Friday, December 7, 1979
London
Concert • By Wings • Part of the Wings 1979 UK Tour
Last updated on April 24, 2022
Friday, December 7, 1979
Concert • By Wings • Part of the Wings 1979 UK Tour
Last updated on April 24, 2022
Location: Empire Pool • London • UK
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From RollingStone:
Everything about this performance seemed designed to take the spotlight off Paul McCartney and spread it among the rest of Wings…the impression given was not that of a deity with a boxful of thunderbolts, but a band on-stage for the hell of it.
Mick Brown, RollingStone, quoted from CollectorsMusicReviews
Dear Club Sandwich,
Just a line to say thanks for the tickets to see Wings at Wembley on 7th December. I feel I was fortunate to get a ticket near the middle of the front row, but I can safely say it was one of the “magic moments” of my life. May I express my thanks to Wings for an absolutely superb show and to Linda for a wave which was aimed somewhere in my direction, which I acknowledged. I must also be one of the few at that concert who were glad that Wings were late on stage, as a mixture of traffic holdups and losing my way meant that I arrived at 8.10. Thanks Paul, Linda, Denny, Laurence and Steve. I hope that I’ll see you again in the future and who knows, I may even get an elusive autograph. Have a Wonderful Christmastime.
MR E. W. SUTTON, Croydon
From Club Sandwich, N°17, 1980
Dear Sue,
I am writing to thank you for the tickets for Wings concert at Wembley last Friday. (l think I had the best seat in the arena!) The concert atmosphere was fantastic and it was great to hear Wings perform their new songs as well as some of their classics. Paul’s untiring enthusiasm is unbelievable, his obvious enjoyment and stage magnetism immediately transmits itself to the audience, and makes you feel as though he is playing just for you! Wings definitely have the best stage act in the business. (l felt as excited as I did when I first went to see Wings on their ’73 tour.) It was a night I shall remember for a long time. Congratulations to you on the best fan magazine around; it’s even better now with the colour pics. Keep up the good work. I hope we won’t have to wait quite so long for the next tour. I don’t think my nerves could stand it.
A Happy Wings Fan, COLIN SQUIRE, Cardiff
From Club Sandwich, N°17, 1980
This was the 8th concert played at Empire Pool.
A total of 22 concerts have been played there • 1963 • Apr 21 • 1964 • Apr 26 • 1965 • Apr 11 • 1966 • May 1 • 1976 • Oct 19 • Oct 20 • Oct 21 • 1979 • Dec 7• Dec 8 • Dec 9 • Dec 10 • 1990 • Jan 11 • Jan 13 • Jan 14 • Jan 16 • Jan 17 • Jan 19 • Jan 20 • Jan 21 • Jan 23 • Jan 24 • Jan 26
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney
Album Available on Wings Over Wembley
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney
Album Available on Wings Over Wembley
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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