about 9.30 p.m., and made the audience swing from the start. At the middle, Linda and Paul were just marvellous singing ‘Seaside Woman’. I was very impressed by Linda, without her voice the song would have been nothing. Paul was better than I had ever heard him. Coming to the end of the concert Paul sang ‘Hi Hi Hi’ – (for Lord Longton!) and everyone got up, cheered and sang. It was just great to hear everyone enjoying themselves so much. Paul and Wings have got a good thing going and they deserve to be the tops. The lighting, clothes, audience reaction, and group, were all perfect and I’ve never enjoyed myself more.

Then to top my great Saturday, on Sunday I bought BBS, it is the best record I have ever, heard, especially: Big Barn Bed, My Love, When the Night, Hands of Love … Anyone who hasn’t got the album better hurry up.

Paul and Wings are nothing like the great Beatles now, and Paul may as well be unknown, because he doesn’t need to be an ex-Beatle to help him. Linda despite all the bad things said about her, was fantastic. – When is the next London gig? Caroline Feeney

From Wings Fun Club newsletter #3

Hammersmith Odeon

This was the 46th concert played at Hammersmith Odeon.

A total of 51 concerts have been played there • 1964 • Dec 21 • Dec 22 • Dec 23 • Dec 24 7:30pm • Dec 26 6:15pm • Dec 26 8:45pm • Dec 28 6:15pm • Dec 28 8:45pm • Dec 29 6:15pm • Dec 29 8:45pm • Dec 30 6:15pm • Dec 30 8:45pm • Dec 31 6:15pm • Dec 31 8:45pm • 1965 • Jan 1 6:15pm • Jan 1 8:45pm • Jan 2 6:15pm • Jan 2 8:45pm • Jan 4 6:15pm • Jan 4 8:45pm • Jan 5 6:15pm • Jan 5 8:45pm • Jan 6 6:15pm • Jan 6 8:45pm • Jan 7 6:15pm • Jan 7 8:45pm • Jan 8 6:15pm • Jan 8 8:45pm • Jan 9 6:15pm • Jan 9 8:45pm • Jan 11 6:15pm • Jan 11 8:45pm • Jan 12 6:15pm • Jan 12 8:45pm • Jan 13 6:15pm • Jan 13 8:45pm • Jan 14 6:15pm • Jan 14 8:45pm • Jan 15 6:15pm • Jan 15 8:45pm • Jan 16 6:15pm • Jan 16 8:45pm • Dec 10 6:45pm show • Dec 10 9pm show • 1973 • May 25 • May 26• May 27 • 1975 • Sep 17 • Sep 18 • 1979 • Sep 14 • Dec 29

Setlist for the concert

1. Soily

   Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney

   Album Available on Nights at the Hammersmith 1973

   Album Available on Hammersmith Odeon 1973

2. Big Barn Bed

   Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney

   Album Available on Nights at the Hammersmith 1973

   Album Available on Hammersmith Odeon 1973

3. When The Night

   Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney

   Album Available on Hammersmith Odeon 1973

   Album Available on Nights at the Hammersmith 1973

4. Wild Life

   Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney

   Album Available on Hammersmith Odeon 1973

   Album Available on Nights at the Hammersmith 1973

5. Seaside Woman

   Written by Linda Eastman / McCartney

   Album Available on Hammersmith Odeon 1973

   Album Available on Nights at the Hammersmith 1973

6. Medley

1. Little Woman Love

   Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney

   Album Available on Hammersmith Odeon 1973

2. C Moon

   Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney

   Album Available on Hammersmith Odeon 1973

7. Live And Let Die

   Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney

   Album Available on Hammersmith Odeon 1973

   Album Available on Nights at the Hammersmith 1973

8. Maybe I'm Amazed

   Written by Paul McCartney

   Album Available on Hammersmith Odeon 1973

   Album Available on Nights at the Hammersmith 1973

9. My Love

   Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney

   Album Available on Hammersmith Odeon 1973

   Album Available on Nights at the Hammersmith 1973

10. Go Now

    Written by Larry Banks, Milton Bennett

    Album Available on Nights at the Hammersmith 1973

    Album Available on Hammersmith Odeon 1973

11. Say You Don't Mind

    Written by Denny Laine

    Album Available on Nights at the Hammersmith 1973

    Album Available on Hammersmith Odeon 1973

12. The Mess

    Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney

    Album Available on Nights at the Hammersmith 1973

    Album Available on Hammersmith Odeon 1973

13. Hi, Hi, Hi

    Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney

    Album Available on Nights at the Hammersmith 1973

    Album Available on Hammersmith Odeon 1973

14. Encore

1. Long Tall Sally

   Written by Richard Penniman / Little Richard, Enotris Johnson, Robert Blackwell

   Album Available on Hammersmith Odeon 1973

   Album Available on Nights at the Hammersmith 1973

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