Paul McCartney Tour 2025: Dates, Tickets & Setlist

Paul McCartney confirmed his return to North American stages on July 24, 2024, when his official site posted the full 19-date Got Back 2025 schedule. The tour opens September 29, 2025, at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, California, and closes with back-to-back shows November 24–25, 2025, at United Center in Chicago.

Tour Name: Got Back 2025 · Start Date: September 29, 2025 · End Date: November 25, 2025 · Opening Venue: Acrisure Arena, Palm Desert · Finale Venue: United Center, Chicago

The table below summarizes the core data points for the Got Back 2025 North America tour.

Will Paul McCartney perform in 2025?

Paul McCartney confirmed his return to North American stages on July 24, 2024, when his official site posted the full 19-date Got Back 2025 schedule. The tour opens September 29, 2025, at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, California — marking the Greater Palm Springs area’s first chance to see Paul perform live. The run ends with back-to-back shows November 24–25, 2025, at United Center in Chicago.

Tour Dates and Venues

The tour hits a mix of cities Paul has played before and two first-time markets. Albuquerque, New Mexico gets its inaugural Paul McCartney concert, joining Palm Desert as a debut venue. The official live page at PaulMcCartney.com lists full venue addresses and confirms the double-date structure at key cities: Atlanta (November 2–3), Montreal (November 17–18), and Chicago (November 24–25).

A newly added date — October 25, 2025, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas — appeared in the official announcement and was confirmed across multiple site updates.

Canada appears twice on the schedule: Bell Centre in Montreal hosts November 17–18 shows, and the tour rolls into Hamilton, Ontario’s First Ontario Centre on November 21.

Confirmed North America Stops

The cities below represent the full 19-date schedule spanning the United States and Canada.

• Palm Desert, CA — Acrisure Arena (September 29)
• Las Vegas, NV
• Denver, CO
• Albuquerque, NM
• San Antonio, TX — Alamodome (October 25)
• Des Moines, IA
• Minneapolis, MN
• Tulsa, OK
• New Orleans, LA
• Atlanta, GA — November 2–3
• Nashville, TN
• Columbus, OH
• Pittsburgh, PA
• Buffalo, NY
• Montreal, QC — November 17–18
• Hamilton, ON — November 21
• Chicago, IL — November 24–25

The tour leans heavily into the eastern half of the US with strong Midwest and Northeast presence, while the Southwest leg (California, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas) bookends the fall schedule.

How much are Paul McCartney concert tickets in 2025?

The official announcement did not publish per-seat price ranges, leaving that gap to secondary markets and ticket aggregator listings. Ticketmaster carries the primary inventory, while VIP Nation handles the premium package tier.

Ticket Prices Overview

Specific face-value prices aren’t listed in the official tour announcement or press releases. Ticketmaster listings reflect demand-based pricing that shifts as shows sell out or approach. Reports from fans who’ve monitored past Paul McCartney shows note that last-minute deals occasionally surface closer to event dates, though that pattern varies city by city.

One fan review on Ticketmaster gave the December 3, 2025 Chicago United Center show 5 out of 5 stars, calling the performance “Still Rockin’.” That review — posted to the Ticketmaster listing after the initial on-sale window — suggests real-time price signals will continue to update as the actual show dates draw near.

Where to Buy

• Primary: Ticketmaster (general on-sale began August 1, 2024)
• Presale and official info: Paul McCartney Got Back site
• VIP packages: VIP Nation

Presale access opened July 29, 2024, at 10am local time through the official tour site. General public sales followed on August 1, 2024 — meaning most ticket blocks are already sold or in secondary market rotation by the time this tour’s September dates arrive.

What is Paul McCartney Got Back tour?

The Got Back tour is Paul McCartney’s post-pandemic live production, launched in April 2022 after his planned Freshen Up tour was canceled. Wikipedia traces the tour’s formal start to April 28, 2022, in Spokane, Washington — the original 16-date North America leg that kicked off what has become a multi-year global run.

