Paul McCartney live: O2 Arena, London

Paul McCartney performed at the O2 Arena in London, England, on 23 May 2015.

It was the 71st show of the Out There Tour, which lasted for 91 dates between May 2013 and October 2015, and the first of two consecutive nights at the O2.

McCartney was joined onstage by Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl for a rendition of The Beatles’ ‘I Saw Her Standing There’ during the first encore. McCartney had previously collaborated with the former members of Nirvana on the 2012 song ‘Cut Me Some Slack’.

The show also saw the UK debut of ‘Hope For The Future’ and the Beatles song ‘Another Girl’, and the first-ever live performance of McCartney’s song ‘Temporary Secretary’, from the 1980 album McCartney II.

McCartney’s band was Paul ‘Wix’ Wickens (vocals, keyboards, guitar, percussion, harmonica), Brian Ray (vocals, guitar, bass), Rusty Anderson (vocals, guitar), and Abe Laboriel Jr (vocals, drums).

This was McCartney’s first show at the O2 since December 2011. He also performed at the venue in December 2009.

McCartney previously performed at the O2 Arena on 22 December 2009 for the Good Evening Europe Tour, and 5 December 2011 for the On The Run Tour. He returned on 16 December 2018 for the Freshen Up Tour.

23 and 24 May 2015 for the Out There Tour; and 16 December 2018 for the Freshen Up Tour.

Paul McCartney – Out There Tour (2013-2015)

Concert setlist

Out There Tour dates

Last updated: 1 March 2024
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Paul McCartney live: O2 Arena, London
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