The Paul McCartney World Tour

The Paul McCartney World Tour

Tour by Paul McCartney
Cover of the tour booklet
Associated album	Flowers in the Dirt
Start date	26 September 1989
End date	29 July 1990
Legs	9
No. of shows	103 48 in Europe, 47 in North America 6 in Asia 2 in South America
Paul McCartney concert chronology

The Paul McCartney World Tour was a worldwide concert tour by Paul McCartney during 1989 and 1990. It was McCartney's first major tour outing in ten years, since Wings UK Tour 1979, and his first appearances in North America in thirteen years, since the 1976 Wings Over America Tour. It was also his first tour under his name.

While the tour coincided with the release of his Flowers in the Dirt album, it was thematically more about his finally embracing his Beatles past, including for the first time, in any of his tours, a substantial number of Beatles songs in the set list.

The tour was documented by the 1990 live albums Tripping the Live Fantastic and Tripping the Live Fantastic: Highlights!, and the 1991 concert film Get Back. A one-hour tour documentary was also aired on Channel 4 TV in the UK, titled From Rio to Liverpool.

Tour booklet

Attendees to the concerts received, free of additional charge, a lavish 9x12-inch 98-page booklet. It contained the tour itinerary, lengthy profiles of each of the band members, descriptions of the tour's stage and logistics, and an extended description of Friends of the Earth's mission. Two-thirds of the booklet consisted of McCartney's reflections upon his life and career, illustrated by many photographs.

Tour band

Outdoor stage and show, 14 July 1990 at Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium

• Paul McCartney – lead vocals, guitars (acoustic, electric and bass), keyboards
• Linda McCartney – backing vocals, keyboards, percussion
• Hamish Stuart – backing vocals, guitars (acoustic, electric and bass)
• Robbie McIntosh – backing vocals, electric guitar
• Paul "Wix" Wickens – backing vocals, keyboards
• Chris Whitten – drums, percussion

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Tickets sold / available	Gross revenue
Europe (first leg)
26 July 1989	London	England	Playhouse Theatre (rehearsals)
27 July 1989
26 September 1989	Drammen	Norway	Drammenshallen
28 September 1989	Gothenburg	Sweden	Scandinavium
29 September 1989	Stockholm		Isstadion
30 September 1989
3 October 1989	Hamburg	Germany	Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
4 October 1989
6 October 1989	Frankfurt		Festhalle
7 October 1989
9 October 1989	Paris	France	Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
10 October 1989
11 October 1989
16 October 1989	Dortmund	Germany	Westfalenhalle
17 October 1989
20 October 1989	Munich		Olympiahalle
21 October 1989
22 October 1989
24 October 1989	Rome	Italy	Palaeur
26 October 1989	Milan		Palatrussardi
27 October 1989
29 October 1989	Zürich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
30 October 1989
2 November 1989	Madrid	Spain	Palacio de los Deportes
3 November 1989
5 November 1989	Lyon	France	Halle Tony Garnier
7 November 1989	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Ahoy Rotterdam
8 November 1989
10 November 1989
11 November 1989
North America (first leg)
23 November 1989	Los Angeles	United States	Great Western Forum
24 November 1989
27 November 1989
28 November 1989
29 November 1989
3 December 1989	Chicago		Rosemont Horizon
4 December 1989
5 December 1989
7 December 1989	Toronto	Canada	SkyDome
9 December 1989	Montreal		Montreal Forum
11 December 1989	New York City	United States	Madison Square Garden
12 December 1989
14 December 1989
15 December 1989
Europe (second leg)
2 January 1990	Birmingham	England	National Exhibition Centre
3 January 1990
5 January 1990
6 January 1990
8 January 1990
9 January 1990
11 January 1990	London		Wembley Arena
13 January 1990
14 January 1990
16 January 1990
17 January 1990
19 January 1990
20 January 1990
21 January 1990
23 January 1990
24 January 1990
26 January 1990
North America (second leg)
1 February 1990	Auburn Hills	United States	The Palace of Auburn Hills
2 February 1990
4 February 1990	Pittsburgh		Civic Arena
5 February 1990
8 February 1990	Worcester		Worcester Centrum	29,600 / 29,600	$728,545
9 February 1990
11 February 1990	Lexington		Rupp Arena
12 February 1990	Cincinnati		Riverfront Coliseum
14 February 1990	Indianapolis		Market Square Arena
15 February 1990
18 February 1990	Atlanta		The Omni
19 February 1990
Asia
3 March 1990	Tokyo	Japan	Tokyo Dome
5 March 1990
7 March 1990
9 March 1990
11 March 1990
13 March 1990
North America (third leg)
29 March 1990	Seattle	United States	Kingdome
31 March 1990	Berkeley		California Memorial Stadium
1 April 1990
4 April 1990	Tempe		Sun Devil Stadium	66,546 / 66,546	$1,996,380
7 April 1990	Irving		Texas Stadium	57,337 / 57,337	$1,863,453
9 April 1990	Lexington		Rupp Arena	19,951 / 19,951	$568,604
12 April 1990	Tampa		Tampa Stadium	58,241 / 58,241	$1,747,230
14 April 1990	Miami Gardens		Joe Robbie Stadium	95,410 / 95,410	$2,862,300
15 April 1990
South America
20 April 1990	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	Maracana Stadium
21 April 1990
Europe (third leg)
23 June 1990	Glasgow	Scotland	S.E.C.C. Arena
28 June 1990	Liverpool	England	King's Dock
30 June 1990^[A]	Stevenage		Knebworth Park
North America (fourth leg)
4 July 1990	Washington, D.C.	United States	RFK Stadium
6 July 1990
9 July 1990	East Rutherford		Giants Stadium
11 July 1990
14 July 1990	Philadelphia		Veterans Stadium
15 July 1990
18 July 1990	Ames		Cyclone Stadium	53,763 / 53,763	$1,747,298
20 July 1990	Cleveland		Cleveland Stadium
22 July 1990	Raleigh		Carter–Finley Stadium
24 July 1990	Foxboro		Foxboro Stadium	85,938 / 85,938	$2,578,110
26 July 1990
29 July 1990	Chicago		Soldier Field	55,630 / 55,630	$1,807,975

