Paul McCartney ‘unlikely’ to add these Boys of Dungeon Lane songs to future live shows

Fans of the legendary songwriter Paul McCartney believe some songs from The Boys of Dungeon Lane will miss out on live show inclusion.

The Beatles and Wings veteran released his eighteenth solo studio album on May 29. The album is filled with reflective songs musing on days spent in Liverpool and with his bandmates, George Harrison and John Lennon. Ringo Starr also features on the song Home to Us, while McCartney also makes the most of The Rolling Stones‘ producer, Andrew Watt. The Boys of Dungeon Lane has left listeners delighted, but some believe an unconfirmed tour from McCartney will not feature many songs from the recently released album. McCartney has made no official plans for touring, though it is rumoured that he will perform in South America or Europe before the end of the year.

A fan has since taken to the r/PaulMcCartney subreddit and asked: “Which The Boys of Dungeon Lane songs will get added to the live set? While listening over the weekend, I made a little list of which songs I think may or may not make the live set. Feel free to discuss. I don’t think it will be more than four or five, but I’d love to be wrong!”

The likely songs picked by the listener were Days We Left Behind, Ripples in a Pond, Come Inside, and Mountain Top. Three more songs were listed as “possibly” included on the potential future setlist. Those three songs are Momma Gets By, Down South, and Lost Horizon. But four songs are unlikely to appear, according to fans of McCartney.

The four songs unlikely to be added to future live shows are As You Lie There, Home to Us, We Two, and First Star of the Night. The listener cited the latter two songs as “too slow”, while Home to Us features Starr, who is unlikely to appear at all McCartney’s shows. As You Lie There, the album opener, was also written off. The fan wrote that it was “too ‘weird’/hard to sing, but would love to see it regardless!”

Other fans have since shared their hopes for which The Boys of Dungeon Lane songs appear in the setlist. One fan wrote: “Days We Left Behind just before (or after) Blackbird/Here Today. Come Inside replacing Come On to Me. Down South could replace Something for a George tribute, but I think it’s unlikely.”

Another added: “I am 100% sure he’s adding Days We Left Behind (it is the lead single after all). Home to Us is only getting played if there’s an opportunity for Paul and Ringo to play together. Considering he still sings Helter Skelter live, I don’t think it’s that insane to think he’d add As You Lie There.

“Paul has been very open about picking his setlist based on what the fans want to hear, and it’s pretty obvious that As You Lie There is the fan favourite (by a lot). So those are the two I think are almost certain to be added. Any other picks could vary, maybe he’ll favour Down South since it’s about George (again, pleasing the fans) or Come Inside since it’s more upbeat (and another fan favorite) but he could go with any of the others too (though I think First Star of the Night, We Two, and Salesman Saint are unlikely since they’re the songs I hear talked about the least). Also, thinking that Life Can Be Hard would be the most likely in the case of an acoustic set.”