Paul McCartney announces Freshen Up live shows for 2020

Paul McCartney announces live shows for 2020 as his highly acclaimed and unmissable FRESHEN UP tour prepares to take to the road again.

“An epic, three-hour concert… a whopping 38 songs.. the perfect display of the philosophy McCartney has embodied over his 60-year career in music… the perfect bow to tie up the perfect show, with the final lyric of the night an ever-appropriate one: ‘And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.”

— Billboard, August 2019

Following months of speculation, Paul McCartney has announced three new shows.

Paul McCartney will return to Glastonbury to help celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Festival. The Freshen Up tour will take in two dates in Italy in 2020 – seven years after his last concert there – as well as seeing him visit Lucca for the first time.

Having wrapped up the most recent leg of the tour with a sold-out show at Los Angeles Dodger Stadium in July, Paul has already performed 39 huge shows across 12 different countries since he launched the Freshen Up global tour. Winning five-star reviews from critics and fans alike all over the world, the Freshen Up tour which draws in crowds of all ages and backgrounds, showcases Paul’s unparalleled career as both a phenomenal songwriter and performer that confirm his universal appeal.

With songs like ‘Hey Jude’, ‘Live and Let Die’, ‘Band on the Run’ and ‘Let It Be’ the Paul McCartney live experience is everything any music lover could ever want from a rock show: Nearly three hours of the greatest moments from the last 50 years of music, dozens of songs from Paul’s solo, Wings and of course Beatles catalogues that have formed the soundtracks of our lives. Paul and his band have performed in an unparalleled range of venues and locations throughout the Americas, the UK, Europe, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and all points between: outside the Coliseum in Rome, Moscow’s Red Square, Buckingham Palace, The White House, a free show in Mexico for over 400,000 people, the last ever show at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park where The Beatles played their final concert in 1966, a 2016 week in the California desert that included two headline sets at the historic Desert Trip festival and a jam-packed club gig for a few hundred lucky fans at Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace, and even one performance broadcast live into Space! Featuring Paul’s band of the last 15+ years - Paul “Wix” Wickens (keyboards), Brian Ray (bass/guitar), Rusty Anderson (guitar) and Abe Laboriel Jr (drums) - and constantly upgraded state of the art audio and video technology that ensures an unforgettable experience from every seat in the house, a Paul McCartney concert is never anything short of life-changing.

2020 Tour Dates

Saturday 23 May - Pierre Mauroy Stadium, Lille

Tuesday 26 May - Paris La Défense Arena, Paris

Friday 29 May - Goffert Park, Nijmegen

Sunday 31 May - Stadium Matmut, Bordeaux

Thursday 4 June - HDI Arena, Hannover

Sunday 7 June - Groupama Stadium, Lyon

Wednesday 10 June - Piazza Plebiscito, Naples Italy

Saturday 13 June - Mura Storiche, Lucca Italy

Wednesday 17 June - Olympic Stadium, Barcelona

Sunday 21 June - TW Classic Festival, Werchter

Saturday 27 June - Glastonbury Festival UK

Paul McCartney announces Vancouver Freshen Up date

Paul McCartney has announced tickets for the Vancouver date of his acclaimed “Freshen Up” tour will go on sale to the general public on Friday, February 15 at 10am PT at livenation.com.

The July 6 show at BC Place will be Paul’s only Canadian date of 2019.

To ensure tickets get in to the hands of fans, Fan Registration for the Vancouver date will be available here through Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan® platform beginning today, February 4 at 10am PT through Thursday, February 7 at 10pm PT. Presale tickets for registered fans will go on sale beginning Monday, February 11 at 10am PT, while limited supplies last.

American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Tuesday, February 12 at 10am through Thursday, February 14 at 10pm PT.

Paul kicked off his new world tour in Quebec City in September 2018 and since then he’s performed incredible shows in the US, Japan and across Europe – concluding 2018 with sold out show at London’s O2 Arena which saw Paul joined onstage by Ringo Starr and Ronnie Wood for an epic end to a very special year. His first live shows in 2019 will take place in South America before heading to the US ahead of coming to Vancouver.

