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Paul McCartney | Got Back 2023 – Everything you need to know!

No more lonely nights.

Paul McCartney will bring his acclaimed  Got Back  Tour to Australia this October! 

These dates will see McCartney return for his first live performances in Australia in six years. McCartney was last in Australia in December 2017 (which saw him win a Helpmann Award for Best International Contemporary Concert in 2018 beating the likes of Ed Sheeran), wowing audiences nationwide with a near three-hour show, the Sydney Morning Herald reporting,  “If the greatest songs elicit an emotional response too powerful to properly explain, it’s safe to say no review of Paul McCartney’s tour will quite do it justice.”

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• October 21, 2023, – Marvel Stadium, Melbourne VIC
• October 24, 2023, – McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle NSW

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Paul McCartney is bringing his phenomenal Got Back  Tour to Australia in 2023! These will be his first Australian dates since his award-winning 2017 tour.

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On this day, Paul McCartney and his band were in Melbourne to perform the second show of their seven-concert Australian leg of the “Got Back” tour .

Three days later, Paul brought that astonishing show to the appropriately named Marvel Stadium in Melbourne. The previous show in Adelaide seemed like a small warm-up gig in comparison to the supersized crowd in Melbourne, as 56,000 people gathered to see Paul, who was primed and ready to rock all over again. With the final notes of the night still ringing in our ears, the Melbourne Herald were quick to call it “bloody amazing”. Stuart Bell – Paul’s UK publicist – From Paul McCartney | News | For Whom The Bell Tells: ‘GOT BACK’ Australia Tour 2023 , December 20, 2023

Hey Paul, you’ve still got it! McCartney ‘drinks in’ Melbourne, wows audience. His Saturday night Melbourne concert was full of Beatles hits, and bloody amazing. From The Herald Sun, October 2023 – Quoted on Paul McCartney | News | For Whom The Bell Tells: ‘GOT BACK’ Australia Tour 2023 , December 20, 2023

From Noise11.com , October 22, 2023:

The Beatles played six concerts in Melbourne on that one and only Australian tour of 1964, two shows each on the 15, 16 and 17th of June. The next time Paul was in Melbourne was for two Wings concerts on 13 and 14 November, 1975. There were two MCG concerts on 9 and 10 March, 1993, and two AAMI Park shows on 6 and 7 December, 2017. 21 October, 2023 at Marvel Stadium was special. It was the 13th and most likely the last time Sir Paul McCartney will ever perform in Melbourne, Australia. With all that is going on currently in this zany world of ours it is wonderful that some of us can experience a true legend of our lifetime in the flesh. The songs of Paul McCartney are not only the soundtrack to our lives, they are the soundtrack to generations and they will be enjoyed for centuries to come. At a Paul McCartney concert, we are the privileged few who get to be in the presence of greatness for that moment of our lives. And that should not be taken for granted. For his second date in on the seven-night Australian tour Sir Paul has upsized to the 53,000 capacity Marvel Stadium after the tour kicked-off in Adelaide with a more intimate 8,000 capacity arena. The setlist spans from the very infancy of The Beatles with The Quarrymen’s In Spite of All The Danger’ (1958) through to the more recent ‘Egypt Station’, released 10 months after the 2017 Australian tour. What you have in-between is pure history. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); When Paul performed with The Beatles in Melbourne in 1964 he was 22 years-old and the shows were 11 songs in 35 minutes. In 2023, at 80 years of age, Paul is performing nearly 40 songs over nearly three hours. Curating a McCartney setlist must be a precession skill. He talks about putting in the ones the audience wants to hear but even on this tour that means classics like ‘Here There and Everywhere’, ‘Yesterday’, ‘Back In The USSR’, ‘Eleanor Rigby’, ‘The Long and Winding Road’, ‘Fool On The Hill’, ‘Magical Mystery Tour’, ‘I Saw Her Standing There’ ‘We Can Work It Out’ and ‘All My Loving’ don’t even fit. There is an entire other show in the songs he doesn’t do. There are 24 Beatles songs in this show alone. That in itself is more than twice as many as The Beatles performed in Melbourne in 1964. It is great that Paul isn’t all about nostalgia. If you haven’t followed his 21st Century output, you should go back and investigate. The five 21st century songs ‘Dance Tonight’ (2007), ‘My Valentine’ (2012), ‘New’ (2013) and ‘Come On To Me’ and ‘Fuh You’ (2018) keep it relevant for Paul still consistently releases new music. “When we play a Beatles song, the room lights up with your phones but when we play new songs its like a black hole. We don’t care. We are going to play them anyway”, he said. He was in fine form tonight, very chatty with the crowd, much chattier than on the 2017 Australian tour. His voice was also better too. In 2017 his voice took about four of five songs to settle. This time the vocal cords were there right from the start. “Good evening Melbourne. Let me start by saying it is great to be back in Australia and we’ll have a bit of fun tonight,” he promised right up and he did not disappoint. There were “old songs, new songs and some inbetween songs,” he said. There were also lots of stories, like how he met Hendrix in the 60s and Jimi learned performed ‘Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band’ at a London show just days after The Beatles released the album. There was the story about how Jimi’s guitar was out of tune and he tried to get Eric Clapton to come up and tune it. That was all to do with a bit of Jimi’s ‘Foxey Lady’ extending out his Wings classic ‘Let Me Roll It’. Jimi’s wasn’t the only dedication. George was honored with a ukulele rendition of ‘Something’, John with the ‘Tug of War’ dedication ‘Here Today’ as well as the incredible presentation of ‘I’ve Got A Feeling’ performed as a virtual duet with John with thanks to new editing technology developed by Peter Jackson, who made the recent ‘Get Back’ documentary. George Martin was also remembered for comforting the young Beatles on their first visit to Abbey Road studios. George had a sense of humour, Paul said, and encouraged The Beatles to also be themselves in the studio. The pyrotechnics for ‘Live and Let Die’ were as powerful as the song and the lighting for ‘Helter Skelter’ was a show in itself. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Apart from the two Egypt Station songs, ‘Let ‘Em In’, ‘She’s A Woman’, ‘You Never Give Me Your Money’ and ‘She Came In Through the Bathroom Window’ have never been performed by Paul before this 2023 Australian tour.

