Paul McCartney is going on tour — but Bay Area fans are out of luck
The Beatles legend announced Thursday, July 10, that his Got Back tour will return to North America this fall, marking his first major U.S. outing since 2022. The 19-city trek begins Sept. 29 in Palm Desert (Riverside County) and wraps up with back-to-back shows at Chicago's United Center on Nov. 24 and 25.
Notably absent from the itinerary is the Bay Area. McCartney last played the region during his 2022 tour, when he performed two sold-out nights at Oakland Arena.
Despite the omission, excitement for the tour remains high following his three-night run at New York's Bowery Ballroom earlier this year. Billboard called the shows 'a religious experience,' while NPR raved, 'Paul McCartney has so much swag it's ridiculous.'
The 2025 tour includes long-awaited returns to cities such as Las Vegas, Denver, Atlanta, Nashville and New Orleans.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. July 18.
The Grammy-winning musician hinted at the tour announcement earlier this week by posting a cryptic photo of two guitar picks to his Instagram story on Wednesday, July 9, that included a link to a page on his website where fans can sign up for 'information on tour dates, pre-sales and much more.'
A nod to the Beatles' 1969 hit 'Get Back,' McCartney's Got Back tour launched in April 2022 and has since spanned five continents. This year's edition features McCartney's longtime band and the Hot City Horns.
While Bay Area fans won't get a local stop, they can still visit ' Paul McCartney Photographs 1963–64: Eyes of the Storm,' now extended at San Francisco's de Young Museum through Oct. 5. The exhibition features more than 250 photographs taken by McCartney documenting the Beatles' rise to fame.
For those eager to see a Beatle live in Northern California, Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band is scheduled to perform at Ironstone Amphitheatre in Murphys in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains on Sept. 21. The ensemble features Steve Lukather, Colin Hay and others.
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