On this day, 11 September 1975, Paul McCartney and Wings played Cardiff’s Capitol Theatre as part of their Wings Over The World Tour. It was the third date on the tour following concerts at Southampton and Bristol.
The world tour followed the release of Wings' bestselling album Venus and Mars (1975), while the follow-up album, Wings at the Speed of Sound (1976), was completed after the band's Australian concerts.
Both Venus and Mars and Band on the Run (1973) were well represented in the setlist for the two 1975 legs. Songs from Speed of Sound were then introduced into the set in March 1976, and McCartney is known to have remarked: "Everything I have done since The Beatles split has been leading up to this."
Wings' line-up for this tour was Paul McCartney (vocals, bass, piano, acoustic guitar), Linda McCartney (keyboards, backing vocals), Denny Laine (vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, bass, keyboards, percussion), Jimmy McCulloch (electric and acoustic guitars, bass, vocals) and Joe English (drums, percussion, backing vocals). They were joined by brass and woodwind players Howie Casey, Steve Howard, Thaddeus Richard and Tony Dorsey.
Setlist:
Venus and Mars/Rock Show
Jet
Let Me Roll It
Spirits of Ancient Egypt
Little Woman Love
C Moon
Maybe I'm Amazed
(Paul McCartney song)
Lady Madonna
(The Beatles cover)
The Long and Winding Road
(The Beatles cover)
Medicine Jar
Soily
Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me)
Richard Cory
(Simon & Garfunkel cover)
Bluebird
I've Just Seen a Face
(The Beatles cover)
Blackbird
(The Beatles cover)
Yesterday
(The Beatles cover)
You Gave Me the Answer
Magneto and Titanium Man
Go Now
(Bessie Banks cover)
Junior's Farm
Letting Go
Live and Let Die
Call Me Back Again
My Love
Listen to What the Man Said
Band on the Run
Hi, Hi, Hi