From The Sydney Morning Herald, October 22, 2023:

[…] The one major misstep of the night is the use of video footage of Johnny Depp, taken from the music video for 2012’s  My Valentine . It caused controversy in 2022 at Glastonbury – McCartney’s last live performance before this Australian tour. The feeling at this show, at least for this critic, is the same – a curiosity about what message this ongoing support sends when the performance would have worked just as well without the clip. With a songbook this strong, it’s hard to find much else to fault. The varied set spans McCartney’s entire career, and omissions are unavoidable with such a huge back catalogue. It’s a potent reminder of just how strange and wonderful The Beatles were – from  Let It Be  and  Hey Jude  to  Helter Skelter  and  Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da , these songs are timeless, and singing them with a stadium of strangers is cathartic and magical.

Hi, about 2000 [sic – 200?] people attended the Melbourne soundcheck, we stood behind the barrier at the back of sections A & B (not right up against the stage). The entire band, including the horn section were there, while Paul sees it as a special ritual for the fans, it also serves the purpose of getting the balance of all the instruments, light, video & sound right. Paul started off playing his Les Paul guitar for the first instrumental jam to ease into it before continuing on guitar for Honey Don’t and Honey Hush. He switched to his Hofner bass for One After 909, introducing it as one of the first songs he wrote with John. The horn section was at the fore for Coming Up, slipping in the Dragnet theme as the main riff on one verse, the song accompanied by some awesome video visuals original stage from the Music video, complete with all the characters he & Linda portrayed. Then Paul switched to piano at the back of the stage for Women & Wives, Miss Ann, C’Moon (again the horn section getting a workout) and the instrumental Celebration, at one point forgetting how the middle section went. Paul headed back to the main stage. He stopped to ask how everyone was and look at some of the signs people had brought, then be strapped on his acoustic guitar for renditions of From Me To You and It’s So Easy. It was then on to the ukelele for solo rendition of Ram On/Big Barn Bed (just like the original record). Paul switched back to acoustic guitar (this time his old Epiphone Texan with the Detroit Red Wings sticker, the one he recorded Yesterday on) for a band version of Midnight Special before summoning his magic piano with the psychedelic paint scheme, only now it’s modernised and projected from a tv screen built into the piano side facing the audience so it can project the same visuals on the main screens. First up was New, complete with harpsichord tone, before finishing with Lady Madonna, an opportunity for the lighting and video crews to check their side was working properly. Paul checked that everyone was happy they’d tested everything, and told us we’d seem him again shortly, he turned to talk with the stage crew while we all shuffled off for a vegan dinner & opportunity to buy some merch without the long queues before the main show started. User kaizersoze, October 22, 2023 – From Steve Hoffman Music Forums

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This was the 1st and only concert played at Marvel Stadium.

Setlist for the soundcheck

Instrumental Jam

Honey Don't

Written by Carl Perkins

Written by Joe Turner

One After 909

Written by Lennon - McCartney

Written by Paul McCartney

Women and Wives

Written by Richard Penniman / Little Richard , Enotris Johnson

Written by Paul McCartney , Linda McCartney

Celebration

From Me To You

It's So Easy

Written by Buddy Holly , Norman Petty

Big Barn Bed Snippet

Midnight Special (Prisoner's Song)

Written by Traditional

Lady Madonna

Setlist for the concert

Can't Buy Me Love

Junior's Farm

She's a Woman

Got to Get You Into My Life

Come On to Me

Let Me Roll It

Written by Jimi Hendrix

Getting Better

My Valentine

Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five

Maybe I'm Amazed

I've Just Seen a Face

In Spite of All the Danger

Written by Paul McCartney , George Harrison

Dance Tonight

Written by Paul McCartney , Ryan Tedder

Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!

Written by George Harrison

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

You Never Give Me Your Money

She Came in Through the Bathroom Window

Band on the Run

Live and Let Die

I've Got a Feeling

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)

Helter Skelter

Golden Slumbers

Carry That Weight

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1. Can't Buy Me Love 2. Junior's Farm 3. Letting Go 4. She's A Woman 5. Got To Get You Into My Life 6. Come On To Me 7. Let Me Roll It / Foxy Lady 8. Getting Better 9. Let 'Em In 10. My Valentine 11. Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five 12. Maybe I'm Amazed 13. I've Just Seen A Face 14. In Spite Of All The Danger 15. Love Me Do 16. Dance Tonight 17. Blackbird 18. Here Today 19. New 20. Lady Madonna 21. Fuh You 22. Jet 23. Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! 24. Something 25. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da 26. You Never Give Me Your Money 27. She Came In Through The Bathroom Window 28. Band On The Run 29. Get Back 30. Let It Be 31. Live And Let Die 32. Hey Jude Encore: 33. I've Got A Feeling 34. Birthday 35. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) 36. Helter Skelter 37. Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End

Set list for Melbourne show was identical to one played in Adelaide on Oct. 17. Here is the sound check set list for Melbourne: Jam Honey Don't Honey Hush One After 909 Coming Up Women and Wives Miss Anne C Moon Celebration From Me To You It's So Easy Ram On / Big Barn Bed (on Uke) Midnight Special New Lady Madonna

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Paul McCartney is returning to Australia for his first tour since 1994, here’s everything we know about the concert of the year. By Hayley Peppin

PAUL MCCARTNEY is performing down under for the first time in 30 years, in a nationwide arena spectacular. Following weeks of speculation, Matt Gudinski’s Frontier Touring confirmed this morning the 81-year-old will ignite Beatlemania with his  Got Back   tour across six shows in Australia — including an “intimate” performance in Adelaide. The City of Churches will kick off his Down Under tour, where the Beatles made history in 1964 with around 350,000 fans lining the streets between Adelaide’s airport and town hall just to see McCartney and his band-mates, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.

