A 1972 Mystery Tour: Paul McCartney’s ‘Wings Over Europe’

Paul McCartney’s Tour Bus Takes Wing, Lands at Adam Hall Group

Drunkin’ Grownups—Adam Hall Group’s in-house employee band—tear it up atop the Wings Tour Bus. Photo: AHG. Neu-Anspach, Germany (July 10, 2025)—When Paul McCartney and Wings toured Europe in the Summer of 1972, the fledgling group’s goal was to get as ‘grass roots’ as possible. There were no Beatles numbers in the set list and no announcements of gigs until just hours before they took place. It was a true ‘back to basics’ endeavor, and in keepin…

A 1972 Mystery Tour: Paul McCartney’s ‘Wings Over Europe’

Paul McCartney’s 2022 Got Back tour and Glastonbury Festival headliner showed that his love of getting out on the road to play his songs remained undiminished. It also underlined that the way he tours has itself come quite a long distance. If we mention the idea of Paul and the band getting on a bus for destinations undiscovered, you may well assume we’re in Magical Mystery Tour territory. Instead, we’re turning back the clock to July 9, 1972. T…

On This Day in 1972, Paul McCartney and Wings Played Their First Show—It Was McCartney's First Time on the Road After the Beatles Disbanded

A New Beginning for McCartney On July 9, 1972, Paul McCartney and his new band Wings performed their first official concert since The Beatles ended. The event took place at the Centre Culturel Châteauvallon in Ollioules, France, in front of about 2,000 people. McCartney chose this small Greek-style amphitheatre to ease back into live shows, […]