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

^A This concert was part of The Silver Clef Award Winners Concert

Set list

Scandinavium,^[1] Johanneshov Isstadion^[2] 

1. "Figure of Eight"
2. "Jet"
3. "Rough Ride"
4. "Got to Get You into My Life"
5. "Band on the Run"
6. "Ebony and Ivory"
7. "We Got Married"
8. "Maybe I'm Amazed"
9. "The Long and Winding Road"
10. "The Fool on the Hill"
11. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
12. "Good Day Sunshine"
13. "Can't Buy Me Love"
14. "Put It There"
15. "Things We Said Today"
16. "Eleanor Rigby"
17. "This One"
18. "My Brave Face"
19. "Back in the U.S.S.R."
20. "I Saw Her Standing There"
21. "Twenty Flight Rock"
22. "Coming Up"
23. "Let It Be"
24. "Ain't That a Shame"
25. "Live and Let Die"
26. "Hey Jude"
    • Encore
27. "Yesterday"
28. "Get Back"
29. "Golden Slumbers"/"Carry That Weight"/"The End"

NEC Arena,^[3] Wembley Arena I,^[4] Wembley Arena III^[5] 

1. "Figure of Eight"
2. "Jet"
3. "Got to Get You into My Life"
4. "Rough Ride"
5. "Band on the Run"
6. "Ebony and Ivory"
7. "We Got Married"
8. "Maybe I'm Amazed"
9. "The Long and Winding Road"
10. "The Fool on the Hill"
11. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
12. "Good Day Sunshine"
13. "Can't Buy Me Love"
14. "Put It There"
15. "Things We Said Today"
16. "Eleanor Rigby"
17. "This One"
18. "My Brave Face"
19. "Back in the U.S.S.R."
20. "I Saw Her Standing There"
21. "Twenty Flight Rock"
22. "Coming Up"
23. "Let It Be"
24. "Ain't That a Shame"
25. "Live and Let Die"
26. "Hey Jude"
    • Encore
27. "Yesterday"
28. "Get Back"
29. "Golden Slumbers"/"Carry That Weight"/"The End"

Wembley Arena II^[6] 