Much like Elton John’s  Farewell Yellow Brick Road  tour earlier this year, the former Beatles bassist is also performing at two concerts in cities he’s never played before. Here’s what we know about McCartney’s likely final Australian tour — and how to nab tickets to the concert of the year.

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Where is Paul McCartney performing in Australia?

Paul McCartney’s  Got Back  Australian tour will be amongst his first concerts in 2023 after his thrilling Glastonbury headliner last year. It’s believed his return to Australian shores is a sign of respect to the late Frontier founder Michael Gudinski, whom he who paid tribute to in 2021, calling him “a one-off and one of Australia’s great music men”.

McCartney’s set will feature his long-time backing band of Paul “Wix” Wickens on the keyboard, Brian Ray on bass/guitar, Rusty Anderson on guitar, and Abe Laboriel Jr. on drums. He’ll open with a performance at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on October 18, before taking on Melbourne, Newcastle (his first time), Sydney, Brisbane, and Gold Coast (also, first time).

Got Back  Australian tour dates and cities:

• Adelaide Entertainment Centre, October 18
• Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, October 21
• McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, October 24
• Allianz Stadium, Sydney, October 27
• Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, November 1
• Heritage Bank Stadium, Gold Coast, November 4

Where to get tickets for Paul McCartney’s Australian tour

Pre-sale tickets for Paul McCartney’s tour will go on sale on Thursday, August 3 for Telstra Plus Members at telstra.com/music with staggered times for each city.

Frontier Members will also gain an exclusive pre-sale on Wednesday, August 9 with all details available at frontiertouring.com/paulmccartney .

Then, general release will be available on August 11 via Ticketek and Ticketmaster depending on your venue.

For more ticket information, see the Frontier Touring website .

This article originally appeared on Esquire Australia.

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• Can't Buy Me Love ( The Beatles  song) Play Video
• Junior's Farm ( Wings  song) Play Video
• Letting Go ( Wings  song) Play Video
• She's a Woman ( The Beatles  song) Play Video
• Got to Get You Into My Life ( The Beatles  song) Play Video
• Come On to Me Play Video
• Let Me Roll It ( Wings  song) ( with “Foxy Lady” by Jimi Hendrix outro ) Play Video
• Getting Better ( The Beatles  song) Play Video
• Let 'Em In ( Wings  song) Play Video
• My Valentine Play Video
• Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five ( Wings  song) Play Video
• Maybe I'm Amazed Play Video
• I've Just Seen a Face ( The Beatles  song) Play Video
• In Spite of All the Danger ( The Quarrymen  song) Play Video
• Love Me Do ( The Beatles  song) Play Video
• Dance Tonight Play Video
• Blackbird ( The Beatles  song) ( Solo ) Play Video
• Here Today ( Solo ) Play Video
• New Play Video
• Lady Madonna ( The Beatles  song) Play Video
• Fuh You Play Video
• Jet ( Wings  song) Play Video
• Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! ( The Beatles  song) Play Video
• Something ( The Beatles  song) Play Video
• Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da ( The Beatles  song) Play Video
• You Never Give Me Your Money ( The Beatles  song) Play Video
• She Came in Through the Bathroom Window ( The Beatles  song) Play Video
• Band on the Run ( Wings  song) Play Video
• Get Back ( The Beatles  song) Play Video
• Let It Be ( The Beatles  song) Play Video
• Live and Let Die ( Wings  song) Play Video
• Hey Jude ( The Beatles  song) Play Video
• I've Got a Feeling ( The Beatles  song) ( with false start and “virtual duet" w/video & vocal tracks of John Lennon during The Beatles rooftop ) Play Video
• Birthday ( The Beatles  song) Play Video
• Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) ( The Beatles  song) Play Video
• Helter Skelter ( The Beatles  song) Play Video
• Golden Slumbers ( The Beatles  song) Play Video
• Carry That Weight ( The Beatles  song) Play Video
• The End ( The Beatles  song) Play Video

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Songs on Albums

• Band on the Run by Wings
• Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! by The Beatles
• Birthday by The Beatles
• Blackbird by The Beatles
• Can't Buy Me Love by The Beatles
• Carry That Weight by The Beatles
• Get Back by The Beatles
• Getting Better by The Beatles
• Golden Slumbers by The Beatles
• Got to Get You Into My Life by The Beatles
• Helter Skelter by The Beatles
• Hey Jude by The Beatles
• I've Got a Feeling by The Beatles
• I've Just Seen a Face by The Beatles
• In Spite of All the Danger by The Quarrymen
• Jet by Wings
• Junior's Farm by Wings
• Lady Madonna by The Beatles
• Let 'Em In by Wings
• Let It Be by The Beatles
• Let Me Roll It by Wings
• Letting Go by Wings
• Live and Let Die by Wings
• Love Me Do by The Beatles
• Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five by Wings
• Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da by The Beatles
• Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) by The Beatles
• She Came in Through the Bathroom Window by The Beatles
• She's a Woman by The Beatles
• Something by The Beatles
• The End by The Beatles
• You Never Give Me Your Money by The Beatles
• Come On to Me
• My Valentine
• Maybe I'm Amazed
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Live Review: Paul McCartney @ Marvel Stadium, Melbourne

Paul McCartney put on one of the most memorable gigs we have seen in ages.

