Friday 27 October 1989 | Live concert | PalaTrussardi, Milan, Italy
Paul McCartney performed at the PalaTrussardi in Milan on 27 October 1989, returning for the second of two consecutive nights at the venue. It was the 19th concert of the Paul McCartney World Tour, a 102-date journey across 14 countries between September 1989 and July 1990.
The evening has a particular place in McCartney’s live recording history: its performance of All My Trials appeared on Tripping the Live Fantastic – Highlights! and became a single in November 1990. Milan therefore contributed more than another date to the itinerary; one of its performances reached listeners well beyond the hall.
| Date | Friday 27 October 1989 |
|---|---|
| Venue | PalaTrussardi |
| City | Milan, Italy |
| Tour | The Paul McCartney World Tour, 1989–90 |
| Position in the tour | 19th concert |
| Milan engagement | Second of two consecutive nights, 26–27 October |
| Notable live recording | All My Trials |
| Later release | Tripping the Live Fantastic – Highlights! and the All My Trials single |
The second night in Milan
McCartney’s Italian concerts followed the tour’s earlier European stops. After the PalaEUR concert in Rome on 24 October, the band travelled north for the Milan engagement.
The first PalaTrussardi show took place on 26 October. Returning on the 27th gave the city a second evening of Beatles songs, Wings favourites and material from Flowers in the Dirt. The next tour concerts were at Zürich’s Hallenstadion on 29 and 30 October.
The set ranged from Figure of Eight and My Brave Face to Hey Jude and the closing Abbey Road sequence. All My Trials brought a contrasting song into that programme and supplied the performance that would later represent Milan on record.
The touring band
McCartney’s six-piece band handled the changing instrumental and vocal demands of the set, moving between rock songs, piano-led performances and harmony-rich arrangements.
| Musician | Role |
|---|---|
| Paul McCartney | Lead vocals, bass, guitar and keyboards |
| Linda McCartney | Keyboards, vocals and percussion |
| Hamish Stuart | Guitar, bass and vocals |
| Robbie McIntosh | Guitar and vocals |
| Paul ‘Wix’ Wickens | Keyboards and vocals |
| Chris Whitten | Drums and percussion |
All My Trials: from Milan to a live single
The official All My Trials release notes identify this concert as the source of the live recording. The single was released on 26 November 1990, more than a year after the performance, with C Moon on its B-side.
All My Trials also appeared on Tripping the Live Fantastic – Highlights!, rather than the main Tripping the Live Fantastic album. Its inclusion gave the abridged collection a recording absent from the longer album.
The two sides of the single connect the consecutive Milan dates: All My Trials came from the 27 October concert, while C Moon was recorded during the 26 October soundcheck. They are separate performances from different parts of the engagement.
Flowers in the Dirt, Wings and the Beatles
The opening Figure of Eight placed McCartney’s current work at the front of the show. Rough Ride, We Got Married, Put It There, This One and My Brave Face continued that Flowers in the Dirt thread throughout the evening.
Wings songs provided another strand, including Jet, Band on the Run and Live and Let Die. Beatles material ran from early songs such as I Saw Her Standing There and Can’t Buy Me Love to Eleanor Rigby and the Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight and The End finale.
For a merchandise connection to one of the Wings songs in the set, explore the Paul McCartney Wings Band on the Run T-shirt.
Setlist
- Figure of Eight
- Jet
- Rough Ride
- Got to Get You into My Life
- Band on the Run
- Ebony and Ivory
- We Got Married
- Maybe I’m Amazed
- The Long and Winding Road
- The Fool on the Hill
- Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
- Good Day Sunshine
- Can’t Buy Me Love
- Put It There
- Hello, Goodbye
- All My Trials
- Things We Said Today
- Eleanor Rigby
- This One
- My Brave Face
- Back in the USSR
- I Saw Her Standing There
- Twenty Flight Rock
- Coming Up
- Let It Be
- Ain’t That a Shame
- Live and Let Die
- Hey Jude
- Yesterday
- Get Back
- Golden Slumbers
- Carry That Weight
- The End
The PalaTrussardi location
The Milan concerts took place at the PalaTrussardi on Via Antonio Sant’Elia. The map below places the venue’s location within Milan, providing geographical context for the Italian stop between Rome and Zürich.
