Overview

• McCartney launched the North American leg at Palm Desert’s Acrisure Arena on Sept. 29 with a near three-hour, 33-song show before a sold-out crowd of about 11,000.
• He opened with The Beatles’ “Help!,” performing it in full on an official tour for the first time since the 1960s while playing his original 1961 Höfner violin bass.
• A virtual performance of “I’ve Got a Feeling” paired him with John Lennon via footage from Peter Jackson’s Get Back documentary.
• The set included the U.S. tour debut of “Now and Then,” the 2023 release presented as the Beatles’ final recording.
• This fall’s Got Back dates span 19 shows in 16 cities through November, following a Sept. 26 warm-up at the Santa Barbara Bowl.