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If Beatlemania ails you, then we hope the perfect panacea for your condition is Sir Paul McCartney ’s Australian tour, which kicked off this week. At 81, McCartney defied age and simply blew the crowd at Marvel Stadium away with an epic three hours of tunes that showcase an illustrious career that is the stuff of legend. Sir Paul’s expansive songbook meant that not everyone would be satisfied with tonight’s setlist. In the absence of silly love songs and lonely nights, McCartney favoured songs that allowed his band to indulge in fairly hard rock workouts.

A seemingly heavier, more insistent version of Can’t Buy Me Love kicked off the night. It’s an instantly feel-good start to the night, which comes tinged with a certain nostalgia. It’s hard to believe that the Beatles released their first album just on sixty years ago; it’s one of many moments during this concert where it just felt surreal to hear these much-loved songs played live by their creator.

Like, did we really just sing along with Sir Paul to the Na Na Na NaNaNaNas on Hey Jude ? McCartney at the piano for Let It Be and Lady Madonna brought to mind high school piano lessons when we took a break from classical music with the sheet music of these songs – never mind those memories of your grandparents playing the jaunty Obla Di Obla Da when you were a toddler.

A truly rollicking version of the song that had the entire stadium singing along assured us that Desmond and Molly Jones are doing just fine. Sometimes coming off sounding a bit rough, the years have done their work on McCartney’s vocal cords, but the honest delivery of these songs shows the crowd that his heart and soul are deeply invested in his music.

Early in the evening, Juniors Farm and Letting Go showcased the awesome raw power of McCartney’s band and introduced us to his awesome horn section, which he referred to as The Horny Boys. Amusingly, McCartney did a kind of quirky ‘happy’ dance at the end of many songs. Despite the early appearance of these Wings songs, much of the setlist indulged the crowd’s Beatlemania. Energetic versions of Jet and Band On The Run were obvious choices for later.

McCartney acknowledged that he and the band knew what songs the crowd liked because mobile phones usually light up the stadium for those songs. While he has more hits than most others and could play them for hours and hours, McCartney was insistent on doing his own thing. The elder statesman of rock peppered the hits with some idiosyncratic choices that thoughtfully explored the back catalogue. Recent solo material such as Fuh You and Come On To Me are presented in a way that kind of glosses over the underlying sexed-up intent of these songs. My Valentine, written for his wife Nancy Shevell , who is in the audience, replaces My Love, which was written for Linda McCartney all those years ago.

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Essentially, the same band that featured in the landmark Good Night New York concerts in 2009 supports McCartney tonight. At this stage of the game, they seem to know these songs like the back of their hand and play each tune like a well-oiled machine. Surprisingly, even McCartney’s banter in between some of these songs has not changed much since those shows – like that story about meeting Jimi Hendrix in London after the release of the Sgt Peppers album. Nonetheless, they deliver the awesome grind of Foxy Lady as a coda to a brilliant version of Let Me Roll It . It isn’t hard to imagine Hendrix offering one he rolled to McCartney all those years ago.

When the crowd cheer him on as McCartney takes off his jacket, a move signifying that he’s about to really get down to business, he pauses and, looking a bit stunned, dryly assures us that this will be the only costume change we will see tonight. Much of the appeal of this show is built squarely on the solid musicianship on display and the timeless appeal of these songs.

Watching McCartney’s fingers slide across the strings of his old Höfner is simply magic. Standing on an elevated platform and playing Blackbird is about as spellbinding as it gets. The entire stadium is pretty much silenced as we soak up the sweetly introspective mood. McCartney tells us that the song came about when he and George took inspiration from the classical music they played to impress upon people that they could play more than just rock and roll.

This tribute to Hendrix is just one of many. Here Today was written after John Lennon was murdered. It is a tearful goodbye as much as it is a celebration of his old friend’s life. While Wings had plenty of hits, those old Lennon-McCartney collaborations are just gold. Later in the show, McCartney holds an old ukulele and casually says, ‘George gave me this one’. He strums and quietly sings Something . It’s a blissful and nostalgic moment with McCartney before the band kicks in with the full dreamy arrangement.

What would the Got Back tour be without the understated grunt of Get Back on the setlist? Surprisingly, She Came In Through The Bathroom Window and Mr Kite! are delivered with a sweet psychedelic sound that’s just groovy. Live And Let Die, complete with pyrotechnics, fireworks, strobe, and lasers, see the band shredding for their lives. It’s a full-tilt rock out that isn’t to be surpassed by the thrills of Helter Skelter, which positively tears the place apart.

McCartney stops the show at some point to tell us that reading the signs fans have made are a great way of making mistakes. He responds to a sign saying, ‘Sign my butt’ with an ‘Okay, then show us what you got’. While you may be thinking, ‘OK boomer’, the cameras turned on the audience to reveal a diverse crowd of young and old. It demonstrates the appeal of these songs is timeless.

There’s a noticeable contingent of fans from Japan up front and worryingly, another fan with a sign calling themselves a ‘fan on the run’ claiming to have seen McCartney 114 times and counting. It’s a clear indication that McCartney’s music transcends and has an almost universal reach.

