Paul McCartney and Wings perform at Capitol Theatre in Cardiff, Wales 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 13 1973)


Video: 'Paul McCartney and Wings - Live in Cardiff (May 13th, 1973)'

(Sunday, May 13, 1973, following the 7:30 p.m. British Summer Time scheduled start time for opening act English pub rock band Brinsley Schwarz; during the Wings 1973 UK Tour) — Paul McCartney’s British-American band, Wings performed tonight at Capitol Theatre in Cardiff, Wales, on the third stop of the band’s 12-city tour of the United Kingdom.

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.