Paul McCartney performed at the AT&T Park in San Francisco, California, USA, on 10 July 2010.
It was the 13th concert of the Up And Coming Tour, which lasted for 38 dates between March 2010 and June 2011. This show was seen by 40,512 fans.
The setlist was mostly the same as his previous shows in Cardiff and London, although he added ‘San Francisco Bay Blues’, the US folk song by Jesse Fuller previously recorded by McCartney on his 1991 album Unplugged (The Official Bootleg).
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).
Concert setlist
- ‘Venus And Mars’
- ‘Rock Show’
- ‘Jet’
- ‘All My Loving’
- ‘Letting Go’
- ‘Got To Get You Into My Life’
- ‘Highway’
- ‘Let Me Roll It’
- ‘The Long And Winding Road’
- ‘Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five’
- ‘Let ’Em In’
- ‘My Love’
- ‘I’m Looking Through You’
- ‘Two Of Us’
- ‘Blackbird’
- ‘Here Today’
- ‘Dance Tonight’
- ‘Mrs Vandebilt’
- ‘San Francisco Bay Blues’
- ‘Eleanor Rigby’
- ‘Something’
- ‘Sing The Changes’
- ‘Band On The Run’
- ‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da’
- ‘Back In The USSR’
- ‘I’ve Got A Feeling’
- ‘Paperback Writer’
- ‘A Day In The Life’
- ‘Give Peace A Chance’
- ‘Let It Be’
- ‘Live And Let Die’
- ‘Hey Jude’
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
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Joe, Paul also performed in San Francisco at the Cow Palace in 1976 (about a mile from Candlestick Park).
My understanding is that the Cow Palace is in Daly City rather than San Francisco. Is that not the case?
True Joe, and I guess in a technical sense your statement about first in San Fran since Candlestick Park ’66 is not in error, however Daly City is well within metro San Francisco.
Daly City is not in SF. “Metro SF” ?
I use to think George played the guitar on Paperback Writer and was please that at least for that single he was not shown up by Paul. I saw Paul in SF the other night and he announced to the the crowd that “this was the guitar I played on the record.” Yet another brushing aside of George who does not become a great guitarist unitl 1969.
How is that brushing aside George? It was the same Epiphone Casino he played on the record. McCartney played the main riff in the studio; Harrison was on rhythm guitar.
saw the SF show, first time seeing Paul for me, it was a big deal and i got a little unexpectedly emotional towards the beginning. the crowd was unfortunately under-participatory, which was slightly upsetting but didn’t prevent it from being one of the better and more memorable concert performances I’ve seen, especially the pyrotechnics during “live and let die” and the fact that he did helter skelter and really belted it (i wasn’t sure he was capable of that)! All together, an awesome experience.
It was probably one of the biggest and most emotional experiences of my life – I’d always dreamed of seeing the Beatles since being a kid. I brought my kids in fact and they too enjoyed it – I think it will be a nice memory they can share when they get older. As for the crowd, I thought they were pretty enthusiastic and participatory for the SF area….we’re a bit iconoclastic so I think it was actually pretty strong, especially during Hey Jude. I think the tributes to John and George were amazing….many tears among the fans as far as I could see. It seemed obvious to me that he truly loved them both, despite the tension they had at times as a band. I don’t think he was slighting George at all – his rendition of Something that began with a nice story about George and he playing it as a ukelele duet was memorable and sweet.
Another highlight I felt was his rendition of Blackbird on solo acoustic and voice – his reference to the civil rights movement and how far we’ve come (no doubt a reference to Obama’s victory), was significant, without being over the top. His reminder that the world needs more love and peace, while simple, heartfelt, and a stark reminder of just how important music can be in fomenting change. Going from a Day in the Live to Give Peace a Chance was an especially nice transition.
It was an amazing experience (I’d see him again in a heartbeat) and the fact that the sound they produced was entirely live, with just 5 players, was a testament to Paul’s enduring musicianship and top notch performance chops. He’s an amazing showman and at 68, the performance he gave was especially inspiring. He took zero breaks except briefly between encores and seemed to barely perspire. The finale was surreal – to hear him lead with Sgt. Pepper, jam through the end of Abbey Road, and then right on cue close with “The End” was masterful. What he’s given the world few will forget – thank you Paul, we love you…please come back soon!
I haven’t seen him as much as many fans, but I was very fortunate to see him spread out over several decades, including Wings over America in Atlanta, one of my top five concerts and I’ve seen an uncountable number of concerts and acts since 1968. He’s truly an incredible live performer.