Rehearsals for 12-12-12 - The Concert For Sandy Relief

Another day of rehearsals for Paul McCartney and his band, Diana Krall and also the ex-Nirvana members, ahead of the “12-12-12 – Hurricane Sandy Benefit” concert.

From Fuse, December 12th 2012:

Paul McCartney’s Soundcheck

As befitting a knight and a Beatle, McCartney took the stage first. Sir Paul may be way past 64 at this point, but close your eyes while he’s rocking and you’d be hard pressed to notice it. McCartney’s soundcheck was almost a mini-concert: He joked around with his crew, brought some awesomely special guests onstage (you’ll have to watch it to find out more!) and even lit up the pyrotechnics during his practice run.

While we can’t tell you exactly what McCartney played, we might be able to let it slip that he played two songs from a certain self-titled Beatles album. He even delved deep into his catalog, delivering a non-single Wings track (it’s an underappreciated gem). Also, we would be remiss to mention he had not one but TWO lava lamps onstage.

Madison Square Garden

This was the 15th concert played at Madison Square Garden.

A total of 18 concerts have been played there • 1976 • May 24th • May 25th • 1989 • Dec 11th • Dec 12th • Dec 14th • Dec 15th • 2001 • Oct 20th • 2002 • Apr 26th • Apr 27th • 2005 • Sep 30th • Oct 1st • Oct 4th • Oct 5th • 2012 • Dec 10th • Dec 11th • Dec 12th • 2017 • Sep 15th • Sep 17th