Paul McCartney live: Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona – 27 October 1993

Wednesday 27 October 1993 | Live concert | Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain

Paul McCartney performed at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona on 27 October 1993, returning for the second of two consecutive nights. The concert was the 64th in the 77-date New World Tour itinerary and brought the autumn European leg to a close.

The day combined a ten-song soundcheck with a full concert built around Off the Ground, Beatles classics, Wings favourites and other solo material. After Barcelona, the band’s next tour concerts would take place in Japan in November, followed by dates in Mexico and South America.

Barcelona closes the autumn European leg

The New World Tour began in Milan in February and had already travelled through Australia, New Zealand and North America before its autumn European concerts. Barcelona followed the Florence shows of 22 and 23 October.

The first Palau Sant Jordi concert, on 26 October, opened the two-night engagement. The second night completed that stop and the European run, with the next tour performance scheduled for Tokyo Dome on 12 November.

For another stage of the same tour, explore the Charlotte concert on 15 June. The itinerary below connects Barcelona with the complete year’s concert schedule.

The six-piece New World Tour band

The lineup retained the core of McCartney’s previous world-tour band, with Blair Cunningham now on drums and percussion. Instrumental exchanges, keyboards and backing vocals allowed the group to move between rock arrangements and quieter passages.

Robbie’s Bit gave McIntosh an instrumental spotlight, while Ain’t No Sunshine provided another change of pace within the concert sequence. Together with I Lost My Little Girl and the acoustic material around it, this section contrasted with the larger rock arrangements elsewhere in the show.

Soundcheck setlist

The ten-song soundcheck ranged from early rock ’n’ roll to All My Trials and Tres Conejos:

1. Crackin’ Up
2. Tres Conejos
3. Matchbox
4. Just Because
5. Singing the Blues
6. Midnight Special
7. All My Trials
8. Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying
9. Ain’t That a Shame
10. Twenty Flight Rock

All My Trials also connects with McCartney’s Milan concert exactly four years earlier, when the performance later released on Tripping the Live Fantastic – Highlights! was recorded. Here it belonged to the Barcelona soundcheck, rather than the evening’s concert set.

Off the Ground alongside Beatles and Wings favourites

Drive My Car opened the concert, followed by Coming Up and the current album’s Looking for Changes. Other Off the Ground songs were distributed through the show: Peace in the Neighbourhood, the title track, Hope of Deliverance, Biker Like an Icon and C’Mon People.

The Beatles selections extended from All My Loving and Can’t Buy Me Love to Paperback Writer, Penny Lane and Here, There and Everywhere. Wings songs included Jet, Let Me Roll It, My Love, Live and Let Die and Band on the Run.

The closing sequence brought Band on the Run, I Saw Her Standing There and Hey Jude together, ending the European leg with songs drawn from different stages of McCartney’s career.

For a merchandise connection to a Wings favourite in the set, explore the Paul McCartney Wings Band on the Run T-shirt.

Concert setlist

1. Drive My Car
2. Coming Up
3. Looking for Changes
4. Jet
5. All My Loving
6. Let Me Roll It
7. Peace in the Neighbourhood
8. Off the Ground
9. Can’t Buy Me Love
10. Robbie’s Bit
11. Good Rockin’ Tonight
12. We Can Work It Out
13. I Lost My Little Girl
14. Ain’t No Sunshine
15. Hope of Deliverance
16. Michelle
17. Biker Like an Icon
18. Here, There and Everywhere
19. Yesterday
20. My Love
21. Lady Madonna
22. C’Mon People
23. Magical Mystery Tour
24. Let It Be
25. Live and Let Die
26. Paperback Writer
27. Back in the USSR
28. Penny Lane
29. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
30. Band on the Run
31. I Saw Her Standing There
32. Hey Jude

Palau Sant Jordi: the Barcelona venue

The Palau Sant Jordi hosted both Barcelona concerts. McCartney returned to the venue on 28 and 29 March 2003 during the Back in the World Tour; read our article on the 29 March 2003 concert to continue the venue’s McCartney story a decade later.

