https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/australian-fans-can-watch-a-paul-mccartney-soundcheck-for-2000/news-story/0de4cefd9a815fc6fd195fe20e294932. What an under-achiever! It sounds like the lack of visiting Montana is very much a financial decision on the bands part. Pretty cool! Here Today Plus, by then it always feels like Ive spent as much on the artist as I intend to.
I guess Im a bit strange. (Odd timing for that.) I love going to shows but Im kind of stingy when it comes to paying for tickets. Unlike her, he likes a lot of non-classic rock but when he likes classic rock, he loves it. At least, these types of shows are meaningful and will stay with us. and he was going to do a reading and asked a famous writer (?) BTW, Clapton is coming to Boston but I already told a friend I refuse to go. Im pretty sure they spend quite a bit of time togetherPaul seems to prefer that with each wife (well, initially with Heather, but not after a few years!). Does he miss that? This was exactly the same background video shown in Montana in 2014. They have been with him for so many years and can play all these songs in their dreams. My jaw dropped at your last statement about having another ticketholy cow, if I had been nearby I would have bought it from you in cash ASAP. Interesting. But Im not supporting his vaccine stupidity. Pepper long ago. The good news is he is still at heart a rocker. Last night my son and I saw the soon-to-be 80-year-old (in ten days) ex-Beatle, ex-Wings guy Sir Paul McCartney play a 2:40 minute show in his 65th year of performing live. What they do for live shows at the worlds most uncomfortable (and entirely cashless) baseball venue is to put a stage out by the wall which everyone affectionately calls the Green Monster. Dare I say even inspirational. Yes, his voice has aged, but his energy and enthusiasm make up for it 10 times! I also think its amazing how Paul switches instruments like its nothing. That looks like a hell of a great show. Come back any time.
how he does public readings. 
Ive Just Seen a Face Crank up that video to your TV, blow it through some speakers and you tell me. One person in line had paid to go to the sound-check. My son resistant at first, was eventually just now over by the sheer greatness of their stuff. Getting into and out of Boston is a nightmare at just about any time but especially when there are sporting or music events which is to say, constantly. Change). In one of his Seattle shows in May (per YouTube) he read a similar sign, mentioned people will then get the autograph tattooed, but we dont have time for that nowso again, I think its because of Covid that hes not inviting any audience member up on stage this time around. As to his energy, phenomenal for a near 80-year-old. I recorded some stuff but if you think Im gonna record the whole show, forget about it. Unlike past concerts, he didnt invite any audience member on stage to sign them or anything else, Im guessing because of Covid concerns. Thats just the thing. A little obsessive, dont you think? Paulie said.
Sort of like being there a second time. Lastly, some enterprising soul recorded the entire May 25 show from Hollywood, Florida. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. ), Security at Fenway is actually outside on the street. I wanted to buy a ticket for him to see Sir Paul, such a musical legend. (Paul said we know you want to hear the old stuff but were gonna play some new stuff too whether you want to hear it or not. Our sons roommates would be happy to care for our dogs. At least thats what I remember from reading The Lyrics a few months back. This is from Seattle. Way more than the Spokane venue, Im sure.
