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Madison Square Garden, New York, NY Setlist : "Precious Things," "Cruel," "Cornflake Girl," "Spark," "Iieee," "Sugar," "Leather," "Landslide" (Fleetwood Mac), "Jackie's Strength," "Tear in Your Hand," "Raspberry Swirl," "Waitress," "She's Your Cocaine," "God," "Horses"

Madison Square Garden, New York, NY.... Elvis had just released his Mighty Like a Rose album (which kicked off his '90s "wandering in the wilderness" period) about a month prior, and we were playing "The Other Side of Summer" quite a lot at WHTG. I had seen Elvis live before in two very memorable concerts (on the spinning songwheel tour in '86, and an outdoor show on Elvis' birthday in '89), so I was psyched to catch him again. The tour was dubbed the "Come Back in a Million Years Tour 1991," and it would feel like a million years before I was to see him live again . post continues.... As icing on the cake, The Replacements were, somewhat oddly, the opening act for the show. I had just seen The 'Mats back in March , and they were terrific, so seeing them yet again would also welcome. I had no idea that drummer Chris Mars had already left the band (replaced on tour by Steve Foley, who later worked with Tommy Stinson's Bash & Pop...

Madison Square Garden, New York, NY sorry, I haven't yet written about this show... add your own comments if you were also there!

Madison Square Garden, New York, NY After seeing the concert the night before , I was grateful to have been offered a ticket to this night by my Ithaca-based Beatles friends Marge & Mario. It was very fascinating to see McCartney on two consecutive nights. (Something I've done only occasionally with a handful of bands I dig, like King Missile or the Avett Brothers.)  Everything was exactly the same, from the set list to the between-song comments I would have sworn were ad-libs the evening before. And it makes sense; Paul has always wanted to feel in control -- armchair psychologists, if not professional ones, would probably say the impulse goes back to insecurity after his mom died. Set list: 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, Goodby...

Madison Square Garden, New York, NY It was McCartney's first U.S. tour since the "Wings Over America" go-'round, and for all I knew it could be my last opportunity to see a Beatle perform live in concert. I simply had to go to this show! post continues.... I was still working for the U.S. Postal Service in Whippany, NJ, when tickets went on sale, so I took the morning off and went to Scotti's Records in Millburn to buy my tickets. Although I was there before the appointed time when the tickets went on sale, others were there before me. I waited patiently in line, eager for my turn--I was going to buy the maximum number of tickets allowed (four) and sell the others to a few friends (at face value, of course).  Of course, it didn't work out that way. Just before I got up to the counter to buy tickets, the show sold out. I was angry and disappointed. I had to get tickets. So I went to a ticket broker. I bought a pair for $110 each, although that seemed...