dubstar Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Paul McCartney 7/15/11 Yankee Stadium NYC Hello Goodbye * Junior's Farm * All My Loving Jet Drive My Car Sing the Changes The Night Before * (1st time played) Let Me Roll It Paperback Writer The Long and Winding Road Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five Let 'Em In Maybe I'm Amazed * I've Just Seen a Face I Will * Blackbird Here Today Dance Tonight Mrs. Vanderbilt 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 & Let Die Hey Jude Lady Madonna Day Tripper Get Back Yesterday Helter Skelter Golden Slumbers * Carry That Weight * The End (left off original post) * changes for this tour * changes for this tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 333 Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Awesome. Enjoy tonight's show, too! Sounds like it was a good one: By DAN AQUILANTE NY Post Last Updated: 4:09 AM, July 16, 2011 Posted: 1:25 AM, July 16, 2011 Move over Jeter. Paul McCartney is Yankee Stadium's new hero after hitting it outta the park with a grand slam concert last night. On a stage set in shallow center field, the 69-year-old Beatle put in a hard day's night working his way through the Lennon/McCartney songbook, solo tunes and a healthy dose of Wings numbers. The 2½-hour, 35-song set featured five decades worth of hits without a dud in the batch. Strapped into his signature Hofner bass, wearing a smartly cut baby blue jacket -- sorry, no pinstripes for Macca -- he looked as trim and intense as a rookie shortstop. After opening with a Beatles song "Hello Goodbye" and a Wings favorite "Junior's Farm," wide-eye McCartney told the house he just wanted to "take a second and drink it all in." A little later, he joked, "Who's this Derek Jeter? Somebody said he has more hits than me?" McCartney was charming and funny at this high-energy affair. The sound was astoundingly clear for a bowl show and Paul was in excellent voice, easily reaching the falsetto notes that have made girls scream since the '60s. McCartney, whose motto should be work hard, moved and sounded like he was just 17, again. Because he controls the top and the bottom of the music when he sings and thumps his bass guitar, that combination was often the most potent in this performance. Paul-on-bass songs such as "All My Loving," "Drive My Car" and "Obla Di, Obla Da" rocked the house with that rare balance of nostalgia and relevance. For "Blackbird," a concert highlight, Paul went solo, accompanying himself on an acoustic six-string. The melody remains one of the prettiest in pop and the lyrics -- breezy, natural and optimistic -- were made more powerful when McCartney reminded the fans how the tune was inspired by the American Civil Rights movement. Another of those special moments at this show was when Paul remembered his late mate John Lennon in the song "If You Were Here Today." He shouted "Let's hear it for John!" and the New York crowd roared. While Wings songs such as "Live and Let Die" (performed with a giant display of stage fireworks), "Jet," and "Band On the Run" churned the fans into a jiggle, it was the Beatles songs that oiled the crowd's dance moves. There was a fantastic sweaty version of "Helter Skelter" that made it seem as dangerous as a date with Charlie Manson. "Lady Madonna" was bright and propulsive and "Back in the USSR" had a sexy urgency. Paul doing classics from the Beatles songbook is as memorable as you'd expect, but getting to hear it at the Cathedral of Baseball lent the music majesty. Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/m ... z1SH9yQc6l Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubstar Posted July 16, 2011 Author Share Posted July 16, 2011 ha, I like how you know I'll be there tonight, as well ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl00dsm0k3 Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 its about he played the night before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzoboy Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 I'd love to see Macca in concert and please God I will sometime before I lie down for the dirt nap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl00dsm0k3 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 sing the changes is on the setlist that song is awsome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubstar Posted July 17, 2011 Author Share Posted July 17, 2011 great show...I was in section 324 tonight and the sound was excellent; crystal clear, well-rounded, and loud, with none of the reverb off the stadium I was getting in 17B last night (between home plate and the yankees dugout)...however, there was a half-second video delay that was a bit unsettling...I did not experience this last night, possibly because the lower level seats were getting more of the main mix, as opposed to the delay towers...anyway, the sound was fantastic tonight...not a big billy joel fan, but his singing and playing was quite good even though the set lists are very similar, there were enough subtle differences in the playing and singing to make it a non-issue...while I agree that mixing it up would be great, it's not a problem for me when looking at the big picture abbey road medley was superb! Paul McCartney 7/16/11 Yankee Stadium NYC Magical Mystery Tour * Jet * All My Loving Junior's Farm * Drive My Car Sing The Changes The Night Before * (2nd time played) Let Me Roll It / Foxy Lady Paperback Writer (Casino) The Long and Winding Road 1985 Let 'Em In Maybe I'm Amazed * I'm Looking Through You * I Will * Blackbird Here Today Dance Tonight Mrs. Vanderbilt Eleanor Rigby Something Band on the Run Obladi Oblada Back in the USSR I've Got A Feeling A Day in the Life / Give Peace A Chance Let It Be Live & Let Die Hey Jude Lady Madonna I Saw Her Standing There w/ Billy Joel * Get Back Yesterday (Texan) Helter Skelter Golden Slumbers * Carry That Weight * The End * changes for this tour, or in a different spot tonight also, one final note on the set list choices; almost every song was met with great excitement and appreciation from the audience, with stadium level sing-alongs common at points...usually those bug me, but with mccartney and the the sound he gets in a stadium, it works...also great was the PAUL MCCARTNEY PAUL MCCARTNEY PAUL MCCARTNEY chants originating in the upper levels to the rhythm of LET'S GO YANKEES LET'S GO YANKEES LET'S GO YANKEES...the predictable USA USA USA chant when he came out on stage with the stars and stripes thankfully died out quickly LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Glad you liked it, i had a friend who was there. You didnt happen to see some small ugly guy did you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Ive seen him 5 times and his voice is better now than when i saw him back in 1990. Amazingly talented and makes it look way to easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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