Complete New World Tour itinerary, 1993

The 77 concert dates run from Milan on 18 February to Santiago on 16 December. Dates are grouped by month and venue, with links to matching articles in our archive. The separate Hollywood Bowl benefit and cancelled Syracuse booking are identified after the itinerary.

February 1993

• 18 and 19 February: Forum di Assago, Milan, Italy
• 22 and 23 February: Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany

March 1993

• 5 March: Subiaco Oval, Perth, Australia
• 9 March: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
• 10 March: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
• 13 March: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia
• 16, 17 and 20 March: Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia
• 22 and 23 March: Parramatta Stadium, Sydney, Australia
• 27 March: Western Springs Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand

April 1993

• 14 April: Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, Whitney, USA
• 17 April: Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, USA
• 20 April: Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, USA
• 22 April: Astrodome, Houston, USA
• 24 April: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, USA
• 27 April: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, USA
• 29 April: Busch Stadium, St Louis, USA

May 1993

• 1 May: Georgia Dome, Atlanta, USA
• 5 May: Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, USA
• 7 May: Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, USA
• 9 May: Citrus Bowl, Orlando, USA
• 21 May: Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg, Canada
• 23 May: Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, USA
• 26 May: Folsom Field, Boulder, USA
• 29 May: Alamodome, San Antonio, USA
• 31 May: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, USA

June 1993

• 2 June: Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, USA
• 4 June: Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, USA
• 6 June: CNE Stadium, Toronto, Canada
• 11 June: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, USA
• 13 June: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, USA
• 15 June: Blockbuster Pavilion, Charlotte, USA

September 1993

• 3 September: Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany
• 5 and 6 September: Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
• 9 September: Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
• 11, 14 and 15 September: Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England
• 18, 19 and 21 September: Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
• 23 September: Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany
• 25 September: Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
• 27 and 28 September: Spektrum, Oslo, Norway

October 1993

• 1 October: Globe, Stockholm, Sweden
• 3 October: Maimarkthalle, Mannheim, Germany
• 5 October: Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany
• 6 October: Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany
• 9 and 10 October: Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
• 13 and 14 October: Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
• 17 October: Flanders Expo, Ghent, Belgium
• 20 October: Zénith, Toulon, France
• 22 and 23 October: Palasport, Florence, Italy
• 26 October: Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain
• 27 October: Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain, this concert

November 1993

• 12, 14 and 15 November: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
• 18 and 19 November: Fukuoka Dome, Fukuoka, Japan
• 25 and 27 November: Foro Sol, Mexico City, Mexico

December 1993

• 3 December: Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, Brazil
• 5 December: Pedreira Paulo Leminski, Curitiba, Brazil
• 10, 11 and 12 December: Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• 16 December: Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile

Separate benefit appearance and cancelled booking

• 16 April 1993: Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, USA, a separate Earth Day benefit performance, outside the 77-date itinerary above.
• 9 June 1993: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, USA, cancelled, not a performed concert.

More Paul McCartney history and merchandise

Continue with the first Barcelona concert, compare the same calendar date with Milan in 1989, or revisit Palau Sant Jordi in March 2003.

For another solo-era design, browse the Paul McCartney McCartney II T-shirt.

Frequently asked questions

Where did Paul McCartney perform on 27 October 1993?

He performed at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain, for the second of two consecutive nights.

Which tour included the Barcelona concert?

It was the 64th concert in the 77-date New World Tour itinerary, promoting Off the Ground.

What was played during the soundcheck?

The ten-song soundcheck included Crackin’ Up, Tres Conejos, Matchbox, Just Because, Singing the Blues, Midnight Special, All My Trials, Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying, Ain’t That a Shame and Twenty Flight Rock.

Who played drums on the New World Tour?

Blair Cunningham played drums and percussion in the six-piece touring band.

Which songs opened and closed the concert?

Drive My Car opened the concert and Hey Jude closed it.

Where did the tour go after Barcelona?

The next tour concert was at Tokyo Dome in Japan on 12 November 1993.

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