Wings University Tour

infobox concert tour
concert_tour_name = Wings University Tour


artist = Wings
dates = February 9 - February 23, 1972
number_of_legs = 1
number_of_shows = 10 in England, 1 in Wales

Wings University Tour was a 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 was GBP 0.50, 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.

Setlist

#"Lucille"
#"Give Ireland Back to the Irish"
#"Blue Moon Of Kentucky"
#"Seaside Woman"
#"Help Me Darling"
#"Some People Never Know"
#"The Mess"
#"Bip Bop"
#"Say Darling"
#"Smile Away"
#"My Love"
#"Henry's Blues"
#"Wild Life"
#"Give Ireland Back To The Irish"
#"Long Tall Sally"

Venues played

*February 9: Nottingham University
*February 10: Goodricke College Dining Room, University of York
*February 11: Hull University
*February 13: Newcastle University
*February 14: Lancaster University
*February 16: Leeds Town Hall
*February 17: Sheffield University
*February 18: Salford University
*February 21: Birmingham University
*February 22: Swansea University
*February 23: Oxford University