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Wednesday, October 13, 1993

Paris

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

Last updated on March 28, 2025

What was the last big mistake you made onstage?

I don’t remember the last one. But I had a show in Paris where I started off with the second verse of “Penny Lane” instead of the first. It should have been “a barber showing photographs.” So I thought, “I’ll swap the verses – do verse two, then verse one and we’ll go into the middle bit.” But the band correctly thought, “He skipped verse one – we’ll go into the middle.”

It was a car crash in Penny Lane. I had to go, “Stop, stop. We’ve totally screwed it up. We’re gonna start again.” The audience went wild. A friend, Cilla Black, who just passed away, came to me after the show: “I loved that bit. Do you do it every night?”

Paul McCartney – Interview with RollingStone, August 10, 2016

Just before I did the very first show [around 2014?], so I have to name-drop here, heavily, I had a phone call from Paul McCartney and he wanted me to come in and work with him, and I said “yeah but I think I wanted to go and do this show, go and play with my band, but I have really bad stage fright, so you might be just saving me here by offering me, you know, a project I can’t say no to.” He said, “Oh stage fright, I had terrible stage fright, you know.” He didn’t play for three years or so and then he did a show in Paris, and I don’t know which song it was, but he was playing the bridge when he was supposed to play the second verse, but he knew that his band was going to be knowing that he was making a mistake and they were going to go to the bridge when it was supposed to be the bridge as opposed to going to the chorus, but, no, they went to the chorus, so he just went “stop, stop, stop, stop” and the audience went wild and they just loved it, and afterward Cilla Black said to him, “Paul, that was amazing, do you do that every night?” and he said, “you know, that’s the thing, you know, they’re on your side”. So he really sort of helped me by going “they’re on your side, just talk to them.” Show your vulnerability, show who you are. And I think that was the best advice I got and that wasn’t a bad chap to get good advice from.

Hans Zimmer – Interview with Rick Beato, March 14, 2025

From B27483 – Paul McCartney 1993 The New World Tour Paris VIP Invitation (France) – Tracks – A VIP invitation to the Paul McCartney New World Tour performance at the Palais Omnisports De Bercy, Paris on the 14th October 1993. It measures 14.5cm x 21cm (5.75 inches x 8.25 inches). There is a horizontal crease line through the centre. The condition is very good plus.

Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy

This was the 1st concert played at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy.

A total of 3 concerts have been played there • 1993Oct 13Oct 142009Dec 10

Setlist for the soundcheck

  1. Matchbox

    Written by Carl Perkins

    Album Available on Paris Bercy 1993

  2. Jam

  3. All My Loving

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Guitar break

  4. Jam

  5. Summertime

    Written by George Gershwin

    Album Available on Paris Bercy 1993

Setlist for the concert

  1. Drive My Car

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Album Available on Paris Bercy 1993

  2. Coming Up

    Written by Paul McCartney

    Album Available on Paris Bercy 1993

  3. All My Loving

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Album Available on Paris Bercy 1993

  4. Off The Ground

    Written by Paul McCartney

    Album Available on Paris Bercy 1993

  5. Can't Buy Me Love

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Album Available on Paris Bercy 1993

  6. Robbie's Bit

    Written by Robbie McIntosh

    Album Available on Paris Bercy 1993

  7. Good Rockin' Tonight

    Written by Roy Brown

    Album Available on Paris Bercy 1993

  8. We Can Work It Out

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Album Available on Paris Bercy 1993

  9. Ain't No Sunshine

    Written by Bill Withers

    Album Available on Paris Bercy 1993

  10. Michelle

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Album Available on Paris Bercy 1993

  11. Biker Like An Icon

    Written by Paul McCartney

    Album Available on Paris Bercy 1993

  12. Yesterday

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Album Available on Paris Bercy 1993

  13. Lady Madonna

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Album Available on Paris Bercy 1993

  14. C'mon People

    Written by Paul McCartney

    Album Available on Paris Bercy 1993

  15. Magical Mystery Tour

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Album Available on Paris Bercy 1993

  16. Let It Be

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Album Available on Paris Bercy 1993

  17. Paperback Writer

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Album Available on Paris Bercy 1993

  18. Back In The U.S.S.R.

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Album Available on Paris Bercy 1993

  19. Penny Lane

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    Album Available on Paris Bercy 1993

  20. Encore

    1. O Sole Mio Snippet

      Written by Eduardo di Capua, Giovanni Capurro

      Album Available on Paris Bercy 1993

    2. Hey Jude

      Written by Lennon - McCartney

      Album Available on Paris Bercy 1993

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