Paul McCartney live: Alamodome, San Antonio – 25 October 2025

25 October 2025 · Paul McCartney · Got Back tour · Live concerts

Paul McCartney gets back to San Antonio

On Saturday, 25 October 2025, Paul McCartney performed at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The Got Back concert returned him to a venue he had first played more than three decades earlier, on 29 May 1993 during the New World Tour.

The evening connected several generations of McCartney’s music. “Help!” opened a programme that moved through Beatles favourites, Wings songs and solo material, with “In Spite of All the Danger” reaching back to the Quarrymen and “Now and Then” representing a much more recent chapter of Beatles history.

A separate soundcheck offered another selection of songs before the main event. Keeping those two programmes distinct is essential: the soundcheck included “Flaming Pie”, “Women and Wives” and “Mrs Vandebilt”, while the evening concert followed its own 35-song running order.

Concert facts

Returning to the Alamodome after 1993

McCartney’s relationship with the Alamodome began during the venue’s opening period in 1993. His return in 2025 therefore carried a different historical significance from a first visit to a new stadium: it linked two major touring eras separated by more than thirty years.

The official 2025 tour diary also distinguished this return from McCartney’s more recent San Antonio appearance at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts in 2014. The 2025 show was a return to the Alamodome, not his first appearance anywhere in San Antonio since 1993.

Compare the two stadium visits through our account of the 1993 Alamodome concert. The venue remained the connection, but the songs available to McCartney had expanded through decades of subsequent recording.

The band and the horn section

McCartney performed with Paul “Wix” Wickens, Brian Ray, Rusty Anderson and Abe Laboriel Jr., joined by a three-piece horn section.

• Paul McCartney: lead vocals, bass, guitar and piano.
• Paul “Wix” Wickens: keyboards, guitar, harmonica, percussion and vocals.
• Brian Ray: guitar, bass and vocals.
• Rusty Anderson: guitar and vocals.
• Abe Laboriel Jr.: drums and vocals.
• Kenji Fenton: saxophone.
• Mike Davis: trumpet.
• Paul Burton: trombone.

The core band’s ability to change instruments and arrangements supported the wide-ranging programme. The horns added another live instrumental colour to a show whose catalogue included brass-led Beatles material and the expansive arrangements associated with Wings.

From Help! to Now and Then

Opening with “Help!” immediately placed the Beatles at the centre of the evening. “Coming Up”, “Got to Get You Into My Life” and “Drive My Car” followed, before Wings and later solo songs broadened the programme.

The set did not move in chronological order. “Come On to Me” appeared among older songs, while the acoustic passage placed “In Spite of All the Danger” beside “Love Me Do” and “Dance Tonight”. Rather than presenting one album or era, the concert drew connections across McCartney’s working life.

“Blackbird” and “Here Today” created a quieter centre, followed by “Now and Then”. Later, “Something” provided a George Harrison connection, and the encore included “I’ve Got a Feeling” with John Lennon’s filmed rooftop performance forming part of the presentation.

These were distinct kinds of remembrance. “Here Today” is McCartney’s own song, “Something” was written by Harrison, and the “I’ve Got a Feeling” sequence used archival Lennon footage. They should not be described as interchangeable tributes or as appearances by the former bandmates themselves.

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Soundcheck setlist: Alamodome, 25 October 2025

The following entries belong to the separate soundcheck, not the main evening concert.

1. Instrumental jam
2. Matchbox
3. Flaming Pie
4. Fuh You
5. Coming Up
6. Women and Wives
7. Let ’Em In
8. From Me to You
9. Mrs Vandebilt
10. Ram On
11. Midnight Special
12. New
13. Lady Madonna

The soundcheck combined familiar material with songs absent from the main performance. It also included several titles heard later in the evening, including “Coming Up”, “Let ’Em In” and “Lady Madonna”. Their appearance in both lists reflects two separate performances rather than duplication within a single concert running order.

