Paul McCartney at Hard Rock Calling 2010
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 4:12 pm
OK ..blues it isn't .......but hey this site is about great music too so here's a wee review of my Fab weekend
Its not every day you get to go see one of your boyhood icons .. but this weekend I got to clock my 1st Beatle .. in the flesh !!
As part of the Hard Rock Calling event .....headlining Friday - "Pearl Jam" .. Saturday "Stevie Wonder" and Sunday P.Mc !!
Sundays event ....great weather .......32 degs and a hot hot day ....much beer needed to be quaffed.... So we did !!
Started at 1330 with "More Than Me " .didn't see them.
1420 -1450 Joshua Radin .not bad !!
15.10-1600 Elvis Costello .competing with England versus Germany on the main screen.....difficult ... Elvis was OK .. England were crap (technical term and there are more !!)
16.25 - 17.25 Crowded House .Pretty good .. a bit Bubble Gum for me
17.5- 1850 Crosby Stills and Nash .who I was looking forward to............ but (for me) they disapointed, big time ....Crosby is now too old and his voice has gone - Stills tring to act the Rock Guiatr axemen didn't work either .they did not deserve therir No2 billing.
But It didn't Matter one jot
at 1940 Paul and his band took to the stage and just blew us alll away.
He played for over 2 hrs 30 mins .had the whole place singing away to great Beatles number ...and just showed why he is the star that he is
I'll plomp a set list in below in case anyone is intrested ....it would make for a great dvd if they bring one out.
This fella is an entertainer.. he engaged with the 50,000 odd crowd, got us singing back to him. told jokes , stories, told us about songs , the tour he'd been on ... and he seemed to enjoy himself.
He even tld a little tale of EC
In the 60's when Jimi Hendirx fits came over to the UK .. he played in varoius clubs in London .. all frequented by the other pop stars of the day
Story 1 from Macca
We released "Sargeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" the LP on a Friday.
On Sunday night we went to seeeJimi in a club ..and he opened his set with the main track from the Sgt Pepper LP ..he'd learnt it and played it live in less than a weekend!! some going !.respect !!
Story 2
Paul McC after playing a wee burst of Jimi ... Purple Haze I think it was
He tells of being in a club watching Jim H play , Eric Clapton was apparently with him and had done some songs too.
at the end of one song Jimi's guitar is well out of tune ( all them bends)
Jimi' tries briefy to tune it ......not much success
shouts into the audiience ... "Where's Eric ? "
Eric in the seat next to Paul ducks down !! ( allegedly)
Jimi goes on ( to the audience) ..."get Eric to tune up this darn thing would ya !! "
As told by Paul McC to an audience of 50,000 !! hey hey !!
Came on stage looking as smart as you like .. slim, suited , beatle jacket white shirt .. hair looked good .. ( without close up piccies you can't tell its coloured !!) to be honest he looked bloody good.
and he ripped into his set ..voice is as good as ever !!
Bags of energy and enthusiasm ..for a bloke of 68 .he's brilliant
Played
Bass guitar . the olde Hofner / various Les Pauls / a Gibson 335 righthanded (which he played in the 60's .. an original) / Martin d28 Acoustic / Mandolin and Ukelele ... Organ and piano !! .this is some muscican.
Great Band
Highlights ..........well the whole set really
his Tributes to both George ............who he obviously was quite close to and John ... he reprised "Give Peace a Chance"
and then
Something ....on the stage on his own !!
He did this for Blackbird too ....1 man , a stage , a guitar and 50,00 entranced fans.
Big highlight was "Live and Let Die" .with explosions and fireworks behind the stage .....well managed and absolutely spectacular
Sgt Pepper in the Encore !! powerfull ending !!
What a legend !!
and he can still cut it !!......2 hours 40 minutes of Magic ..............Paul McCartney .......Goes into my top ten gigs of all time !!
See him before its too late .I have the dvd of his "Live In NYC" gig ( which is part of this tour -next stop .. July August US gigs !! and its a good dvd)
Review
http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/paul-mccar ... ck-calling
Set List
1.Venus & Mars / Rock Show
2.Jet
3.All My Loving
4.Letting Go
5.Got to Get You Into My Life
6.Highway (The Fireman cover)
7.Let Me Roll It
8.The Long and Winding Road
9.Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five
10.Let 'Em In
11.My Love
12.I'm Looking Through You
13.Two Of Us
14.Blackbird
15.Here Today
16.Dance Tonight
17.Mrs Vandebilt
8.Eleanor Rigby
19.Ram On
20.Something
21.Sing the Changes (The Fireman cover)
22.Band on the Run
23.Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
24.Back in the U.S.S.R.
25.I've Got a Feeling
26.Paperback Writer
27.A Day in the Life / Give Peace A Chance
28.Let It Be
29.Live and Let Die
30.Hey Jude
Encore:
31.Day Tripper
32.Lady Madonna
33.Get Back
Encore 2:
34.Yesterday
35.Helter Skelter
36.Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (reprise) / The End
Its not every day you get to go see one of your boyhood icons .. but this weekend I got to clock my 1st Beatle .. in the flesh !!
