Report: Las Vegas - 2011 On The Run Tour June 9th & 10th

Paul is at it again. This time to kick off a US swing of what is now called 2011 On The Run Tour. A July 15th show in New York's Yankee Stadium has been confirmed and I suspect more gigs will be announced. Our pal Bob Gannon is at it again too. This time he was in Vegas to catch the LOVE 5th anniversary show (see report), and for Paul's return to the MGM Grand to kick off a US swing of what is now 2011 Up and Coming Tour.  A slide show of pictures from Bob at Vegas shows will be up soon.

Report by: Bob Gannon (June 9th show)

Hey gang,
 
My friends heard part of soundcheck:

Blue Suede Shoes
Honey Don't
Junior's Farm
Ebony and Ivory
Cmoon
Celebration
Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying
Coming Up and at some point
Let it Be

until they got kicked out of the area they were listening from.
 
Concert: Let me start with a shout out to HP. Their registration and ticket dispensing was amazingly efficient. It took less than 5 minutes to finish the whole thing. We got GA floor seats. Also today, there was either an MGM or HP lady giving out some free wristbands to some lucky fans!!!
 
We got Junior's Farm with a slight lyric mistake but it sounded great and the crowd gave a warm reception to it. Sound check started late and didn't finish to almost 7pm holding the crowd at the gates until they finished. The show itself was shortened as well. Paul and band sounded great with Paul doing black slacks and a purple coat! He gave a should out to HP and also Las Vegas which he said is also known as "lost Wages". Paul was very interactive and seemed to be having fun. Show started around 840pm. Some new Wings footage and songs on the pre-show. Long day waiting on line and show with another long one tomorrow. Great show, a lot of the fans that came wound up in the front of the GA. Pictures to come!

Setlist for June 9th:

courtesy of Bob Gannon

Paul kicks off the first Vegas Show

Hello Goodbye
Junior's Farm
All My Loving
Letting Go
Drive My Car
Sing the Changes
let me roll It
Long and Winding Road
1985
Let 'Em In
Ive Just Seen a Face
And I Love Rer
Blackbird
Here Today
Dance Tonight
Eleanor Rigby
Something
Band on the Run
Ob-la-di
Back in the USSR
A Day in the Life/ Give Peace Again
Let it Be
Live and Let die
Hey jude
 
Encore 1:
Daytripper
Get back
 
Encore 2:
Yesterday
Sgt Pepper

Report by: Bob Gannon (June 10th show)

Soundcheck: As always, soundcheck was very entertaining. Notes from inside: Paul dedicated San Francisco Bay Blues to his long time employee and person in charge of VIP's Shelley Lazar. Towards the end of soundcheck Paul read signs in the audience and decided to bring several of them on stage. Not sure what the first one said but they brought two young kids up to the stage. The second person's sign read "heal my broken leg..sign my cast" and the third one was my buddy Keri who's son held up, "please hug my mom". Paul posed for pictures with the two young kids and then he signed the cast and gave Keri a nice hug. At the end of soundcheck my books were delivered to Paul and band.

courtesy of Bob Gannon

Julian, Yoko and Olivia shown on big screen, singing along to `Give Peace a Chance`