Newcastle upon Tyne

We were sitting watching BS, when we saw Henry dancing at the side, we decided he looks much nicer live. Following BS were some acrobats. Tension was building up, the announcement “Paul McCartney and Wings” was very welcome. We clapped when Denny, Henry, Denny and Linda appeared but when Paul came on the sound was tremendous.

I couldn’t believe it was real, we were sitting in the second row. I wasn’t able to see Denny Seiwell ‘cos of his amp but I did when he got up and took the giant birthday cake. Henry played Happy Birthday and also sang a lovely little folk song after drinking a cup of Scotch.

Thanks a million Wings for extending your tour to come and see us in Newcastle. I have never enjoyed myself so much. We waited outside in the rain for over an hour just to have one last look at you.

Louise Partridge

From Wings Fun Club newsletter #4

Super fun fact: It is at this show that Paul yells out that the Seaside Woman is from Blackpool. If you recall your Wings history, Paul has an unreleased song called “Blackpool”.

It’s always been my theory that Paul and Linda had perhaps thought of these two songs as part of some song cycle as they complement each other. Paul sings as the guy looking for a seaside women when he’s in port. Linda sings as the seaside woman taking care of her sailor man. Of course this never materialized.

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In 2024, the concert was released on Youtube streaming platform, without any publicity / announcement, and under the moniker “Paul McCartney and Wings – BBC In Concert 1973 – Live Radio Broadcast.”

City Hall

This was the 2nd concert played at City Hall.

A total of 4 concerts have been played there • 1963 • Nov 23rd • 1973 • Jul 10th • 1975 • Sep 16th • 1979 • Dec 14th

Setlist for the concert

1. Soily

   Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

   Album Available on Learning To Fly

   Album Available on Live In Newcastle 1973

   Album Available on Get You Ready For Live: Newcastle 1973

2. Big Barn Bed

   Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

   Album Available on Learning To Fly

   Album Available on Live In Newcastle 1973

   Album Available on Get You Ready For Live: Newcastle 1973

   Album Available on Wings Over Europe

3. When The Night

   Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

   Album Available on Learning To Fly

   Album Available on Live In Newcastle 1973

   Album Available on Get You Ready For Live: Newcastle 1973

4. Seaside Woman

   Written by Linda McCartney

   Album Available on Learning To Fly

   Album Available on Live In Newcastle 1973

   Album Available on Red Rose Speedway - Ultimate Archive Collection

   Album Available on Get You Ready For Live: Newcastle 1973

5. Wild Life

   Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

   Album Available on Live In Newcastle 1973

   Album Available on Red Rose Speedway - Ultimate Archive Collection

   Album Available on Get You Ready For Live: Newcastle 1973

   Album Available on Learning To Fly

6. Medley

1. Little Woman Love

   Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

   Album Available on Red Rose Speedway - Ultimate Archive Collection

   Album Available on Get You Ready For Live: Newcastle 1973

2. C Moon

   Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

   Album Available on Get You Ready For Live: Newcastle 1973

7. Maybe I'm Amazed

   Written by Paul McCartney

   Album Available on Get You Ready For Live: Newcastle 1973

   Album Available on Red Rose Speedway - Ultimate Archive Collection

   Album Available on Live In Newcastle 1973

8. My Love

   Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

   Album Available on Get You Ready For Live: Newcastle 1973

   Album Available on Red Rose Speedway - Ultimate Archive Collection

   Album Available on Live In Newcastle 1973

9. Live And Let Die

   Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

   Album Available on Get You Ready For Live: Newcastle 1973

   Album Available on Red Rose Speedway - Ultimate Archive Collection

   Album Available on Live In Newcastle 1973

10. Go Now

    Written by Larry Banks, Milton Bennett

    Album Available on Red Rose Speedway - Ultimate Archive Collection

    Album Available on Live In Newcastle 1973

    Album Available on Get You Ready For Live: Newcastle 1973

11. Say You Don't Mind

    Written by Denny Laine

    Album Available on Live In Newcastle 1973

12. The Mess

    Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

    Album Available on Get You Ready For Live: Newcastle 1973

    Album Available on Live In Newcastle 1973

13. Hi, Hi, Hi

    Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

    Album Available on Get You Ready For Live: Newcastle 1973

    Album Available on Live In Newcastle 1973

14. Encore

1. Long Tall Sally

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

   Album Available on Get You Ready For Live: Newcastle 1973

   Album Available on Live In Newcastle 1973

See song statistics for “Wings 1973 UK Tour”

Going further

• https://twitter.com/McCARTNEYLEGACY/status/951547617787502593