The “Freshen Up” tour is Paul’s first outing following the release of his No. 1 charting album, Egypt Station, released September 7 on Capitol Records to stellar reviews. Rolling Stone raved, “Macca keeps adding new gems to his songbook, with nothing to prove except he’s the only genius who can do this…And, oh yeah — in his spare time, he happens to still be the greatest live performer on Earth,” while Entertainment Weekly described the album as “the still-vital life force of a superstar who has been there and everywhere and is glad just to be here now.”

The Paul McCartney live experience is everything any music lover could ever want from a show: nearly three hours nightly of the greatest moments from the last 50 years of music, dozens of songs from Paul’s solo, Wings, and of course, The Beatles catalogues that have formed the soundtracks of our lives.

Paul and his band have played an unparalleled range of venues and locations throughout the Americas, the UK, Europe, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and all points in between. Among them, the exterior of the Coliseum in Rome; Moscow’s Red Square; Buckingham Palace; The White House; a free show in Mexico for more than 400,000 people; the last show ever at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park where The Beatles played their final concert in 1966; a 2016 week in the California desert that included two headlining sets at the historic 'Desert Trip' festival; a jam-packed club gig for a few hundred lucky fans at Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace; and one live performance that was broadcast into space featuring Paul’s band of the last 15+ years – Paul “Wix” Wickens (keyboards), Brian Ray (bass/guitar), Rusty Anderson (guitar) and Abe Laboriel Jr (drums). Paul and his team are constantly upgrading state-of-the-art audio and video technology into the live shows that ensures an unforgettable experience from every seat in the house making a Paul McCartney concert never anything short of life-changing.

Paul McCartney adds Las Vegas date to Freshen Up tour

In the wake of the triumphant headlining stand at the Austin City Limits festival that the Austin American Statesman called, “A Marathon to Remember Forever,” Paul has added yet another show to the upcoming U.S. leg of his new Freshen Up tour. The newly confirmed Saturday, June 29 show at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas is the newest addition to Paul’s first extended stateside run since the One On One Tour that played to some two million fans around the world during 2016 and 2017.

The Freshen Up tour is Paul’s first outing following the release of his #1 charting album, Egypt Station, released September 7th on Capitol Records to stellar reviews: Rolling Stone raved,"Macca keeps adding new gems to his songbook, with nothing to prove except he’s the only genius who can do this… And, oh yeah — in his spare time, he happens to still be the greatest live performer on Earth,” while Entertainment Weekly described the album as "the still-vital life force of a superstar who has been there and everywhere and is glad just to be here now."

The Paul McCartney live experience is everything any music lover could ever want from a show: Nearly three hours nightly of the greatest moments from the last 50 years of music, dozens of songs from Paul’s solo, Wings and of course Beatles catalogues that have formed the soundtracks of our lives. Paul and his band have played an unparalleled range of venues and locations throughout the Americas, the UK, Europe, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and all points between: outside the Coliseum in Rome, Moscow’s Red Square, Buckingham Palace, The White House, a free show in Mexico for over 400,000 people, the last ever show at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park where The Beatles played their final concert in 1966, a 2016 week in the California desert that included two headline sets at the historic 'Desert Trip' festival and a jam-packed club gig for a few hundred lucky fans at Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace, and even one performance broadcast live into Space! Featuring Paul’s band of the last 15+ years – Paul “Wix” Wickens (keyboards), Brian Ray (bass/guitar), Rusty Anderson (guitar) and Abe Laboriel Jr (drums) –and constantly upgraded state of the art audio and video technology that ensures an unforgettable experience from every seat in the house, a Paul McCartney concert is never anything short of life-changing.

American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets before the public beginning Wednesday, Jan. 16 at 10 a.m. PST through Sunday, Jan. 20 at 10 p.m. PST. Tickets go on sale to the public Tuesday, Jan. 22 at 10 a.m. PST at AXS.com.

FRESHEN UP Tour U.S. 2019

23rd May - New Orleans, LA - Smoothie King Arena

27th May - Raleigh, NC - PNC Arena

30th May - Greenville, SC - Bon Secours Wellness Arena

1st June - Lexington, KY - Rupp Arena

3rd June - Fort Wayne, IN - Allen County War Memorial Coliseum

6th June - Madison, WI - Kohl Center

8th June - Green Bay WI - Lambeau Field

11th June - Moline, IL - TaxSlayer Center

14th June - Arlington TX - Globe Life Park

22nd June - San Diego CA - Petco Park

26th June - Phoenix, AZ - Talking Stick Resort Arena

29th June - T Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV

10th July - SAP Centre, San Josè, CA

13th July - Los Angeles,CA - Dodgers Stadium

Extra show confirmed for Paul McCartney in Sao Paulo

Tickets for Paul McCartney's second show at Allianz Parque, Sao Paulo on 27th March will go on sale at 00.01am on 12 December.

