Wings UK Tour

Wings UK Tour

Liverpool

23 November 1979

Royal Court Theatre, 1 Roe St, Liverpool, L1 1HL United Kingdom

Liverpool

24 November 1979

Royal Court Theatre, 1 Roe St, Liverpool, L1 1HL United Kingdom

Liverpool

25 November 1979

Royal Court Theatre, 1 Roe St, Liverpool, L1 1HL United Kingdom

Liverpool

26 November 1979

Royal Court Theatre, 1 Roe St, Liverpool, L1 1HL United Kingdom

Manchester

28 November 1979

Apollo Stockport Road, Manchester, M12 6AP United Kingdom

Manchester

29 November 1979

Apollo Stockport Road, Manchester, M12 6AP United Kingdom

Southampton

1 December 1979

Gaumont  22-26 Commercial Rd,  Southampton,  United Kingdom

Brighton

2 December 1979

New Conference Centre, Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom

London

3 December 1979

Lewisham Odeon 1-5 Loampit Vale, London, SE13 United Kingdom

London

5 December 1979

Rainbow Theatre, 232-238 Seven Sisters Rd, London, N4 3NX United Kingdom

London

7 December 1979

Wembley Arena Engineers Way, London, HA9 0AA United Kingdom

London

10 December 1979

Wembley Arena Engineers Way, London, HA9 0AA United Kingdom

Birmingham

12 December 1979

Odeon,   139 New Street,   Birmingham,   B2 4NU  United Kingdom

Edinburgh

14 December 1979

Odeon, 7 Clerk Street, Edinburgh,  EH8 9JH United Kingdom

Newcastle

14 December 1979

City Halls,  Northumberland Rd,  Newcastle Upon Tyne,  NE1 8SF  United Kingdom

Glasgow

16 December 1979

Apollo, 126 Renfield Street, Glasgow,  United Kingdom

Glasgow

17 December 1979

Apollo, 126 Renfield Street, Glasgow,  United Kingdom

Tour Information

On November 23rd 1979, Wings began a 19-date concert tour of the United Kingdom to promote their album _Back To The Egg_. The shows were massively successful and even produced a Number 1 hit in the US with a live recording of ‘Coming Up’ from a Glasgow date. The tour had a crew of about forty (modest when compared with previous tours), together with the indispensable four-man horn section of Tony Dorsey, Thaddeus Richard, Howie Casey and Steve Howard. The setlist followed the successful McCartney pattern – a selection from the latest album, _Back To The Egg_, plenty of Wings classics, some surprise oldies (including a stupendous live version of ‘Live and Let Die’), and, somewhere along the way, a quiet moment or two, with Paul alone at the piano or strumming quietly on an acoustic guitar. By this stage in their career, Wings didn’t have to prove anything – on this tour, it was time to go out and play simply for the pleasure of the thing.