Three-hour, 40-song concert that included 25 Beatles
songs, six Wings songs, eight songs from McCartney's solo albums
(including four from "New") and, it being Lubbock, one tune by Buddy
Holly and the Crickets.
Paul performed a variety of
Beatles, Wings and his own songs throughout his nonstop concert Thursday
in the United Supermarkets Arena.
Initially slated to begin at 8 pm, the 72-year-old musician started off the concert close to 8:50pm. with the Beatles’ song, “Eight Days A Week.”
“There were weather problems coming out of San Antonio,” Cindy Harper, associate director of marketing and booking for the United Supermarkets Arena, said. “(McCartney) had a show yesterday evening and there was a delay. He wasn’t able to take off when he had planned.”
A total of 11,446 people attended the concert, Harper said.
After health issues forced him to reschedule his original June 14 stop in Lubbock, Paul said performing in Lubbock fulfilled a lifelong dream.
West Texas native Buddy Holly and the Crickets inspired the Beatles from the band’s name to how they played guitar, Paul said. As teenagers, Paul and John listened to Holly’s music while they lived in Liverpool.“We became great fans,” he said. “We were buying all their records, trying to learn all their songs. We really learned a lot about guitar playing off those records basically.”
Paul’s only cover of the night was “It’s So Easy” by Holly and the Crickets. Images of Holly were displayed behind McCartney during the song.
Afterward, Paul said Holly and his signature glasses were the reason John stopped feeling embarrassed about wearing his own glasses in public.
The 40-song set list did not seem to faze the seasoned musician at all. Paul told stories about his Beatles band mates,, Jimi Hendrix and other artists between notes.
“This is really cool,” he said. “I’m going to take a minute here just to drink all of this in for myself.”
With every strum of his guitar, fans of all ages screamed and danced along to Paul’s music.
After a mostly upbeat string of songs, the crowd grew quiet and swayed along as Paul performed “Blackbird,” .
“Tell someone you love them before it’s too late,” Paul said about the song’s meaning.
Attendee Brad Haymes said the rendition of the Beatles’ song “Something,” which Paul performed in memory of George, was his favorite part of the night.
“I loved every second of it,” he said. “I’ve waited my whole life to see him perform.”
Haymes originally planned to go to the June concert date, but he said the show was worth the wait.
Fire and fireworks shot up in the arena each time Paul sang the chorus of “Live and Let Die.”
He jokingly mouthed, “No more, no more,” to the crowd as smoke surrounded the stage.
Paul and all the people sang in unison to the 1968 classic, “Hey Jude,” before the two encore performances began.“Everyone had the best time,” attendee Diane Snodgrass said.
To start off the first encore, Paul and his band ran out on stage in response to cheers from the audience. Paul carried a Texas flag and waved it into the air as others carried the English and American flags.
The concert winded down close to midnight as Paul sang “The End” to conclude the second encore.
Performing in Lubbock took a long time to happen, Paul said, and he hopes to come back again.
“I feel lots of love from Lubbock to Liverpool tonight,” he said.
Initially slated to begin at 8 pm, the 72-year-old musician started off the concert close to 8:50pm. with the Beatles’ song, “Eight Days A Week.”
“There were weather problems coming out of San Antonio,” Cindy Harper, associate director of marketing and booking for the United Supermarkets Arena, said. “(McCartney) had a show yesterday evening and there was a delay. He wasn’t able to take off when he had planned.”
A total of 11,446 people attended the concert, Harper said.
After health issues forced him to reschedule his original June 14 stop in Lubbock, Paul said performing in Lubbock fulfilled a lifelong dream.
West Texas native Buddy Holly and the Crickets inspired the Beatles from the band’s name to how they played guitar, Paul said. As teenagers, Paul and John listened to Holly’s music while they lived in Liverpool.“We became great fans,” he said. “We were buying all their records, trying to learn all their songs. We really learned a lot about guitar playing off those records basically.”
Paul’s only cover of the night was “It’s So Easy” by Holly and the Crickets. Images of Holly were displayed behind McCartney during the song.
Afterward, Paul said Holly and his signature glasses were the reason John stopped feeling embarrassed about wearing his own glasses in public.
The 40-song set list did not seem to faze the seasoned musician at all. Paul told stories about his Beatles band mates,, Jimi Hendrix and other artists between notes.
With every strum of his guitar, fans of all ages screamed and danced along to Paul’s music.
After a mostly upbeat string of songs, the crowd grew quiet and swayed along as Paul performed “Blackbird,” .
“Tell someone you love them before it’s too late,” Paul said about the song’s meaning.
Attendee Brad Haymes said the rendition of the Beatles’ song “Something,” which Paul performed in memory of George, was his favorite part of the night.
“I loved every second of it,” he said. “I’ve waited my whole life to see him perform.”
Haymes originally planned to go to the June concert date, but he said the show was worth the wait.
Fire and fireworks shot up in the arena each time Paul sang the chorus of “Live and Let Die.”
He jokingly mouthed, “No more, no more,” to the crowd as smoke surrounded the stage.
Paul and all the people sang in unison to the 1968 classic, “Hey Jude,” before the two encore performances began.“Everyone had the best time,” attendee Diane Snodgrass said.
To start off the first encore, Paul and his band ran out on stage in response to cheers from the audience. Paul carried a Texas flag and waved it into the air as others carried the English and American flags.
The concert winded down close to midnight as Paul sang “The End” to conclude the second encore.
Performing in Lubbock took a long time to happen, Paul said, and he hopes to come back again.
“I feel lots of love from Lubbock to Liverpool tonight,” he said.
Set List Lubbock, 10-02-2014
1. “Eight Days a Week”
2. “Save Us”
3. “All My Loving”
4. “Listen to What the Man Said”
5. “Let Me Roll It” /Roxy Music
6. “Paperback Writer”
7. “My Valentine”
8. “Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five”
9. “The Long and Winding Road”
10. “Maybe I’m Amazed”
11. “I’ve Just Seen a Face”
12. “It’s So Easy”
13. “We Can Work It Out”
14. “Another Day”
15. “And I Love Her”
16. “Blackbird”
17. “Here Today”
18. “New”
19. “Queenie Eye”
20. “Lady Madonna”
21. “All Together Now”
22. “Lovely Rita”
23. “Everybody Out There”
24. “Eleanor Rigby”
25. “Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite”
26. “Something”
27. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da”
28. “Band on the Run”
29. “Back in the U.S.S.R.”
30. “Let It Be”
31. “Live and Let Die”
32. “Hey Jude”
Encore # 1
33. “Day Tripper”
34. “Hi Hi Hi”
35. “Get Back”
Encore # 2
36. “Yesterday”
37. “Helter Skelter”
38. “Golden Slumbers”
39. “Carry That Weight”
40. “The End”
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