1. "Figure of Eight"
2. "Jet"
3. "Rough Ride"
4. "Got to Get You into My Life"
5. "Band on the Run"
6. "Ebony and Ivory"
7. "We Got Married"
8. "Maybe I'm Amazed"
9. "The Long and Winding Road"
10. "The Fool on the Hill"
11. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
12. "Good Day Sunshine"
13. "Can't Buy Me Love"
14. "Put It There"
15. "Things We Said Today"
16. "Eleanor Rigby"
17. "This One"
18. "My Brave Face"
19. "Back in the U.S.S.R."
20. "I Saw Her Standing There"
21. "Twenty Flight Rock"
22. "Coming Up"
23. "Let It Be"
24. "Ain't That a Shame"
25. "Live and Let Die"
26. "If I Were Upon the Stage"
27. "Hey Jude"
    • Encore
28. "Yesterday"
29. "Get Back"
30. "Golden Slumbers"/"Carry That Weight"/"The End"

The Palace of Auburn Hills I,^[7] The Palace of Auburn Hills II,^[8] Great Western Forum,^[9] Texas Stadium^[10] 

1. "Figure of Eight"
2. "Jet"
3. "Rough Ride"
4. "Got to Get You into My Life"
5. "Band on the Run"
6. "Ebony and Ivory"
7. "We Got Married"
8. "Maybe I'm Amazed"
9. "The Long and Winding Road"
10. "The Fool on the Hill"
11. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
12. "Good Day Sunshine"
13. "Can't Buy Me Love"
14. "Put It There"
15. "Things We Said Today"
16. "Eleanor Rigby"
17. "This One"
18. "My Brave Face"
19. "Back in the U.S.S.R."
20. "I Saw Her Standing There"
21. "Twenty Flight Rock"
22. "Coming Up"
23. "Let It Be"
24. "Ain't That a Shame"
25. "Live and Let Die"
26. "Hey Jude"
    • Encore
27. "Yesterday"
28. "Get Back"
29. "Golden Slumbers"/"Carry That Weight"/"The End"

Rupp Arena^[11] 

1. "Figure of Eight"
2. "Jet"
3. "Got to Get You into My Life"
4. "Rough Ride"
5. "Band on the Run"
6. "Ebony and Ivory"
7. "We Got Married"
8. "Let 'Em In"
9. "The Long and Winding Road"
10. "The Fool on the Hill"
11. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
12. "Good Day Sunshine"
13. "Can't Buy Me Love"
14. "Put It There"
15. "Things We Said Today"
16. "Eleanor Rigby"
17. "This One"
18. "My Brave Face"
19. "Back in the U.S.S.R."
20. "I Saw Her Standing There"
21. "Twenty Flight Rock"
22. "Coming Up"
23. "Let It Be"
24. "Ain't That a Shame"
25. "Live and Let Die"
26. "Hey Jude"
    • Encore
27. "Yesterday"
28. "P.S. Love Me Do" (A medley of two Beatles songs: "Love Me Do" and "P.S. I Love You" from their first album Please Please Me, a studio version was released only on disc two of the Japanese version of Flowers in the Dirt)
29. "Get Back"
30. "Golden Slumbers"/"Carry That Weight"/"The End"

Riverfront Coliseum^[12] 

1. "Figure of Eight"
2. "Jet"
3. "Rough Ride"
4. "Got to Get You into My Life"
5. "Band on the Run"
6. "Ebony and Ivory"
7. "We Got Married"
8. "Let 'Em In"
9. "The Long and Winding Road"
10. "The Fool on the Hill"
11. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
12. "Good Day Sunshine"
13. "Can't Buy Me Love"
14. "Put It There"
15. "Things We Said Today"
16. "Eleanor Rigby"
17. "This One"
18. "My Brave Face"
19. "Back in the U.S.S.R."
20. "I Saw Her Standing There"
21. "Twenty Flight Rock"
22. "Coming Up"
23. "Let It Be"
24. "Ain't That a Shame"
25. "Live and Let Die"
26. "Hey Jude"
    • Encore
27. "Yesterday"
28. "Get Back"
29. "Golden Slumbers"/"Carry That Weight"/"The End"

U.C. Berkeley Memorial Stadium,^[13] U.C. Berkeley Memorial Stadium^[14] 

