Photo by MJ Kim 

Sir Paul McCartney returned to the U.S. for the first time in nearly three years and took to the Spokane Arena in Spokane, Wash. to kick off his Got Back arena tour. The show was lush with classic songs from the musician’s long discography and spectacular life, and a tribute to the late John Lenon.

His 36-track show, which took place on April 28 (just a few weeks ahead of the icon’s 80th birthday), started with The Beatles’ “Can’t Buy Me Love,” and then moved into his song with The Wings, “Junior’s Farm.” The evening saw work from many of his projects: The Wings, The Beatles, his solo material and even songs from The Quarrymen (which would eventually become The Beatles).

Additionally, the evening saw several bust-outs including “Getting Better” which had not been heard since 2003, “She Came In Through The Bathroom Window” which he hadn’t played live since 2008, and “You Never Give Me Your Money” which also had not been heard since ’03. The evening also saw the live debut of “Women and Wives” off McCartney III which was shared during the pandemic in 2020. Other highlights included “Lady Madonna,” “Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!,” “Get Back,” “Let It Be” and set closer “Hey Jude.”

McCartney performed a six-song encore which began with a tribute to Lenon and served as a nod to the 2021 documentary series The Beatles: Get Back. During the tribute, McCartney sang along with Lenon’s isolated vocals on “I Got a Feeling.” The encore carried on with “Birthday,” “Helter Skelter,” “Golden Slumbers,” “Carry That Weight” and appropriately ended with “The End.”

McCartney will continue his arena tour at the Climate Pledge Arena, in Seattle, Wash. on May 2. Learn more about the tour here.

Watch a fan-shot video of the evening John Lenon tribute below:

Paul McCartney
Spokane Arena – Spokane, Wash.
April 28, 2022

Set: Can’t Buy Me, Love, Junior’s Farm, Letting Go, Got To Get You Into My Life, Come On To Me, Let Me Roll It, Getting Better, Women And Wives, My Valentine, Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five, Maybe I’m Amazed, I’ve Just Seen A Face, In Spite Of All The Danger, Love Me Do, Dance Tonight, Blackbird, Here Today, Queenie Eye, Lady Madonna, Fuh You, Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!, Something, Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, You Never Give Me Your Money, She Came In Through the Bathroom Window, Get Back, Band On The Run, Let It Be, Live And Let Die, Hey Jude 
Enc.: I’ve Got A Feeling, Birthday, Helter Skelter, Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight, The End