Paul McCartney and Wings perform at New Theatre Oxford in Oxford, England 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 12 1973)


Video: 'Paul McCartney and Wings - Live in Oxford (May 12th, 1973)'

(Saturday, May 12, 1973, evening British Summer Time; during the Wings 1973 UK Tour) — Paul McCartney’s British-American band, Wings performed tonight at the New Theatre Oxford in Oxford, England, on the second stop of the band’s 12-city tour of the United Kingdom.

A press conference was also held today at the Randolph Hotel in Oxord to discuss the band’s new album Red Rose Speedway and the UK tour. Interviews were recorded after the press conference.


Video: 'Paul McCartney interviewed on Radio Luxembourg May 12 1973'

With 21 shows across two legs through July 10, 1973, it was McCartney’s second tour of Great Britain since The Beatles toured the United Kingdom in December 1965.

Unlike the surprise appearances of the previous year’s Wings University Tour and the spontaneous nature of the follow-up Wings Over Europe Tour, here the tour was announced in a more normal fashion and fans could buy tickets ahead of time.