Following this weeks announcement that Paul is set to headline the forthcoming Diamond Jubilee Concert, today sees Paul announcing his own live shows as he gets back out ‘On the Run’ in Europe with the all new leg of his ‘On the Run’ tour which kicked off last year at New York’s Yankee Stadium before rocking through the US, Canada, UAE, Europe, Scandinavia, Russia and ending the year with a memorable homecoming show at Liverpool’s Echo Arena.
News dates have been announced for Rotterdam, Zurich and Antwerp. Tickets for Zurich and Antwerp will go on sale on Tuesday 14 February, whislt tickets for Rotterdam will go on sale on Wednesday 15 February.
2012 marks 40 years since Paul’s premier tour as a solo artist. Since then Paul has played a truly staggering range of venues and locations. From pub gigs to huge outdoor parks and stadiums; Paul has even played into Space, outside the Coliseum in Rome, 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 wherever he goes.
2012 also marks the 10th anniversary of Paul playing with his band. In February 2002 Paul performed at the Super Bowl for the first time with the line-up of Paul ‘Wix Wickens (keyboards), Brian Ray (bass guitar/guitar), Rusty Anderson (guitar) and Abe Laboriel Jr (drums). Since then they’ve performed almost 250 shows together to audiences of millions all over the world.
Over fifty years into his career, he continues to push boundaries, perform to millions and make global news with countless monumental shows.
What a week it is for Paul McCartney. As well as announcing new live shows, this week sees the release of Paul’s new album ‘Kisses On The Bottom’, a collection of standards Paul grew up listening to in his childhood as well as the two new McCartney compositions ‘My Valentine’ and ‘Only Our Hearts’. Paul is currently in Los Angeles where an extra special performance of album tracks was exclusively streamed live worldwide by iTunes last night.
