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July 18, 2009 - 

Set List

01) Drive My Car
02) Jet
03) Only Mama Knows
04) Flaming Pie
05) Got To Get You Into My Life
06) Let Me Roll It/Foxy Lady
07) Highway
08) All My Loving

12) Here Today
13) Dance Tonight
14) Calico Skies
15) Mrs Vanderbilt
16) Eleanor Rigby
17) Sing The Changes
18) Band On The Run
19) Back In The USSR
20) I'm Down
21) Something
22) I've Got A Feeling
23) Paperback Writer

First Encore
28) Day Tripper
29) Lady Madonna
30) I Saw Her Standing There (sung with Billy Joel)

Second Encore
31) Yesterday
32) Helter Skelter
33) Get Back
34) Sgt. Pepper Reprise/The End

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July 16, 2009 - The David Letterman show featured two songs. On the show was "Get Back" and "Sing The Changes". Paul and his band continued on and played 5 songs that were not televised: "Coming Up" ; "Band on the Run" ; "Let Me Roll It / Purple Haze" ; "Helter Skelter" and "Back in the USSR

". The whole performance is currently available on the "Late Show" web site (for a limited time) with the "Purple Haze" segment removed for copyright purposes. Direct Vdeo Link .

Paul and his band performed to a massive crowd.

People who were at the late afternoon taping of the mini concert reported the following::

The Soundcheck began at 3:20 PM. The song selection was "Coming Up" ; "Get Back" ; "Sing The Changes" ; "Eleanor Rigby" and "Honey Hush"

The actual performance began at 5:27 PM. Dave came out to say good night at 5:36PM, which means the show
went 6 minutes overtime. People who were recording at home probably made it halfway through "Get Back".

Paul was scheduled to play 4 more songs but he ended up playing 5. The performance ended at precisely 6 PM. Paul left the stage door at 7:30 PM.

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July 12, 2009 - A series of local links on the great Paul McCartney concert at the Halifax Common. My review will follow in a few days:

"Concert staff have spent the past two weeks turning the Halifax Common into a venue that could accomodate a Paul McCartney concert."

"Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter and Halifax Mayor Peter Kelly (and two members of a Beatles tribute band) re-created the iconic Abbey Road album cover in anticipation of this weekend's Paul McCartney concert in Halifax."

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Also posted on Paul McCartney.com:

For The Record - Message From Paul

Some time ago, the media came up with the idea that Michael Jackson was going to leave his share in the Beatles songs to me in his will which was completely made up and something I didn’t believe for a second.

Now the report is that I am devastated to find that he didn’t leave the songs to me. This is completely untrue. I had not thought for one minute that the original report was true and therefore, the report that I’m devastated is also totally false, so don’t believe everything you read folks!

In fact, though Michael and I drifted apart over the years, we never really fell out, and I have fond memories of our time together.

At times like this, the press do tend to make things up, so occasionally, I feel the need to put the record straight.

Paul

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Update: Paul McCartney has added to the tribute to Michael Jackson on his website. Here's his statement in full:

    "It's so sad and shocking. I feel privileged to have hung out and worked with Michael. He was a massively talented boy man with a gentle soul. His music will be remembered forever and my memories of our time together will be happy ones.

     I send my deepest sympathy to his mother and the whole family and to his countless fans all around the world."

     Memories of Michael

    I first heard from Michael when he phoned me over the Christmas holiday season in 1980 and my initial reaction was “who is this and how did he get my private telephone number?”. Michael laughed and explained who it was and, as we talked and I asked him why he was ringing, he said “Do you wanna make some hits?” and that was the start of our adventure together.

    He came over to England with his close friend and minder, Billy and they visited our house in the country many times as Michael and I put together the ideas for our songs together. First of all, we came up with and finished an idea for a song I had started which became 'Say Say Say.' We recorded in Air Studios, London with George Martin producing and eventually went to California to make the video for the song. Funnily enough, I was staying at the ranch that Michael later bought and made into Neverland.

    My memories are of his great sense of humour and we seemed to spend most of the time playing around and having a laugh. He became very friendly with my family and we had lots of great times together. Although we drifted apart in later years I will always remember fondly the fun we had working and playing together. My family and I send our deepest condolences to his family and, like them, we know that his great talent will never be forgotten."

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Paul McCartney rehearses for his upcoming concert in Halifax. It's his only Canadian show this year. (CBC)

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