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Tuesday, April 27, 1993

Memphis

Concert • By Paul McCartney • Part of the The New World Tour

Last updated on June 15, 2019


Details

  • Country: USA
  • City: Memphis
  • Location: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

Location

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Band members

Line-up Discover Backing band 1991-1993

Some songs from this concert appear on:

Following the soundcheck, Paul met his idol Carl Perkins backstage.

Memphis – The New World Tour arrives in the birthplace of Blair Theodore Cunningham, “our new drummer”. To celebrate this homecoming, Blair’s entire family arrive for the show in droves and the local boy is in much demand with Tennessee TV stations. Also at the show is rock and roll luminary Carl Perkins, who jams with Paul backstage before the concert. Together they guitar-duet through ‘Blue Suede Shoes’, ‘Maybellene’, ‘Matchbox’ and ‘My Old Friend’ – a song Carl wrote for Paul when they recorded together on Montserrat. After joining a crowd of 42,000 to watch the concert, Carl Perkins stops a reporter later and tells him, “Get your notebook out, son, and write this down: you can tell anyone in the world that Carl Perkins has just witnessed absolutely the greatest show he has ever seen in his life. That boy just blows my mind.”

Notes from Geoff Baker, Paul McCartney’s publicist – from Club Sandwich 66, Summer 1993

Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

This was the 1st and only concert played at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

Setlist for the soundcheck

Setlist for the concert

  1. Michelle

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

  2. Yesterday

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

  3. Let It Be

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

  4. Encore

    1. Hey Jude

      Written by Lennon - McCartney

See song statistics for “The New World Tour”

Paul McCartney writing

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John F. Nichols, Sr. • 2 years ago

'Twas a great show, one that I will treasure, because it was the only time that my brother and I got to see Sir Paul before I lost him, a couple of years later


The PaulMcCartney Project • 2 years ago

Thanks John for sharing those memories!


Leslie Brand • 2 years ago

My youngest son Sam’s first concert. He has been a Beatles fan his entire life. When I would rock him as a baby, I didn’t know any lullabies so I would sing him Beatles songs.


The PaulMcCartney Project • 2 years ago

Thanks Leslie ! I did the same with my son :)


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