List of Paul McCartney concert tours

English musician Paul McCartney has participated in a number of concert tours across several eras of his musical career. With the British–American rock band Wings, he undertook five major tours, with one, the Wings Over the World tour, being worldwide. Following Wings' final 1979 tour of the UK, McCartney did not undergo a major concert tour for ten years. As a solo artist, McCartney has undergone sixteen major concert tours, nine being worldwide. His first was The Paul McCartney World Tour (1989–90) and his most recent being the 2018–20 Freshen Up tour.

With Wings
Jimmy McCulloch (left) and Paul McCartney (right) during the Wings Over the World tour in 1976.

The British–American rock band Wings was Paul McCartney's post-Beatles band who were active from 1971 to 1981. Their primary line-up was McCartney, his wife Linda and guitarist Denny Laine, formerly of the Moody Blues. Throughout their years as a band, they embarked on a number of concert tours, varying in scale from their initial "DIY" tour of British universities to the epic Wings Over the World tour.

Shortly after forming Wings, the McCartneys took the band on an impromptu tour of the United Kingdom's universities in early 1972, showing up unannounced and performing for whoever happened to be on campus. The band's intended first stop on the tour, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, refused to allow them to play, so the band moved on to the more receptive University of Nottingham. Admission to the first show was £0.50, proceeds being split up equally among the band members.

The last Concert for the People of Kampuchea on 29 December 1979, which was the final date of Wings' fifth tour, was Wings' final gig.

However, Wings achieved notoriety for its aborted sixth tour, a January 1980 tour of Japan, which was cancelled before it even started when Paul McCartney was arrested for possession of marijuana while entering Japan on 16 January 1980 and was eventually deported on 25 January after nine days in prison, without Wings ever performing. Wings never again attempted a tour prior to their breakup in 1981.

List of Wings tours

Solo

Solo tours
Tour Name Begin End Nº Shows Gross Revenue
The Paul McCartney World Tour 26 September 1989 29 July 1990 103
Unplugged Tour 1991 8 May 1991 24 July 1991 6
The New World Tour 18 February 1993 16 December 1993 77
Driving World Tour 1 April 2002 18 November 2002 58 $126,100,000[1]
Back in the World tour 25 March 2003 1 June 2003 33
'04 Summer Tour 25 May 2004 26 June 2004 14
The 'US' Tour 17 September 2005 30 November 2005 37 $60,000,000 [2]
Secret Tour 2007 7 June 2007 25 October 2007 6
Summer Live '09 11 July 2009 19 August 2009 10 $33,650,567[3]
Good Evening Europe Tour 2 December 2009 22 December 2009 8
Up and Coming Tour 28 March 2010 10 June 2011 42
On the Run Tour 15 July 2011 29 November 2012 37
Out There Tour 4 May 2013 22 October 2015 91
One on One 13 April 2016 16 December 2017 78 $242,600,000[4]
2018 Secret Gigs 9 June 2018 26 July 2018 5 $0[5]
Freshen Up 17 September 2018 13 July 2019 39

Solo unique shows
NºEventsCityCountryPlaceCapacityDateSongs
1.Benefit for "Release"LondonEnglandHard Rock Café18 March 1973
2.Live AidWembley Stadium72,00013 July 1985
3.The Prince's TrustWembley Arena20 June 1986
4.Sanremo Music FestivalSanremoItalyTeatro Ariston28 February 1988
5.Up Close TV showNew YorkUnited StatesEd Sullivan Theater10 December 1992
6.The New World Tour (rehearsals)LondonEnglandLondon Docklands5 February 1993
7.BenefitRoyal College of Music25 March 1995
8.Ballad of the SkeletonsRoyal Albert Hall16 October 1995
9.TownHall MeetingBishopsgate Institute17 May 1997
10.Music for MontserratRoyal Albert Hall15 September 1997
11.Standing Stone14 October 1997
12.Standing StoneNew YorkUnited StatesCarnegie Hall19 November 1997
13.The Oprah Winfrey ShowManhattan Center20 November 1997
14.The Fireman WebcastLondonEnglandAbbey Road Studios2 October 1998
15.Rock and Roll Hall of FameNew YorkUnited StatesWaldorf Astoria15 March 1999
16.Concert for LindaLondonEnglandRoyal Albert Hall10 April 1999
17.PETA Party of the CenturyHollywoodUnited StatesParamount Studios18 September 1999
18.Working ClassicalLiverpoolEnglandPhilharmonic Hall16 October 1999
19.Live at the Cavern ClubThe Cavern14 December 1999
20.The Concert for New York CityNew YorkUnited StatesMadison Square Garden20,000October 20017
21.Nobel Peace Prize ConcertOsloNorwayOslo Spektrum7,000December 20013
22.Super Bowl XXXVINew OrleansUnited StatesLouisiana Superdome72,922February 20021
23.74th Academy AwardsHollywoodKodak Theatre3,600March 20021
24.Party at the PalaceLondonEnglandBuckingham Palace12,000June 20026
25.The Concert for GeorgeRoyal Albert Hall6,000November 20024
26.Paul McCartney & James Taylor Together On Stage 2003 - Benefit Gala ConcertLos AngelesUnited StatesBeverly Hilton23 September 200315
(7 from Paul or The Beatles)
27.Super Bowl XXXIXJacksonvilleUnited StatesJacksonville M.S.78,125February 20054
28.Live 8LondonEnglandHyde Park200,000June 20056
29.Chaos and Creation at Abbey RoadAbbey Road Studios100July 200512
30.48th Annual Grammy AwardsLos AngelesUnited StatesStaples Center20,000February 20063
31.Brit AwardsLondonEnglandEarls Court18,000February 20085
32.Liverpool SoundLiverpoolAnfield stadium40,0001 June 200827
33.Independence Concert (free show)KievUkraineMaidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square)350,00014 June 2008
[6][7][8]		[9] 34
34.Last Play at SheaNew YorkUnited StatesShea Stadium55,000July 20082
35.Quebec 400th AnniversaryQuebec CityCanadaPlains of Abraham[10]270,00020 July 200838
36.Friendship First ConcertTel AvivIsraelHayarkon Park50,00025 September 200832
37.51st Annual Grammy AwardsLos AngelesUnited StatesStaples Center20,000February 20091
38.Change Begins WithinNew YorkRadio City Music Hall7,000April 200912
39.Coachella FestIndioCoachella Valley60,00017 April 200936
40.The JointLas VegasHard Rock4,00019 April 200934
41.Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert HallLondonEnglandRoyal Albert Hall6,00012 November 20093
42.The X FactorLondonEnglandFountain Studios13 December 20092
43.54th Annual Grammy AwardsLos AngelesUnited StatesStaples Center20,000February 20124
44.Diamond Jubilee ConcertLondonEnglandThe Mall4 June 20125
45.2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremonyLondonEnglandOlympic Stadium28 July 20122
46.12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy ReliefNew YorkUnited StatesMadison Square Garden12 December 20128
47.iHeartRadio Music FestivalLas VegasUnited StatesMGM Grand Garden Arena21 September 20138
48.Hollywood Boulevard/Jimmy Kimmel Live!HollywoodUnited StatesEl Capitan Outdoor Stage23 September 201315

Timeline members

Notes

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