Paul McCartney live: Echo Arena, Liverpool

Paul McCartney performed at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England, on 20 December 2011.

It was the 19th show of the On The Run Tour, which lasted for 37 dates between July 2011 and November 2012.

This was McCartney’s first show in Liverpool since the Up And Coming Tour stopped at the O2 Academy on 20 December 2010.

The setlist was largely the same as his show the night before in Manchester, although there were two notable additions: ‘Penny Lane’ and Mull Of Kintyre, the latter song during the encore. Penny Lane was introduced with the words: “We don’t normally play this one, but we’ve stuck it in tonight. I think you’ll see why.”

He also performed ‘I’ve Just Seen A Face’ and ‘I Will’ in place of ‘I’m Looking Through You’ and ‘And I Love Her’.

Before the concert McCartney was presented with an Echo Arena Icon award by the venue’s chief executive Bob Prattey.

Sir Paul is the biggest musical icon of all time so we hope our award is a fitting tribute.

He seemed extremely proud to accept the award and thrilled to be playing in Liverpool for the final leg of his latest tour.

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

• ‘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’
• ‘And I Love Her’
• ‘Blackbird’
• ‘Here Today’
• ‘Dance Tonight’
• ‘Mrs Vandebilt’
• ‘Eleanor Rigby’
• ‘Ram On’
• ‘Something’
• ‘Penny Lane’
• ‘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’
• ‘Wonderful Christmastime’
• ‘Day Tripper’
• ‘Get Back’

• ‘Yesterday’
• ‘Mull Of Kintyre’
• ‘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
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