Paul McCartney and Wings’ single ‘Band On The Run’ was released in the United Kingdom on 28 June 1974.
The single, with ‘Zoo Gang’ on the b-side, peaked at number three on the UK singles chart.
In the USA, ‘Band On The Run’ was issued with ‘Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five’ on the flipside. It was a bigger hit there, topping the US Billboard Hot 100.
Last updated: 7 June 2022
Also on this day...
- 2019: Paul McCartney live: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
- 2018: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: WiZink Center, Madrid
- 2016: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Paramount Theatre, Denver
- 2014: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Chicago Theatre, Chicago
- 2011: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Sportaréna, Budapest
- 2008: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Etess Arena, Atlantic City
- 2006: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Starlight Theater, Pala
- 2000: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Denver
- 1995: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Hamamatsu-shi Kyouiku Bunka Kaikan, Hamamatsu
- 1992: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Sandstone Amphitheatre, Bonner Springs
- 1990: Paul McCartney live: King’s Dock, Liverpool
- 1968: Recording: Good Night
- 1967: George Harrison is fined for speeding
- 1966: Travel: Alaska to Tokyo
- 1965: The Beatles live: Teatro Adriano, Rome, Italy
- 1964: Travel: New Zealand to Australia
- 1963: The Beatles live: Queen’s Hall, Leeds
- 1962: The Beatles live: Majestic Ballroom, Birkenhead
- 1961: The Beatles live: Top Ten Club, Hamburg
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