Earlier this evening in Tel Aviv, former Wings lead singer Paul McCartney thrilled the crowd at his first-ever gig in Israel. He crafted a magnificent setlist that featured tons of Beatles songs, a smattering of Wings classics and just four tunes written after 1976. The recently debuted live versions of A Day In The Life and Mrs. Vanderbilt both were performed giving hope that they’ll make it into Macca’s set when he finally does an extended tour.
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This wasn’t supposed to be McCartney’s first concert in Israel. The Beatles were set to perform in Israel back in 1965 when they were denied permits due to concerns their music would corrupt the country’s youth.
Let’s take a look at the full setlist from tonight’s Paul McCartney show…
Set: Hello Goodbye, Jet, Drive My Car, Only Mama Knows, All My Loving, Flaming Pie, Let Me Roll It, My Love, Let ‘Em In, The Long and Winding Road, Dance Tonight, Blackbird, Calico Skies, Follow The Sun, Mrs. Vanderbilt, Here There and Everywhere, Eleanor Rigby, Something, A Day In The Life, Give Peace a Chance, Band On The Run, Back In The USSR, I Got A Feeling, Live And Let Die, Let It Be, Hey Jude, Lady Madonna, Get Back, I Saw Her Standing There, Yesterday, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
- Previously on HT: The B List – Underrated Macca
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That’s an incredible run of music from Here There and Everywhere on.
I was there.
It was a great set, with lots of old stuff and not too much new stuff. Here There and Everywhere and Eleanor Rigby were quite flat, though; the concert really got started with Something.