Overview
- The sold-out concert officially reopened the arena after a multi-year modernization estimated at roughly $300 million.
- McCartney, 83, delivered a Beatles-forward set that reached back to the Quarrymen’s “In Spite of All the Danger” and folded in tributes to John Lennon and George Harrison.
- Production flourishes included pyrotechnics and fireworks for “Live and Let Die,” with a stage lift elevating McCartney for “Blackbird.”
- An encore brought out the Paris Port Dover Pipe Band for “Mull of Kintyre,” following a flag-waving return to the stage.
- The Hamilton date capped his Canadian stops on the Got Back tour after two Montreal shows, with the run due to finish in Chicago as the venue readies major bookings and the 2026 Junos.