Main concert setlist: San Antonio, 25 October 2025

1. Help!
2. Coming Up
3. Got to Get You Into My Life
4. Drive My Car
5. Letting Go
6. Come On to Me
7. Let Me Roll It
8. Getting Better
9. Let ’Em In
10. My Valentine
11. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five
12. Maybe I’m Amazed
13. I’ve Just Seen a Face
14. In Spite of All the Danger
15. Love Me Do
16. Dance Tonight
17. Blackbird
18. Here Today
19. Now and Then
20. Lady Madonna
21. Jet
22. Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
23. Something
24. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
25. Band on the Run
26. Get Back
27. Let It Be
28. Live and Let Die
29. Hey Jude

Encore

30. I’ve Got a Feeling
31. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
32. Helter Skelter
33. Golden Slumbers
34. Carry That Weight
35. The End

“Golden Slumbers”, “Carry That Weight” and “The End” formed the closing Abbey Road sequence. They are counted separately in the 35-song list above.

A stadium finale with a familiar ending

The later stages brought together Wings rockers, Beatles singalongs and the closing medley. “Band on the Run”, “Get Back”, “Let It Be”, “Live and Let Die” and “Hey Jude” formed the final stretch before the encore.

After “I’ve Got a Feeling”, the programme moved through the Sgt. Pepper reprise and “Helter Skelter” before reaching “Golden Slumbers”. That closing sequence connected a large-scale stadium production with the final side of Abbey Road, a familiar ending to many McCartney live performances.

Now and Then merchandise

With “Now and Then” included in the San Antonio set, this Beatles design offers a direct connection to one of the evening’s songs.

The Alamodome location

The Alamodome is at 100 Montana Street in San Antonio, Texas. The map identifies the venue, not a particular concert entrance or seating section.

Got Back: complete 2022–2025 concert chronology

The following 80-entry chronology includes the main tour dates alongside the associated intimate and warm-up performances listed in the wider Got Back concert record. That distinction explains the inclusion of Frome, Clube do Choro and Santa Barbara rather than presenting every date as an identical stadium or arena booking. Existing matching Fabdom concert articles are linked; the remaining entries are plain text.

2022

• 28 April 2022: Spokane Arena, Spokane, USA
• 2 May 2022: Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, USA
• 3 May 2022: Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, USA
• 6 May 2022: Oakland Arena, Oakland, USA
• 8 May 2022: Oakland Arena, Oakland, USA
• 13 May 2022: SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, USA
• 17 May 2022: Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, USA
• 21 May 2022: Truist Field, Winston-Salem, USA
• 25 May 2022: Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, USA
• 28 May 2022: Camping World Stadium, Orlando, USA
• 31 May 2022: Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, USA
• 4 June 2022: JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse, USA
• 7 June 2022: Fenway Park, Boston, USA
• 8 June 2022: Fenway Park, Boston, USA
• 12 June 2022: Oriole Park, Baltimore, USA
• 16 June 2022: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, USA
• 24 June 2022: Cheese & Grain, Frome, England
• 25 June 2022: Glastonbury Festival, England

2023

• 18 October 2023: Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, Australia
• 21 October 2023: Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
• 24 October 2023: McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, Australia
• 27 October 2023: Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia
• 28 October 2023: Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia
• 1 November 2023: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia
• 4 November 2023: Heritage Bank Stadium, Gold Coast, Australia
• 14 November 2023: Foro Sol, Mexico City, Mexico
• 16 November 2023: Foro Sol, Mexico City, Mexico
• 28 November 2023: Clube do Choro, Brasília, Brazil
• 30 November 2023: Estádio Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil
• 3 December 2023: Arena MRV, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
• 4 December 2023: Arena MRV, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
• 7 December 2023: Allianz Parque, São Paulo, Brazil
• 9 December 2023: Allianz Parque, São Paulo, Brazil
• 10 December 2023: Allianz Parque, São Paulo, Brazil
• 13 December 2023: Estádio Couto Pereira, Curitiba, Brazil
• 16 December 2023: Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