As part of the Hard Rock Calling event .....headlining Friday - "Pearl Jam" .. Saturday "Stevie Wonder" and Sunday P.Mc !!
Sundays event ....great weather .......32 degs and a hot hot day ....much beer needed to be quaffed.... So we did !!
Started at 1330 with "More Than Me " .didn't see them.
1420 -1450 Joshua Radin .not bad !!
15.10-1600 Elvis Costello .competing with England versus Germany on the main screen.....difficult ... Elvis was OK .. England were crap (technical term and there are more !!)
16.25 - 17.25 Crowded House .Pretty good .. a bit Bubble Gum for me
17.5- 1850 Crosby Stills and Nash .who I was looking forward to............ but (for me) they disapointed, big time ....Crosby is now too old and his voice has gone - Stills tring to act the Rock Guiatr axemen didn't work either .they did not deserve therir No2 billing.
But It didn't Matter one jot
at 1940 Paul and his band took to the stage and just blew us alll away.
He played for over 2 hrs 30 mins .had the whole place singing away to great Beatles number ...and just showed why he is the star that he is
I'll plomp a set list in below in case anyone is intrested ....it would make for a great dvd if they bring one out.
This fella is an entertainer.. he engaged with the 50,000 odd crowd, got us singing back to him. told jokes , stories, told us about songs , the tour he'd been on ... and he seemed to enjoy himself.
He even tld a little tale of EC
In the 60's when Jimi Hendirx fits came over to the UK .. he played in varoius clubs in London .. all frequented by the other pop stars of the day
Story 1 from Macca
We released "Sargeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" the LP on a Friday.
On Sunday night we went to seeeJimi in a club ..and he opened his set with the main track from the Sgt Pepper LP ..he'd learnt it and played it live in less than a weekend!! some going !.respect !!
Story 2
Paul McC after playing a wee burst of Jimi ... Purple Haze I think it was
He tells of being in a club watching Jim H play , Eric Clapton was apparently with him and had done some songs too.
at the end of one song Jimi's guitar is well out of tune ( all them bends)
Jimi' tries briefy to tune it ......not much success
shouts into the audiience ... "Where's Eric ? "
Eric in the seat next to Paul ducks down !! ( allegedly)
Jimi goes on ( to the audience) ..."get Eric to tune up this darn thing would ya !! "
As told by Paul McC to an audience of 50,000 !! hey hey !!
Came on stage looking as smart as you like .. slim, suited , beatle jacket white shirt .. hair looked good .. ( without close up piccies you can't tell its coloured !!) to be honest he looked bloody good.
and he ripped into his set ..voice is as good as ever !!
Bags of energy and enthusiasm ..for a bloke of 68 .he's brilliant
Played
Bass guitar . the olde Hofner / various Les Pauls / a Gibson 335 righthanded (which he played in the 60's .. an original) / Martin d28 Acoustic / Mandolin and Ukelele ... Organ and piano !! .this is some muscican.
Great Band
Highlights ..........well the whole set really
his Tributes to both George ............who he obviously was quite close to and John ... he reprised "Give Peace a Chance"
and then
Something ....on the stage on his own !!
He did this for Blackbird too ....1 man , a stage , a guitar and 50,00 entranced fans.
Big highlight was "Live and Let Die" .with explosions and fireworks behind the stage .....well managed and absolutely spectacular
Sgt Pepper in the Encore !! powerfull ending !!
What a legend !!
and he can still cut it !!......2 hours 40 minutes of Magic ..............Paul McCartney .......Goes into my top ten gigs of all time !!
See him before its too late .I have the dvd of his "Live In NYC" gig ( which is part of this tour -next stop .. July August US gigs !! and its a good dvd)
Review
http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/paul-mccar ... ck-calling
Set List
1.Venus & Mars / Rock Show
2.Jet
3.All My Loving
4.Letting Go
5.Got to Get You Into My Life
6.Highway (The Fireman cover)
7.Let Me Roll It
8.The Long and Winding Road
9.Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five
10.Let 'Em In
11.My Love
12.I'm Looking Through You
13.Two Of Us
14.Blackbird
15.Here Today
16.Dance Tonight
17.Mrs Vandebilt
8.Eleanor Rigby
19.Ram On
20.Something
21.Sing the Changes (The Fireman cover)
22.Band on the Run
23.Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
24.Back in the U.S.S.R.
25.I've Got a Feeling
26.Paperback Writer
27.A Day in the Life / Give Peace A Chance
28.Let It Be
29.Live and Let Die
30.Hey Jude
Encore:
31.Day Tripper
32.Lady Madonna
33.Get Back
Encore 2:
34.Yesterday
35.Helter Skelter
36.Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (reprise) / The End