Paul McCartney performed at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California, USA, on 31 March 2010.
It was the third show of the Up And Coming Tour, which lasted for 38 dates between March 2010 and June 2011, and the second of two consecutive nights at the Hollywood Bowl. This concert was seen by 33,916 fans.
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).
The Beatles performed three triumphant shows at the venue on 23 August 1964 and 29 and 30 August 1965, which were recorded by Capitol Records. Highlights from the recordings were released in 1977 as The Beatles At The Hollywood Bowl. McCartney also performed there on 16 April 1993.
The setlist was mostly similar to the previous night’s, although some changes were made: ‘Drive My Car’ replaced ‘Got To Get You Into My Life’; ‘Let ’Em In’ was performed instead of ‘(I Want To) Come Home’; ‘I’ve Just Seen A Face’ was played instead of ‘I’m Looking Through You’; and ‘Two Of Us’ was replaced with ‘And I Love Her’.
Concert setlist
- ‘Venus And Mars’
- ‘Rock Show’
- ‘Jet’
- ‘All My Loving’
- ‘Letting Go’
- ‘Drive My Car’
- ‘Highway’
- ‘Let Me Roll It’
- ‘The Long And Winding Road’
- ‘Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five’
- ‘Let ’Em In’
- ‘My Love’
- ‘I’ve Just Seen A Face’
- ‘And I Love Her’
- ‘Blackbird’
- ‘Here Today’
- ‘Dance Tonight’
- ‘Mrs Vandebilt’
- ‘Eleanor Rigby’
- ‘Something’
- ‘Sing The Changes’
- ‘Band On The Run’
- ‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da’
- ‘Back In The USSR’
- ‘I’ve Got A Feeling’
- ‘Paperback Writer’
- ‘A Day In The Life’
- ‘Give Peace A Chance’
- ‘Let It Be’
- ‘Live And Let Die’
- ‘Hey Jude’
Up And Coming Tour dates
- 28 March 2010: Jobing.com Arena, Glendale, USA
- 30 March 2010: Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, USA
- 31 March 2010: Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, USA
- 3 April 2010: Sun Life Stadium, Miami, USA
- 5 April 2010: Coliseo de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- 27 May 2010: Foro Sol, Mexico City, Mexico
- 28 May 2010: Foro Sol, Mexico City, Mexico
- 12 June 2010: RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland
- 13 June 2010: Isle of Wight Festival
- 20 June 2010: Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
- 26 June 2010: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
- 27 June 2010: Hard Rock Calling Festival
- 10 July 2010: AT&T Park, San Francisco, USA
- 13 July 2010: Rio Tinto Stadium, Salt Lake City, USA
- 15 July 2010: Pepsi Center, Denver, USA
- 24 July 2010: Sprint Center, Kansas City, USA
- 26 July 2010: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, USA
- 28 July 2010: Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, USA
- 8 August 2010: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Canada
- 9 August 2010: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Canada
- 12 August 2010: Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada
- 14 August 2010: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, USA
- 15 August 2010: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, USA
- 18 August 2010: Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, USA
- 19 August 2010: Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, USA
- 7 November 2010: Estádio Beira Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- 10 November 2010: Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 11 November 2010: Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 21 November 2010: Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil
- 22 November 2010: Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil
- 13 December 2010: Apollo Theater, New York City, USA
- 18 December 2010: Hammersmith Apollo, London, England
- 20 December 2010: O2 Academy, Liverpool, England
- 9 May 2011: Estadio Monumental, Lima, Peru
- 11 May 2011: Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile
- 22 May 2011: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 23 May 2011: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 10 June 2011: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, USA
Also on this day...
- 2015: Album release: Postcards From Paradise by Ringo Starr
- 1990: Paul McCartney live: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley
- 1978: UK album release: London Town by Wings
- 1970: Paul McCartney reacts angrily to a letter from John Lennon and George Harrison, delivered by Ringo Starr
- 1970: Radio: Ringo Starr on Open House
- 1969: George and Pattie Harrison are fined for drugs possession
- 1969: John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s lightning trip to Vienna
- 1967: Recording, mixing: With A Little Help From My Friends, Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite!
- 1965: Filming: Help!
- 1964: Radio: Saturday Club
- 1964: Filming: A Hard Day’s Night
- 1963: The Beatles live: De Montfort Hall, Leicester
- 1962: The Beatles live: Subscription Rooms, Stroud
Want more? Visit the Beatles history section.
It was a magical night. For one week prior, the forecasters told us it was going to rain heavily, but by late afternoon, all the clouds disappeared and we enjoyed a clear, chilly night at the resplendent Hollywood Bowl. Paul even complained, “It doesn’t half get cold here!”
Paul and the band sounded perfect. The addition of And I Love Her to the set was welcomed by the *entire* audience singing along for the first time all evening. (Before that, it was just us die-hards.) The next time we had a group sing was Obla-di Obla-da… a lively, ska-influenced version.
After the final encore, Paul told us, “See you next time.” I hope he returns to the Bowl, because it’s a perfect venue.