Paul McCartney performed at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England, on 14 April 2003.
It was the tenth date of the Back In The World Tour, which lasted for 33 dates between March and June 2003, and the second of two consecutive nights in Birmingham.
McCartney’s band was Paul ‘Wix’ Wickens (vocals, keyboards, guitar, percussion, harmonica), Brian Ray (vocals, guitar, bass), Rusty Anderson (vocals, guitar), and Abe Laboriel Jr (vocals, drums).
McCartney returned to the Birmingham Arena on 27 May 2015 during the On The Run Tour.
Concert setlist
- ‘Hello, Goodbye’
- ‘Jet’
- ‘All My Loving’
- ‘Getting Better’
- ‘Let Me Roll It’
- ‘Lonely Road’
- ‘Your Loving Flame’
- ‘Blackbird’
- ‘Every Night’
- ‘We Can Work It Out’
- ‘You Never Give Me Your Money’
- ‘Carry That Weight’
- ‘The Fool On The Hill’
- ‘Here Today’
- ‘Something’
- ‘Eleanor Rigby’
- ‘Here, There And Everywhere’
- ‘Things We Said Today’
- ‘I’ve Just Seen A Face’
- ‘Calico Skies’
- ‘Two Of Us’
- ‘Michelle’
- ‘Band On The Run’
- ‘Back In The USSR’
- ‘Let ’Em In’
- ‘My Love’
- ‘She’s Leaving Home’
- ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’
- ‘Birthday’
- ‘Live And Let Die’
- ‘Let It Be’
- ‘Hey Jude’
Back In The World Tour dates
- 25 March 2003: Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
- 28 March 2003: Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain
- 29 March 2003: Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain
- 1 April 2003: Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium
- 2 April 2003: Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium
- 5 April 2003: Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield, England
- 9 April 2003: MEN Arena, Manchester, England
- 10 April 2003: MEN Arena, Manchester, England
- 13 April 2003: National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England
- 14 April 2003: National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England
- 18 April 2003: Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England
- 19 April 2003: Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England
- 21 April 2003: Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England
- 22 April 2003: Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England
- 25 April 2003: GelreDome, Arnhem, Netherlands
- 27 April 2003: Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany
- 28 April 2003: Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany
- 30 April 2003: Preussag Arena, Hanover, Germany
- 2 May 2003: Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 4 May 2003: Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
- 5 May 2003: Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
- 8 May 2003: König-Pilsener-Arena, Oberhausen, Germany
- 10 May 2003: Colosseum, Rome, Italy
- 11 May 2003: Piazza del Colosseo, Rome, Italy
- 14 May 2003: Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
- 15 May 2003: Sportaréna, Budapest, Hungary
- 17 May 2003: Königsplatz, Munich, Germany
- 18 May 2003: Königsplatz, Munich, Germany
- 21 May 2003: AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany
- 24 May 2003: Red Square, Moscow, Russia
- 27 May 2003: RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland
- 29 May 2003: Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield, England
- 1 June 2003: King’s Dock, Liverpool, England, England
Last updated: 6 February 2024
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- 1993: Paul McCartney live: Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, Whitney
- 1990: Paul McCartney live: Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami Gardens
- 1969: Recording, mixing: The Ballad Of John And Yoko
- 1966: Recording, mixing: Paperback Writer, Rain
- 1965: Filming: Help!
- 1964: Filming: A Hard Day’s Night
- 1963: The Beatles see The Rolling Stones perform for the first time
- 1963: Television: Thank Your Lucky Stars
- 1962: The Beatles live: Star-Club, Hamburg
- 1961: The Beatles live: Top Ten Club, Hamburg
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