Paul McCartney performed at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada, on 26 July 2011.
It was the fourth show of the On The Run Tour, which lasted for 37 dates between July 2011 and November 2012, and the first of two consecutive nights in Montreal.
The concert was scheduled to begin at 8pm but began 35 minutes late. The band played two Beatles songs not previously performed during the On The Run tour – ‘Birthday’ and ‘Michelle’. ‘Birthday’ was a tribute to Mick Jagger, whose 68th birthday it was.
McCartney began the set with ‘Hello, Goodbye’.
After the first encore a Japanese fan was invited onto the stage. McCartney asked her name and was told “Yoko”, much to his amusement and the delight of 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 had previously performed at the Bell Centre on 12 August 2010 during the Up And Coming Tour. He returned there on 20 September 2018 for the Freshen Up Tour.
Soundcheck setlist
- ‘Matchbox’
- ‘Honey Don’t’
- ‘Coming Up’
- ‘Montreal’ (improvisation)
- ‘Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying’
- ‘(I Want To) Come Home’
- ‘San Francisco Bay Blues’
- ‘Things We Said Today’
- ‘Dance Tonight’
- ‘Leaning On A Lamp-post’
- ‘Bluebird’
- ‘Yesterday’
- ‘Lady Madonna’
Concert setlist
- ‘Hello, Goodbye’
- ‘Junior’s Farm’
- ‘All My Loving’
- ‘Jet’
- ‘Birthday’
- ‘Sing The Changes’
- ‘The Night Before’
- ‘Let Me Roll It’
- ‘Paperback Writer’
- ‘The Long And Winding Road’
- ‘Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five’
- ‘Let ’Em In’
- ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’
- ‘I’m Looking Through You’
- ‘I Will’
- ‘Blackbird’
- ‘Here Today’
- ‘Dance Tonight’
- ‘Mrs Vandebilt’
- ‘Eleanor Rigby’
- ‘Michelle’
- ‘Something’
- ‘Band On The Run’
- ‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da’
- ‘Back In The USSR’
- ‘I’ve Got A Feeling’
- ‘A Day In The Life’
- ‘Give Peace A Chance’
- ‘Let It Be’
- ‘Live And Let Die’
- ‘Hey Jude’
On The Run Tour dates
- 15 July 2011: Yankee Stadium, New York City, USA
- 16 July 2011: Yankee Stadium, New York City, USA
- 24 July 2011: Comerica Park, Detroit, USA
- 26 July 2011: Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada
- 27 July 2011: Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada
- 31 July 2011: Wrigley Field, Chicago, USA
- 1 August 2011: Wrigley Field, Chicago, USA
- 4 August 2011: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, USA
- 13 November 2011: Du Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- 26 November 2011: Unipol Arena, Bologna, Italy
- 27 November 2011: Mediolanum Forum, Milan, Italy
- 30 November 2011: Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
- 1 December 2011: Lanxess Arena, Cologne, Germany
- 5 December 2011: O2 Arena, London, England
- 10 December 2011: Ericsson Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
- 12 December 2011: Hartwall Areena, Helsinki, Finland
- 14 December 2011: Olimpiisky Arena, Moscow, Russia
- 19 December 2011: Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
- 20 December 2011: Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
- 24 March 2012: Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- 26 March 2012: Hallenstadion, Zürich, Switzerland
- 28 March 2012: Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium
- 29 March 2012: Royal Albert Hall, London, England
- 15 April 2012: Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay
- 17 April 2012: Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay
- 19 April 2012: El Campin Stadium, Bogotá, Colombia
- 21 April 2012: Estadio Arruda, Recife, Brazil
- 22 April 2012: Estadio Arruda, Recife, Brazil
- 25 April 2012: Estádio da Ressacada, Florianópolis, Brazil
- 5 May 2012: Estadio Omnilife, Guadalajara, Mexico
- 8 May 2012: Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico
- 10 May 2012: Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico
- 11 November 2012: Scottrade Center, St Louis, USA
- 14 November 2012: Minute Maid Park, Houston, USA
- 25 November 2012: BC Place, Vancouver, Canada
- 28 November 2012: Rexall Place, Edmonton, Canada
- 29 November 2012: Rexall Place, Edmonton, Canada
Also on this day...
- 2018: Paul McCartney live: Cavern Club, Liverpool
- 2017: Paul McCartney live: Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Tinley Park
- 2010: Paul McCartney live: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville
- 2008: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Star of the Desert Arena, Primm
- 2003: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien
- 2001: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Casino Rama, Rama
- 1990: Paul McCartney live: Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough
- 1989: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville
- 1967: The Beatles visit a Greek island they intended to purchase
- 1967: Ringo Starr returns to England from Greece
- 1964: The Beatles live: Opera House, Blackpool
- 1963: The Beatles live: Odeon Cinema, Weston-super-Mare
- 1962: The Beatles live: Cambridge Hall, Southport
- 1961: The Beatles live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (evening)
Want more? Visit the Beatles history section.
He didn’t start until 8:35 (much to my mothers dismay, it seems). When he finally got up here, it was like heaven. Paul stared with Hello Goodbye, and at one point we actually droned Paul out. He did Birthday for Mick Jagger (68 as of yesterday), and he just kept playing. 38 songs, 5 arms signed and countless memories. A highlight? Hello Goodbye. Just seeing everyone, French and English, singing together. Beautiful. After he left for the first time, the crowd suddenly, loudly, and proudly broke into that crazy Oleh Oleh thing.
That’s Montreal for you. Michelle was another surprise. Sir Paul, thanks for a night no one in that arena will ever forget.
It was a great concert. If I say any more, I’ll go into great detail.
PAUL ROCKS!