Tickets will also be available to purchase from official box offices and outlets around the country from 10.00am.

Last week Paul announced he would bring his critically acclaimed new Freshen Up  tour to South America with dates in Santiago, Chile, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Sao Paul and Curitiba, Brazil.

Paul’s last trip to South America was in 2017 on his massive One On One tour when he played in Brazil and was awarded with an accolade for selling over 1.5 million concert tickets in Brazil alone, which included his historic, record breaking show in Rio in 1990 where Paul set the world record for the largest concert attendance ever – 184,000 people!

Last week Paul announced he would bring his critically acclaimed new Freshen Up  tour to South America with dates in Santiago, Chile, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Sao Paul and Curitiba, Brazil.

Paul’s last trip to South America was in 2017 on his massive One On One tour when he played in Brazil and was awarded with an accolade for selling over 1.5 million concert tickets in Brazil alone, which included his historic, record breaking show in Rio in 1990 where Paul set the world record for the largest concert attendance ever – 184,000 people!

Paul McCartney adds four new North American dates to Freshen Up tour

In the wake of the triumphant headline stand at the Austin City Limits festival that the Austin American Statesman called "A Marathon to Remember Forever," Paul McCartney has added four new stadium plays to the upcoming U.S. leg of his new Freshen Up tour. The newly confirmed dates make for a total of 12 confirmed shows on Paul’s first extended Stateside run since the One On One Tour that played to some two million fans around the world during 2016 and 2017.

The Freshen Up tour is Paul’s first outing following the release of his #1 charting album, Egypt Station, released September 7th on Capitol Records to stellar reviews: Rolling Stone raved, "Macca keeps adding new gems to his songbook, with nothing to prove except he’s the only genius who can do this… And, oh yeah — in his spare time, he happens to still be the greatest live performer on Earth,” while Entertainment Weekly described the album as "the still-vital life force of a superstar who has been there and everywhere and is glad just to be here now."

The newest additions to the U.S. leg of Freshen Up include Paul’s first ever appearances at Lambeau Field in Green Bay WI on June 8th, and Globe Life Park in Arlington TX on June 14th. On June 22nd and July 13th, respectively, Paul will return to Petco Park in San Diego and Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, both of which hosted unforgettable Paul performances to capacity crowds on his 2014 Out There tour.

The Paul McCartney live experience is everything any music lover could ever want from a show: Nearly three hours nightly of the greatest moments from the last 50 years of music, dozens of songs from Paul’s solo, Wings and of course Beatles catalogues that have formed the soundtracks of our lives. Paul and his band have played an unparalleled range of venues and locations throughout the Americas, the UK, Europe, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and all points between: outside the Coliseum in Rome, Moscow’s Red Square, Buckingham Palace, The White House, a free show in Mexico for over 400,000 people, the last ever show at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park where The Beatles played their final concert in 1966, a 2016 week in the California desert that included two headline sets at the historic Desert Trip festival and a jam-packed club gig for a few hundred lucky fans at Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace, and even one performance broadcast live into Space! Featuring Paul’s band of the last 15+ years – Paul “Wix” Wickens (keyboards), Brian Ray (bass/guitar), Rusty Anderson (guitar) and Abe Laboriel Jr (drums) –and constantly upgraded state of the art audio and video technology that ensures an unforgettable experience from every seat in the house, a Paul McCartney concert is never anything short of life-changing.

Tickets will be on sale for the new dates 10am local time on Thursday, December 13th, with the exception of Green Bay, which will be on sale 10am local Monday, December 10th.

American Express® Card Members in Green Bay can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Wednesday, December 5 at 10am through Sunday, December 9 at 10pm local time and in Arlington, San Diego and Los Angeles beginning Monday, December 10 at 10AM through Wednesday, December 12 at 10PMlocal time.