Tour History

By the time the 2025 North America leg was announced, the Got Back tour had already covered significant ground. The 2023 leg brought 18 shows to Australia, Mexico, and Brazil. The 2024 schedule expanded to more than 20 dates across South America, Mexico, the UK, and mainland Europe. AEG Worldwide, the tour promoter, confirmed these prior legs in a press release accompanying the 2025 announcement.

The tour features Paul McCartney’s longtime backing band, including the Hot City Horns section — Mike Davis on trumpet, Kenji Fenton on saxophones, and Paul Burton on trombone, all of whom have toured with Paul since 2018. AEG’s press notes highlighted early 2025’s three-night Bowery Ballroom residency in New York as a warm-up run, with Billboard calling those shows “a religious experience” and NPR noting that “Paul McCartney has so much swag it’s ridiculous.”

2025 Additions

The 2025 North America leg adds two first-time Paul McCartney markets — Albuquerque and the Greater Palm Springs area — while returning to cities like Las Vegas, Denver, Des Moines, Minneapolis, and Tulsa. The tour’s 19 dates mark the largest single North American run since the tour’s 2022 launch.

“Paul McCartney has so much swag it’s ridiculous.”

— NPR review of Bowery Ballroom warm-up shows, early 2025

“A religious experience.”

— Billboard review of Bowery Ballroom warm-up shows, early 2025

Is Paul McCartney on tour in 2026?

Ticketmaster’s Paul McCartney artist page reportedly lists dates into 2026, which has fueled speculation about a world tour continuation. However, no official Paul McCartney announcement had confirmed specific 2026 dates or routing as of the verified research material.

Rumors and Speculation

The question “Is Paul McCartney doing a world tour in 2026?” appears prominently in search data, suggesting high fan interest in what comes after the November 2025 Chicago finale. The Paul McCartney official site does list some post-tour dates — Santa Barbara dates in September 2025, and Fonda Theatre dates in March 2026 — but those are listed under the general live calendar, not as part of the Got Back 2025 North America leg.

Wikipedia notes the second North American leg was announced July 10, 2025 — a date that appears to be an update or amendment to the original July 24, 2024 announcement, possibly reflecting the addition of the San Antonio date or other schedule adjustments.

Confirmed Plans

At present, the only officially confirmed Paul McCartney dates are those listed on the Got Back 2025 North America schedule. Any 2026 world tour remains unreported in primary tier-1 sources — Paul McCartney’s official site, official social channels, or formal press releases from AEG Presents.

What is the Paul McCartney Tour 2025 Setlist?

No specific setlist for the 2025 North America dates has been published in any verified source. The official announcement from Paul McCartney’s site, the AEG press release, and venue listings all omit song-by-song details for the upcoming leg.

Predicted Songs

Without confirmed 2025 specifics, the best available baseline comes from prior Got Back tour legs. Wikipedia’s Got Back article notes that past legs varied in setlist, with no uniform show-to-show identical playlist — Paul’s touring approach typically rotates deep cuts, Beatles standards, and solo material across nights.

Standard Got Back fare from prior legs has included Beatles staples (“Hey Jude,” “Let It Be,” “Live and Let Die,” “Band on the Run”), Wings material (“Maybe I’m Amazed,” “Band on the Run”), and occasional deep cuts that vary by city. No 2025-specific additions or changes have been confirmed.

Past Performances

The 2022 Got Back leg opened with a mix of crowd-pleasers and personal selections. Given that Paul McCartney’s touring philosophy typically opens with a guaranteed hit block before cycling in surprise songs, fans attending 2025 shows should expect core Beatles and Wings material — but specific song selections remain officially undetermined until the shows actually occur.

The Billboard description of those early 2025 shows — intimate warm-up dates before the arena tour — suggests Paul’s live form remains strong, but doesn’t narrow down what the arena setlist will look like.

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Frequently asked questions

For fans who’ve been tracking Paul’s touring since the Got Back launch in 2022, the 2025 North America leg represents the largest concentrated US and Canada run in years. The practical consequence is blunt: primary-market tickets are gone, and what’s left on secondary platforms will carry the price premium that comes with confirmed demand.