Complete Paul McCartney World Tour itinerary, 1989–90
The 102 performance dates are grouped below by month and venue. Each listed day represents a concert; links open matching articles already in our archive. The Milan concert covered here is highlighted.
September 1989
- 26 September: Drammenshallen, Drammen, Norway
- 28 September: Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 29 and 30 September: Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden
October 1989
- 3 and 4 October: Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
- 6 and 7 October: Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany
- 9, 10 and 11 October: Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
- 16 and 17 October: Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
- 20, 21 and 22 October: Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
- 24 October: PalaEUR, Rome, Italy
- 26 October: PalaTrussardi, Milan, Italy
- 27 October: PalaTrussardi, Milan, Italy, this concert
- 29 and 30 October: Hallenstadion, Zürich, Switzerland
November 1989
- 2 and 3 November: Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain
- 5 November: Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon, France
- 7, 8, 10 and 11 November: Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- 23, 24, 27, 28 and 29 November: Forum, Inglewood, USA
December 1989
- 3, 4 and 5 December: Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, USA
- 7 December: SkyDome, Toronto, Canada
- 9 December: Forum, Montreal, Canada
- 11, 12, 14 and 15 December: Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA
January 1990
- 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 and 9 January: National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England
- 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24 and 26 January: Wembley Arena, London, England
February 1990
- 1 and 2 February: The Palace, Auburn Hills, USA
- 4 and 5 February: Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, USA
- 8 and 9 February: Worcester Centrum, Worcester, USA
- 12 February: Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, USA
- 14 and 15 February: Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, USA
- 18 and 19 February: Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, USA
March 1990
- 3 March: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
- 5 March: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
- 7 March: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
- 9 March: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
- 11 March: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
- 13 March: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
- 29 March: Kingdome, Seattle, USA
- 31 March: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, USA
April 1990
- 1 April: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, USA
- 4 April: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, USA
- 7 April: Texas Stadium, Irving, USA
- 9 April: Rupp Arena, Lexington, USA
- 12 April: Tampa Stadium, Tampa, USA
- 14 April: Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami Gardens, USA
- 15 April: Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami Gardens, USA
- 20 April: Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 21 April: Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
June 1990
- 23 June: SECC Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
- 28 June: King’s Dock, Liverpool, England
- 30 June: Knebworth Festival, England
July 1990
- 4 July: RFK Stadium, Washington, DC, USA
- 6 July: RFK Stadium, Washington, DC, USA
- 9 July: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, USA
- 11 July: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, USA
- 14 July: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, USA
- 15 July: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, USA
- 18 July: Cyclone Stadium, Ames, USA
- 20 July: Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, USA
- 22 July: Carter–Finley Stadium, Raleigh, USA
- 24 and 26 July: Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, USA
- 29 July: Soldier Field, Chicago, USA
Explore more Paul McCartney history
Read about the first Milan night and its C Moon soundcheck, or return to the preceding Italian concert in Rome.
For a broader artist-focused choice, explore the Paul McCartney Photo T-shirt.
Frequently asked questions
Where did Paul McCartney perform on 27 October 1989?
He performed at the PalaTrussardi in Milan, Italy.
Was this his first Milan show on the tour?
No. It was the second of two consecutive PalaTrussardi concerts, following the show on 26 October.
Which tour included the concert?
It was the 19th concert of the Paul McCartney World Tour, which ran for 102 dates across 14 countries in 1989–90.
Which released performance came from this concert?
All My Trials was recorded at the show and appeared on Tripping the Live Fantastic – Highlights! and as a single.
When was the All My Trials single released?
The single was released on 26 November 1990, with C Moon on the B-side.
Was C Moon recorded at the same concert?
No. The single’s C Moon recording came from the Milan soundcheck on 26 October 1989, the day before the All My Trials concert performance.
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