Paul McCartney performed at the the Spokane Arena in Spokane, Washington, USA, on 28 April 2022.
It was the opening show of the Got Back Tour, which lasted for 59 dates between April 2022 and December 2024.
This was McCartney’s first performance in Spokane, and his first tour date since July 2019.
So glad we got back! #PaulMcCartneyGotBack pic.twitter.com/PXC0bNju27
— Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) April 29, 2022
New additions to the setlist included the live debut of ‘Women And Wives’, plus versions of ‘Getting Better’ (for the first time since 2003), ‘You Never Give Me Your Money’ (2003), and ‘She Came In Through The Bathroom Window’ (2008).
The Beatles’ 1968 song ‘Back In The USSR’ was a notable omission. During the encore McCartney returned to the stage waving a Ukrainian flag.
The performance of ‘I’ve Got A Feeling’ included a duet with John Lennon, using footage from The Beatles’ January 1969 Apple rooftop performance.
McCartney’s band was Paul ‘Wix’ Wickens (vocals, keyboards, guitar, percussion, harmonica), Brian Ray (vocals, guitar, bass), Rusty Anderson (vocals, guitar), Abe Laboriel Jr (vocals, drums), Kenji Fenton (saxophone), Mike Davis (trumpet), and Paul Burton (trombone).
Ready, set, GOT BACK! ?
Watch highlights from the first show of the #PaulMcCartneyGotBack tour in Spokane, Washington. pic.twitter.com/WeaAWDhgn5
— Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) May 28, 2022
Concert setlist
- ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’
- ‘Junior’s Farm’
- ‘Letting Go’
- ‘Got To Get You Into My Life’
- ‘Come On To Me’
- ‘Let Me Roll It’
- ‘Getting Better’
- ‘Women And Wives’
- ‘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’
- ‘Queenie Eye’
- ‘Lady Madonna’
- ‘Fuh You’
- ‘Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite!’
- ‘Something’
- ‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da’
- ‘You Never Give Me Your Money’
- ‘She Came In Through The Bathroom Window’
- ‘Get Back’
- ‘Band On The Run’
- ‘Let It Be’
- ‘Live And Let Die’
- ‘Hey Jude’
Got Back Tour dates
- 28 April 2022: Spokane Arena, Washington, USA
- 2 May 2022: Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, USA
- 3 May 2022: Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, USA
- 6 May 2022: Oakland Arena, Oakland, USA
- 8 May 2022: Oakland Arena, Oakland, USA
- 13 May 2022: SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, USA
- 17 May 2022: Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, USA
- 21 May 2022: Truist Field, Winston Salem, USA
- 25 May 2022: Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, USA
- 28 May 2022: Camping World Stadium, Orlando, USA
- 31 May 2022: Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, USA
- 4 June 2022: JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse, USA
- 7 June 2022: Fenway Park, Boston, USA
- 8 June 2022: Fenway Park, Boston, USA
- 12 June 2022: Oriole Park, Baltimore, USA
- 16 June 2022: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, USA
- 24 June 2022: Cheese & Grain, Frome, England
- 25 June 2022: Glastonbury Festival, England
- 18 October 2023: Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, Australia
- 21 October 2023: Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
- 24 October 2023: McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, Australia
- 27 October 2023: Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia
- 28 October 2023: Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia
- 1 November 2023: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia
- 4 November 2023: Heritage Bank Stadium, Gold Coast, Australia
- 14 November 2023: Foro Sol, Mexico City, Mexico
- 16 November 2023: Foro Sol, Mexico City, Mexico
- 28 November 2023: Clube do Choro, Brasília, Brazil
- 30 November 2023: Estádio Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil
- 3 December 2023: Arena MRV, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- 4 December 2023: Arena MRV, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- 7 December 2023: Allianz Parque, São Paulo, Brazil
- 9 December 2023: Allianz Parque, São Paulo, Brazil
- 10 December 2023: Allianz Parque, São Paulo, Brazil
- 13 December 2023: Estádio Couto Pereira, Curitiba, Brazil
- 16 December 2023: Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 1 October 2024: Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay
- 5 October 2024: Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 6 October 2024: Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 11 October 2024: Estadio Monumental, Santiago, Chile
- 15 October 2024: Allianz Parque, São Paulo, Brazil
- 16 October 2024: Allianz Parque, São Paulo, Brazil
- 19 October 2024: Estádio da Ressacada, Florianópolis, Brazil
- 23 October 2024: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina
- 27 October 2024: Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru
- 1 November 2024: Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Columbia
- 5 November 2024: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
- 8 November 2024: Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe, Mexico
- 12 November 2024: Estadio GNP Seguros, Mexico City, Mexico
- 14 November 2024: Estadio GNP Seguros, Mexico City, Mexico
- 17 November 2024: Corona Capital Festival, Mexico
- 4 December 2024: Paris La Défense Arena, Paris, France
- 5 December 2024: Paris La Défense Arena, Paris, France
- 9 December 2024: WiZink Center, Madrid, Spain
- 10 December 2024: WiZink Center, Madrid, Spain
- 14 December 2024: Co-op Live, Manchester, England
- 15 December 2024: Co-op Live, Manchester, England
- 18 December 2024: O2 Arena, London, England
- 19 December 2024: O2 Arena, London, England
Also on this day...
- 2015: Paul McCartney live: Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
- 2014: Paul McCartney live: Estadio de Liga, Quito
- 2010: George Martin speaks in aid of Deafness Research UK
- 2003: Paul McCartney live: Kölnarena, Cologne
- 1997: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Moore Theatre, Seattle
- 1966: Recording: Eleanor Rigby
- 1965: Filming: Help!
- 1964: Television: Around The Beatles
- 1963: John Lennon and Brian Epstein holiday in Barcelona, Spain
- 1962: The Beatles live: Star-Club, Hamburg
- 1961: The Beatles live: Top Ten Club, Hamburg
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