Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Albuquerque
Concert • By Paul McCartney • Part of the 2nd North America leg of the Got Back Tour
Last updated on October 21, 2025
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Concert • By Paul McCartney • Part of the 2nd North America leg of the Got Back Tour
Last updated on October 21, 2025
Location: Isleta Amphitheater • Albuquerque • USA
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This was the third concert of the 2025 US leg of the “Got Back” tour, following performances in Palm Desert and Las Vegas, and marked Paul McCartney’s first-ever concert in Albuquerque.
From KOB.com, October 8, 2025:
Sir Paul McCartney brought his Fab Four flair to Isleta Amphitheater on Tuesday night for his first ever show in Albuquerque
“Well, hello Albuquerque! And I’ve got a feeling we’re going to have a bit of fun here tonight,” McCartney said.
Tuesday night’s show was his first in Albuquerque. Thousands of people braved the rain and thunderstorms to watch the icon perform 35 songs spanning all eras of his career, from The Beatles, Wings and more.
“I’ve listened to this music since I was a little kid growing up. I had an older brother, and that’s all I heard growing up in my bedroom was The Beatles. So it’s in my genetics from early on,” concertgoer Jim Stapleton said.
McCartney last performed in New Mexico back on April 20, 1993, when he took to the stage at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces. […]
From Paul McCartney | News | Penned on the Run: ‘GOT BACK’ Tour Diary 2025:
No two shows on the Got Back Tour 2025 have been alike up to this point. The cozy Santa Barbara Bowl, the classic arena rock vibes of the Acrisure, the modern megalopolis that was Allegiant… all radically different settings and atmospheres. Tonight would be no exception, as Paul’s first ever show in Albuquerque (and first appearance in the state of New Mexico since 1993) would be the first major amphitheater play of the tour.
It’s a rare treat to catch Paul in a shed setting, especially one with such scenic surroundings as the Albuquerque Basin — the views from the backstage area, where Paul’s arrival heralded an absolutely stunning sunset, were breathtaking. Save for a late afternoon cloudburst, the weather couldn’t have been more ideal for the evening’s show — maybe a touch on the cool side.
The threat of rain or an occasional chill meant nothing to the 15,000 or so New Mexico natives and visitors who packed the Isleta from the reserved seating sections down front to the top of the lush green lawn that sprawled above — all energized by a performance that veteran Paul show-goers described to the ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL as like “seeing McCartney for the first time,” and NEW MEXICO ENTERTAINMENT called “the realization of a lifelong dream.”
It was just past 8:30 when the thunderous welcome from the multi-generational crowd welcomed Paul back to New Mexico and to his first time on an Albuquerque stage. ‘Help!’ and ‘Coming Up’ sparked ecstatic reactions, that built into a virtual feedback loop of energy between the elated crowd and Paul and the band as they careened through ‘Got to Get You Into My Life’, ‘Drive My Car’ and ‘Letting Go’.
Having removed his jacket following ‘Come on to Me’, Paul powered through an ebullient ‘Let Me Roll It’ replete with ‘Foxey Lady’ outro tribute to Jimi Hendrix, and a riveting ‘Getting Better’ before even acknowledging the cooling of the post-sunset desert air. “It’s cold outside” was an appropriate intro to a rapturously received ‘Let ‘Em In’, a clear crowd favorite.
The highlights kept coming, and the crowd’s energy levels never flagged. The evening’s stripped down take on ‘Love Me Do’ generated a noticeable peak, as maintenance staff were spotted dancing in the aisles as they worked. A few songs later, the hushed reverence that greeted ‘Blackbird’ and the cheers of approval that met Paul’s memories of The Beatles refusing to play segregated concerts in the southern US of the 1960s offered glimmers of hope in the current state of sociopolitical turbulence.
Those glimmers of hope burst into gleaming rays with a passionate ‘Let It Be’ that seemed to unite all in attendance — from the blanket-sporting old-timers to the 30-40-somethings decked out in their finest Sergeant Pepper regalia to the children and grandchildren experiencing their first Paul McCartney show — in a quasi-magical wave of optimism.
‘Hey Jude’ cemented that same bond, with friends and neighbors, strangers and new acquaintances, venue staff and local law enforcement all united in possibly the biggest, most impassioned singalong in New Mexico history.
Following an impassioned encore, Albuquerque had officially gotten back to its first Paul experience — leaving the crowd with a feeling that I couldn’t describe any more accurately than NEW MEXICO ENTERTAINMENT magazine did:
“It felt unreal—like waking from a dream you don’t want to end. But the message was clear: we can have good things. Because on that night, under the New Mexico stars, we did.”
Steve Martin – Paul’s US publicist – From Paul McCartney | News | Penned on the Run: ‘GOT BACK’ Tour Diary 2025
This was the 1st and only concert played at Isleta Amphitheater.
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