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FRESHEN UP Tour U.S. 2019

May 23 - New Orleans, LA - Smoothie King Arena

May 27 - Raleigh, NC - PNC Arena

May 30 - Greenville, SC - Bon Secours Wellness Arena

June 1 - Lexington, KY - Rupp Arena

June 3 - Fort Wayne, IN - Allen County War Memorial Coliseum

June 6 - Madison, WI - Kohl Center

June 8 - Green Bay WI - Lambeau Field

June 11 - Moline, IL - TaxSlayer Center

June 14 - Arlington TX - Globe Life Park

June 22 - San Diego CA - Petco Park

June 26 - Phoenix, AZ - Talking Stick Resort Arena

July 13 - Los Angeles CA - Dodgers Stadium

Paul McCartney announces South American Freshen Up dates

Paul will take his critically acclaimed new Freshen Up  tour to South America in March for a total of four special shows in Chile, Argentina and Brazil.

The new Freshen Up tour launched in September in Canada winning incredible reviews. In October the tour headed to the US for Paul’s headline performance at the 17th annual Austin City Limits festival.  Earlier this month Paul completed the Japanese leg of the tour.

The launch of the tour coincided with Paul scoring his first ever debut Number One album in the American Billboard charts as well as topping the charts in many countries all over the world.

Paul’s last trip to South America was in 2017 on his massive One On One tour when he played in Brazil and was awarded with an accolade for selling over 1.5 million concert tickets in Brazil alone, which included his historic, record breaking show in Rio in 1990 where Paul set the world record for the largest concert attendance ever – 184,000 people!

The Paul McCartney live experience is everything any music lover could ever want from a rock show: Nearly three hours nightly of the greatest moments from the last 50 years of music, dozens of songs from Paul’s solo, Wings and of course Beatles catalogues that have formed the soundtracks of our lives. Paul and his band have played an unparalleled range of venues and locations throughout the Americas, the UK, Europe, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and all points between: outside the Coliseum in Rome, Moscow’s Red Square, Buckingham Palace, The White House, a free show in Mexico for over 400,000 people, the last ever show at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park where The Beatles played their final concert  in 1966, a 2016 week in the California desert that included two headline sets at the historic Desert Trip festival and a jam-packed club gig for a few hundred lucky fans at Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace, and even one performance broadcast live into Space! Featuring Paul’s band of the last 15+ years – Paul “Wix” Wickens (keyboards), Brian Ray (bass/guitar), Rusty Anderson (guitar) and Abe Laboriel Jr (drums) –and constantly upgraded state of the art audio and video technology that ensures an unforgettable experience from every seat in the house, a Paul McCartney concert is never anything short of life-changing.

South American 2019 dates announced

20th March National Stadium, Santiago, Chile

23rd March Polo Ground, Buenos Aires, Argentina

26th March Allianz Parque, Sao Paulo, Brazil

30th March Estadio Couto Pereira, Curitiba, Brazil

Paul McCartney announces special Japanese show

Paul McCartney will perform his most intimate Japanese concert ever on 5th November 2018 at Ryoguku Kokugikan.

The concert will take place when Paul brings his new Freshen Up tour to Japan at the end of October for two shows at the Tokyo Dome as well as visiting the city of Nagoya for the first time for a show at the Nagoya Dome.

Tickets will go on sale to the public on Friday 12 October.

For further information visit paulmccartney.com

Freshen Up world premier: What the media say

Image: MJ Kim

Paul McCartney kicked off his new world tour in Quebec, Canada on Monday night in front of 17,000 fans. Here is what the media had to say about his show at the Videotron Center:

“McCARTNEY GREAT AGAIN FOR THE THIRD TIME
The legend made Québec rock on the opening night of his new spectacle.”

— JOURNAL DE QUEBEC

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“A MAGICAL REUNION WITH PAUL McCARTNEY
With energy, class and a lot of humour, throughout the night – Paul took us from the first recording of the Beatles all the way to the all-new Fuh You, with some Wings hits along the way too.”

— LE SOLEIL

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“PAUL McCARTNEY WORLD PREMIERE WITH FRESHEN UP AT VIDEOTRON CENTER
A mega show with giant screens on each side of the stage, a screen in the centre and hundreds of lights, spotlights, explosions of fire, and smoke ... Nothing has been spared to make this show one of the most memorable of our lives.”

— INFO-CULTURE

Paul McCartney arrives in Montreal tomorrow for the second of four shows in Canada before heading to Austin October for two shows at Austin City Limits. The tour will then head to Japan for three shows in late October and rounds off the year with shows in Europe from late November.