McCartney is Red Hot in Manchester: Fan Report, photos

Hi Gang,

 

Got home late last night and actually getting ready to move to Liverpool for the next show. Will try to send pictures to the news sites as soon as possible. First of all, Paul's voice was in superb form last night from soundcheck right until the last lyric sung! Extremely interactive and energetic. First with soundcheck

 

Setlist:

01. matchbox

02. honey don't

03. jam

04. flaming pie

05. penny lane

06. birthday

07. cmoon

08. don't let the sun catch you crying

09. whole lotta shaking

10. it's so easy

11. every night

12. petrushka

13. something

14. bluebird

15. yesterday

16. lady madonna

 

He really ripped through Don't let the sun and Whole Lotta Shaking and the best versions of those songs I've heard him do. Cameras again were a problem with Event Travel so little to no soundcheck photos or at least good ones. Beatrice came out with security and sat by the soundcheck group while she listened to three songs.

 

The regular show was as hot as I've seen with an extended setlist adding "Ram On" and a children's choir to sing "Wonderful Christmastime". This show definitely ranks among the best i've seen in terms of Paul's performance. Even though my front row package put me all the way to the side where I was over looking the backstage area, it was still a great show to hear but no so great to watch. We actually complained to event travel that we did not consider this a premium seat. So #99 was not as great personally for me. We'll see if they do anything for us in Liverpool. During the first encore, Paul brought some people on stage. Two girls from Argentina had a huge banner and they were called on stage with the banner, hugs and then Paul signed their t-shirts. Another girl from Korea was called up and she gave Paul a hug and then handed him a small present. And then they saved the best for last...Phil from Manchester who was wearing a hat which had a lit up Christmas Tree on top. Phil, I think from Manchester but he gets around to the shows, had a nice banter going with Paul and eventually got a tatoo of Paul's face signed by Paul. Here's the setlist::

 

     Magical Mystery Tour
    Junior's Farm
    All My Loving
    Jet
    Got to Get You into My Life
    Sing the Changes
    The Night Before
    Let Me Roll It/foxy lady
    Paperback Writer
    The Long and Winding Road
    Come and Get It
    Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five
    Maybe I'm Amazed
    I'm Looking Through You
    And I Love Her
    Blackbird
    Here Today
    Dance Tonight
    Mrs. Vandebilt
    Eleanor Rigby
    Ram On
    Something
    Band on the Run
    Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
    Back in the U.S.S.R.
    I've Got A Feeling
    A Day in the Life
    Let It Be
    Live and Let Die
    Hey Jude

Encore: 1

    The Word
    Wonderful Christmastime
    Day Tripper
    Get Back

Encore 2:

    Yesterday
    Helter Skelter
    Golden Slumbers/Carry that weight/The End