Sunday, November 2, 2025
Atlanta
Concert • By Paul McCartney • Part of the 2nd North America leg of the Got Back Tour
Last updated on November 26, 2025
Sunday, November 2, 2025
Concert • By Paul McCartney • Part of the 2nd North America leg of the Got Back Tour
Last updated on November 26, 2025
Location: Philips Arena • Atlanta • USA
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This was the first of two consecutive nights in Atlanta and the tenth show of the 2025 US leg of the “Got Back” tour. Paul McCartney last performed in Atlanta in October 2014 during his Out There Tour.
From Georgia Public Broadcasting, November 3, 2025:
It’s a rare treat when Paul McCartney comes to town. His first concert here happened in 1965 with the Beatles at the Atlanta Stadium (later called Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium). Since that time, he’s performed stints in the city on eight other trips — once with Wings in 1976 at the Omni and two nights there in 1990; a stop at the Georgia Dome in 1993; a stormy evening in Piedmont Park in 2009; his 2002, 2005 and 2014 concerts at Philips Arena; and a 2017 visit to what’s now the Gas South Arena in Duluth.
With back-to-back sold-out gigs underway at State Farm Arena, where he’ll perform again tonight, the 83-year-old drew generations of fans from near and far — and proved energy is ageless. Hefty ticket prices which ranged into the thousands in the after-market didn’t dampen the levels of enthusiasm across the 35-song setlist.
While Baby Boomers helped grow the Beatles’ fame, a large percentage of the Sunday evening audience were groups of Gen Z fans and their Gen X parents, who came from other states to see McCartney for the first time or, as one concertgoer told GPB, “one more time.”
Participants interviewed included local families and fly-ins from Phoenix, Denver and New York City.
Sisters Lillian, 19, and Faith Merriman, 22, drove from Orlando to see the Atlanta concert. “I’m so excited,” Lillian said. “I’ve loved the Beatles for a long time.“
Local fans also recalled seeing McCartney in Atlanta over the past 60 years. Identical twins June Cordell and Becky Christo saw the Beatles in Atlanta in 1965. “It’s wonderful that he is still here and doing this,” Becky said. “It’s about peace and love and doing the songs that everybody can relate to. We need more of that.“
A group of students and friends from Savannah College of Art and Design and Georgia State University — Amy, Ally, Mallory, Alice and Maddie — posed for pictures in Beatles gear and held up dolls of McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr when a member of McCartney’s management approached them to upgrade their tickets. “I almost fainted,” Alice said.
Unlike most touring artists today, McCartney’s setlist has seven decades of material to draw from and this current “Got Back” tour is delighting longtime fans with the Beatles’ deep cuts and solo hits from “Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite” to “Come Onto Me.” […]The world the Beatles inhabited in the 1960s has changed, but even amidst the darkness and division of 2025, the elated faces of the young people who left the arena offered hope — and proof that peace and love are not just jargons from the past, but keys to the future.
From Georgia Public Broadcasting, November 3, 2025
From Paul McCartney | News | Penned on the Run: ‘GOT BACK’ Tour Diary 2025 Part 3:
Paul has a long and storied history with Atlanta, one that stretches all the way back to The Beatles’ 1965 show at the Atlanta Stadium and includes Wings’ 1976 appearance at the Omni, a two-night solo stand at the same venue in 1990, subsequent solo shows in 1993 (Georgia Dome), 2002 and 2005 (Philips Arena), 2009 (Piedmont Park), 2014 (Philips Arena again), and most recently a 2017 stop in Duluth, Georgia (about a half hour’s drive so let’s count it)…
So what was in store for the latest chapter in this ongoing saga when Paul took to the stage for the first of two sold out nights at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena? For starters — as has been the case virtually every night on Got Back 2025 — there was a crowd reaction that would suggest it was Paul’s first time playing the ATL. The roar of the crowd exploded as the lights went down, mounting relentlessly from the first strains of “Help!” through numerous crescendos, including the customary “one wardrobe change of the evening,” when Paul doffed his jacket before shredding on an ecstatically received “Let Me Roll It” replete with its coda of Jimi Hendrix’s “Foxey Lady.”
Speaking of tributes to the dear departed, they were poignant and emotive both nights in Atlanta. Paul shared the sense of privilege he felt from having known George Martin (“Love Me Do”), paid homage to the enduring presence of John Lennon (“Here Today” and the virtual duet on “I’ve Got A Feeling” both brought the house down on Sunday and Monday alike) and dear friend and fellow ukulele player George Harrison (“Something”), his gratitude for the bonds they shared present in every note.
In addition to the impassioned and deafening approval of each and every number — night two, you may have registered just a hair higher on the db meter — there were indelible moments both nights: Paul recounting the story of writing “Blackbird” as a message of hope for those struggling in the Civil Rights era; Paul and the band bounding back onto the stage sporting U.S., UK, Georgia State and LGBTQ+ Pride flags minutes after uniting the arena in song with massive “Hey Jude” singalongs… These were a few of the shows’ numerous gestures of comfort and compassion that spoke directly to the crowds’ shared humanity. They provided hope and optimism in the face of whatever anyone in attendance might have been escaping for approximately two and a half hours those particular Sunday and Monday evenings.
Finally, for the verdict on the latest installment of Paul’s history with Atlanta, we’ll go to the ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION: “McCartney played for two hours and 30 minutes without the need of a backing track. Only his commanding voice and the captivating instruments of his seven-piece band, still leaning on the musical excellence that made him a superstar roughly six decades ago.”
Steve Martin – Paul’s US publicist – From Paul McCartney | News | Penned on the Run: ‘GOT BACK’ Tour Diary 2025 Part 3
This was the 5th concert played at Philips Arena.
A total of 6 concerts have been played there • 2002 • May 12 • May 13 • 2005 • Sep 20 • 2014 • Oct 15 • 2025 • Nov 2• Nov 3
Instrumental Jam
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Medley
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