Seriously, that in and of itself is just incredible. Band on the Run I once refused to pay 25 bucks to see Stevie Wonder. I did notice most everyone I saw in the audience was probably 50 and oldervery few teenagers or young adults. There is a McCartney song called New but he didnt play that in Spokanehe seems to switch between that and Queenie Eye on this tour. Our youngest son just turned 23. No way would I have paid that then. Remarkable! I knew about the Lennon thing but didnt mention it to my son. Many of them have given up on shows of any sort. . Anyway, thanks for posting. Not every parent wants to or can afford to do that. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. He watched the Peter Jackson movie with me and so, knew the rooftop scene. Not sure why Word Press keeps asking me to moderate your comments. Strange huh? Paul asked the gals in the Spokane audience to give him a Beatles scream, too. For him, its as if Sir Paul jumped out of the pages of a musical history book which he will ooze back into after the tour. Pauls comments really made the show even better. Heres the thing I really about Paul. We had gotten a note from Fenway management that the show might start promptly at 6:30 pm. I note he dropped one tune from the listless McCartney III.). Ah, the good ol days of cheap tickets!! Paul wrinkled his brow but, well, my guess is hes seen it all by now. I have a couple of shows myself next month. We joked about getting rid of our tickets and just listening from outside. (Hendrix is a particular band of supposed cool for a lot of baby boomers. But to my delight, I found I thoroughly enjoyed my long wait in line by conversing with like-minded souls who loved all of Sir Pauls music as much as I do (or even more! Im all about the comments. He was totally blown away by the whole thing and knew pretty much every song. I got intrigued by the whole soundcheck thing. Feel free to stop by any time a post floats your boat. My Valentine I have barely ever seen her and kind of assumed it was her. I never buy any of the merch. Crazy. And now here I am spending $3-400 routinely. Looks worth every penny! One of the employees elaborately described the whole opening act procedure for, apparently, some other show. So his virtual duet with John Lennon was a surprise, what a treat! A little odd. Has something to do with some poetry book he wrote some time ago (?) AS to cheap tickets, I guess thats all relative. In 4K! But as they say on American Idol, hes often a little pitchy, especially on the solo acoustic numbers. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Nick and I sang Happy Birthday to Pete Townshend just a month or so ago. Hey, no apologies necessary. The End. How about A Hard Days Night? That wouldnt suck. I will say what Ive said every year for (at least) the last 20 this is my last year of concertgoing! Its a very John song. However, if Sir Paul were to come to my little hometown like Elton didand it was just me, not me and my husband (who isnt a big fan)and it really were to be my last time to see Paulmaybe, just maybe I would splurge. Hes just down the street from you (literally only 2 miles away). People have been commenting online about the Johnny Depp background video, both in favor and against. I like it, just an unlikely choice for a McCartney solo gig in 2022. That sounds pretty cool. Im always looking for people I can talk to about the music we love. Didnt Clapton have COVID himself not too long ago? ! in one of the front rows for Paul to read, but how many more times can I see Sir Paul in person? Golden Slumbers There are about 35,000 seats at Fenway so yea, it holds an army. Ive Got a Feeling Hey Jude (Pauls Free Bird which he can never not play. We stayed in a motel just a 10-minute walk away from the concert venue, a beautiful trail by the river, so no worries with us! I think its a great tune. Tune In is Part One. (Yours truly always thinks of that scene in A Hard Days Night where they escape Beatlemania for a while, run outside, somebody yells were out! and Cant Buy Me Love plays. So you pick your poison subway or car. As to the age ranges, yes, about the same here. Would it kill ya? 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Birthday For the record, out of a 36-song set, 22 were Beatles and the rest were either Wings or more current stuff. In Spite of All the Danger Damn, youre right. Let em In According to this https://chartmasters.org/2022/04/streaming-masters-the-beatles/ its the second to least streamed song from Sgt Peppers, behind Good Morning Good Morning. And how about Macca playing some Hendrix? As it happens, after about an hour of Beatles tunes pumped through the sound system (sound is great there I must say) ending with A Day in the Life, the show actually started at 7:20 pm. Anyway, look forward to your report. But I cant imagine dealing with the traffic of trying to get to Fenway for a big name act like Pauland how many tickets were available at Fenway?! Strongly dislike is better. Made me think I should switch to being a vegetarian. Sounds great and like you and your son had a real ball, Jim. To me and to anybody who knows Sgt.
