Paul McCartney has performed his first show in Australia since 1993 in Perth.
McCartney’s last Australian show was at Parramatta Stadium in Sydney on 23 March 1993 when he was on this ‘The New World Tour’.
The 2017 ‘One On One’ tour is rich on Beatles songs with 26 Beatles classics making up the 40 strong song setlist in Perth on Saturday night.
During the show Sir Paul paid tribute to his late mates George Harrison and John Lennon performing George’s ‘Something’ and his tribute to John ‘Here Today’ as well as a nod to ‘Give Peace A Chance’ during ‘A Day In The Life’. Ringo Starr, the only other surviving Beatles, gets some recognition with Paul performing ‘I Wanna be Your Man’, the song he wrote but Ringo sang on ‘With The Beatles’.
The McCartney setlist covers Sir Paul’s entire recording era dating back pre-Beatles to 1958 with one of the first songs Lennon, McCartney and Harrison ever recorded as The Quarrymen. Paul brings the setlist right up to date with ‘Four Five Seconds’, a song he was part of with Kanye West and Rihanna (but even he says he can’t hear himself on the hit version.
McCartney songs are songs most people know by heart. These songs defy demographics and cross generations. For the first time in 24 years Australian’s get to hear the songs by the man who wrote the songs singing and performing the songs. This is a genuine music show. There is no “art” to this. He won’t be at the back of the stage, wearing a wig, covering his face with pre-recorded music and a row of dancers. With McCartney you will “sia” real talent.
When you witness a McCartney show you will be witnessing history.
Paul McCartney setlist 2 December 2017, Perth
A Hard Day’s Night (from The Beatles, A Hard Days Night, 1964)
Junior’s Farm (single, 1974)
Can’t Buy Me Love (from The Beatles, A Hard Days Night, 1964)
Letting Go (from Venus and Mars, 1975)
All My Loving (from The Beatles, With The Beatles, 1963)
Let Me Roll It (from Band On The Run, 1973)
I’ve Got a Feeling (from The Beatles, Let it Be, 1970)
My Valentine (from Kisses On The Bottom, 2011)
Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five (from Band On The Run, 1973)
Maybe I’m Amazed (from McCartney, 1970)
I’ve Just Seen a Face (from Help, 1965)
In Spite of All the Danger (The Quarrymen, 1958)
You Won’t See Me (from The Beatles, Rubber Soul, 1965)
Love Me Do (from Please Please Me, 1963)
And I Love Her (from The Beatles, With The Beatles, 1963)
Blackbird (from The Beatles, The Beatles, 1968)
Here Today (from Tug of War, 1982)
Queenie Eye (from New, 2013)
New (from New, 2013)
Lady Madonna (The Beatles single 1968)
FourFiveSeconds (single with Rihanna and Kanye West, 2015)
Eleanor Rigby (from The Beatles, Revolver, 1966)
I Wanna Be Your Man (from The Beatles, With The Beatles, 1963)
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! (from The Beatles, Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967)
Something (from The Beatles, Abbey Road, 1969)
A Day in the Life (from The Beatles, Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967)
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (from The Beatles, The Beatles, 1968)
Band on the Run (from Band On The Run, 1973)
Back in the U.S.S.R. (from The Beatles, The Beatles, 1968)
Let It Be (from The Beatles, Let it Be, 1970)
Live and Let Die (from Live and Let Die soundtrack, 1973)
Hey Jude (The Beatles, single, 1968)
Encore:
Yesterday (from Help, 1965)
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) (from The Beatles, Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967)
Helter Skelter (from The Beatles, The Beatles, 1968)
Mull of Kintyre (single, 1977)
Birthday (from The Beatles, The Beatles, 1968)
Golden Slumbers (from The Beatles, Abbey Road, 1969)
Carry That Weight (from The Beatles, Abbey Road, 1969)
The End (from The Beatles, Abbey Road, 1969)
Paul McCartney Australia and New Zealand dates
Sat 2 Dec | nib Stadium, Perth, WA (All Ages)
Tue 5 and 6 Dec | AAMI Park, Melbourne, VIC (All Ages)
Sat 9 Dec | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, QLD (All Ages)
Mon 11 and 12 Dec | Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, NSW (All Ages)
Sat 16 Dec | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland, NZ (All Ages)
WARNING: Paul McCartney tickets are being heavily scalped via sites such as Viagogo. Only buy Paul McCartney tickets through official channels as there is no guarantee tickets purchased Viagogo will be valid on the day.
The promoter for Paul McCartney is Frontier Touring.
