Paul McCartney performed at the Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on 10 November 1989.
It was the 27th date of the Paul McCartney World Tour, which lasted for 102 dates across 14 countries between September 1989 and July 1990, and the third of four non-consecutive nights in Rotterdam.
The performance of ‘Figure Of Eight’ from this show appears on the 1990 live album Tripping The Live Fantastic.
McCartney’s band was Linda McCartney on vocals, keyboards, and percussion; Hamish Stuart on guitar, bass guitar, and vocals; Robbie McIntosh on guitar and vocals; Paul ‘Wix’ Wickens on keyboards and vocals; and Chris Whitten on drums and percussion.
Wings had performed at the Rotterdam Ahoy on 25 March 1976. McCartney returned there on 9 and 10 October 1993 and 24 March 2012.
Concert setlist
- ‘Figure Of Eight’
- ‘Jet’
- ‘Rough Ride’
- ‘Got To Get You Into My Life’
- ‘Band On The Run’
- ‘Ebony And Ivory’
- ‘We Got Married’
- ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’
- ‘The Long And Winding Road’
- ‘The Fool On The Hill’
- ‘Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’
- ‘Good Day Sunshine’
- ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’
- ‘Put It There’
- ‘Hello, Goodbye’
- ‘Things We Said Today’
- ‘Eleanor Rigby’
- ‘This One’
- ‘My Brave Face’
- ‘Back In The USSR’
- ‘I Saw Her Standing There’
- ‘Twenty Flight Rock’
- ‘Coming Up’
- ‘Let It Be’
- ‘Ain’t That A Shame’
- ‘Live And Let Die’
- ‘My Old Man’s A Dustman’ (snippet)
- ‘If I Were Not Upon The Stage’
- ‘Hey Jude’
- ‘Yesterday’
- ‘Get Back’
- ‘Golden Slumbers’
- ‘Carry That Weight’
- ‘The End’
Paul McCartney World Tour dates
- 26 September 1989: Drammenshallen, Drammen, Norway
- 28 September 1989: Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 29 September 1989: Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden
- 30 September 1989: Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden
- 3 October 1989: Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
- 4 October 1989: Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
- 6 October 1989: Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany
- 7 October 1989: Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany
- 9 October 1989: Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
- 10 October 1989: Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
- 11 October 1989: Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
- 16 October 1989: Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
- 17 October 1989: Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
- 20 October 1989: Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
- 21 October 1989: Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
- 22 October 1989: Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
- 24 October 1989: PalaEUR, Rome, Italy
- 26 October 1989: PalaTrussardi, Milan, Italy
- 27 October 1989: PalaTrussardi, Milan, Italy
- 29 October 1989: Hallenstadion, Zürich, Switzerland
- 30 October 1989: Hallenstadion, Zürich, Switzerland
- 2 November 1989: Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain
- 3 November 1989: Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain
- 5 November 1989: Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon, France
- 7 November 1989: Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- 8 November 1989: Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- 10 November 1989: Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- 11 November 1989: Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- 23 November 1989: Forum, Inglewood, USA
- 24 November 1989: Forum, Inglewood, USA
- 27 November 1989: Forum, Inglewood, USA
- 28 November 1989: Forum, Inglewood, USA
- 29 November 1989: Forum, Inglewood, USA
- 3 December 1989: Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, USA
- 4 December 1989: Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, USA
- 5 December 1989: Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, USA
- 7 December 1989: SkyDome, Toronto, Canada
- 9 December 1989: Forum, Montreal, Canada
- 11 December 1989: Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA
- 12 December 1989: Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA
- 14 December 1989: Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA
- 15 December 1989: Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA
- 2 January 1990: National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England
- 3 January 1990: National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England
- 5 January 1990: National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England
- 6 January 1990: National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England
- 8 January 1990: National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England
- 9 January 1990: National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England
- 11 January 1990: Wembley Arena, London, England
- 13 January 1990: Wembley Arena, London, England
- 14 January 1990: Wembley Arena, London, England
- 16 January 1990: Wembley Arena, London, England
- 17 January 1990: Wembley Arena, London, England
- 19 January 1990: Wembley Arena, London, England
- 20 January 1990: Wembley Arena, London, England
- 21 January 1990: Wembley Arena, London, England
- 23 January 1990: Wembley Arena, London, England
- 24 January 1990: Wembley Arena, London, England
- 26 January 1990: Wembley Arena, London, England
- 1 February 1990: The Palace, Auburn Hills, USA
- 2 February 1990: The Palace, Auburn Hills, USA
- 4 February 1990: Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, USA
- 5 February 1990: Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, USA
- 8 February 1990: Worcester Centrum, Worcester, USA
- 9 February 1990: Worcester Centrum, Worcester, USA
- 12 February 1990: Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, USA
- 14 February 1990: Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, USA
- 15 February 1990: Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, USA
- 18 February 1990: Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, USA
- 19 February 1990: Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, USA
- 3 March 1990: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
- 5 March 1990: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
- 7 March 1990: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
- 9 March 1990: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
- 11 March 1990: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
- 13 March 1990: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
- 29 March 1990: Kingdome, Seattle, USA
- 31 March 1990: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, USA
- 1 April 1990: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, USA
- 4 April 1990: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, USA
- 7 April 1990: Texas Stadium, Irving, USA
- 9 April 1990: Rupp Arena, Lexington, USA
- 12 April 1990: Tampa Stadium, Tampa, USA
- 14 April 1990: Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami Gardens, USA
- 15 April 1990: Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami Gardens, USA
- 20 April 1990: Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 21 April 1990: Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 23 June 1990: SECC Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
- 28 June 1990: King’s Dock, Liverpool, England
- 30 June 1990: Knebworth Festival, England
- 4 July 1990: RFK Stadium, Washington, DC, USA
- 6 July 1990: RFK Stadium, Washington, DC, USA
- 9 July 1990: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, USA
- 11 July 1990: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, USA
- 14 July 1990: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, USA
- 15 July 1990: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, USA
- 18 July 1990: Cyclone Stadium. Ames, USA
- 20 July 1990: Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, USA
- 22 July 1990: Carter–Finley Stadium, Raleigh, USA
- 24 July 1990: Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, USA
- 26 July 1990: Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, USA
- 29 July 1990: Soldier Field, Chicago, USA
Last updated: 23 January 2024
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