Paul McCartney and Wings perform at Liverpool Empire Theatre in Liverpool, England 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 18 1973)


Video: 'Paul McCartney & Wings - Live at the Empire Theatre, Liverpool, England (May 18, 1973)'

(Friday, May 18, 1973, 7:20 p.m. British Summer Time; during the Wings 1973 UK Tour) — Paul McCartney’s British-American band, Wings performed the first of two shows tonight at Liverpool Empire Theatre in his hometown of Liverpool, England, on the sixth stop (and seventh show) of the band’s 16-city, 21-show tour of the United Kingdom.


Video: 'Paul McCartney and Wings - Live in Liverpool (May 18th, 1973, 6:00 PM) - Best Source Merge'

With two legs through July 10, 1973, the tour 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.