Paul McCartney live: Estadio Nacional, Lima – 27 October 2024

Sunday 27 October 2024 | Live concert | