Paul McCartney performed at the Desert Trip festival at the Indio Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, USA, on 15 October 2016.
It was the 40th show of the One On One Tour, which lasted for 77 dates between September and November 2005.
Desert Trip was a music festival taking place from 7-9 and 14-16 October 2016. Other performers included Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Roger Waters, and The Who. McCartney had previously performed there on 8 October.
McCartney’s band was Paul ‘Wix’ Wickens (vocals, keyboards, guitar, percussion, harmonica), Brian Ray (vocals, guitar, bass), Rusty Anderson (vocals, guitar), and Abe Laboriel Jr (vocals, drums).
During the set McCartney was joined on stage by Neil Young for performances of ‘A Day In The Life’, ‘Give Peace A Chance’, and ‘Why Don’t We Do It In The Road?’; and by Rihanna for a version of ‘FourFiveSeconds’.
What a buzz rocking the Desert! Thank you #DesertTrip @NeilYoung @rihanna and everyone! ? ? @DesertTripIndio pic.twitter.com/kPIy5YFMS4
— Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) October 16, 2016
Concert setlist
- ‘A Hard Day’s Night’
- ‘Jet’
- ‘Got To Get You Into My Life’
- ‘Letting Go’
- ‘Day Tripper’
- ‘Let Me Roll It’
- ‘I’ve Got A Feeling’
- ‘My Valentine’
- ‘Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five’
- ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’
- ‘We Can Work It Out’
- ‘In Spite Of All The Danger’
- ‘I’ve Just Seen A Face’
- ‘Love Me Do’
- ‘And I Love Her’
- ‘Blackbird’
- ‘Here Today’
- ‘Queenie Eye’
- ‘Lady Madonna’
- ‘FourFiveSeconds’
- ‘Eleanor Rigby’
- ‘Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite!’
- ‘A Day In The Life’
- ‘Give Peace A Chance’
- ‘Why Don’t We Do It In The Road?’
- ‘Something’
- ‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da’
- ‘Band On The Run’
- ‘Back In The USSR’
- ‘Let It Be’
- ‘Live And Let Die’
- ‘Hey Jude’
One On One Tour dates
- 13 April 2016: Save Mart Center, Fresno, USA
- 15 April 2016: Moda Center, Portland, USA
- 17 April 2016: KeyArena, Seattle, USA
- 19 April 2016: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada
- 20 April 2016: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada
- 30 April 2016: Verizon Arena, North Little Rock, USA
- 2 May 2016: Denny Sanford Premier Center, Sioux Falls, USA
- 4 May 2016: Target Center, Minneapolis, USA
- 5 May 2016: Target Center, Minneapolis, USA
- 15 May 2016: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina
- 17 May 2016: Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, Tolosa, Argentina
- 19 May 2016: Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, Tolosa, Argentina
- 28 May 2016: Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
- 30 May 2016: AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
- 2 June 2016: Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain
- 10 June 2016: Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany
- 12 June 2016: Pinkpop Festival, Landgraaf, Netherlands
- 14 June 2016: Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany
- 16 June 2016: O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
- 24 June 2016: Koengen, Bergen, Norway
- 27 June 2016: Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning, Denmark
- 30 June 2016: Rock Werchter Festival, Werchter, Belgium
- 8 July 2016: SummerFest, Milwaukee, USA
- 10 July 2016: US Bank Arena, Cincinnati, USA
- 12 July 2016: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, USA
- 17 July 2016: Fenway Park, Boston, USA
- 19 July 2016: Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, USA
- 21 July 2016: FirstOntario Centre, Hamilton, Canada
- 7 August 2016: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, USA
- 9 August 2016: Verizon Center, Washington, DC, USA
- 10 August 2016: Verizon Center, Washington, DC, USA
- 13 August 2016: Busch Stadium, St Louis, USA
- 15 August 2016: Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, USA
- 17 August 2016: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, USA
- 18 August 2016: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, USA
- 4 October 2016: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, USA
- 5 October 2016: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, USA
- 8 October 2016: Desert Trip, Indio, USA
- 13 October 2016: Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace, Pioneertown, USA
- 15 October 2016: Desert Trip, Indio, USA
- 25 April 2017: Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
- 27 April 2017: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
- 29 April 2017: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
- 30 April 2017: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
- 7 July 2017: American Airlines Arena, Miami, USA
- 10 July 2017: Amalie Arena, Tampa, USA
- 13 July 2017: Infinite Energy Arena, Duluth, USA
- 15 July 2017: CenturyLink Center, Bossier City, USA
- 17 July 2017: Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, USA
- 19 July 2017: Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, USA
- 21 July 2017: Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, USA
- 23 July 2017: CenturyLink Center, Omaha, USA
- 25 July 2017: Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, USA
- 26 July 2017: Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, USA
- 11 September 2017: Prudential Center, Newark, USA
- 12 September 2017: Prudential Center, Newark, USA
- 15 September 2017: Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA
- 17 September 2017: Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA
- 19 September 2017: Barclays Center, New York City, USA
- 21 September 2017: Barclays Center, New York City, USA
- 23 September 2017: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, USA
- 26 September 2017: Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, USA
- 27 September 2017: Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, USA
- 1 October 2017: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, USA
- 2 October 2017: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, USA
- 13 October 2017: Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- 15 October 2017: Allianz Parque, São Paulo, Brazil
- 17 October 2017: Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- 20 October 2017: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil
- 28 October 2017: Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico
- 2 December 2017: nib Stadium, Perth, Australia
- 5 December 2017: AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia
- 6 December 2017: AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia
- 9 December 2017: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia
- 11 December 2017: Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia
- 12 December 2017: Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia
- 16 December 2017: Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
Also on this day...
- 2024: Paul McCartney live: Allianz Parque, São Paulo
- 2017: Paul McCartney live: Allianz Parque, São Paulo
- 2016: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Snoqualmie Casino, Snoqualmie
- 2015: Paul McCartney live: Bryce Jordan Center, State College
- 2014: Paul McCartney live: Philips Arena, Atlanta
- 2014: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: North Charleston Performing Arts Center, North Charleston
- 2013: US album release: New by Paul McCartney
- 2005: Paul McCartney live: The Palace, Auburn Hills
- 2004: Paul McCartney live: Adopt-A-Minefield Gala, Los Angeles
- 2002: Paul McCartney live: Ford Center, Oklahoma City
- 1968: Mixing: Happiness Is A Warm Gun, I’m So Tired, Cry Baby Cry
- 1964: The Beatles live: Globe Cinema, Stockton-on-Tees
- 1963: The Beatles live: Floral Hall, Southport
- 1962: The Beatles live: Majestic Ballroom, Birkenhead
- 1961: The Beatles live: Hambleton Hall, Liverpool
- 1961: The Beatles live: Albany Cinema, Liverpool
- 1960: The Beatles live: Kaiserkeller, Hamburg
- 1960: Recording: Summertime
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