Paul McCartney in BC

Well, well.  I know what I am doing before the show tomorrow.  Thanks for the tip.   Walked all over today.  Chinatown, Steamtown, Sketchtown.   Saw some real sketchy shit down on Main and Hastings.  It was like the sketchy-ist Shakedown street sort of scene imaginable.  Like people hanging out with theirs arms tied off and needles hanging out type sketchy.

Got back to PDX this morning after a long weekend in Vancouver.   Sir Paul was great.  38 songs - 21 Beatles tunes and the rest a mix of Wings and some more recent stuff.   Set list here:   https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-mccartney/2019/bc-place-stadium-vanc...

He does mix it up night to night with so many songs in the arsenal to choose from.   Sound was loud and clear and of course his backing band was impeccable.    Highlights for me were Junior's Farm, I've Got a Feeling, and Golden Slumbers>Carry that Weight>the End closer.   But there was just enough Macca-Cheese that it wasn't quite epic.  Still in my top 25 shows of all time.  And he finally stopped dying his hair, which was getting a little weird at 77-years-old, but hope I will have his level of energy and rock and roll-ness at that age.

The 54,000 capacity stadium was packed.   Started off in my "official" seat, which was right near the edge on the third tier with great view and sound, but it was a serious meat in your seat crowd (like nobody dancing) and knew after one song I couldn't stay there and dance and freek without pissing off a whole bunch of people.  So I scanned the rafters where there is usually ample space to spread out, but the only place where there was any dance space was the extreme obstructed view corners way up on the top of either side of the stage.  Worked out well, although the screens from that angle were distorted like fun house mirrors which was alright by me.   Pyro during Live and Let Die was intense.  Only band I have seen with better pyro is KISS.

Before the show, checked out the Capilano Suspension Bridge. It's a venerable tourist attraction on the northern outskirts of Vancouver and features a long narrow foot bridge across a deep gorge. I guess Saturday morning in mid summer was not the best time to go because the place was packed with throngs of tourists, many wrapped up in disposable neon green ponchos. The bridge was nerve-racking to cross, especially with lots of little kids trying hard to get it to rock. On the other side was an Ewok village style system of walkways and platforms.