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Thursday, May 27, 2010

Mexico City

Concert • By Paul McCartney • Part of the 1st North American leg of the Up And Coming Tour

Last updated on November 23, 2020


Details

  • Country: Mexico
  • City: Mexico City
  • Location: Foro Sol

Location

  • Location: Foro Sol

Timeline

Band members

Line-up Discover Backing band 2001-2018

Some songs from this concert appear on:

From paulmccartney.com, April 23, 2010:

Macca mania has hit the streets of Mexico City! Paul McCartney’s forthcoming show at the Foro Sol Stadium on Thursday May 27th is set to be a wild night. The people of Mexico have made it clear to their musical hero that they are desperate to see him and can’t wait to be rocked. Tickets for the 60,000 capacity stadium sold out in literally a matter of minutes, setting a brand new record! In fact sources at Ticketmaster Mexico think the tickets could have gone even faster but the technology couldn’t support the overwhelming demand!

Since opening in 1993 the Foro Sol Stadium has been host to some of the most iconic names in music. It’s seen performances from the likes of AC/DC, Aerosmith, Coldplay, David Bowie, Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, U2, The Rolling Stones, The Police and The Killers. The previous record for fastest selling tickets was set by Radiohead last year and before that Madonna in 2008.

Paul’s forthcoming show is part of his all-new ‘Up And Coming Tour’ which kicked off to rave reviews in the US on March 28th. The show on May 27th will be Paul’s first show in Mexico since 2002 when he performed three shows at the Palacio de los Deportes. Paul’s first visit to Mexico was in 1993 on his ‘New World Tour’.

Mexican promoters for the show Bruce Moran at Live Nation and Memo Parra at OCESA commented: “Paul McCartney has made history once again! His upcoming Mexico City show is the fastest sellout in the history of the venue, Foro Sol. Everyone at Live Nation and OCESA are thrilled and honored that Sir Paul has agreed to return to Mexico, and the public has responded to the news in just an overwhelming fashion. Only the thrill of seeing Sir Paul McCartney live at Foro Sol will top the excitement in Mexico today!”

During “My Love“, lots of people in the audience turned their cigarette lighters on, which prompted Paul McCartney to declare at the end of the song:

That thing with the lights, that is so great! You keep in time with the song. Let me see that… Let’s do that!

Paul McCartney

And McCartney and his band improvised a two-minutes long song – “Shine A Light.. In Mexico“.


Foro Sol

This was the 4th concert played at Foro Sol.

A total of 9 concerts have been played there • 1993Nov 25Nov 272010May 26May 27May 282023Nov 14Nov 162024Nov 12Nov 14

Setlist for the soundcheck

  1. 'In Mexico' Jam

  2. Michelle

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

  3. Yesterday

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

Setlist for the concert

  1. Medley

  2. Medley

  3. Improvisation “Shine a Light In Mexico”

  4. Blackbird

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

  5. Medley

  6. Let It Be

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

  7. Hey Jude

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

  8. Encore

    1. Get Back

      Written by Lennon - McCartney

  9. Second encore

    1. Yesterday

      Written by Lennon - McCartney

    2. The End

      Written by Lennon - McCartney

See song statistics for “Up And Coming Tour”

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