Paul McCartney performed at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain, on 28 March 2003.
It was the second date of the Back In The World Tour, which lasted for 33 dates between March and June 2003, and the first of two consecutive nights in Barcelona.
McCartney’s band was Paul ‘Wix’ Wickens (vocals, keyboards, guitar, percussion, harmonica), Brian Ray (vocals, guitar, bass), Rusty Anderson (vocals, guitar), and Abe Laboriel Jr (vocals, drums).
McCartney had previously performed at the Palau Sant Jordi on 26 and 27 October 1993 during the New World Tour.
Soundcheck setlist
- ‘All My Loving’
- ‘Getting Better’
- ‘Helter Skelter’
- ‘Honey Don’t’
- ‘Bring It To Jerome’
- ‘Midnight Special’
- ‘You Never Give Me Your Money’
- ‘Band On The Run’
- ‘Lady Madonna’
- ‘India’
- ‘Two Of Us’
- ‘The Fool On The Hill’
Concert setlist
- ‘Hello, Goodbye’
- ‘Jet’
- ‘All My Loving’
- ‘Getting Better’
- ‘Coming Up’
- ‘Let Me Roll It’
- ‘Lonely Road’
- ‘Driving Rain’
- ‘Your Loving Flame’
- ‘Blackbird’
- ‘Every Night’
- ‘We Can Work It Out’
- ‘Tres Conejos’
- ‘You Never Give Me Your Money’
- ‘Carry That Weight’
- ‘The Fool On The Hill’
- ‘Besame Mucho’
- ‘Give Peace A Chance’
- ‘Here Today’
- ‘Something’
- ‘Eleanor Rigby’
- ‘Here, There And Everywhere’
- ‘Calico Skies’
- ‘Michelle’
- ‘Band On The Run’
- ‘Back In The USSR’
- ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’
- ‘Let ’Em In’
- ‘My Love’
- ‘She’s Leaving Home’
- ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’
- ‘Birthday’
- ‘Live And Let Die’
- ‘Let It Be’
- ‘Hey Jude’
Back In The World Tour dates
- 25 March 2003: Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
- 28 March 2003: Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain
- 29 March 2003: Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain
- 1 April 2003: Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium
- 2 April 2003: Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium
- 5 April 2003: Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield, England
- 9 April 2003: MEN Arena, Manchester, England
- 10 April 2003: MEN Arena, Manchester, England
- 13 April 2003: National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England
- 14 April 2003: National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England
- 18 April 2003: Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England
- 19 April 2003: Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England
- 21 April 2003: Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England
- 22 April 2003: Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England
- 25 April 2003: GelreDome, Arnhem, Netherlands
- 27 April 2003: Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany
- 28 April 2003: Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany
- 30 April 2003: Preussag Arena, Hanover, Germany
- 2 May 2003: Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 4 May 2003: Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
- 5 May 2003: Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
- 8 May 2003: König-Pilsener-Arena, Oberhausen, Germany
- 10 May 2003: Colosseum, Rome, Italy
- 11 May 2003: Piazza del Colosseo, Rome, Italy
- 14 May 2003: Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
- 15 May 2003: Sportaréna, Budapest, Hungary
- 17 May 2003: Königsplatz, Munich, Germany
- 18 May 2003: Königsplatz, Munich, Germany
- 21 May 2003: AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany
- 24 May 2003: Red Square, Moscow, Russia
- 27 May 2003: RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland
- 29 May 2003: Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield, England
- 1 June 2003: King’s Dock, Liverpool, England, England
Last updated: 6 February 2024
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