Paul McCartney Opens 2024 ‘Got Back’ Tour

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Paul McCartney and his 2024 touring band

Paul McCartney opened the 2024 edition of his “Got Back” tour on Tuesday, October 1 in Montevideo, Uruguay. The concert by the legendary performer, who turned 82 on June 18, spanned 37 songs and represented his first full outing since he closed his 2023 tour last Dec. 16 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Though he’s taken the stage for several unannounced appearances, his only scheduled performance in between the concerts was at the Jimmy Buffett tribute show in April.) Of note, at Estadio Centenario, was the concert debut of “Now and Then,” the song billed as The Beatles that was based on a demo recording by John Lennon that was released in 2023 as part of their updated “blue” collection. Watch the performance below.

The evening’s setlist was almost identical to those he performed during the 2023 edition of the tour, spanning his career from the Quarrymen, the Beatles, Wings, and solo material.

McCartney shared a rehearsals clip earlier in the day.

Watch the evening’s opening number along with a favorite from the Band on the Run album

The tour continues through November 17 with stadium shows in Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Peru, Columbia, Costa Rica, and Mexico. After a break of several weeks it resumes in Europe with arena concerts in Paris, Spain and the U.K. Tickets for most of the shows are available here.

Watch the live debut of “Now and Then” with the song’s official video on the giant backdrop

[The Beatles’ “red” and “blue” albums were upgraded in 2023. They’re available in the U.S. here and in the U.K. here.]

Watch several more performances from opening night

Paul McCartney, Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay, October 1, 2024 Setlist
A Hard Day’s Night
Junior’s Farm
Letting Go
She’s a Woman
Got to Get You Into My Life
Come On To Me
Let Me Roll It
Getting Better
Let ‘Em In
My Valentine
Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five
Maybe I’m Amazed
I’ve Just Seen a Face
In Spite of All the Danger
Love Me Do
Dance Tonight
Blackbird
Here Today
Now and Then
New
Lady Madonna
Jet
Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
Something
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Band on the Run
Get Back
Let It Be
Live and Let Die
Hey Jude

Encore
I’ve Got a Feeling
Birthday
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
Helter Skelter
Golden Slumbers
Carry That Weight
The End

McCartney’s oft-bootlegged, One Hand Clapping, was recorded live in the studio in 1974. It finally received an official release on June 14, 2024, and is available in the U.S. here and in the U.K. here. And The McCartney Legacy Volume 2, from a noted Beatles author, is coming later this year. It’s available for pre-order in the U.S. here and in the U.K. here.