Encores are comprised entirely of Beatles songs. I’ve Got A Feeling featured a virtual duet with John Lennon , made possible by filmmaker Peter Jackson . McCartney touchingly described the famed rooftop gig as a ‘sweet memory’. Lennon may have snidely accused McCartney of making ‘granny music’ all those years ago, but these songs, more than just stand the test of time, now constitute a culturally significant cornerstone of rock music. Carry That Weight and The End conclude one of the most memorable gigs we have seen in ages.

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Paul McCartney Announces 2023 Australian Tour

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Beatles legend Paul McCartney is coming back to Australia.

McCartney is bringing his Got Back Tour to the country in October and November, stopping in Adelaide, Melbourne, Newcastle, Sydney, Brisbane, and Gold Coast (see full dates below).

Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, August 11th at staggered times (see below). The Frontier Members pre-sale begins on Wednesday, August 9th, while the Telstra Plus (AU) Members pre-sale commences on Thursday, August 3rd.

McCartney, who first visited Australia with the Beatles all the way back in 1964, can’t wait to return Down Under.

“I’ve got so many amazing memories of my time in Australia over the years,” he says. “Our last trip was so much fun. We had such an incredible time.

“Each show was a party so we know this is going to be incredibly special. Australia, we are going to rock! I can’t wait to see you.”

The upcoming tour is McCartney’s first time performing in Australia since 2017, and it will be his first time performing in Newcastle and Gold Coast. That tour won the musician the Helpmann Award for Best International Contemporary Concert in 2018, seeing off competition from the likes of Ed Sheeran.

McCartney launched the Got Back Tour last year, completing 16 massive shows in the US before performing a history-making set at Glastonbury.

Paul McCartney 2023 Australian Tour

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Frontier Members pre-sale begins Wednesday, August 9th Telstra Plus (AU) Members pre-sale begins Thursday, August 3rd General sale begins Friday, August 11th (see times below)

Wednesday 18 October Adelaide Entertainment Centre | Adelaide, SA Lic. All Ages On sale: Friday 11 August (1.30pm ACST) Ticketek.com.au

Saturday 21 October Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, VIC Lic. All Ages On sale: Friday 11 August (1pm AEST) Ticketmaster.com.au

Tuesday 24 October McDonald Jones Stadium | Newcastle, NSW Lic. All Ages On sale: Friday 11 August (11am AEST) Ticketmaster.com.au

Friday 27 October Allianz Stadium | Sydney, NSW Lic. All Ages On sale: Friday 11 August (10am AEST) Ticketek.com.au

Wednesday 1 November Suncorp Stadium | Brisbane, QLD Lic. All Ages On sale: Friday 11 August (12pm AEST) Ticketek.com.au

Saturday 4 November Heritage Bank Stadium | Gold Coast, QLD Lic. All Ages On sale: Friday 11 August (3pm AEST) Ticketek.com.au

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Paul McCartney in Melbourne. A Tour De Force!

October 23, 2023 Live Reviews

Review by Brian Wise

PAUL McCARTNEY –  Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Saturday October 21, 2023

A few minutes into his first show here in six years, and only his fifth visit ever to Australia, Sir Paul McCartney said, ‘I’m just going to take it all in’, and he stepped aside from the microphone for a few seconds to look at the 50,000 plus audience.

It also gave us the chance to take in the fact that we were seeing the most successful musician in history and a member of the most successful musical group in history. We might have also considered that here was a musician who helped to change history, a claim that might seem exaggerated until you consider the effect that the Beatles had on music and culture (which requires an entire essay or book in itself).

Here also, was a musician who had not only penned one of the greatest ever catalogues of songs but also one of the most covered by other artists. McCartney was able to draw this audience not because of his image (which was iconic in the Beatles) and not because of his stage show (spectacular in itself) but simply because of the songs and the craft behind them.

If I had to find a word to describe the feeling that I had at seeing Sir Paul at this stage of both our lives, it would be ‘awestruck’. After seeing him when I was just into my teens outside the Southern Cross Hotel here in 1964, it was affirming not just because Sir Paul was still here at the age of 81 – more than 61 years after The Beatles’ first record was released – but because we were still here too!

Without labouring the point too much, which I probably did to relatives and friends, there are a lot of entertainers who are described as legends or superstars, who take up a lot of the oxygen in the news atmosphere and who can pull an audience of 100,000 to a venue like the MCG but whose careers will not even be a footnote in history in 60 years’ time. They will only be remembered for the size of the audience not because of any of their songs. As Jody Stephens of Big Star, recently told me, ‘You think you are important until a Beatle walks into the room.’ Paul McCartney is a genuine superstar, the likes of whom we will probably never see again.

All of which might mean a lot less were it not for the fact that the near three-hour show matched the superstar status. The 39-song (!) set list, which included 23 Beatles songs, was preceded by a half hour montage of Beatles/McCartney music and videos on the giant screens either side of the stage, which might have filled in the younger members of the audience on some history (and it was an audience of very mixed ages). My concern that the sound would not be great all the way across the arena on Level 3 – having experienced some atrocious sound there in the past – was swept away. The sound was perfect and way beyond what could have been expected in such a large stadium. Suddenly, our cheaper tickets became bargains! (Much better than being on the floor where everyone was forced to stand for the whole show).

Looking fitter and healthier than probably any of the other 81-year-olds in the audience, McCartney – mainly on bass but also guitar, piano, ukulele and mandolin – was supported by his superb long-time band: Paul ‘Wix’ Wickens on keyboards, Brian Ray on bass and guitar, Rusty Anderson on guitar and Abe Laboriel Jnr on drums (and occasional dancing). There was a choreographed horn section augmenting the sound when needed as well. This relatively small ensemble was able to create an enormous sound and even recreate some of the most complex sounds from the Sgt Pepper’s album. (Nice also to see the Vox amplifiers on stage a la the Beatles days).

