Paul McCartney – Liverpool 2008

Description

The Liverpool Sound was a concert held at Anfield stadium in Liverpool on 1 June 2008 to celebrate the city’s year as the European Capital of Culture. The concert was headlined by former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney, playing in his home city for the first time in five years.

McCartney’s appearance marked the fifth anniversary of his last appearance in his home city and one month after his fourth classical album, Ecce Cor Meum, had been performed at Liverpool Cathedral. He played for approximately two hours, playing songs from his Beatles, Wings and solo career.

He opened his set with the Chan Romero song Hippy Hippy Shake – a song covered by The Swinging Blue Jeans in 1963 but played live by numerous Merseybeat acts prior (The Beatles included). A tribute to George Harrison was made in the rendition of Something – performed on a ukelele given to McCartney as a gift by Harrison – midway through his performance. The encore included the first live performance by a Beatle of A Day in the Life which led into a rousing rendition of The Plastic Ono Band’s Give Peace a Chance in front of a giant CND symbol. Yoko Ono was seen smiling with approval as the crowd sang her late husband’s peace anthem. The morning after the concert, Liverpool newspapers claimed the show to be McCartney’s best ever gig.

Set List

1. Hippy Hippy Shake
2. Jet
3. Drive My Car
4. Flaming Pie
5. Got to Get You into My Life
6. Let Me Roll It
7. My Love
8. C Moon
9. The Long and Winding Road
10. Dance Tonight
11. Blackbird
12. Calico Skies
13. In Liverpool
14. I’ll Follow The Sun
15. Eleanor Rigby
16. Something
17. Penny Lane
18. Band on the Run (with Dave Grohl on guitar)
19. Back in the U.S.S.R. (with Dave Grohl on drums)
20. Live and Let Die
21. Let It Be
22. Hey Jude

Encore

23. Yesterday
24. A Day in the Life/Give Peace a Chance
25. Lady Madonna
26. I Saw Her Standing There (with Dave Grohl on drums)

82 Minutes – Region 1