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UPI
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- UPI
Paul McCartney announces 'Got Back' North American tour dates
1 of 5 | Paul McCartney and his band perform at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla. in 2022. He is returning to North America for a tour beginning in September. File Photo by Joe Marino/UPI | License Photo July 10 (UPI) -- Paul McCartney is going on tour. His Got Back tour kicks off in Palm Desert, Calif. on Sept. 29 and winds down in Chicago Nov. 25. In total, the former member of The Beatles will perform 19 shows across 16 locations in the United States and Canada. He previously toured North America in 2022, selling out every venue he visited. That tour culminated in the Glastonbury Festival in England. Presale begins Tuesday, before going on sale July 18. In February, the icon took to the Bowery Ballroom stage in New York City, surprising fans with the concert hours before it started. He also recently collaborated with Barbra Streisand for a song on her duets album The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume 2.
Time of India
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Paul McCartney is back and bigger than ever — full scoop on his upcoming ‘Got Back' U.S. and Canada tour!
Paul McCartney, who's best known for his time as one of the front men for the iconic British rock band The Beatles, as well as the illustrious solo career he's had since then, will be embarking on his first tour of the United States in four years. The name of the tour is 'Got Back', and it will span 19 shows across the US and Canada, and last for around two months. 'Got Back' was also the name of the prior tour Paul McCartney went on in 2022, with the name being a reference to the track 'Get Back' from 'Let It Be', the final album released by The Beatles. Paul McCartney's tour was preceded by an appearance on SNL Prior to announcing his 'Got Back' tour, Paul McCartney had played a surprise three-night concert at New York's Bowery Ballroom in February of this year. After the end of his residency, McCartney also appeared on television for Saturday Night Live's 50th anniversary celebration. Here's the schedule for the 'Got Back' tour Paul McCartney's 'Got Back' tour will kick off on September 29, at Palm Desert in California's Acrisure Arena. The tour will then proceed to its second stop on October 4 at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The third stop on October 7 will be Paul McCartney's very first show in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he'll play at the Isleta Amphitheater. The fourth stop will be on October 11 at Coors Field, Denver, Colorado. The fifth stop will be on October 14 at Casey's Center in Des Moines, Iowa. The sixth stop, on October 17 at the US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, will be the first show he's performed there in ten years. The seventh stop will be on October 22 at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The eighth stop will be a two-day stint from November 2nd to 3rd at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The ninth stop will be on November 6th at The Pinnacle in Nashville, Tennessee. The tenth stop will be on November 8th at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The eleventh stop will be on November 11th in the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The twelfth stop will be on November 14th in the Key Bank Center in Buffalo, New York. The thirteenth stop will be a two-day set from November 17th to 18th at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. The fourteenth stop will be on November 21st at the TD Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario. The final leg of the tour will take McCartney to Chicago, Illinois, where he will perform for two days at the United Center, from 24th to 25th November. Here's when the 'Got Back' tour presale will open Tickets for Paul McCartney's "Got Back" tour will go on sale on Tuesday, July 15 at 10 a.m. local time. Fans can register for presale notifications on the tour's official website.
Los Angeles Times
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Paul McCartney announces new U.S. arena tour, his first since 2022
Paul McCartney is hitting the road for his first North American tour since 2022. After a brief, frenzy-inducing run at the relatively tiny Bowery Ballroom in New York, McCartney announced a new slate of arena and stadium dates Thursday that will hit most of the U.S. — but not Los Angeles just yet. The tour kicks off with its only Southern California-area date, at the Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert on Sept. 29, before moving to Las Vegas and beyond. Tickets will go on presale (if you register at McCartney's website) on July 15 at 10 a.m., with a general on sale beginning July 18. The tour is a new leg of his long-running 'Got Back' run that covers the whole of his catalog, from the Beatles, Wings and solo material. McCartney most recently won a Grammy for rock performance for 'Now and Then,' the single billed as the final Beatles track, which was recovered from demos with the help of cutting-edge mix technology.