At the age of 81 McCartney’s voice is not quite what it was even six years ago but while he didn’t always reach the really high notes, this was a voice was that had aged like fine wine rather than merely being a shadow of its former self – and it didn’t need autotune! The songs were still served brilliantly. Of course, with a backing band that could add harmony vocals, any flat spots were going to be hardly noticeable anyway in the overall brilliance.

“When we play an old Beatles song, the place lights up with all your phones like a galaxy of stars,” confessed McCartney at one stage, adding, “When we play a new one, it’s like a black hole. But we play them anyway.” (Which is a little damning to his post-Beatles/Wings songs, at least one of which, ‘My Valentine’, will remain a classic despite the appearance of Johnny Depp in the video).

Naturally enough, the set list was heavy with his former band’s material. But it wasn’t always the obvious songs. There were the early hit singles and songs from classic albums such as Revolver , Sgt Pepper’s , The Beatles , Abbey Road and Let It Be but it was also amazing to hear ‘For The Benefit of Mr Kite’ and ‘Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ and later Abbey Road ’s ending medley.

Other highlights included the first song the Beatles ever recorded as The Quarrymen, ‘In Spite of The Danger’; a coda to ‘Let Me Roll It’ of Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Foxy Lady’; a fabulous version of ‘Band On The Run’; a tribute to George Harrison on which McCartney played the uke; and, a ‘virtual’ duet with John Lennon, shown on video, of ‘I’ve Got A Feeling’ from Let It Be . The patter between songs was concise, relevant and entertaining.  You could have devised two or three alternate set lists from all of McCartney’s songs over the decades!

Thankfully, the singalongs – which can destroy some concerts – were few and far between and were mainly orchestrated by McCartney, including ‘Hey Jude’ which became even more epic that its original version with everyone encouraged to join in. (I commend my section where no-one sang unprompted and, believe it or not, no one spoilt the night by being on their phones).

And in the end, to paraphrase the song, the love that Paul McCartney gave the audience was more than equal to the love he received back. As a friend noted, Macca has the ability to play a large stadium and make you think he is talking directly to you .

Afterwards, in the palpable post-concert excitement there were many people claiming that this was the best concert they had ever attended. (If I never saw another concert, this would be a fitting finale). Paul McCartney, the legend, arrived, conquered and left with his reputation enhanced.

THE SET LIST

• Can’t Buy Me Love
• Junior’s Farm
• She’s a Woman
• Got to Get You Into My Life
• Come On to Me
• Let Me Roll It 
(Wings song) (with “Foxy Lady” by Jimi Hendrix outro)
• 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 
(The Quarrymen song)
• Dance Tonight
• Lady Madonna
• Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
• Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
• You Never Give Me Your Money
• She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
• Band on the Run
• Live and Let Die
• I’ve Got a Feeling
• Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
• Helter Skelter
• Golden Slumbers
• Carry That Weight

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Call your parents, call your grandparents and get your phone ready. Music legend Paul McCartney is taking his iconic and beloved songs on tour around Australia later this year, playing a run of shows throughout October and November.

The “Got to Get Back” tour marks the former Beatle’s first run of Australian shows since 2017, where he only played shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Perth. While the latter has been forgone on his 2023 tour, he’ll still be playing Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane, adding Adelaide, Newcastle, and Gold Coast to his itinerary.

“I’ve got so many amazing memories of my time in Australia over the years,” McCartney said in a press statement.

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“Our last trip was so much fun. We had such an incredible time. Each show was a party so we know this is going to be incredibly special. Australia we are going to rock! I can’t wait to see you.”

The “Got to Get Back” tour launched in February last year, with the 81-year-old taking on a huge run of shows throughout North America and Europe. He’ll be kicking off the Australian leg in Adelaide, a city that holds a special place in the history of The Beatles.

In 1964, the Beatles’ first touched down in Adelaide to kick off the Australian leg of the first-ever world tour. An estimated 350,000 people took to the streets between the airport and Town Hall just to get a peep at Paul, John, Ringo, and George. This marked the band’s only tour of Australia.

When Is Paul McCartney Touring Australia?

Paul McCartney will be bringing his “Got to Get Back” tour to Australia this October and November. He’ll kick things off in Adelaide, before taking on Melbourne, Newcastle, Sydney, and Brisbane, wrapping things up in Gold Coast in early November.

What Are Paul McCartney’s 2023 Australian Tour Dates?

The dates and venues for Paul McCartney’s 2023 Australian tour are as follows:

Wednesday, October 18, 2023 ​Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide

Saturday, October 21, 2023 ​Marvel Stadium, Melbourne

Tuesday, October 24, 2023 ​McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle

Friday, October 27, 2023 ​Allianz Stadium, Sydney

Wednesday, November 1, 2023 ​Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

Saturday, November 4, 2023 ​Heritage Bank Stadium, Gold Coast

When Do Tickets Go on Sale for Paul McCartney’s 2023 Australian Tour? How Much Do They Cost?

In order to help with the clogging of ticketing sites like Ticketek and Ticketmaster, tickets for Paul McCartney’s 2023 tour will receive a staggered release. This means that tickets will be made available for each show at a different time.

There will be three pre-sales for the event — one for Telstra Plus members , another for Frontier members , and one via Paul McCartney’s own website . Frontier’s pre-sale will run for 48 hours, while the other two will run for 24 hours (or until each pre-sale’s allocation has been exhausted).

