Sep 21, 1989 › Jul 29, 1990
Last updated on June 4, 2023
From Wikipedia:
The Paul McCartney World Tour was a worldwide concert tour by Paul McCartney during 1989 and 1990. It was McCartney’s first major tour outing in ten years, since Wings UK Tour 1979, and his first world tour in thirteen years, since the 1976 Wings Over the World tour. It was also his first tour under his name.
While the tour coincided with the release of his Flowers in the Dirt album, it was thematically more about finally embracing his Beatles past, including for the first time, in any of his tours, a substantial number of Beatles songs in the set list.
The tour was documented by the 1990 live albums Tripping the Live Fantastic and Tripping the Live Fantastic: Highlights!, and the 1991 concert film Get Back. A one-hour tour documentary was also aired on Channel 4 TV in the UK, titled From Rio to Liverpool.
From paulmccartney.com:
Incredibly, the Paul McCartney ‘Get Back’ Tour of 1989-90 – his first since 1979 – travelled 100,331 miles, with Paul playing to a total of 2,843,297 fans over 102 gigs. At the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on April 21st 1990, Paul even set a new world record, performing to the largest stadium crowd ever gathered in the history of rock and roll at 184, 368. Unsurprisingly, this tour was the most successful of Paul’s illustrious career. In America, Paul became the artist with the most ticket sales in 1990 (an average of 49,209 per gig), beating the likes of Madonna, The Grateful Dead and Janet Jackson. The highlight of the tour for Paul was when he played to over 50,000 on the banks of the Mersey – his biggest ever gig so far in his hometown of Liverpool – and, at the end of a medley dedicated to John, the band stopped playing ‘Give Peace A Chance’, only for the crowd to carry on chanting the lyrics, forcing Paul to restart the song. “That,” he said “was one of the greatest moments of my career. That was what you do it all for, really”.
That tour was the high point of my life. It doesn’t get much better than that. It really doesn’t.
Robbie McIntosh – From Robbie McIntosh: Guitarist for Paul McCartney, John Mayer, Pretenders – Rolling Stone, May 16, 2023
Is it stressful to be onstage and realize roughly a billion people are watching you play?
I guess so. I’d be much more aware of that now. I was still only 27 back then. You’re not that scared when you’re 27. You just get on with it. I’m much more aware now. When I played with McCartney in Rio to all those people, it just felt like another gig. I didn’t know it was going to break all those records.
Robbie McIntosh – From Robbie McIntosh: Guitarist for Paul McCartney, John Mayer, Pretenders – Rolling Stone, May 16, 2023
Sep 21, 1989
Norway • Drammen • Drammenshallen
Sep 26, 1989 • There is 1 album covering this show
Sweden • Gothenburg • Scandinavium
Sep 28, 1989 • There are 4 albums covering this show
Sweden • Stockholm • Johanneshovs Isstadion
Sep 29, 1989
Sweden • Stockholm • Johanneshovs Isstadion
Sep 30, 1989
Germany • Hamburg • Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
Oct 03, 1989 • There is 1 album covering this show
Germany • Hamburg • Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
Oct 04, 1989
Germany • Frankfurt • Festhalle
Oct 06, 1989
Germany • Frankfurt • Festhalle
Oct 07, 1989
France • Paris • Bercy Omnisport Arena
Oct 09, 1989
France • Paris • Bercy Omnisport Arena
Oct 10, 1989 • There are 2 albums covering this show
France • Paris • Bercy Omnisport Arena
Oct 11, 1989
Germany • Dortmund • Westfalenhalle
Oct 16, 1989
Germany • Dortmund • Westfalenhalle
Oct 17, 1989 • There are 3 albums covering this show
Germany • Munich • Olympiahalle
Oct 20, 1989
Germany • Munich • Olympiahalle
Oct 21, 1989 • There are 3 albums covering this show
Germany • Munich • Olympiahalle
Oct 22, 1989
Oct 24, 1989
Oct 26, 1989 • There are 6 albums covering this show
Oct 27, 1989 • There are 5 albums covering this show
Switzerland • Zurich • Hallenstadion
Oct 29, 1989
Switzerland • Zurich • Hallenstadion
Oct 30, 1989
Spain • Madrid • Palacio de los Deportes
Nov 02, 1989 • There are 3 albums covering this show
Spain • Madrid • Palacio de los Deportes
Nov 03, 1989
France • Lyon • Halle Tony Garnier
Nov 05, 1989
Netherlands • Rotterdam • Ahoy Rotterdam
Nov 07, 1989 • There is 1 album covering this show
Netherlands • Rotterdam • Ahoy Rotterdam
Nov 08, 1989 • There are 3 albums covering this show
Netherlands • Rotterdam • Ahoy Rotterdam
Nov 10, 1989 • There are 2 albums covering this show
Netherlands • Rotterdam • Ahoy Rotterdam
Nov 11, 1989
USA • Los Angeles • Great Western Forum
Nov 23, 1989 • There are 3 albums covering this show
USA • Los Angeles • Great Western Forum
Nov 24, 1989 • There is 1 album covering this show
USA • Los Angeles • Great Western Forum
Nov 27, 1989 • There are 3 albums covering this show
