On This Day in Beatles History: Paul McCartney Live at Roskilde Festival – 4 July 2015

On 4 July 2015, Paul McCartney performed at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark. It was the 83rd show of the Out There Tour, which ran for 91 dates between May 2013 and October 2015. The 39-song set opened with ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ and included a rare outing for ‘Good Day Sunshine’, which McCartney had not played live since July 2008.

What Happened on 4 July 2015?

The Roskilde Festival performance was one of the headline slots of the 2015 edition of the festival, which is held annually on a site near the town of Roskilde, approximately 30 kilometres west of Copenhagen. Roskilde is one of the oldest and largest music festivals in Europe, founded in 1971, and its headline slots are among the most prestigious in the European festival calendar.

The setlist opened with ‘Magical Mystery Tour’, the title track of The Beatles’ 1967 television film and double EP, which had been added to the Out There Tour setlist as a relatively recent addition. ‘Good Day Sunshine’ — from The Beatles’ 1966 album Revolver — was another notable inclusion, making its first live appearance since July 2008. McCartney’s performance of ‘Got To Get You Into My Life’, also from Revolver, was filmed and shared from the show.

The Band

McCartney’s touring band for the Out There Tour comprised:

• Paul ‘Wix’ Wickens — vocals, keyboards, guitar, percussion, harmonica
• Brian Ray — vocals, guitar, bass
• Rusty Anderson — vocals, guitar
• Abe Laboriel Jr — vocals, drums

Paul ‘Wix’ Wickens has been McCartney’s keyboard player since the 1989–90 World Tour, making him one of the longest-serving members of any McCartney touring band. His versatility across keyboards, guitar, and harmonica makes him one of the most important musicians in McCartney’s live sound.

Brian Ray is an American guitarist and bassist who joined McCartney’s band in 2002. He plays both guitar and bass, allowing McCartney to move freely between instruments during the show. Ray has also worked as a session musician and solo artist.

Rusty Anderson is an American guitarist who also joined McCartney’s band in 2002. His fluid, melodic guitar style is a defining element of McCartney’s live sound, and he has co-written songs with McCartney for his solo albums.

Abe Laboriel Jr is an American drummer who joined McCartney’s band in 2001. The son of the celebrated session bassist Abraham Laboriel, he is widely regarded as one of the finest rock drummers of his generation and has been a cornerstone of McCartney’s live performances for more than two decades.

The Concert Setlist

• ‘Magical Mystery Tour’
• ‘Save Us’
• ‘Got To Get You Into My Life’
• ‘Good Day Sunshine’ (first live performance since July 2008)
• ‘Temporary Secretary’
• ‘Let Me Roll It’
• ‘Paperback Writer’
• ‘My Valentine’
• ‘Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five’
• ‘The Long And Winding Road’
• ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’
• ‘I’ve Just Seen A Face’
• ‘We Can Work It Out’
• ‘Another Day’
• ‘Hope For The Future’
• ‘And I Love Her’
• ‘Blackbird’
• ‘Here Today’
• ‘New’
• ‘Queenie Eye’
• ‘Lady Madonna’
• ‘All Together Now’
• ‘Lovely Rita’
• ‘Eleanor Rigby’
• ‘Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite!’
• ‘Something’
• ‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da’
• ‘Band On The Run’
• ‘Back In The USSR’
• ‘Let It Be’
• ‘Live And Let Die’
• ‘Hey Jude’
• ‘Another Girl’
• ‘Hi, Hi, Hi’
• ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’
• ‘Helter Skelter’
• ‘Golden Slumbers’
• ‘Carry That Weight’
• ‘The End’

The Out There Tour

The Out There Tour was Paul McCartney’s most extensive solo touring campaign, running for 91 dates across 5 continents between 4 May 2013 and 22 October 2015. The tour visited Brazil, the United States, Canada, Poland, Italy, Austria, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Australia, among other countries.

Highlights of the tour included performances at Candlestick Park in San Francisco on 14 August 2014 — the final concert ever held at the stadium, which was demolished in 2015 — and a headline slot at Glastonbury Festival in 2004 that had been a landmark moment in McCartney’s live career. The Out There Tour also included a performance at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on 28 April 2015, a venue with deep significance for The Beatles, who had performed there in 1966.

The full 91-date Out There Tour schedule was:

