Paul McCartney live: Lanxess Arena, Cologne

Paul McCartney performed at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, on 1 December 2011.

It was the 13th show of the On The Run Tour, which lasted for 37 dates between July 2011 and November 2012.

The setlist was identical to his show the night before in Paris, France, except for the omission of ‘San Francisco Bay Blues’ and ‘Michelle’. Here’s a performance of ‘Let It Be’ from the show:

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 first performed at the Kölnarena, as it was then known, during the Back In The World Tour on 27 and 28 April 2003. He returned on 16 and 17 December 2009 for the Good Evening Europe Tour.

Concert setlist

• ‘Hello, Goodbye’
• ‘Junior’s Farm’
• ‘All My Loving’
• ‘Jet’
• ‘Drive My Car’
• ‘Sing The Changes’
• ‘The Night Before’
• ‘Let Me Roll It’
• ‘Paperback Writer’
• ‘The Long And Winding Road’
• ‘Come And Get It’
• ‘Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five’
• ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’
• ‘I’ve Just Seen A Face’
• ‘I Will’
• ‘Blackbird’
• ‘Here Today’
• ‘Dance Tonight’
• ‘Mrs Vandebilt’
• ‘Eleanor Rigby’
• ‘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’

• ‘The Word’/‘All You Need Is Love’/‘She Loves You’
• ‘Day Tripper’
• ‘Get Back’

• ‘Yesterday’
• ‘Helter Skelter’
• ‘Golden Slumbers’
• ‘Carry That Weight’
• ‘The End’

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
Last updated: 14 February 2024
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