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Sunday, November 25, 2012

Vancouver

Concert • By Paul McCartney • Part of the 2nd North American leg of the On The Run Tour

Last updated on February 7, 2021

From Georgia Straight Vancouver’s News & Entertainment Weekly, November 26, 2012:

Pretty well all of the world’s biggest pop and rock acts have played Vancouver since the ’60s. The Rolling Stones, the Who, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, U2, Guns N’ Roses—our city has played host to all of them over the last four decades or so. The only huge name that hadn’t made it here since the decade of discontent, it seems, was Paul McCartney.

That all changed last night, of course.

For the first time since the Beatles played Empire Stadium in August of ’64, McCartney’s violin-shaped Hofner bass was visible to the hordes of Vancouverites who’d followed every moment of the music legend’s life since the Fab Four released “Love Me Do” back in ’62.

To make things even more special, rumours were rampant that Springsteen himself was going to fly in in advance of his show at Rogers Arena tonight (November 26) so he and his pal could finish the set they started in London’s Hyde Park last July before being silenced by plug-pulling authorities who forgot that curfews don’t count when it comes to the Beatle ‘n’ the Boss.

As it turned out, though, Springsteen was a no-show—damn those rumour-mongers!—but it didn’t matter all that much. What the concert lacked in additional star power it more than made up for with additional song power. During his marathon three-hour set McCartney performed no fewer than 38 songs, the majority stone-cold Beatles classics.

And you know that can’t be bad. […]

Vancouver, you are a mover and a groover, Vancouver.

Paul McCartney

To be clear, Vancouver, you rocked my freakin’ face off for our whole show tonight. The best #seriouslyouttacontrol #radd #slumberparty?

Brian Ray, from Twitter
From Paul McCartney leaves Vancouver’s Beatles fans with little to complain about | Georgia Straight Vancouver’s News & Entertainment Weekly – Photo by Rebecca Blissett. While Bruce Springsteen was a no-show, Paul McCartney made up for the lack of additional star power with additional song power.

BC Place

This was the 1st concert played at BC Place.

A total of 2 concerts have been played there • 2012Nov 25th2019Jul 6th

Highlights

Setlist for the soundcheck

Setlist for the concert

  1. Medley

  2. Blackbird

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

  3. Medley

  4. Let It Be

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

  5. Hey Jude

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

  6. Encore

    1. Get Back

      Written by Lennon - McCartney

  7. Second Encore

    1. Yesterday

      Written by Lennon - McCartney

    2. The End

      Written by Lennon - McCartney

See song statistics for “On The Run Tour”

Paul McCartney writing

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