Paul McCartney resumed his Out There tour with a concert for 13,000 people at the Times Unions Center in Albany, NY, USA.
It was the 39th date of the tour, and the first since a concert in Costa Rica in May.
The Albany show came after McCartney was forced to postpone several concerts due to illness. The singer called off the Japan leg of the tour, a show in South Korea and seven US dates after being struck down with a virus. McCartney spent six days in a Tokyo hospital before recuperating in London.
The Times Union Center saw a new addition to the setlist: ‘On My Way To Work’, from 2013’s New album.
The show also saw an on-stage marriage proposal. The Rochester, NY couple were invited onto the stage during the second encore, after holding aloft banners which said “He won’t marry me ’til he meets you!” and “I have the ring & I’m 64!!”
John Dann sang part of The Beatles’ ‘When I’m Sixty-Four’ to his girlfriend Claudia Rodgers before getting down on one knee and proposing marriage. She accepted to cheers from the crowd.
McCartney’s band is Paul ‘Wix’ Wickens (vocals, keyboards, guitar, percussion, harmonica), Brian Ray (vocals, guitar, bass), Rusty Anderson (vocals, guitar) and Abe Laboriel Jr (vocals, drums).
Thank you Albany!!!
That felt great!!!!!
: ) > pic.twitter.com/PX4ZTz1dpQ— abe laboriel jr (@ogabejr) July 6, 2014
- ‘Eight Days A Week’
- ‘Save Us’
- ‘All My Loving’
- ‘Listen To What The Man Said’
- ‘Let Me Roll It’
- ‘Paperback Writer’
- ‘My Valentine’
- Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five
- ‘The Long And Winding Road’
- ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’
- ‘I’ve Just Seen A Face’
- ‘On My Way To Work’
- ‘We Can Work It Out’
- ‘Another Day’
- ‘And I Love Her’
- ‘Blackbird’
- ‘Here Today’
- ‘New’
- ‘Queenie Eye’
- ‘Lady Madonna’
- ‘All Together Now’
- ‘Lovely Rita’
- ‘Everybody Out There’
- ‘Eleanor Rigby’
- ‘Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite!’
- ‘Something’
- ‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da’
- ‘Band On The Run’
- ‘Back In The USSR’
- ‘Let It Be’
- ‘Live And Let Die’
- ‘Hey Jude’
Albany! What an incredible night–Thank you! pic.twitter.com/IvhhRpBOpY
— Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) July 6, 2014
Thank you Albany!!!
That felt great!!!!!
: ) > pic.twitter.com/PX4ZTz1dpQ— abe laboriel jr (@ogabejr) July 6, 2014
Previous Out There tour dates:
- 4 May 2013: Estadio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- 6 May 2013: Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia, Brazil
- 9 May 2013: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo, Fortaleza, Brazil
- 18 May 2013: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
- 19 May 2013: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
- 22 May 2013: Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas
- 23 May 2013: Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas
- 26 May 2013: FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee
- 29 May 2013: BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 30 May 2013: BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 8 June 2013: Barclays Center, New York
- 10 June 2013: Barclays Center, New York
- 14 June 2013: Bonnaroo Festival
- 22 June 2013: Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland
- 25 June 2013: Arena di Verona, Verona, Italy
- 27 June 2013: Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria
- 7 July 2013: Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Canada
- 9 July 2013: Fenway Park, Boston
- 12 July 2013: Nationals Park, Washington, DC
- 14 July 2013: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
- 16 July 2013: Miller Park, Milwaukee
- 19 July 2013: Safeco Field, Seattle
- 23 July 2013: Plains of Abraham, Quebec City, Canada
- 9 August 2013: Outside Lands festival, San Francisco
- 12 August 2013: Investors Group Field, Winnipeg, Canada
- 14 August 2013: Mosaic Stadium, Regina, Canada
- 11 November 2013: Kyocera Dome, Osaka, Japan
- 12 November 2013: Kyocera Dome, Osaka, Japan
- 15 November 2013: Fukuoka Dome, Fukuoka, Japan
- 18 November 2013: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
- 19 November 2013: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
- 21 November 2013: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
- 19 April 2014: Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay
- 22 April 2014: Movistar Arena, Santiago, Chile
- 23 April 2014: Movistar Arena, Santiago, Chile
- 25 April 2014: Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru
- 28 April 2014: Estadio de Liga, Quito, Ecuador
- 1 May 2014: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
Also on this day...
- 2014: Ringo Starr live: Global Event Center, Winstar World Casino, Thackerville, Oklahoma
- 1968: Recording: Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
- 1966: The Beatles leave the Philippines
- 1963: Live: Plaza, Old Hill
- 1963: Live: Plaza, Handsworth
- 1962: Live: Majestic Ballroom, Birkenhead
Want more? Visit the Beatles history section.
This was my first Paul McCartney concert. I was so relieved to see him in such great health and full of energy after the illness. So many thrilling moments – my personal favorite being one of the first (13,000) people to hear ‘On My Way To Work’ performed live. I kept screaming at him to play ‘Appreciate’, but was definitely happy with OMWTW as it is one of my favorite tracks from the NEW album.
Thanks to Sir Paul and his amazing band/crew for a truly unforgettable night. See ya next time!