That way you can go through it and still hang outside buying loaded (peppers and onions) sausages from street vendors. I have a hard time with Eric Clapton and Van Morrison these days. Odd, but affecting. Do acts rarely come to Montana? I said to my friend that it was likely a sound check. I think they are in the neighborhood of an extra $1,500 each or so. I also agree with you his touring band is outstanding. I know Paul plays the ukelele in honor of George but for me the uke is about as interesting an instrument as the accordion. Like, you, the Beatles have been part of my life for a long time. Songs like that are what Lennon referred to as McCartneys granny songs. If they come on the radio, I switch stations. As an aside, Ive been to Fenway once. In it somewhere, he explains why he now tries to talk a little about most of the songs he plays in concert. Maybe they cant remember how to play the opening chord. Even a lot of my peers werent interested for love or money. But I find it unfathomable that any fan of McCartney wouldnt have won out Sgt. The man genuinely enjoys performing live. Women and Wives was definitely gone. My daughter liked the Beatles first. I remember they were playing the Toronto Blue Jays. Paul is no Jimi but he gets off some creditable 12th position licks. One spends money on a lot of unnecessary crap. Yeah, no one wanted that ticket. Seeing him play his Hofner violin bass just makes me smile. I havent read Pauls book but that is because I have read so many Beatles books Im kinda burned out. My 29-year-old son went with me and has now seen The Who (twice) and now McCartney. He also has been switching Women and Wives with Let Em In on this tour (I would have much preferred Let Em In, personally). The guys seemed to rock harder as the night went on. My friends daughter has zero time for whatever music is contemporary and has now seen McCartney, Elton John, and (twice) Billy Joel. The 128th time sign-holding guy was in Spokane it was his 125th time then, and Paul did read his sign, telling him then it was a bit obsessive. The daughter was late teens/early 20s, so not a little girl. I didnt know about the sound-check tickets, either. Yes, as much as I hate to admit it, I agree with you about age ranges not necessarily appreciating Paul as much as we do. I literally could not give it away. One team, cant remember which one now, hit a grand slam home run! And come to think of it, why the hell doesnt he end with I Saw Her Standing There? That would blow the roof off the place. And while I didnt mention it in the piece, I had another ticket (long story) that I could neither sell nor give away. Not that I would want to be the person holding a sign saying #3!
Cant Buy Me Love Add in the fact that the tickets are barely affordable for them (much less us) and if they had that money, they would likely spend it elsewhere. That whole racism problem we had in this country? Abe Laboriel on drums has always been the standout for me. Ive seen him, still love his music. New Ms. Do you hate Listen to What the Man Said? Paul, no Her Majesty for the Queens Jubilee? Pepper backwards and forwards- its no more deep than any of the others. As to how much tickets cost, well, we had two options TicketMaster or MLB (as it was at Fenway). So Paul was probably being supportive of his friend, and this was before the verdict in favor of Depp. Yes, and he may still. dinner served after the sound-check and he received a large bag of swag that he had with him but hadnt looked at yet. Thanks. But you and I both know hes got at least 5 more years in him. I will be sending him a link to a video so he can eat his words. That said, I still have a few to go to this year.
We gave a half-hearted cheer. He played at the Montana State University Fieldhouse, capacity of about 7,000. You know, we were driving down the street outside Fenway and I heard Lady Madonna and it was clearly Paul. Was the please sign my butt signing-holding person there? Let It Be Its a hamster wheel I want to get off of. Well, I did want to ask, but didnt as it didnt seem polite. Dont even know when I would wear it. I was talking to a friend who said, Well, not everybody in the audience knows all the Beatle songs, maybe just the bigger hits. And that obsessive guy must have a lot of cash and nothing much to do with it. about how Peter Jackson told him they could synch up him singing with John from the Get Back documentary. Paul mentioned his wife was in the audience, both in Spokane and Missoula. A friend of mine, his 18-year-old daughter, and I drove in together. In a nice touch, the guys left the stage and came back waving various national flags, most prominently that of Ukraine. The background graphic was of Meryl Streep, Chris Pine and other celebrities sort of dancing around and laughing to the song, which was different). I debated whether to go (not sure why now) and as a friend said, Why not? I was so stoned I barely remember it. Really, nobody cares.) At both his 2014 Missoula concert and in April 2022 at Spokane, it was Johnny Depp and Natalie Portman. Why cant we spend that much money on a once-in-a-lifetime (twice for me) experience?
