Wings University Tour

Wings University Tour
Tour by Wings
Legs	1
Shows	10 in England, 1 in Wales

Wings University Tour was a UK concert tour by Paul McCartney & Wings in 1972, shortly after the band's formation and initial album release, Wild Life. McCartney had formed Wings for the purpose of having a band to go on the road with, and he wasted no time in doing just that. During the waning years of The Beatles, notably during the Get Back sessions, he had suggested they return to live performances by showing up unannounced at pubs and playing for the patrons. The idea was never seriously considered by the other Beatles.

McCartney took the band on an impromptu tour of the United Kingdom's universities, showing up unannounced and performing for whoever happened to be on campus. The band's intended first stop on the tour, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, refused to allow them to play, so the band moved on to the more receptive Nottingham. Admission to the first show which was held at 12 noon in the Portland Building Ballroom was GBP 0.40, proceeds being split up equally among the band members. British pub rock band Brinsley Schwarz was the opening act for the tour.

Wings' lineup for the tour was Paul and Linda McCartney, Denny Laine, Henry McCullough, and Denny Seiwell.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
9 February 1972	Nottingham	England	Nottingham University
10 February 1972	York		University of York (Goodricke College dining room)
11 February 1972	Kingston upon Hull		Hull University
13 February 1972	Newcastle upon Tyne		Newcastle University
14 February 1972	Lancaster		Lancaster University
16 February 1972	Leeds		Leeds Town Hall
17 February 1972	Sheffield		Sheffield University
18 February 1972	Manchester		Manchester University
21 February 1972	Birmingham		Birmingham University
22 February 1972	Swansea	Wales	Swansea University
23 February 1972	Oxford	England	Oxford University

Tour set list

1. "Lucille"
2. "Give Ireland Back to the Irish"
3. "Blue Moon Of Kentucky"
4. "Seaside Woman"
5. "Help Me Darling"
6. "Some People Never Know"
7. "The Mess"
8. "Bip Bop"
9. "Say Darling"
10. "Smile Away"
11. "My Love"
12. "Henry's Blues"
13. "Wild Life"
14. "Give Ireland Back To The Irish"
15. "Long Tall Sally"