During his lifetime of performing, Paul has played a truly staggering range of venues and locations. From pub gigs to huge outdoor parks and stadiums; unannounced stripped-back university shows with Wings to performing at Buckingham Palace, Paul has even played into Space, in Moscow’s Red Square and at the White House to name just a few. In recent years, Paul’s live shows have even acquired a new legendary status, garnering unprecedented reviews from fans and critics alike. Over fifty years into his career, Paul continues to push boundaries, perform to millions and make global news with countless monumental shows.

In 2010 Paul performed over 30 ‘Up and Coming’ tour dates across North America, South America and the UK. Last year saw many career firsts wherever the band played. These included performing for President Barack Obama and his family at the White House in June, where Paul was made the first ever British recipient of the prestigious Gershwin Prize For Popular Song. Paul returned to the White House again in December (where even the President joked about Paul becoming a regular there!) to be awarded with a Kennedy Center Honor. Paul ended 2010 with a visit to the iconic US tv show: Saturday Night Live in New York City, followed by a career landmark first ever performance at Harlem's famed Apollo Theater on December 13 and three intimate homecoming shows in the UK. He played the smallest club show of his career at London’s legendary 100 Club to just 300 people, which made headlines as far as China. The final two shows of Paul’s 2010 were at the Hammersmith Apollo and at Liverpool’s O2 Academy, both of which broke venue box office records.

McCartney kicked off his 2011 live agenda with his first ever show in Peru, his first Chilean gig since 1993, and two blockbuster shows at Rio de Janeiro's Estadio Olimpico Joao Havelange, which also resulted in the first ever concert to be broadcast LIVE on the Internet throughout Latin America - allowing over 1.5 million fans who were unable to snap up one of the 100,000 tickets to share in the magic. Like his visits to South America in 2010, these trips resulted in total and utter Macca-mania wherever he went. Fans built makeshift ‘McCartney villages’ as they camped outside the stadiums, waiting for days for the doors to open, in order to get the best possible positions at the front of the crowd.

As anyone who has seen it will confirm, the Paul McCartney live experience goes so much further than simply a normal concert. Paul takes his audience on an emotional journey and whether there are 200 or 500,000 people in the audience, he connects with everyone. When this is coupled with the most envied and respected back catalogue in music, you have the ingredients for a once in a lifetime experience. On stage, Paul barely has time to catch his breath as he jumps from instrument to instrument, bounds tirelessly around the stage and sings nearly 40 songs - the ultimate value for money show from a this music legend.

Tickets for the ‘On The Run’ tour will go on sale Thursday 13th October. See the full line up of tour dates and venues here. Keep up to date with all Paul’s tour news via our Facebook.com/LeosMusic and follow the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag: #PaulisLIVE