Missoula • Tuesday, August 5, 2014

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From paulmccartney.com, April 28, 2014:

PAUL McCARTNEY IS GETTING BACK ‘OUT THERE’

TWO MORE U.S. SHOWS CONFIRMED FOR SUMMER 2014:
August 5: Missoula, MT – Washington-Grizzly Stadium
August 12: Phoenix, AZ – US Airways Center

[…] Paul will make his first ever appearance in Missoula, Montana when the ‘Out There’ tour rolls into Washington-Grizzly Stadium on August 5. […]

From consequence.net, August 5, 2014:

[…] The University of Montana and the City of Missoula are commemorating Tuesday night’s show at Washington-Grizzly Stadium by renaming the iconic Mount Sentinel to Mount McCartney. […] According to a press release, the giant white “M” will stand for McCartney from now until Wednesday (August 6th) morning. In a statement, university president Royce C. Engstrom said, “We are thrilled to have a legend such as Paul McCartney playing in our community. This concert not only brings folks from around our great state together in Missoula, but also attracts fans from around the country. We think Washington-Grizzly Stadium is a wonderful place to host a concert of this caliber.”

Added Missoula mayor John Engen, “It’s exciting to have an artist of this magnitude visit Missoula. We hope he has a good time here, and we know we will enjoy his visit.” This is McCartney’s initial trip to the Treasure State […]

From KXLF, August 6, 2014:

[…] The concert kicked off at about 8:30, but the celebration started hours before with eager concert-goers pouring onto the University of Montana campus to see the rocker.

“I am expecting awesome, best concert ever. Once in a lifetime opportunity and I’m very thrilled that Paul McCartney is here,” said Brittany Belgrade of Missoula.

“They are absolutely fantastic from the get-go. You will be on your feet, you will not sit down for three hours, you will know every song, you will sing you will cry, you will laugh, it’s perfect,” said Cathy Torfason of Calgary.

“The best thing in the world is that we standing there when he came into the stadium, so we were from me to you away from him waving and he was smiling and waving right back at us,” added Cathy Tutty of Kalispell.

Sir Paul tore through a huge catalog of songs from his days with the Beatles, his 70s classics with Wings, and more recent solo tunes, putting his heart and soul into a nearly three-hour concert.

And the thousands of people inside the stadium weren’t the only ones enjoying the concert — fans young and old took to Mount Sentinel as early as 5 p.m., hoping to hear some of their favorite songs.

The switchbacks to the M were filled with fans all hoping to find the perfect spot and for some, the mountain was simply the more affordable option. But for others, there was something romantic about the venue.

“I thought, I’m going to sit on the mountain, be in the nice air and the blue sky and see the city happening, and just see it from here. It’s very Beatle-ish!” Yarrow Grace told us.

Paul McCartney interviewed by KMMS radio station, about why coming to Missoula:

Why not? It’s great man! I mean I really like coming to a place that we haven’t been before and, you know I have friends from Montana, so it’s kind of nice to see the place and check it out. You’ve got a good stadium, you know. That’s the starter. I talk to my promoter and he knows how to get me into good places. He asked me ‘do you want to go to Missoula,’ and I said ‘yep!’

Great crowd in Missoula last night, thanks for the welcome. Sleeping all day then Salt Lake City here we come!!

Paul Wickens – from Twitter

Last updated on April 15, 2021

Washington-Grizzly Stadium

This was the 1st and only concert played at Washington-Grizzly Stadium.

Setlist for the soundcheck

Setlist for the concert