Paul McCartney performed at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland, on 20 June 2010.
It was the tenth concert of the Up And Coming Tour, which lasted for 38 dates between March 2010 and June 2011. This show was seen by 55,000 fans.
Support came from Sharleen Spiteri, the Glaswegian singer formerly of the band Texas. McCartney and his band took to the stage at 8pm.
The set was largely the same as previous dates on the Up And Coming Tour, but notably included ‘Mull Of Kintyre’ in the second encore.
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).
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’
- ‘Yesterday’
- ‘Mull Of Kintyre’
- ‘Helter Skelter’
- ‘Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)’
- ‘The End’
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
Page last updated: 12 February 2024
I was there….a wee review I did back then for my pals……
McCartney was superb. 2 hours 45 minutes. Normally I get bored with long shows but he had the material to hold your attention. It was well paced with The Beatles songs coming fast and furious towards the end and the encores. I needn’t have worried about his vocals as the were strong throughout. He played bass, piano, acoustic and electric guitar with some ferocious lead. The band were excellent as you’d imagine. In a live context even some of the dodgy solo stuff worked. His between songs patter was pretty much what he’s said elsewhere but was entertaining and I don’t remember hearing before that Blackbird is about the U.S.Civil Rights movement in the 60’s. He inevitablly commented on the “great audience” but from 45 rows back in the East Stand I didn’t think the reaction was all that brilliant until later on.
When you look at the setlist you can see its basically his most popular songs. i.e. Ob La Di Ob la da was a big hit for The Marmalade and Helter Skelter has been covered loads. Interestingly all but three are from no later than the 70’s! (Dance Tonight from Memory Almost Full plus Highway and Sing the Changes for the last Fireman album). Nothing from the 80’s or 90’s. Sensible.
It was about three quarters full, maybe 35,000. Its disappointing to think that probably more people went to see Coldplay there last year. I think there are plenty tickets left for Cardiff too. Audience ranged from under 10 to over 70. Its probably the best outdoor show I’ve seen (I haven’t seen many really, Bowie, Stones, U2, Prince) but I doubt I’ll go to another. 80% of the audience are looking at a dot on stage or a screen. £60 for a cheapseat and £4 a pint. Sound was pretty good though. You could hear everything he said and sang clearly but it wasn’t too easy to separate the instruments at times.
Sharleen Spiteri wisely did a greatest hits 45 minutes that was alright. She certainly can sing but I found it a bit dull.