USA • Los Angeles • Great Western Forum
Nov 28, 1989
USA • Los Angeles • Great Western Forum
Nov 29, 1989 • There is 1 album covering this show
USA • Chicago • Rosemont Horizon
Dec 03, 1989
USA • Chicago • Rosemont Horizon
Dec 04, 1989
USA • Chicago • Rosemont Horizon
Dec 05, 1989 • There are 2 albums covering this show
Dec 07, 1989 • There are 3 albums covering this show
Canada • Montreal • Montreal Forum
Dec 09, 1989 • There are 5 albums covering this show
USA • New York • Madison Square Garden
Dec 11, 1989
USA • New York • Madison Square Garden
Dec 12, 1989
USA • New York • Madison Square Garden
Dec 14, 1989
USA • New York • Madison Square Garden
Dec 15, 1989 • There is 1 album covering this show
United Kingdom • Birmingham • NEC Arena
Jan 02, 1990 • There are 2 albums covering this show
United Kingdom • Birmingham • NEC Arena
Jan 03, 1990
United Kingdom • Birmingham • NEC Arena
Jan 05, 1990
United Kingdom • Birmingham • NEC Arena
Jan 06, 1990
United Kingdom • Birmingham • NEC Arena
Jan 08, 1990
United Kingdom • Birmingham • NEC Arena
Jan 09, 1990
United Kingdom • London • Wembley Arena
Jan 11, 1990
United Kingdom • London • Wembley Arena
Jan 13, 1990 • There are 2 albums covering this show
United Kingdom • London • Wembley Arena
Jan 14, 1990
United Kingdom • London • Wembley Arena
Jan 16, 1990 • There are 3 albums covering this show
United Kingdom • London • Wembley Arena
Jan 17, 1990 • There are 2 albums covering this show
United Kingdom • London • Wembley Arena
Jan 19, 1990 • There are 3 albums covering this show
United Kingdom • London • Wembley Arena
Jan 20, 1990
United Kingdom • London • Wembley Arena
Jan 21, 1990 • There are 2 albums covering this show
United Kingdom • London • Wembley Arena
Jan 23, 1990 • There is 1 album covering this show
United Kingdom • London • Wembley Arena
Jan 24, 1990
United Kingdom • London • Wembley Arena
Jan 26, 1990
USA • Detroit • The Palace of Auburn Hills
Feb 01, 1990 • There are 2 albums covering this show
USA • Detroit • The Palace of Auburn Hills
Feb 02, 1990
USA • Pittsburgh • Civic Arena
Feb 04, 1990
USA • Pittsburgh • Civic Arena
Feb 05, 1990
USA • Worcester • Worcester Centrum
Feb 08, 1990 • There are 3 albums covering this show
USA • Worcester • Worcester Centrum
Feb 09, 1990 • There are 2 albums covering this show
USA • Cincinnati • Riverfront Coliseum
Feb 12, 1990 • There are 3 albums covering this show
USA • Indianapolis • Market Square Arena
Feb 14, 1990
USA • Indianapolis • Market Square Arena
Feb 15, 1990 • There is 1 album covering this show
Feb 18, 1990
Feb 19, 1990
Mar 01, 1990
Mar 02, 1990
Mar 03, 1990 • There are 3 albums covering this show
Mar 05, 1990 • There are 4 albums covering this show
Mar 07, 1990 • There is 1 album covering this show
Mar 09, 1990 • There are 3 albums covering this show
Mar 11, 1990
Mar 13, 1990 • There are 3 albums covering this show
USA • Seattle • Seattle Kingdome
Mar 29, 1990
USA • Berkeley • California Memorial Stadium
Mar 31, 1990
USA • Berkeley • California Memorial Stadium
Apr 01, 1990 • There is 1 album covering this show
USA • Tempe • Sun Devil Stadium
Apr 04, 1990 • There are 2 albums covering this show
Apr 07, 1990
Apr 09, 1990
Apr 12, 1990 • There are 2 albums covering this show
USA • Miami • Joe Robbie Stadium
Apr 14, 1990 • There are 3 albums covering this show
USA • Miami • Joe Robbie Stadium
Apr 15, 1990
Brazil • Rio de Janeiro • Maracana Stadium
Apr 20, 1990 • There is 1 album covering this show
Brazil • Rio de Janeiro • Maracana Stadium
Apr 21, 1990 • There are 8 albums covering this show
United Kingdom • Glasgow • SECC Arena
Jun 23, 1990 • There are 3 albums covering this show
United Kingdom • Liverpool • King's Docks
Jun 28, 1990 • There are 2 albums covering this show
USA • Washington • RFK Stadium
Jul 04, 1990 • There are 2 albums covering this show
USA • Washington • RFK Stadium
Jul 06, 1990 • There is 1 album covering this show
USA • East Rutherford • Giants Stadium
Jul 09, 1990
USA • East Rutherford • Giants Stadium
Jul 11, 1990 • There is 1 album covering this show
USA • Philadelphia • Veterans Stadium
Jul 14, 1990
USA • Philadelphia • Veterans Stadium
Jul 15, 1990
Jul 18, 1990
USA • Cleveland • Cleveland Stadium
Jul 20, 1990
USA • Raleigh • Carter-Finley Stadium
Jul 22, 1990
USA • Foxboro • Sullivan Stadium
Jul 24, 1990 • There is 1 album covering this show
USA • Foxboro • Sullivan Stadium
Jul 26, 1990
Jul 29, 1990 • There is 1 album covering this show
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[…] The Paul McCartney World Tour would continue until mid-1990, encompassing 104 concerts in 13 countries. I saw 11 shows on that tour, starting with the two at Madison Square Garden and winding up at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh in July. In between, I also saw Paul perform in London, Atlanta, Miami and Philly. […]