Paul McCartney and Wings perform at Hammersmith Odeon in London 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 26 1973)


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(Saturday, May 26, 1973, 9:30 p.m. British Summer Time; during the Wings 1973 UK Tour) — Paul McCartney’s British-American band Wings performed the second of three shows tonight at Hammersmith Odeon in London, on the 12th stop (and 16th show) of the band’s 16-city, 21-show tour of the United Kingdom.

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.