As far as price, continuing with trends we’ve seen in other tours, tickets to Paul McCartney won’t come cheap. Prices vary across the board, but can start as cheap as $79.90. There is a range of VIP packages available for each show, with the most expensive setting you back a colossal $2,375. That ticket includes front-two-row seating, being able to watch his soundcheck, and an array of other goodies and experiences.

The full ticket release details are as follows:

Telstra Plus pre-sale: Thursday, August 3, 1:30pm ACST Frontier Members pre-sale: Wednesday, August 9, 1:30pm ACST PaulMcCartney.com pre-sale: Wednesday, August 9, 2:30pm ACST General sale: Friday, August 11, 1:30pm ACST ( via Ticketek )

Telstra Plus pre-sale: Thursday, August 3, 4pm AEST Frontier Members pre-sale: Wednesday, August 9, 4pm AEST PaulMcCartney.com pre-sale: Wednesday, August 9, 4pm AEST General sale: Friday, August 11, 1pm AEST ( via Ticketmaster )

Telstra Plus pre-sale: Thursday, August 3, 3pm AEST Frontier Members pre-sale: Wednesday, August 9, 3pm AEST PaulMcCartney.com pre-sale: Wednesday, August 9, 3pm AEST General sale: Friday, August 11, 11am AEST ( via Ticketmaster )

Telstra Plus pre-sale: Thursday, August 3, 10am AEST Frontier Members pre-sale: Wednesday, August 9, 11am AEST PaulMcCartney.com pre-sale: Wednesday, August 9, 11am AEST General sale: Friday, August 11, 10am AEST ( via Ticketek )

Telstra Plus pre-sale: Thursday, August 3, 12pm AEST Frontier Members pre-sale: Wednesday, August 9, 1pm AEST PaulMcCartney.com pre-sale: Wednesday, August 9, 1pm AEST General sale: Friday, August 11, 1pm AEST ( via Ticketek )

Telstra Plus pre-sale: Thursday, August 3, 3pm AEST Frontier Members pre-sale: Wednesday, August 9, 4pm AEST PaulMcCartney.com pre-sale: Wednesday, August 9, 4pm AEST General sale: Friday, August 11, 3pm AEST ( via Ticketek )

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His first trek around the continent in six years

Sir Paul McCartney has unveiled dates for a new Australian tour , and tickets will herald his first — and so far, only — live shows in 2023.

Recalling his last round in Australia six years ago, Macca shared in a statement, “Our last trip was so much fun. We had such an incredible time. Each show was a party, so we know this is going to be incredibly special. Australia we are going to rock! I can’t wait to see you.”

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What Is Paul McCartney’s Next Tour?

Paul McCartney’s 2023 Australian tour follows 2022’s “Got Back” US stadium tour (revisit our recap of the spring tour opener here ).

He’ll kick off his new live circuit at Adelaide’s Entertainment Centre on October 18th, then hit Melbourne and Newcastle within the first week. After stops to Sydney on October 27th and Brisbane on November 1st, McCartney wraps at Gold Coast’s Heritage Bank Stadium on November 4th.

Who Is Opening for Paul McCartney on Tour?

No openers have been announced, but there are plenty of opportunities for surprise guests to join Paul McCartney during his Australian trek. In 2022, he shared the stage with Bruce Springsteen in New Jersey, and again along with Dave Grohl while headlining Glastonbury. However, The Boss may have inspired McCartney to roll solo for his latest run based on an exchange he repeated on a recent Conan podcast.

How Can I Get Tickets for Paul McCartney’s 2023 Australian Tour?

Paul McCartney tickets can first be claimed via local pre-sales and various venue-specific options. Telstra customers can access a pre-sale set for August 3rd. A pre-sale for subscribers of McCartney’s newsletter follows on Wednesday, August 9th.

Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, August 11th via Ticketmaster .

Alternatively, check for seats and deals to all of Paul McCartney’s international live performances via Viagogo .

What Are Paul McCartney’s 2023 Tour Dates?

See Paul McCartney’s full list of tour dates below, and get tickets to all of his future shows here .

Paul McCartney 2023 Tour Dates: 10/18 – Adelaide, AU @ Entertainment Centre 10/21 – Melbourne, AU @ Marvel Stadium 10/24 – Newcastle, AU @ McDonald Jones Stadium 10/27 – Sydney, AU @ Allianz Stadium 10/28 – Sydney, AU @ Allianz Stadium 11/01 – Brisbane, AU @ Suncorp Stadium 11/04 – Gold Coast, AU @ Heritage Bank Stadium

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Paul McCartney is returning to Melbourne, bringing his acclaimed Got Back tour to Marvel Stadium on Saturday, October 21. ABC Radio Melbourne is giving away two A reserve tickets (value $800) through the competition:  The Breakfast Musical Mystery Tour.

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Tune into Breakfast  with Sammy J (Monday - Thursday), Friday Breakfast  with Charlie Pickering and  Saturday Breakfast  with Alice Zaslavsky, and follow the steps below for your chance to win these premium tickets.

How to enter The Breakfast Musical Mystery Tour

Tune In for clues : Listen to ABC Radio Melbourne Breakfast from 5.30AM on weekdays and 6AM on Saturdays. The competition runs from Thursday, August 10 to Friday, August 18. We'll play audio clues during the show, so make sure you're listening carefully.

Identify the song : Every day on the Breakfast program, a unique mash-up of an Australian classic song and a classic song featuring Paul McCartney will be played. Your task is to correctly identify the name of the song featuring Paul McCartney amidst the mix.

Boost your chances : Each response you provide on a given day serves as an entry to the competition (only one entry per day). Throughout the competition period, you have the opportunity to earn up to eight entries. How? By successfully identifying the song of the day, you accumulate your chances to win.

