31 March 2010: Paul McCartney live at the Hollywood Bowl

Paul McCartney performed at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California, USA, on 31 March 2010.

It was the third show of the Up And Coming Tour, which lasted for 38 dates between March 2010 and June 2011, and the second of two consecutive nights at the Hollywood Bowl. This concert was seen by 33,916 fans.

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).

The Beatles performed three triumphant shows at the venue on 23 August 1964 and 29 and 30 August 1965, which were recorded by Capitol Records. Highlights from the recordings were released in 1977 as The Beatles At The Hollywood Bowl. McCartney also performed there on 16 April 1993.

The setlist was mostly similar to the previous night’s, although some changes were made: ‘Drive My Car’ replaced ‘Got To Get You Into My Life’; ‘Let ’Em In’ was performed instead of ‘(I Want To) Come Home’; ‘I’ve Just Seen A Face’ was played instead of ‘I’m Looking Through You’; and ‘Two Of Us’ was replaced with ‘And I Love Her’.

Concert setlist

Up And Coming Tour dates

28 March 2010: Jobing.com Arena, Glendale, USA
30 March 2010: Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, USA
31 March 2010: Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, USA
3 April 2010: Sun Life Stadium, Miami, USA
5 April 2010: Coliseo de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
27 May 2010: Foro Sol, Mexico City, Mexico
28 May 2010: Foro Sol, Mexico City, Mexico
12 June 2010: RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland
13 June 2010: Isle of Wight Festival
20 June 2010: Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
26 June 2010: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
27 June 2010: Hard Rock Calling Festival
10 July 2010: AT&T Park, San Francisco, USA
13 July 2010: Rio Tinto Stadium, Salt Lake City, USA
15 July 2010: Pepsi Center, Denver, USA
24 July 2010: Sprint Center, Kansas City, USA
26 July 2010: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, USA
28 July 2010: Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, USA
8 August 2010: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Canada
9 August 2010: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Canada
12 August 2010: Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada
14 August 2010: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, USA
15 August 2010: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, USA
18 August 2010: Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, USA
19 August 2010: Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, USA
7 November 2010: Estádio Beira Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil
10 November 2010: Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina
11 November 2010: Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina
21 November 2010: Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil
22 November 2010: Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil
13 December 2010: Apollo Theater, New York City, USA
18 December 2010: Hammersmith Apollo, London, England
20 December 2010: O2 Academy, Liverpool, England
9 May 2011: Estadio Monumental, Lima, Peru
11 May 2011: Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile
22 May 2011: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
23 May 2011: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
10 June 2011: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, USA

Page last updated: 12 February 2024

It was a magical night. For one week prior, the forecasters told us it was going to rain heavily, but by late afternoon, all the clouds disappeared and we enjoyed a clear, chilly night at the resplendent Hollywood Bowl. Paul even complained, “It doesn’t half get cold here!”

Paul and the band sounded perfect. The addition of And I Love Her to the set was welcomed by the *entire* audience singing along for the first time all evening. (Before that, it was just us die-hards.) The next time we had a group sing was Obla-di Obla-da… a lively, ska-influenced version.

After the final encore, Paul told us, “See you next time.” I hope he returns to the Bowl, because it’s a perfect venue.