All true what you said. I also love his colorful Gibson guitar, which looks very psychedelic. Paul has the energy of a 20-year-old going from bass to guitar, to a piano up on a riser. Rusty Anderson and Brian Ray arent only pretty decent musicians but they are also very capable vocalists. Probably half the audience couldnt have cared less. So 2020. First up was Cant Buy Me Love which we all sang lustily if not too well.
As to Let em In and My Love and all those, yeah, just not a fan. Carry That Weight Overall this was a great, often exciting show. And so here they are dueting on Ive Got a Feeling.. I saw Dylan last year and he mostly grunted or sent out an unintelligible word or two now and again. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da My feet were killing me at the end. The only reason my son and my friends daughter were there is because we paid for them. He (and you) may be exactly right. First, thanks for your write-up! Of course, its ridiculous money to spend on a show. Surprised me a little. Ill make those changes as well. But recall that to young kids today, Paul is not the big deal that he is to us. So as you can see from my videos, we were fairly close. And as long as he never does My Love. or Ebony and Ivory or Listen to What the Man Said, he and I will get along just fine. Afterward, I probably need to go to rehab, but itll be worth it! Helter Skelter Benefit of Mr Kite is a weird song to bring out its a John deep cut. Again, I think bloggers are younger.
He IS a multi-instrumentalist. So I wound up sitting in the wrong seat initially and spilling someones wine (long story) on their chair for which I reimbursed her ten bucks. $2000 Australian is about $1500 US so you were right. Hate is a strong word. I know everybody loves All Things Must Pass but my favorite solo Beatles album has always been Band on the Run. (LogOut/ And it shows. Agreed. Good chatting with you. So much of his music takes me back to good memories of my youth. Maybe Im Amazed Set list was identical except it appears he performed two additional songs in Spokane (Women and Wives, which was the first time he performed it liveaudience didnt seem to recognize it; and Queenie Eye, which also didnt seem very popular. Encore:
I still remember my older sister coming home and talking about I Want to Hold Your Hand. She even went to see them but in her words, I couldnt hear them because everyone was screaming. BTW, I just recalled that Paul asked the girls to scream for him. The famous writer responded he tries to tell the audience a little about what was going on in his mind before he wrote the poemand Pauls been doing that in his concerts ever since. (I initially wrote that Pauls wife was the woman but an eagle-eyed reader corrected me.) Mccartney might think about replacing it. . (LogOut/ You are correct Montana is such a rural state that we dont get many big-name acts (and have very few venues large enough for them). Re: the guy offering up his daughterat the Missoula concert, McCartney read a sign a woman was holding up: Please sign my daughter and he actually called them both up on stage. Ill check it out. WHAT?!? No regrets worth every penny for the experience. Usually, thats only the first one. Pretty decent quality. I tell you what, it really was.