Submit : Head to the  ABC listen app, go to the ABC Radio Melbourne page and click on the banner to submit your responses via the form . 

Crown the winner : The lucky prize winner will be drawn and announced on Breakfast on Monday, August 21.The winner will take home two tickets to Paul McCartnery's concert at the Melbourne Marvel Stadium on Saturday, October 21.

For more information, please read the terms and conditions here  for the   competition.Your information is collected according to the  ABC's Privacy Policy .

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About Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney is an Academy Award-winning songwriter, singer, producer, and composer, who has had a music career spanning over six decades. He rose to prominence during his time in The Beatles, the most successful music group of all time, writing and singing some of the band's most iconic records. His solo career has seen equal success, with his 1972 album "Ram" marking his first time producing, writing, and performing all of his own work. Over the course of his lifetime, McCartney had written and composed over 80 top charting songs and sold over 100 million records, both solo and with the Beatles. He has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame both as a member of the Beatles and as a solo artist, and has earned 18 Grammy Awards.

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Paul Adds Second and Final Melbourne And Sydney Shows To 'One On One' Tour

PAUL McCARTNEY ADDS SECOND AND FINAL  MELBOURNE + SYDNEY SHOWS  TO 'ONE ON ONE' TOUR – ON SALE TODAY

2nd December: nib Stadium, Perth, WA 5th December: AAMI Park, Melbourne, VIC 6th December: AAMI Park, Melbourne, VIC 9th December: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, QLD 11th December: Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, NSW 12th December: Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, NSW 16th December: Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland, NZ

Due to overwhelming demand in the pre-sale, second and final Paul McCartney shows have been added in Melbourne and Sydney!

Returning to Australia for the first time since 1993, enormous demand saw tens of thousands of tickets snapped up during pre-sale.

The second concerts at Melbourne’s AAMI Park on Wednesday 6 December and Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena on Tuesday 12 December will be the last chance for fans to secure tickets and will be available in the general on-sale on Tuesday 4 July noon AEST and 5pm AEST respectively.

Two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, 21-time Grammy Award winner and recipient of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire Paul McCartney is bringing his acclaimed long-running ‘One On One’ Tour to Australia and New Zealand this December.

The ‘One On One’ Tour launched in the United States in 2016 and saw McCartney play 41 shows across 12 countries to more than 1.2 million people, winning rave reviews from concertgoers and critics alike:

‘In spite of the size of the venues, McCartney and his music forge a personal connection with each and every one in the audience.’ – PopMatters

‘McCartney creates a joy that is boundless both onstage and off.’ – The Washington Times

‘He’s an artist who defined the past, but he’s also an artist unwilling to let go of the future. Rest assured, we’re all the better for it.’ – Consequence of Sound

Irrefutably one of the most successful singer-songwriters and performers of all time, McCartney has soundtracked the lives of generations of fans with the most beloved catalogue in popular music.

The ‘One On One’ Tour celebrates McCartney’s entire career - from his earliest work with The Quarrymen through to his most recent collaboration with Kanye West and Rihanna – as well as global treasures from The Beatles, Wings and his solo catalogue – there is no shortage of surprises.

The Paul McCartney live experience is everything any music lover could ever want from a rock show — and so much more: Nearly three hours’ worth of the greatest moments from the last 50 years of music, dozens of songs that have formed the soundtracks of our lives.

McCartney and his band have played an unparalleled range of venues and locations: outside the Colosseum in Rome, Moscow's Red Square, Buckingham Palace, The White House, a free show in Mexico for over 400,000 people, the last ever show at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park where The Beatles played their final concert in 1966, and even one performance broadcast live into Space!

Featuring McCartney’s band of the last 10+ years – Paul "Wix" Wickens (keyboards), Brian Ray (bass/guitar), Rusty Anderson (guitar) and Abe Laboriel Jr (drums) – the show is never anything short of life-changing.

The ‘One On One’ Tour features a brand new production, as always, utilising state of the art audio and video technology and to ensure an unforgettable experience from every seat in the house. Employing massive screens, lasers, fireworks and, of course, a staggering selection of the best songs ever written or performed, every Paul McCartney show promises a once in a lifetime evening that transcends and elevates the potential of live music.

Make no mistake – McCartney’s ‘One On One’ Tour will be a once-in-a-lifetime event. Tickets to both Melbourne and Sydney concerts will be available in the general on-sale on Tuesday 4 July noon AEST and 5pm AEST respectively.

PAUL M C CARTNEY ONE ON ONE TOUR DECEMBER 2017

GENERAL PUBLIC ON SALE Begins: Tue 4 Jul (see timings below)

Sat 2 Dec nib Stadium | Perth, WA (All Ages) On sale: Tue 4 Jul (11am Perth local time) ticketmaster.com.au | Ph: 136 100

Tue 5 Dec AAMI Park | Melbourne, VIC (All Ages) Wed 6 Dec AAMI Park | Melbourne, VIC (All Ages) On sale: Tue 4 Jul (12noon AEST) ticketek.com.au | Ph: 132 849

Sat 9 Dec Suncorp Stadium | Brisbane, QLD (All Ages) On sale: Tue 4 Jul (2pm AEST) ticketek.com.au | Ph: 132 849

Mon 11 Dec Qudos Bank Arena | Sydney, NSW (All Ages) Tue 12 Dec Qudos Bank Arena | Sydney, NSW (All Ages) On sale: Tue 4 Jul (5pm AEST) ticketek.com.au | Ph: 132 849

Sat 16 Dec Mt Smart Stadium | Auckland, NZ (All Ages) On sale: Tue 4 Jul (1pm NZST) ticketmaster.co.nz | Ph: 0800 111 999

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