1. "Figure of Eight"
2. "Jet"
3. "Got to Get You into My Life"
4. "Rough Ride"
5. "Band on the Run"
6. "We Got Married"
7. "Let 'Em In"
8. "The Long and Winding Road"
9. "The Fool on the Hill"
10. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
11. "Good Day Sunshine"
12. "Can't Buy Me Love"
13. "Put It There"
14. "Things We Said Today"
15. "Eleanor Rigby"
16. "This One"
17. "My Brave Face"
18. "Back in the U.S.S.R."
19. "I Saw Her Standing There"
20. "Coming Up"
21. "Let It Be"
22. "Ain't That a Shame"
23. "Live and Let Die"
24. "Hey Jude"
    • Encore
25. "Yesterday"
26. "Get Back"
27. "Golden Slumbers"/"Carry That Weight"/"The End"

Tampa Stadium,^[15] Estadio Maracana I,^[16] Estadio Maracana II^[17][18] 

1. "Figure of Eight"
2. "Jet"
3. "Got to Get You into My Life"
4. "Rough Ride"
5. "Band on the Run"
6. "We Got Married"
7. "Let 'Em In"
8. "The Long and Winding Road"
9. "The Fool on the Hill"
10. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
11. "Good Day Sunshine"
12. "Can't Buy Me Love"
13. "Put It There"
14. "Things We Said Today"
15. "Eleanor Rigby"
16. "This One"
17. "My Brave Face"
18. "Back in the U.S.S.R."
19. "I Saw Her Standing There"
20. "Coming Up"
21. "Let It Be"
22. "Ain't That a Shame"
23. "Live and Let Die"
24. "Hey Jude"
    • Encore
25. "Yesterday"
26. "P.S. Love Me Do" (A medley of two Beatles songs: "Love Me Do" and "P.S. I Love You" from their first album Please Please Me, a studio version was released only on disc two of the Japanese version of Flowers in the Dirt)
27. "Get Back"
28. "Golden Slumbers"/"Carry That Weight"/"The End"

Giants Stadium,^[19] Cleveland Stadium,^[20] Carter-Finley Stadium^[21] 

1. "Figure of Eight"
2. "Jet"
3. "Got to Get You into My Life"
4. "Rough Ride"
5. "Band on the Run"
6. "Birthday
7. "We Got Married"
8. "Let 'Em In"
9. "The Long and Winding Road"
10. "The Fool on the Hill"
11. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
12. "Good Day Sunshine"
13. "Can't Buy Me Love"
14. "Put It There"
15. "Things We Said Today"
16. "Eleanor Rigby"
17. "This One"
18. "My Brave Face"
19. "Back in the U.S.S.R."
20. "I Saw Her Standing There"
21. "Coming Up"
22. "Let It Be"
23. Lennon Medley: "Strawberry Fields Forever"/"Help!"/"Give Peace a Chance"
24. "Live and Let Die"
25. "Hey Jude"
    • Encore
26. "Yesterday"
27. "Get Back"
28. "Golden Slumbers"/"Carry That Weight"/"The End"

Instruments played by band members

Songs	Paul McCartney	Stuart	McIntosh	Wix	Whitten	Linda McCartney
"Figure of Eight"	Bass	Electric guitar	Electric guitar	Keyboards	Drums	Tambourine
"Jet"						Keyboards
"Rough Ride"
"Got to Get You into My Life"
"Band on the Run"
"Ebony and Ivory" or "Birthday" (both not played in all cities)
"We Got Married"		Acoustic guitar
"Maybe I'm Amazed" or "Let 'Em In"	Piano	Bass				Keyboards or Drum
"The Long and Winding Road"						Keyboards
"The Fool on the Hill"
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"/"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (reprise)"	Electric guitar
"Good Day Sunshine"
"Can't Buy Me Love"
"Put It There"/"Hello, Goodbye (reprise)"	Acoustic guitar
"Things We Said Today"
"Eleanor Rigby"		None	None		None	None
"This One"	Bass	Electric guitar	Electric guitar		Drums	Tambourine
"My Brave Face"						Keyboards
"Back in the U.S.S.R."
"I Saw Her Standing There"
"Twenty Flight Rock" (not played in all cities)
"Coming Up"
"Let It Be"	Piano	Bass
"Ain't That a Shame" or Lennon medley ("Strawberry Fields Forever"/"Help!"/"Give Peace a Chance") (both not played in all cities)
"Live and Let Die"
"Hey Jude"						Tambourine/Keyboards
"Yesterday"	Acoustic guitar	None	None		None	None
"P.S. Love Me Do" (played only in some cities)	None	Bass	Electric guitar		Drums	Keyboards
"Get Back"	Bass	Electric guitar
"Golden Slumbers"/"Carry That Weight"/"The End"	Keyboards/Electric guitar	Bass/Electric guitar

