Got Back! Paul McCartney says ‘let’s party’ as he announces UK tour dates

Sir Paul McCartney has introduced that he’ll conclude his 12 months with 4 area reveals in London and Manchester, as a part of his critically adored Acquired Again tour.

The Beatles legend, 81, final carried out within the UK in 2022 when he headlined the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Pageant.

The brand new dates may even mark his first Manchester present since 2011 and his first London efficiency in six years, as he performs two nights on the O2 Enviornment and two dates on the Co-op Dwell, respectively.

The Liverpool-born singer-songwriter, one of the profitable musicians of all time, will carry out a set spanning 60 years of classics akin to “Hey Jude”, “Let It Be”, “Band on the Run”, “Get Again” and “Girl Madonna”.

“I’m excited to be ending my 12 months and 2024 tour dates within the UK,” McCartney stated in a press release.

“It’s all the time such a particular feeling to play reveals on our dwelling soil. It’s going to be a tremendous finish to the 12 months. Let’s get set to social gathering. I can’t wait to see you.”

McCartney launched his Acquired Again tour in 2022, enjoying a string of 16 dates across the US earlier than touchdown at Glastonbury in June that 12 months, the place he co-headlined with rapper Kendrick Lamar and pop singer Billie Eilish.

In 2023, he performed a further 18 reveals as a part of the tour in Australia, Mexico and Brazil.

Writing about his Glastonbury efficiency in a glowing five-star overview, The Impartial’s critic Mark Beaumont known as it a “tell-your-grandkids honour” to look at the “Blackbird” singer make his second headline look at Worthy Farm.

“McCartney’s obtainable canon is the best in music by such an enormous diploma that any couple of hours plucked from it at random can be the very best gig of any specific 12 months,” he stated.

McCartney might be performing along with his longtime band, that includes Paul “Wix” Wickens on keys, Brian Ray on bass and guitar, Rusty Anderson on guitar and Abe Lobriel Jr on drums.

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He’s additionally joined by the Sizzling Metropolis Horns (Mike Davis on trumpet, Kemji Fenton on sax and Paul Burton on trombone), who first joined him in 2018 when he carried out at Grand Central Station.

Throughout his Acquired Again reveals, the singer has additionally employed continuously upgraded audio and video expertise, together with John Lennon’s remoted and remixed vocal stems from the live performance The Beatles performed on the roof of Apple Corps’ London headquarters, on 30 January 1969.

Utilizing a way developed by The Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson, the stems allow McCartney to “duet” along with his late bandmate on “I’ve Acquired a Feeling”, from their 1970 album Let It Be.

Tickets to McCartney’s UK reveals go on sale at 10am from Friday 21 June.

The UK tour dates are as follows:

Saturday 14 December – Co-op Dwell, Manchester, UK

Sunday 15 December – Co-op Dwell, Manchester, UK

Wednesday 18 December – The O2, London, UK

Thursday 19 December – The O2, London, UK