Wings UK Tour 1979
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| Wings UK Tour 1979 | ||
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| Tour by Wings | ||
| Dates | November 23 - December 17, 1979 | |
| Legs | 1 | |
| Shows | 17 in England 2 in Scotland 19 in total |
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On November 23, 1979, Paul McCartney's band Wings began a 19-date concert tour of the United Kingdom to promote their newest album, Back to the Egg.
It was originally to have been the first leg of a planned world tour, with further stops in Japan, Europe, and America on the horizon. However, it would become Wings' final concert tour after McCartney's marijuana arrest in Tokyo the following year.
Following the tour, Wings teamed up with an all-star cast of rock legends to perform a series of Concerts for the People of Kampuchea at the Hammersmith Odeon near London.
Wings' lineup for the tour was Paul and Linda McCartney, Denny Laine, Laurence Juber, and Steve Holly.
A recording of "Coming Up" from a Glasgow date on this tour was a number one hit in the United States.
[edit] Tour Setlist
- "Got to Get You into My Life"
- "Getting Closer"
- "Every Night"
- "Again and Again and Again"
- "I've Had Enough"
- "No Words"
- "Cook of the House"
- "Old Siam, Sir"
- "Maybe I'm Amazed"
- "The Fool on the Hill"
- "Let It Be"
- "Hot As Sun"
- "Spin It On"
- "Twenty Flight Rock"
- "Go Now"
- "Arrow Through Me"
- "Wonderful Christmastime"
- "Coming Up"
- "Goodnight Tonight"
- "Yesterday"
- "Mull of Kintyre"
- "Band on the Run"
[edit] Tour Dates
After a live rehearsal at Liverpool Institute, McCartney's alma mater.
- 23/11/1979
Royal Court Theatre - Liverpool, England - 24/11/1979
Royal Court Theatre - Liverpool, England - 25/11/1979
Royal Court Theatre - Liverpool, England - 26/11/1979
Royal Court Theatre - Liverpool, England - 28/11/1979
The Apollo - Manchester, England - 29/11/1979
The Apollo - Manchester, England - 01/12/1979
Gaumont - Southampton, England - 02/12/1979
New Conference Centre - Brighton, England - 03/12/1979
Lewisham Odeon - London, England - 05/12/1979
The Rainbow Theatre - London, England - 07/12/1979
Empire Pool - London, England - 07/12/1979
Empire Pool - London, England - 07/12/1979
Empire Pool - London, England - 07/12/1979
Empire Pool - London, England - 12/12/1979
Odeon - Birmingham, England - 14/12/1979
City Halls - Newcastle upon Tyne, England - 15/12/1979
Odeon - Edinburgh, Scotland - 16/12/1979
Apollo - Glasgow, Scotland - 17/12/1979
Apollo - Glasgow, Scotland - 31/12/1979
Hammersmith Apollo - London, England (at the time the venue was called Hammersmith Odeon)