Soundcheck

1. "I Want To Hold Your Hand" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) Played July 4, 1990 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C.
2. "C Moon" (McCartney)
3. "Crackin' Up" (McDaniel)
4. "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" (Greene)
5. "Inner City Madness" (Paul McCartney/Linda McCartney/Stuart/McIntosh/Wickens/Whitten)
6. "Matchbox" (Perkins)
7. "Sally" (Haines/Leon/Towers)
8. "Together" (Paul McCartney/Linda McCartney/Stuart/McIntosh/Wickens/Whitten)

References

1. Paul McCartney Concert Setlist at Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden on September 28, 1989 http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-mccartney/1989/scandinavium-gothenburg-sweden-63d11ec7.html
2. Paul McCartney Concert Setlist at Johanneshov Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden on September 30, 1989 http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-mccartney/1989/johanneshov-isstadion-stockholm-sweden-33d08c89.html
3. Paul McCartney Concert Setlist at NEC Arena, Birmingham, England on January 5, 1990 http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-mccartney/1990/nec-arena-birmingham-england-33d7445d.html
4. Paul McCartney Concert Setlist at Wembley Arena, London, England on January 11, 1990 http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-mccartney/1990/wembley-arena-london-england-13d2fd41.html
5. Paul McCartney Concert Setlist at Wembley Arena, London, England on January 20, 1990 http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-mccartney/1990/wembley-arena-london-england-bd4798a.html
6. Paul McCartney Concert Setlist at Wembley Arena, London, England on January 13, 1990 http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-mccartney/1990/wembley-arena-london-england-73d1aaa9.html
7. Paul McCartney Concert Setlist at The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, MI, USA on February 1, 1990 http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-mccartney/1990/the-palace-of-auburn-hills-auburn-hills-mi-33d7b83d.html
8. Paul McCartney Concert Setlist at The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, MI, USA on February 2, 1990 http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-mccartney/1990/the-palace-of-auburn-hills-auburn-hills-mi-2bd7b836.html
9. Paul McCartney Concert Setlist at Great Western Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA on February 18, 1990 http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-mccartney/1990/great-western-forum-inglewood-ca-13d24d25.html
10. Paul McCartney Concert Setlist at Texas Stadium, Irving, TX, USA on April 7, 1990 http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-mccartney/1990/texas-stadium-irving-tx-7bd7a20c.html
11. Paul McCartney Concert Setlist at Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY, USA on February 11, 1990 http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-mccartney/1990/rupp-arena-lexington-ky-3d705e3.html
12. Paul McCartney Concert Setlist at Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH, USA on February 12, 1990 http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-mccartney/1990/riverfront-coliseum-cincinnati-oh-6bd3ead2.html
13. Paul McCartney Concert Setlist at U.C. Berkeley Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA, USA on April 1, 1990 http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-mccartney/1990/uc-berkeley-memorial-stadium-berkeley-ca-33de1c15.html
14. Paul McCartney Concert Setlist at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ, USA on April 4, 1990 http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-mccartney/1990/sun-devil-stadium-tempe-az-43d79b3f.html
15. Paul McCartney Concert Setlist at Tampa Stadium, Tampa, FL, USA on April 12, 1990 http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-mccartney/1990/tampa-stadium-tampa-fl-73d59221.html
16. Paul McCartney Concert Setlist at Estadio Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on April 20, 1990 http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-mccartney/1990/estadio-maracana-rio-de-janeiro-brazil-bd55de2.html
17. Paul McCartney Concert Setlist at Estadio Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on April 21, 1990 http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-mccartney/1990/estadio-maracana-rio-de-janeiro-brazil-1bd55de0.html
18. Complete footage of the April 21, 1990 concert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0C_yRKR3Rc
19. Madinger, Chip; Mark Easter (2000). Eight Arms To Hold You: The Solo Beatles Compendium. Chesterfield, MO: 44.1 Productions, LP. p. 332. ISBN 0-615-11724-4.
20. Paul McCartney Concert Setlist at Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, OH, USA on July 20, 1990 http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-mccartney/1990/cleveland-stadium-cleveland-oh-43d35f53.html
21. Paul McCartney Concert Setlist at Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh, NC, USA on July 22, 1990 http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-mccartney/1990/carter-finley-stadium-raleigh-nc-43d53773.html