Paul McCartney live: Bell Centre, Montreal

Paul McCartney performed at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada, on 12 August 2010.

It was the 21st concert of the Up And Coming Tour, which lasted for 38 dates between March 2010 and June 2011. This show was seen by 16,993 fans.

During the show he performed The Beatles’ 1965 song ‘Michelle’ for the first time on the tour.

After performing ‘Blackbird’, McCartney told the crowd how he tried not to read the signs held by audience members while performing, but sometimes they were hard to miss. He acknowledged one, which read: “Paul will you autograph my arm? I have an appointment with a tattoo parlour.”

Later in the show, following a performance of ‘Yesterday’ in the second encore, the fan holding the sign was brought onto the stage to have her arm signed. McCartney told the crowd: “Well, she already made the appointment, so you know…” He asked if her parents were happy for her to have the tattoo before signing her arm, giving her a hug and kiss, and sending her back to the crowd.

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 Bell Centre on 26 and 27 July 2011 for the On The Run Tour, and 20 September 2018 for the Freshen Up Tour.

Concert setlist

• ‘Venus And Mars’
• ‘Rock Show’
• ‘Jet’
• ‘All My Loving’
• ‘Letting Go’
• ‘Drive My Car’
• ‘Highway’
• ‘Let Me Roll It’
• ‘The Long And Winding Road’
• ‘Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five’
• ‘Let ’Em In’
• ‘My Love’
• ‘Michelle’
• ‘I’ve Just Seen A Face’
• ‘And I Love Her’
• ‘Blackbird’
• ‘Here Today’
• ‘Dance Tonight’
• ‘Mrs Vandebilt’
• ‘Eleanor Rigby’
• ‘Ram On’
• ‘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’

• ‘Day Tripper’
• ‘Lady Madonna’
• ‘Get Back’

• ‘Yesterday’
• ‘Helter Skelter’
• ‘Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)’
• ‘The End’

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