Paul McCartney Live: Coachella Festival (Empire Polo Club, Indio)

Friday 17 April 2009 | Live, Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney performed at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, USA, on 17 April 2009. The appearance formed part of the opening night headline billing, with McCartney delivering one of the most high-profile sets of the festival weekend.

The 2009 festival also featured headline performances from 0 and 1, with a wide supporting lineup including artists such as Morrissey, Franz Ferdinand, Leonard Cohen, The Black Keys, The Ting Tings, and others across multiple stages.

McCartney’s set drew a large cross-generational audience and reinforced his status as one of live music’s most enduring headliners, blending Beatles classics with Wings material and solo highlights.

🎤 Concert Setlist

• Jet
• Drive My Car
• Only Mama Knows
• Flaming Pie
• Got To Get You Into My Life
• Let Me Roll It
• Honey Hush
• Highway
• The Long And Winding Road
• My Love
• Blackbird
• Here Today
• Dance Tonight
• Calico Skies
• Mrs Vandebilt
• Eleanor Rigby
• Sing The Changes
• Band On The Run
• Back In The USSR
• Something
• I’ve Got A Feeling
• Paperback Writer
• A Day In The Life
• Give Peace A Chance
• Let It Be
• Live And Let Die
• Hey Jude
• Birthday
• Can’t Buy Me Love
• Lady Madonna
• Yesterday
• Helter Skelter
• Get Back
• Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
• The End

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FAQ

Was this a headline performance?

Yes. Paul McCartney was one of the main headliners of the Coachella Festival opening night.

Who else headlined Coachella 2009?

The festival also featured headline performances from The Killers and The Cure across the weekend.

What made this show notable?

It marked McCartney’s Coachella debut and showcased a career-spanning setlist blending Beatles, Wings, and solo material.

Where is the Empire Polo Club?

It is located in Indio, California, and is the long-standing home of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.