Wings performed at the Kinema Roma in Antwerp, Belgium, on 22 August 1972.
It was the 24th and penultimate night of the Wings Over Europe Tour, which opened in Ollioules, France, on 9 July. They were Paul McCartney’s first European concerts since 1966.
Wings were Paul McCartney on vocals, guitar, and bass guitar; Linda McCartney on vocals and keyboards; Denny Laine on vocals, guitar, and bass guitar; Henry McCullough on guitar and vocals; and Denny Seiwell on drums.
The final five shows of the tour, including this one, were recorded by engineer Alan Parsons using The Rolling Stones’ 16-track mobile recording unit.
We filmed a few of the concerts, I think, just for archive purposes really. ‘We should film one of these; kind of thing. And The Rolling Stones had this mobile recording van – you know, there were a couple of outfits that could record you on the road. But we knew theirs was a good one so that came along to record a few of the dates. And I think we had the idea for Bruce McMouse around the same time too, maybe because the families were on the tour with us. It’s likely that we would say, ‘Let’s film them and if we do the animation thing we’re dreaming of, these can be the live performances in it’.
Wings Over Europe book
The performance of ‘Best Friend’, also known as ‘Why Do You Treat Me So Bad’, was considered for inclusion in McCartney’s aborted Cold Cuts project.
Concert setlist
- ‘Eat At Home’
- ‘Smile Away’
- ‘Bip Bop’
- ‘Mumbo’
- ‘Blue Moon Of Kentucky’
- ‘1882’
- ‘I Would Only Smile’
- ‘The Mess’
- ‘Best Friend’
- ‘Soily’
- ‘I Am Your Singer’
- ‘Seaside Woman’
- ‘Say You Don’t Mind’
- ‘Henry’s Blues’
- ‘Give Ireland Back to the Irish’
- ‘Cottonfields’
- ‘My Love’
- ‘Mary Had A Little Lamb’
- ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’
- ‘Hi, Hi, Hi’
- ‘Long Tall Sally’
Wings Over Europe Tour dates
- 9 July 1972: Châteauvallon, Ollioules, France
- 12 July 1972: Théâtre de la Mer, Juan-les-Pins, France
- 13 July 1972: Théâtre Antique, Arles, France
- 16 July 1972: Olympia Theatre, Paris, France
- 18 July 1972: Circus-Krone-Bau, Munich, Germany
- 19 July 1972: Stadthalle, Offenbach am Main, Germany
- 21 July 1972: Tonhalle, Zürich, Switzerland
- 22 July 1972: Pavillon, Montreux, Switzerland
- 1 August 1972: KB Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 4 August 1972: Messuhalli, Helsinki, Finland
- 5 August 1972: Kupittaan Urheiluhalli, Turku, Finland
- 7 August 1972: Gröna Lund, Stockholm, Sweden
- 8 August 1972: Idrottshuset, Örebro, Sweden
- 9 August 1972: Njårdhallen, Oslo, Norway
- 10 August 1972: Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 11 August 1972: Olympen, Lund, Sweden
- 12 August 1972: Fyns Forum, Odense, Denmark
- 14 August 1972: Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark
- 16 August 1972: Rheinhalle, Düsseldorf, Germany
- 17 August 1972: De Doelen, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- 19 August 1972: Martinihal, Groningen, Netherlands,
- 20 August 1972: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 21 August 1972: Congresgebouw, The Hague, Netherlands
- 22 August 1972: Kinema Roma, Antwerp, Belgium
- 24 August 1972: Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
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- 1969: The Beatles’ final photo shoot
- 1968: Recording: Back In The USSR
- 1968: Ringo Starr quits The Beatles
- 1968: Cynthia Lennon sues John for divorce
- 1967: Recording: Your Mother Should Know
- 1966: Junior press conference: Warwick Hotel, New York City
- 1966: Press conference: Warwick Hotel, New York City
- 1965: The Beatles live: Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon
- 1964: The Beatles live: Empire Stadium, Vancouver, Canada
- 1963: The Beatles live: Gaumont Cinema, Bournemouth
- 1963: Television: Day By Day
- 1962: The Beatles live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (evening)
- 1962: The Beatles live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (lunchtime) – their first television appearance
- 1960: The Beatles live: Indra Club, Hamburg
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