Wings UK Tour 1979
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Wings UK Tour 1979 | ||
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Tour by Wings | ||
Dates | November 23 - December 17, 1979 | |
Legs | 1 | |
Shows | 17 in England 2 in Scotland 19 in total |
On November 23, 1979, Paul McCartney's band Wings began a 19-date concert tour of the United Kingdom to promote their newest album, Back to the Egg.
It was originally to have been the first leg of a planned world tour, with further stops in Japan, Europe, and America on the horizon. However, it would become Wings' final concert tour after McCartney's marijuana arrest in Tokyo the following year.
Following the tour, Wings teamed up with an all-star cast of rock legends to perform a series of Concerts for the People of Kampuchea at the Hammersmith Odeon near London.
Wings' lineup for the tour was Paul and Linda McCartney, Denny Laine, Laurence Juber, and Steve Holly.
A recording of "Coming Up" from a Glasgow date on this tour was a number one hit in the United States.
[edit] Tour Setlist
- "Got to Get You into My Life"
- "Getting Closer"
- "Every Night"
- "Again and Again and Again"
- "I've Had Enough"
- "No Words"
- "Cook of the House"
- "Old Siam, Sir"
- "Maybe I'm Amazed"
- "The Fool on the Hill"
- "Let It Be"
- "Hot As Sun"
- "Spin It On"
- "Twenty Flight Rock"
- "Go Now"
- "Arrow Through Me"
- "Wonderful Christmastime"
- "Coming Up"
- "Goodnight Tonight"
- "Yesterday"
- "Mull of Kintyre"
- "Band on the Run"
[edit] Tour Dates
After a live rehearsal at Liverpool Institute, McCartney's alma mater.
- 23/11/1979 Royal Court Theatre - Liverpool, England
- 24/11/1979 Royal Court Theatre - Liverpool, England
- 25/11/1979 Royal Court Theatre - Liverpool, England
- 26/11/1979 Royal Court Theatre - Liverpool, England
- 28/11/1979 The Apollo - Manchester, England
- 29/11/1979 The Apollo - Manchester, England
- 01/12/1979 Gaumont - Southampton, England
- 02/12/1979 New Conference Centre - Brighton, England
- 03/12/1979 Lewisham Odeon - London, England
- 05/12/1979 The Rainbow Theatre - London, England
- 07/12/1979 Empire Pool - London, England
- 07/12/1979 Empire Pool - London, England
- 07/12/1979 Empire Pool - London, England
- 07/12/1979 Empire Pool - London, England
- 12/12/1979 Odeon - Birmingham, England
- 14/12/1979 City Halls - Newcastle upon Tyne, England
- 15/12/1979 Odeon - Edinburgh, Scotland
- 16/12/1979 Apollo - Glasgow, Scotland
- 17/12/1979 Apollo - Glasgow, Scotland
- 31/12/1979 Hammersmith Apollo - London, England (at the time the venue was called Hammersmith Odeon)