It was August 91 degrees to start with and he went 3 hours straight (age 72) with not one break or one sip of water. His band who have been touring with him forever is crackerjack. Yes, his voice is not the same, but hes Sir Paul! If McCartney had never been a Beatle and showed up with those songs and Ebony and Ivory, he might well have found an audience but I wouldnt have been part of it. He told me only 130 people attended, there was an open bar, a vegetarian (of course!) Many of them would be just as happy to go see a DJ. One said Macca-chusetts loves you, (cute), another guy held a sign that said, Please autograph my daughters body, and the daughter held a sign saying, I approve that message (fairly creepy if you ask me) And seeing a living legend/musical genius, probably for the last time, created memories I will enjoy for the rest of my life. Let that sink in for a bit. And in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love This sign was outside the venue. Felt sorry for the two poor souls who sat next to us and left just before the encore (probably to try to avoid traffic) so they missed that and the rest of the encore. Got to Get You Into My Life -During the song My Valentine, they played a black and white video of Natalie Portman (on one side) and Johnny Depp on the other, miming the words. Somebody had an early Birthday sign for Paul. (Even though they added another day.) The stunt, such as it was, involved people in the cheap seats holding up We Love You Paul signs. She Came in Through the Bathroom Window I have been blogging for almost seven years and the number of people who are into my Beatles posts is pitifully small. Seats were still available at show time.) No way I was missing the encore. Ive been spending a fortune on tix. But they still looked like ants and we spent most of the time looking at the monitors. We drove 800-miles round trip from Montana to see his first concert of this tour in Spokane, WA. Geez, I dont know if it IS the end of the McCartney road show. WHAT?!!? Did have to wait in line for an hour to buy a few very over-priced T-shirts, though (priced about double what they were at his 2014 concert in Missoula, MT his only time in Montana and the only other time I saw him). Dance Tonight Tough break. , Speaking of merchandise, I noticed today that a particular Got Back tour T-shirt is no longer listed on the Paul McCartney web pageit was one of the T-shirts I bought in Spokane. I had no excuse.). You make.. But I really am wearying of the getting a ticket hustle. Paul related the story to this all-white crowd about how Blackbird was written in tribute to Black people in the US South who were being discriminated against. Is that how far you typically have to travel? (Hence two sausages. Blackbird Live and Let Die Letting Go But everyone was sufficiently worried that it might and no one who worked there knew if there was or wasnt an opening act. How is that possible?!). Someone waiting in line with me in Spokane to buy merchandise said, Hes not saying it explicitly, but this shirt is saying its the end of the road. , Thank you again for your postso fun to relive such a wonderful indescribable concert.
I look forward to singing it to Keith Richards when hes 183. No way. By the same token, I think that based on audience reaction. I suppose the piano gives him a bit of a sit-down. I have a Springsteen poster in my rec room where he was selling tickets (in the Seventies) for 8 bucks tops. For me it would have been a lot odder had he done Within You Without You.). After the screaming, he mentioned that it takes me back. Pauls wife was in the audience BTW. Ive always wanted to see maybe a weeks worth of Springsteen shows but after that, I think I would be saturated. Well, Im scheduled to see the man at MetLife Stadium in NJ on Thursday, just two days prior to his 80th day back-to-back to Bonnie Raitt on Wednesday in Philly at the Mann. They appeared to be signing for the deal. And in case youre curious, these two tickets set me back 800 bucks (750 euros). Grew up listening to the Beatles, Wings, and Pauls solo workthe music takes me back to many happy memories of my youth. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. We had pretty good seats on the turf (they lay down a floor and chairs) a couple sections back. In addition, the Hot City Horns (Paul Burton on trombone, Kenji Fenton on saxophone, and Mike Davis on trumpet) have played with McCartney on tours since 2018. Feel free to enjoy the whole thing. Fuh You The boy, coming from band practice, just made it in the nick of time and starved through the whole show, not daring to leave his seat and miss even one moment of this iconic event. Random observations But I could have lived without that and Love Me Do. But why no I Saw Her Standing There? That would have been awesome. Thats something you cant fake. Heres Let Me Roll It segueing into Foxy Lady. The woman in front of us knew (loudly) that it was Hendrix and made sure everybody around her knew that SHE knew. And he talks your ear off. As to our kids appreciation, I exposed them to music but never really insisted on anything. Half the fun for me is seeing his reaction. But Ive since heard this happens at many of his concerts over the last 10 years at least. Or Twist and Shout if he wants to do a Lennon song. I think we all knew it probably wouldnt. Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! But if your car mechanic said You need an 800-dollar repair, youd drop it in a heartbeat. You Never Give Me Your Money (Paul said they hadnt done it live for a number of years). OddI am listening to the Beatles station on Pandora as I write this, and for the first time (to me) a very scratchy version of In Spite of All the Danger by The Quarry Men (early Beatles band name) is now playing, which he plays on this tour. His show here isnt till September. Hendrix in front of me literally fell back in her seat like a sack of potatoes during Let It Be, thereby screwing up my beautiful singing. Only question I have for you is are you sure that was his wife Nancy doing the signing for My Valentine?
