Wings live: Piazza San Marco, Venice

Wings performed at the Piazza San Marco in Venice, Italy, on 25 September 1976.

It was the 61st night of the 65-date Wings Over The World Tour, which ran from September 1975 to October 1976. This was a charity concert in aid of Unicef.

At the time there was concern that Venice was gradually sinking into the mud, so when one of Wings’ trucks made a crack in the square the TV cameras homed in on it. MPL’s Alan Crowder had more pressing problems to deal with: “The dressing room was at the back of the square, so the band walked through the audience to the stage. The carabinieri protected the stage, which was about six or eight feet high, until the show started – then they all joined the audience! Trevor [Jones, Wings road crew] and I just looked at each other as the two of us cleared people off the stage.

Wings were Paul McCartney on vocals, guitar, bass guitar, and keyboards; Linda McCartney on vocals and keyboards; Denny Laine on vocals, guitar, and bass guitar; Jimmy McCulloch on guitar and vocals; and Joe English on drums, plus a horns and brass section consisting of Howie Casey, Tony Dorsey, Steve Howard, and Thaddeus Richard.

Concert setlist

• ‘Venus And Mars’
• ‘Rock Show’
• ‘Jet’
• ‘Let Me Roll It’
• ‘Spirits Of Ancient Egypt’
• ‘Medicine Jar’
• ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’
• ‘Call Me Back Again’
• ‘Lady Madonna’
• ‘The Long And Winding Road’
• ‘Live And Let Die’
• ‘Picasso’s Last Words (Drink To Me)’
• ‘Richard Cory’
• ‘Bluebird’
• ‘I’ve Just Seen A Face’
• ‘Blackbird’
• ‘Yesterday’
• ‘You Gave Me The Answer’
• ‘Magneto And Titanium Man’
• ‘Go Now’
• ‘My Love’
• ‘Listen To What The Man Said’
• ‘Let ’Em In’
• ‘Time To Hide’
• ‘Silly Love Songs’
• ‘Beware My Love’
• ‘Letting Go’
• ‘Band On The Run’
• ‘Hi, Hi, Hi’
• ‘Soily’

Wings Over The World Tour dates

• 9 September 1975: Gaumont Theatre, Southampton, England
• 10 September 1975: Hippodrome, Bristol, England
• 11 September 1975: Capitol Theatre, Cardiff, Wales
• 12 September 1975: Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England
• 13 September 1975: Hippodrome, Birmingham, England
• 15 September 1975: Empire Theatre, Liverpool, England
• 16 September 1975: City Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
• 17 September 1975: Hammersmith Odeon, London, England
• 18 September 1975: Hammersmith Odeon, London, England
• 20 September 1975: Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland
• 21 September 1975: Apollo, Glasgow, Scotland
• 22 September 1975: Capitol Theatre, Aberdeen, Scotland
• 23 September 1975: Caird Hall, Dundee, Scotland
• 1 November 1975: Perth Entertainment Centre, Perth, Australia
• 4 November 1975: Apollo Stadium, Adelaide, Australia
• 5 November 1975: Apollo Stadium, Adelaide, Australia
• 7 November 1975: Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia
• 8 November 1975: Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia
• 10 November 1975: Festival Hall, Brisbane, Australia
• 11 November 1975: Festival Hall, Brisbane, Australia
• 13 November 1975: Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, Australia
• 14 November 1975: Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, Australia
• 20 March 1976: Falkoner Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark
• 21 March 1976: Falkoner Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark
• 23 March 1976: Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
• 25 March 1976: Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
• 26 March 1976: Pavillon de Paris, Paris, France
• 3 May 1976: Convention Center, Fort Worth, USA
• 4 May 1976: The Summit, Houston, USA
• 7 May 1976: Olympia Stadium, Detroit, USA
• 8 May 1976: Olympia Stadium, Detroit, USA
• 9 May 1976: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada
• 10 May 1976: Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, USA
• 12 May 1976: Spectrum, Philadelphia, USA
• 14 May 1976: Spectrum, Philadelphia, USA
• 15 May 1976: Capital Centre, Landover, USA
• 16 May 1976: Capital Centre, Landover, USA
• 18 May 1976: Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, USA
• 19 May 1976: Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, USA
• 21 May 1976: Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, USA
• 22 May 1976: Boston Garden, Boston, USA
• 24 May 1976: Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA
• 25 May 1976: Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA
• 27 May 1976: Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, USA
• 29 May 1976: Kemper Arena, Kansas City, USA
• 31 May 1976: Chicago Stadium, Chicago, USA
• 1 June 1976: Chicago Stadium, Chicago, USA
• 2 June 1976: Chicago Stadium, Chicago, USA
• 4 June 1976: Civic Center, St Paul, USA
• 7 June 1976: McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, USA
• 10 June 1976: Kingdome, Seattle, USA
• 13 June 1976: Cow Palace, Daly City, USA
• 14 June 1976: Cow Palace, Daly City, USA
• 16 June 1976: Sports Arena, San Diego, USA
• 18 June 1976: Community Center, Tucson, USA
• 21 June 1976: The Forum, Inglewood, USA
• 22 June 1976: The Forum, Inglewood, USA
• 23 June 1976: The Forum, Inglewood, USA
• 19 September 1976: Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
• 21 September 1976: Dom Sportova, Zagreb, Yugoslavia
• 25 September 1976: Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy
• 27 September 1976: Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
• 19 October 1976: Empire Pool, London, England
• 20 October 1976: Empire Pool, London, England
• 21 October 1976: Empire Pool, London, England