Sir Paul McCartney performed a concert at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne in Germany, as part of his On The Run tour.
It was McCartney’s first show at the venue since 16 and 17 December 2009, almost two years previously.
The setlist was identical to his show the night before in Paris, France, except for the omission of ‘San Francisco Bay Blues’ and ‘Michelle’. Here’s a performance of ‘Let It Be’ from the show:
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).
- ‘Hello, Goodbye’
- ‘Junior’s Farm’
- ‘All My Loving’
- ‘Jet’
- ‘Drive My Car’
- ‘Sing The Changes’
- ‘The Night Before’
- ‘Let Me Roll It’
- ‘Paperback Writer’
- ‘The Long And Winding Road’
- ‘Come And Get It’
- Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five
- ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’
- ‘I’ve Just Seen A Face’
- ‘I Will’
- ‘Blackbird’
- ‘Here Today’
- ‘Dance Tonight’
- ‘Mrs Vandebilt’
- ‘Eleanor Rigby’
- ‘Something’
- ‘Band On The Run’
- ‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da’
- ‘Back In The USSR’
- ‘I’ve Got A Feeling’
- ‘A Day In The Life’/‘Give Peace A Chance’
- ‘Let It Be’
- ‘Live And Let Die’
- ‘Hey Jude’
Further On The Run tour dates:
- 5 December: O2 Arena, London, England
- 10 December: Ericsson Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
- 12 December: Hartwall Areena, Helsinki, Finland
- 14 December: Olimpiisky Arena, Moscow, Russia
- 19 December: MEN Arena, Manchester, England
- 20 December: Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
Last updated: 29 April 2022
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- 1961: Live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (lunchtime)
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Awesome backing vocals by the boys.
Still one of Macca’s smartest moves to sorround himself with a young band.
Don’t forget Wix and Abe. The sounds Wix produces is incredible and Abe on the drums is fabulous (and he can dance too).
I was there… what a great evening that was !!!