I had to buy our tickets through the second-hand market as the concert venue sold out within 30 minutes of the tickets going on sale (seating capacity approximately 12,500). . Yeah, man, they will tell you, true or not, I saw him over in Maui. My understanding is Paul has known Johnny for years, theyve been friends for quite awhile, have played music together (I think some little gig of them playing together can be found online?). If youre reading this Vlad, fuck you. I could have lived without Juniors Farm, In Spite of All the Danger (at best, a novelty, a Harrison/McCartney tune), Love Me Do (primitive), and Dance Tonight. Replace them with Back in the USSR, Drive My Car, Helen Wheels, and maybe Rock Show just as a suggestion. I fat-fingered that. I still love their music, but spreading these crazy conspiracy theories is just more than I can tolerate. There it said New and I thought they were saying new song as I never heard of the McCartney song New. Ill have to go back and adjust the list and my Spotify list. Its like, two seconds long. You might have read in other reviews about what is arguably the coolest if most bittersweet part of the show. Have you read Pauls recently released book The Lyrics? I get nothing at all from it and its appeal is totally lost on me. Usually, I settle for cheap seats. Glad you enjoyed the piece. (The boy and I each had two as we like to support small businesses not because we fucking love sausages.). But if youre looking for a quick rush, the run of tunes from Something through The End was as good as anything Ive ever heard at a concert. He is flawless playing numerous musical instruments, his band is great, his energy is limitless (it was obvious he was pouring his heart and soul into every aspect of his performance) and Sir Paul made me laugh out loud often with his comments (and Im not a laugh-out-loud person very often!). Get Back Yeah, ticket prices are insane. Something Good time for a bathroom break. Juniors Farm I did mention In Spite of All the Danger. Probably a tribute to George and their early days as much as anything else. Two hours and 40 minutes and 36 songs at age 79? . Maybe, says the Music Enthusiast, but that sounds like the Springsteen sweet spot. Paid about $135/ticket. So pretty much from now on I have decided he gets a Beatles or McCartney CD as a gift from me for every birthday and Christmas. Take care. August 1988, visiting a friend in Boston, we went to a Red Sox game. Similar to you, we paid $880 for our tickets (but we had nose-bleed seatsI decided to avoid floor seats as I knew we would be standing the entire time, and like you, Im getting a little too old for that and didnt want my view obscured). Paul read hand-written audience cards. One of my friends turned down the opportunity to go as he joked about McCartney needing a walker. But our son who sort of heard of The Beatles/kind of heard of Paul McCartney/never really heard of Wings had no inspiration to take me up on my offer for a FREE trip to see such a musical legend!! No problem Paul. The Hendrix stuff, the psychedelic guitar, etc. Not positive on thatdidnt want to ask the guy in line with me for T-shirts how much he paid. Part Two has no release date. Elton John did come to Bozeman in 2017, very unusual. Didnt realize that was almost a second concert, lasting an hour long with different songs and a lot of interaction by Paul with the attendees. And you know what, youre probably right, its worthwhile spending the bucks. Heres an article on that from Australia. And unless the kid is really excited about it, why spend it? Abe Laboriel is a beast of a drummer! Paul asked for a look first (he was kidding, of course). I wonder how much that cost? Might want to drop that one, Paul. Im getting way too old for this shit. As to McCartneys voice, well its still notably him. (McCartney pointed out a guy in the audience who had seen them 128 times.