Perth Now
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Paul McCartney hints at Got Back Tour 2025
Sir Paul McCartney appears to be teasing a 2025 Got Back Tour. The Beatles legend began the jaunt back in 2022 in the US, before hitting up South America and Australia, while he played a bunch of dates in the UK last year. In February this year, meanwhile, Macca put on a series of intimate concerts at New York's iconic Bowery Ballroom. The Let It Be hitmaker is now seemingly teasing new live dates after posting an image of guitar picks, one with his name on and the other reading "Got Back in 2025", on his Instagram Story on Wednesday (09.07.25). Macca also posted a link for fans to sign up to his mailing list for the latest tour news. Meanwhile, McCartney has co-authored a book about his time in Wings, set for release in November. The icon formed the rock band in 1971, after the Beatles split, and McCartney has shared his experiences in a new book called Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run. The chart-topping star said: "I'm so very happy to be transported back to the time that was Wings and relive some of our madcap adventures through this book. "Starting from scratch after the Beatles felt crazy at times. There were some very difficult moments and I often questioned my decision. But as we got better I thought, 'OK, this is really good.' We proved Wings could be a really good band. To play to huge audiences in the same way the Beatles had and have an impact in a different way. It was a huge buzz." McCartney formed Wings with his wife Linda, drummer Denny Seiwell, and guitarist Denny Laine. The group released seven studio albums - including 'Band on the Run', 'London Town' and 'Venus and Mars' - between 1971 and 1981. McCartney co-authored the tome with historian Ted Widmer, who said: "Wings was about love, family, friendship and artistic growth, often in the face of tremendous adversity."
Forbes
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Jill Sobule's Legacy Is So Much Grander Than One Hit Song
Jill Sobule, best known for her groundbreaking hit 'I Kissed a Girl,' has died at 66, leaving behind ... More a legacy of LGBTQ visibility and musical activism. Jill Sobule performing at Bowery Ballroom on Thursday night, March 16, 2000.(Photo by) Jill Sobule is, technically, a one-hit wonder. Her success on the Billboard charts is largely limited to one tune — and it's the one she'll be remembered for. The singer passed away on May 1, 2025, and reportedly died in a house fire in Minnesota. She was just 66 at the time of her death. While she may have only scored a single smash – at least in the traditional, commercial sense of the word – in her music career, Sobule's legacy is much larger than just that one composition, and certainly much more important than chart positions or sales. Sobule scored it big with her breakout hit 'I Kissed a Girl,' which was released in 1995. The tune reached No. 67 on the Hot 100, and it would prove to be her only appearance on Billboard's list of the most consumed tracks in America. While she continued to release music after her self-titled sophomore full-length, which spawned the hit, ultimately dropping 10 projects in total as well as other standalone cuts — and even a musical — Sobule is remembered largely for that one song. The cut gained notoriety at the time of its release as well as commercial success, and it was revived decades later by happenstance. By that point, the world had changed, and there was room for people to express themselves, their art, and their love, how they wanted, thanks in part to her pioneering work with the catchy cut. When Sobule's 'I Kissed a Girl' was on the rise, it was one of the first openly LGBTQ-themed songs to become a Billboard hit. At the time, it faced bans on certain radio stations, especially in the southern part of the United States, which is known to be more conservative. Many DJs and programmers simply couldn't accept the idea of promoting a track that embraced woman-on-woman love. Even Sobule's own bisexuality was often left unmentioned by some in the industry. There were those who wanted to promote her, but feared that doing so while openly and authentically acknowledging who she really was would hurt her chances of charting and finding commercial success. This is not an usually story for people in the entertainment world (and beyond), though the issue looks and feels markedly different in the year 2025 than it did three decades ago. The tune gained renewed attention after Katy Perry released a song of the same name in 2008. Perry broke out in a major way and became a huge pop star with her 'I Kissed a Girl.' It was not a cover, however, but rather a totally different track that leaned into the tongue-in-cheek nature — literally — of a woman kissing another woman. Perry's version was all in good fun, but gay rights had changed quite a bit since 1995, when Sobule sang about the topic. Back then, it was much more controversial, and she put much more on the line, especially as an openly bisexual musician. Her 'I Kissed a Girl' paved the way for a more open conversation about sexuality in this country — and for people like Perry to play around with the idea of it, even if just for attention at times. Sobule seemed thankful for Perry's composition in some interviews, while at other times, she said some very negative things — though they may have been in jest. Most one-hit wonders simply score a huge single and then try to repeat that success, or least live off of its ubiquity. Sobule did much more with hers. She changed an important conversation and furthered an entire movement in her own way with her art. If that's what she'll be remembered for, hers should still be considered a successful and fulfilling career.
