Buffalo

From Paul McCartney | News | Penned on the Run: ‘GOT BACK’ Tour Diary 2025 Part 4:

Got Back 2025’s rolling into the KeyBank Center signaled the end of a 10-year stretch between Paul McCartney shows in New York State’s second-most populous city. And the upstanding citizens of Buffalo would celebrate the occasion in style, giving their downstate neighbors a run for their money in the audience enthusiasm stakes.

As Paul strode onstage nearly exactly at 8:15pm to deafening fanfare, it was clear that this would be another historic evening for the thousands fortunate enough to score tickets. A spirited 1-2 combo of “Help!” and “Coming Up” drove the point home instantly, while “Getting Better” and “Let ‘Em In” provided two more early highlights that, like the two opening numbers, were not played at Paul’s 2015 show at the First Niagara Center. However “Maybe I’m Amazed,” which was played at Paul’s previous Buffalo visit, put a massive explanation point on tonight’s already raucous crowd reaction. 

Paul, the band and—in yet another first time playing alongside Paul in yet another US city—the Hot City Horns shared 2+ hours off the charts energy, guiding the nearly 20,000 faithful through an impressive showing on the singalong history lessons of “In Spite of All the Danger” and “Love Me Do” to effusive approval of Abe’s choreography display during “Dance Tonight” to trying in vain to hold back the waterworks during “Here Today” and “Now and Then”—all the while remaining “as solid a band as McCartney could ask for” per the BUFFALO NEWS.

As the voices of every single person in the house joined in a climactic “Hey Jude” and rallied once more for a revelatory encore, DIGITAL JOURNAL delivered a “Verdict” that read in part:

“He had the Buffalo audience with him every step of the way, which consisted of multi-generational fans of all age groups. He proved that he is still at the top of his game musically, even at the ripe age of 83.

There was a feeling of nostalgia and sheer euphoria in the venue, and the crowd was well aware that they were in the presence of a true living music legend. His show in Buffalo, New York, garnered two giant thumbs up.”

Steve Martin – Paul’s US publicist – From Paul McCartney | News | Penned on the Run: ‘GOT BACK’ Tour Diary 2025 Part 4