• 4 May 2013: Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
• 6 May 2013: Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia, Brazil
• 9 May 2013: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo, Fortaleza, Brazil
• 18 May 2013: Amway Center, Orlando, USA
• 19 May 2013: Amway Center, Orlando, USA
• 22 May 2013: Frank Erwin Center, Austin, USA
• 23 May 2013: Frank Erwin Center, Austin, USA
• 26 May 2013: FedExForum, Memphis, USA
• 29 May 2013: BOK Center, Tulsa, USA
• 30 May 2013: BOK Center, Tulsa, USA
• 8 June 2013: Barclays Center, New York City, USA
• 10 June 2013: Barclays Center, New York City, USA
• 14 June 2013: Bonnaroo Festival, USA
• 22 June 2013: Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland
• 25 June 2013: Arena di Verona, Verona, Italy
• 27 June 2013: Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria
• 7 July 2013: Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Canada
• 9 July 2013: Fenway Park, Boston, USA
• 12 July 2013: Nationals Park, Washington, DC, USA
• 14 July 2013: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, USA
• 16 July 2013: Miller Park, Milwaukee, USA
• 19 July 2013: Safeco Field, Seattle, USA
• 23 July 2013: Plains of Abraham, Quebec City, Canada
• 9 August 2013: Outside Lands Festival, USA
• 12 August 2013: Investors Group Field, Winnipeg, Canada
• 14 August 2013: Mosaic Stadium, Regina, Canada
• 11 November 2013: Kyocera Dome, Osaka, Japan
• 12 November 2013: Kyocera Dome, Osaka, Japan
• 15 November 2013: Fukuoka Dome, Fukuoka, Japan
• 18 November 2013: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
• 19 November 2013: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
• 21 November 2013: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
• 19 April 2014: Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay
• 22 April 2014: Movistar Arena, Santiago, Chile
• 23 April 2014: Movistar Arena, Santiago, Chile
• 25 April 2014: Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru
• 28 April 2014: Estadio de Liga, Quito, Ecuador
• 1 May 2014: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
• 5 July 2014: Times Union Center, Albany, USA
• 7 July 2014: Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, USA
• 9 July 2014: United Center, Chicago, USA
• 12 July 2014: Fargodome, Fargo, USA
• 14 July 2014: Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, USA
• 16 July 2014: Sprint Center, Kansas City, USA
• 2 August 2014: Target Field, Minneapolis, USA
• 5 August 2014: Washington-Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, USA
• 7 August 2014: EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, USA
• 10 August 2014: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, USA
• 12 August 2014: US Airways Center, Phoenix, USA
• 14 August 2014: Candlestick Park, San Francisco, USA
• 28 September 2014: Petco Park, San Diego, USA
• 2 October 2014: United Spirit Arena, Lubbock, USA
• 11 October 2014: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, USA
• 13 October 2014: American Airlines Center, Dallas, USA
• 15 October 2014: Philips Arena, Atlanta, USA
• 16 October 2014: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, USA
• 25 October 2014: Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, USA
• 28 October 2014: KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, USA
• 30 October 2014: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, USA
• 10 November 2014: Estádio Kléber Andrade, Cariacica, Brazil
• 12 November 2014: HSBC Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• 23 November 2014: Estádio Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil
• 25 November 2014: Allianz Parque, São Paulo, Brazil
• 26 November 2014: Allianz Parque, São Paulo, Brazil
• 21 April 2015: Kyocera Dome, Osaka, Japan
• 23 April 2015: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
• 25 April 2015: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
• 27 April 2015: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
• 28 April 2015: Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
• 2 May 2015: Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea
• 23 May 2015: O2 Arena, London, England
• 24 May 2015: O2 Arena, London, England
• 27 May 2015: Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, England
• 28 May 2015: Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
• 5 June 2015: Nouveau Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France
• 7 June 2015: Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• 8 June 2015: Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• 11 June 2015: Stade de France, Paris, France
• 19 June 2015: Firefly Music Festival, USA
• 21 June 2015: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, USA
• 23 June 2015: John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, USA
• 25 June 2015: Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, USA
• 4 July 2015: Roskilde Festival, Denmark
• 7 July 2015: Telenor Arena, Oslo, Norway
• 9 July 2015: Tele2 Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
• 31 July 2015: Lollapalooza 2015, USA
• 13 October 2015: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, USA
• 15 October 2015: Bryce Jordan Center, State College, USA
• 17 October 2015: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Canada
• 21 October 2015: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, USA
• 22 October 2015: First Niagara Center, Buffalo, USA

On This Day in Beatles History

• Date: 4 July 2015
• Event: Paul McCartney performed at the Roskilde Festival, Denmark
• Tour: Out There Tour, show 83 of 91
• Setlist: 39 songs, opening with ‘Magical Mystery Tour’
• Setlist highlight: ‘Good Day Sunshine’ — first live performance since July 2008
• Band: Paul ‘Wix’ Wickens, Brian Ray, Rusty Anderson, Abe Laboriel Jr

Explore More Beatles History

• Paul McCartney: Solo Career
• The Beatles Timeline 1956–1970
• Paul McCartney Out There Tour
• Revolver: The Album

Frequently Asked Questions

When did Paul McCartney perform at Roskilde Festival?

Paul McCartney performed at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark on 4 July 2015. It was the 83rd show of the Out There Tour, which ran for 91 dates between May 2013 and October 2015.

What was the setlist at Paul McCartney’s Roskilde 2015 show?

McCartney played 39 songs, opening with ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ and closing with ‘The End’. The set included ‘Good Day Sunshine’, which had not been played live since July 2008, and ‘Got To Get You Into My Life’ from Revolver.

What is the Roskilde Festival?

The Roskilde Festival is one of the oldest and largest music festivals in Europe, held annually near the town of Roskilde, approximately 30 kilometres west of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was founded in 1971 and its headline slots are among the most prestigious in the European festival calendar.

How many dates was the Out There Tour?

The Out There Tour ran for 91 dates between 4 May 2013 and 22 October 2015, visiting countries across 5 continents including Brazil, the USA, Canada, Japan, South Korea, the UK, France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Who was in Paul McCartney’s band for the Out There Tour?

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

What was significant about the Candlestick Park show on the Out There Tour?

McCartney’s performance at Candlestick Park in San Francisco on 14 August 2014 was the final concert ever held at the stadium before its demolition in 2015. The Beatles had performed their last concert at Candlestick Park on 29 August 1966.