The Paul McCartney World Tour


The Paul McCartney World Tour was a worldwide concert tour by Paul McCartney during 1989 and 1990. It was McCartney's first major tour outing in ten years, since Wings UK Tour 1979, and his first world tour in thirteen years, since the 1976 Wings Over the World tour. It was also his first tour under his name. The painted stage sets and promotional material for the tour were designed by regular McCartney collaborator Brian Clarke.
While the tour coincided with the release of his Flowers in the Dirt album, it was thematically more about finally embracing his Beatles past, including for the first time, in any of his tours, a substantial number of Beatles songs in the set list. The tour was documented by the 1990 live albums Tripping the Live Fantastic and , and the 1991 concert film Get Back. A one-hour tour documentary was also aired on Channel 4 TV in the UK, titled From Rio to Liverpool.

Tour booklet

Concert attendees received, free of additional charge, a lavish 9x12-inch 98-page booklet, containing the tour itinerary, lengthy profiles of the band members, descriptions of the tour's stage and logistics, and an extended description of Friends of the Earth's mission. Two-thirds of the booklet consisted of McCartney's reflections upon his life and career, illustrated by many photographs.

Tour band

;Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

Set list

Instruments played by band members

Soundcheck

  1. "I Want To Hold Your Hand" Played July 4, 1990 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C.
  2. "C Moon"
  3. "Crackin' Up"
  4. "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying"
  5. "Inner City Madness"
  6. "Matchbox"
  7. "Sally"
  8. "Together"