Sydney

On this day, Paul McCartney and his band were in Sydney to perform the fifth show of their seven-concert Australian leg of the “Got Back” tour. This was the second night of their performance in Sydney. As is his habit, Paul introduced some tracklist variations compared to the first night in Sydney:

• The show opened with “A Hard Day’s Night” instead of “Can’t Buy Me Love“
• “Coming Up” was played instead of “Come On To Me“
• “Queenie Eye” was played instead of “New“

Before the concert, Paul was interviewed by BBC Radio 1 ahead of the release of the final Beatles single titled “Now And Then“. The interview was aired on November 2, which happens to be the same day the single was released.

NEW SHOW ALERT Sydney, we’ve got great news! Paul has added a second and final show at Allianz Stadium on October 28th, to his #PaulMcCartneyGotBack tour!

From Paul McCartney on Twitter – August 6, 2023

As the second Sydney show was drawing to a close, the press office received a message from the Premier of NSW, Chris Minns MP. He’d said that he was loving the show and wanted to convey to Paul that on behalf of the state they were thrilled to have him perform in Sydney.

Stuart Bell – Paul’s UK publicist – From Paul McCartney | News | For Whom The Bell Tells: ‘GOT BACK’ Australia Tour 2023, December 20, 2023

From Daily Mail Online, November 1, 2023:

[…] It comes as an ‘Acknowledgment of Country’ sign at Sir Paul’s shows over the weekend drew criticism from some fans. The sign was displayed over two large screens at McCartney’s gigs at Allianz Stadium on Friday and Saturday night. It read, ‘We acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation and all family groups connected to this Country, as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we gather and perform today. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples here today.‘

Concertgoer Kobie Thatcher shared her anger over the sign on X on Saturday evening, writing : ‘You can’t even go to a concert now without an ‘acknowledgment of country.”

Her post was met with mixed opinions, with many calling her out for her ‘racist’ remark.

‘Oh for gods sake, get over it, he also flew the pride flag, I guess your knickers are in a twist about that too!’ one user commented.

‘You & other racists could move to Texas, if that would be better for you,’ added another.

One said: ‘You went to a Paul McCartney concert and are complaining about treating POC with respect? The Beatles refused to play to segregated concerts in the USA. Peace and love is what you take to his concerts, not division and hate.’

‘You conservatives are always getting triggered so easily huh,’ one wrote. 

Others lashed out at Thatcher for being a vocal supporter of the No campaign during the Voice to Parliament referendum.

‘So you were one of those ‘if you don’t know, vote no’ people. And now you don’t know what you voted no to,’ one person commented.

‘No, I knew. That’s why I voted No,’ she replied. 

However, others came out in full support of Thatcher and agreed with her statement.

‘I thought this ‘welcome to country’ crap was gonna be finished after we ALL voted No!’ someone said.

‘So sick and annoying. Disgusting too,’ another added.

Allianz Stadium

This was the 2nd concert played at Allianz Stadium.

A total of 2 concerts have been played there • 2023 • Oct 27th • Oct 28th

Setlist for the soundcheck

The setlist for this soundcheck is incomplete, or we have not be able to confirm in an accurate way that this was the setlist. If you have any clue, pls let us know and leave a comment.

1. Jam

2. Matchbox

   Written by Carl Perkins

3. Drive My Car

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

4. Coming Up

   Written by Paul McCartney

5. Day Tripper

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

6. Women And Wives

   Written by Paul McCartney

7. Let 'Em In

   Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

8. Every Night

   Written by Paul McCartney

9. Mrs. Vandebilt

   Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

10. Ram On

    Written by Paul McCartney

11. Midnight Special (Prisoner's Song)

    Written by Traditional

12. New

    Written by Paul McCartney

13. Lady Madonna

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

Setlist for the concert

1. A Hard Day's Night

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

2. Junior's Farm

   Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

3. Letting Go

   Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

4. She's a Woman

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

5. Got to Get You Into My Life

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

6. Coming Up

   Written by Paul McCartney

7. Medley

1. Let Me Roll It

   Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

2. Foxy Lady

   Written by Jimi Hendrix

8. Getting Better

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

9. Let 'Em In

   Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

10. My Valentine

    Written by Paul McCartney

11. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five

    Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

12. Maybe I'm Amazed

    Written by Paul McCartney

13. I've Just Seen a Face

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

14. In Spite of All the Danger

    Written by Paul McCartney, George Harrison

15. Love Me Do

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

16. Dance Tonight

    Written by Paul McCartney

17. Blackbird

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

18. Here Today

    Written by Paul McCartney

19. Queenie Eye

    Written by Paul McCartney, Paul Epworth

20. Lady Madonna

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

21. Fuh You

    Written by Paul McCartney, Ryan Tedder

22. You Never Give Me Your Money

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

23. She Came in Through the Bathroom Window

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

24. Jet

    Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

25. Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

26. Something

    Written by George Harrison

27. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

28. Band on the Run

    Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

29. Get Back

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

30. Let It Be

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

31. Live and Let Die

    Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

32. Hey Jude

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

33. Encore

1. I've Got a Feeling

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

2. Birthday

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

3. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

4. Helter Skelter

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

5. Golden Slumbers

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

6. Carry That Weight

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

7. The End

   Written by Lennon - McCartney

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