Monday, September 15, 1975
Liverpool
Concert • By Wings • Part of the Wings Over the World tour
Last updated on November 27, 2023
Monday, September 15, 1975
Concert • By Wings • Part of the Wings Over the World tour
Last updated on November 27, 2023
Location: Empire Theatre
Concert Sep 13, 1975 • United Kingdom • Birmingham
Interview Sep 13, 1975 • Paul McCartney interview for Record Mirror
Concert Sep 15, 1975 • United Kingdom • Liverpool
Concert Sep 16, 1975 • United Kingdom • Newcastle upon Tyne
Empire Theatre
Peter TrollopeWings has the fans flying in ecstasy.
Wings took off at Liverpool Empire Theatre last night when Paul McCartney came home.
From the moment he walked on stage the fans let him know he’d been away too long. It was a night of sheer magic as Paul proved together with Wings that they are one the world’s top groups.
Kicking off with “Venus and Mars” and then into “Jet” he had the capacity 2,500 crowd rocking in the aisles. They clambered over seats like lemmings to see their hero.
“Hi there, it’s great to be back,” said Paul.
Wings are a mercurial mixture. With Jimmy McCulloch lead guitar, Denny Laine rhythm, Joe English drums, and Linda, of course, on keyboards.
The blend is perfect and each one is a performer in their own right. For two hours they ran through a massive total numbers. It was sheer enjoyment all the way.
This was the 13th concert played at Empire Theatre.
A total of 13 concerts have been played there • 1959 • Oct 18th • Oct 26th • 1962 • Oct 28th • 1963 • Mar 24th • May 26th • Dec 7th • Dec 22nd • 1964 • Nov 8th • 1965 • Dec 5th (Evening show) • Dec 5th (Afternoon show) • 1973 • May 18th (8:30 pm) • May 18th (6 pm) • 1975 • Sep 15th
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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Jan Cocks-Salvemini • 2 years ago
I was at that concert, 47 years ago this month (September 2022) a row of coincidences allowed me to be invited by one of Paul's bodyguards for that day and evening (I met him earlier that day) to walk me in the back door, I got to meet Paul and chat (I was in shock and can't remember one word) I can tell you he was relaxed and signed a poster of him ( I have my train ticked from London 10 am with the 15th of September 1975 stamped on it. The other time I met Paul McCartney was 1964 12 June in my home City of Adelaide, Australia. When I was 14 years of age the Beatles minus Ringo (had his tonsils out) and Jimmie Nicol fill in drummer. I was the only teenager there along with media and airport officials every one else were stopped from entering I took photos. The extention of these stories are in my published book 'Thank's Mosquito for the Great Ride' A whole chapter about those stories and Adelaide, what happened to get them to agree to come to Adelaide and me being a Beatlemaniac .in Adelaide.
The PaulMcCartney Project • 2 years ago
Wow, thanks Jan for sharing those awesome memories !
Ron Fenton • 1 year ago
Setlist below.
I was at this one at just 17 - you could write a song with that lyric - lol!
I seem to recall that it was the first time since the Beatles split that he sang any of their songs in public.
Venus and Mars
Rock Show
Jet
Let Me Roll It
Spirits of Ancient Egypt
C Moon
Maybe I'm Amazed
Lady Madonna
The Long and Winding Road
Medicine Jar
Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me)
Richard Cory.(Simon & Garfunkel cover)
Bluebird
Yesterday
You Gave Me the Answer
Magneto and Titanium Man
Go Now
Letting Go
Live and Let Die
Call Me Back Again
My Love
Listen to What the Man Said
Junior's Farm
Band on the Run
Hi, Hi, Hi
Soily
The PaulMcCartney Project • 1 year ago
Thanks for the setlist, Ron !