Washington D.C • Tuesday, August 9, 2016

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From paulmccartney.com, April 19, 2016:

Return To Washington D.C. Confirmed

August 9 – Washington D.C. – Verizon Center

Paul McCartney has confirmed his first appearance in the nation’s capital since the 2013 Nationals Park performance that the Washington Post said “made time go blurry with its euphoric charms”. 

On August 9th Paul’s brand new ‘One On One’ tour will make a stop at Washington D.C.’s Verizon Center.

From The Washington Times, August 10, 2016:

At 74, and being an ex-Beatle, Paul McCartney could probably phone in a live performance and people would still cheer. But, as truly dedicated musicians do, playing for a live audience is the same as breathing — something you need to do, and do well.

Stopping by the sold-out Verizon Center last night with his longtime touring band for the “One on One” tour, Mr. McCartney proved once again that 74 is nothing but a number. For more than two hours, he ran through 39 songs, with a setlist that honored those departed and those still here. “My Valentine” was dedicated to his wife Nancy, who was in the audience, with “Maybe I’m Amazed” performed in memory of his first wife Linda, who passed away in 1998 from cancer.

For late bandmate John Lennon, he played “Here Today,” which was, he said, “a conversation we never had. If you want to say to someone you love, do it sooner than later. There may come a point when it’s too late and you’ll think, ‘I wish I’d said that.’ ” And Mr. McCartney performed “Something” in honor of George Harrison, playing it on a ukulele that Harrison gifted to him years ago.

[…] After a rousing rendition of Wings’ “Hi, Hi, Hi,” a few audience members upfront with signs in hand were brought up onstage. One woman’s sign read “Macca rocks and rules 100 shows,” and instead of having the former Beatle add his signature to her sign, she asked him to sign her shoulder with a Sharpie instead. Another sign, “Please finish my ‘Hey Jude’ tattoo,” brought a laugh to Mr. McCartney, who said, “You never know what you’re gonna get over here.”

Mr. McCartney once said that what he was most proud of about the Beatles legacy was that all of the songs were about the same thing: love. So it was apropos, therefore, that he wrapped up the evening with the last song that all four Beatles recorded collectively, “The End,” whose only lyric is, “And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.”

All these years later, Mr. McCartney remains one of the only performers alive whose catalogue of work is still a beloved well of beauty for music fans. And, as the sold-out audience at the Verizon Center attests, Mr. McCartney creates a joy that is boundless both onstage and off.

Last updated on March 6, 2021

Verizon Center

This was the 1st concert played at Verizon Center.

A total of 2 concerts have been played there • 2016 • Aug 9th • Aug 10th

Setlist for the concert