2024

• 1 October 2024: Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay
• 5 October 2024: Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• 6 October 2024: Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• 11 October 2024: Estadio Monumental, Santiago, Chile
• 15 October 2024: Allianz Parque, São Paulo, Brazil
• 16 October 2024: Allianz Parque, São Paulo, Brazil
• 19 October 2024: Estádio da Ressacada, Florianópolis, Brazil
• 23 October 2024: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina
• 27 October 2024: Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru
• 1 November 2024: Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia
• 5 November 2024: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
• 8 November 2024: Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe, Mexico
• 12 November 2024: Estadio GNP Seguros, Mexico City, Mexico
• 14 November 2024: Estadio GNP Seguros, Mexico City, Mexico
• 17 November 2024: Corona Capital Festival, Mexico City, Mexico
• 4 December 2024: Paris La Défense Arena, Paris area, France
• 5 December 2024: Paris La Défense Arena, Paris area, France
• 9 December 2024: WiZink Center, Madrid, Spain
• 10 December 2024: WiZink Center, Madrid, Spain
• 14 December 2024: Co-op Live, Manchester, England
• 15 December 2024: Co-op Live, Manchester, England
• 18 December 2024: O2 Arena, London, England
• 19 December 2024: O2 Arena, London, England

2025

• 26 September 2025: Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, USA
• 29 September 2025: Acrisure Arena, Greater Palm Springs, USA
• 4 October 2025: Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, USA
• 7 October 2025: Isleta Amphitheater, Albuquerque, USA
• 11 October 2025: Coors Field, Denver, USA
• 14 October 2025: Casey’s Center, Des Moines, USA
• 17 October 2025: U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, USA
• 22 October 2025: BOK Center, Tulsa, USA
• 25 October 2025: Alamodome, San Antonio, USA
• 29 October 2025: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, USA
• 2 November 2025: State Farm Arena, Atlanta, USA
• 3 November 2025: State Farm Arena, Atlanta, USA
• 6 November 2025: The Pinnacle, Nashville, USA
• 8 November 2025: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, USA
• 11 November 2025: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, USA
• 14 November 2025: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, USA
• 17 November 2025: Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada
• 18 November 2025: Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada
• 21 November 2025: TD Coliseum, Hamilton, Canada
• 24 November 2025: United Center, Chicago, USA
• 25 November 2025: United Center, Chicago, USA

Frequently asked questions

When did Paul McCartney play the Alamodome in 2025?

He performed at the Alamodome in San Antonio on Saturday, 25 October 2025.

Had he performed at the venue before?

Yes. McCartney previously played the Alamodome on 29 May 1993 during the New World Tour.

What opened the main concert?

The main set opened with Help!, followed by Coming Up and Got to Get You Into My Life.

How many songs were in the concert?

The documented main concert list contains 35 entries, counting Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight and The End separately.

Was the soundcheck the same as the main set?

No. The separately documented soundcheck contains 13 entries, including an instrumental jam and songs not played in the evening concert.

Did McCartney perform Now and Then?

Yes. Now and Then appeared after Here Today and before Lady Madonna.

Who played in the horn section?

The documented horn section was Kenji Fenton on saxophone, Mike Davis on trumpet and Paul Burton on trombone.

What closed the concert?

The encore ended with Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight and The End.

Remembering 25 October 2025

McCartney’s San Antonio concert connected the Alamodome’s early history with the later chapters of Got Back. The programme reached from the Quarrymen through the Beatles and Wings to more recent recordings, while the soundcheck added a distinct selection for those attending the earlier session.

Continue with McCartney’s first Alamodome concert in 1993, revisit Got Back’s opening night in Spokane, or explore the On This Day in Beatles History archive.

For the artist’s own account of the 2025 tour period, see Paul McCartney’s official Got Back tour diary.