Paul McCartney Kicks Off 2025 U.S. Tour in Santa Barbera - Plays 'Help!' for the First Time Since 2005

Via Noise11:

Paul McCartney launched his 2025 tour in Santa Barbara, California on Friday night (26 September 2025), treating fans to a historic moment with the return of The Beatles’ classic Help! to his setlist for the first time since 1990.

...The Santa Barbara concert on 26 September was the usual career-spanning journey through McCartney’s work with The Beatles, Wings, and his solo output. The setlist included Beatles staples such as Got to Get You Into My Life, Blackbird, Lady Madonna, Hey Jude, and Let It Be, Wings anthems like Jet and Live and Let Die, as well as solo highlights including Coming Up and Dance Tonight.

Perhaps the most poignant moment, alongside Help!, was the performance of I’ve Got a Feeling, which McCartney delivered as a “virtual duet” with John Lennon using restored rooftop concert footage. The encore section closed with the emotional suite of Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight, and The End from Abbey Road.

Set list:

Main Set
Help! – Help! (1965)
Coming Up – McCartney II (1980)
Got to Get You Into My Life – Revolver (1966)
Let Me Roll It – Band on the Run (1973)
Getting Better – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
Let ‘Em In – Wings at the Speed of Sound (1976)
My Valentine – Kisses on the Bottom (2012)
Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five – Band on the Run (1973)
I’ve Just Seen a Face – Help! (1965)
Love Me Do – Please Please Me (1963)
Dance Tonight – Memory Almost Full (2007)
Blackbird – The Beatles (White Album) (1968)
Now and Then – 1967-1970 (2023 Expanded Edition) (2023, recorded 1970s / completed 2023)
Lady Madonna – Non-album single (1968)
Jet – Band on the Run (1973)
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da – The Beatles (White Album) (1968)
Get Back – Let It Be (1970)
Let It Be – Let It Be (1970)
Live and Let Die – James Bond film theme / single (1973)
Hey Jude – Non-album single (1968)

Encore
I’ve Got a Feeling – Let It Be (1970)
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
Helter Skelter – The Beatles (White Album) (1968)
Golden Slumbers – Abbey Road (1969)
Carry That Weight – Abbey Road (1969)
The End – Abbey Road (1969)

Paul McCartney tour dates for 2025

29 September 2025 – Palm Desert, CA – Acrisure Arena
4 October 2025 – Las Vegas, NV – Allegiant Stadium
7 October 2025 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
11 October 2025 – Denver, CO – Coors Field
14 October 2025 – Des Moines, IA – Casey’s Center
17 October 2025 – Minneapolis, MN – U.S. Bank Stadium
22 October 2025 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
25 October 2025 – San Antonio, TX – Alamodome
29 October 2025 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
2 November 2025 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
3 November 2025 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
6 November 2025 – Nashville, TN – The Pinnacle
8 November 2025 – Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena
11 November 2025 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
14 November 2025 – Buffalo, NY – KeyBank Center
17 November 2025 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
18 November 2025 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
21 November 2025 – Hamilton, ON – TD Coliseum
24 November 2025 – Chicago, IL – United Center
25 November 2025 – Chicago, IL – United Center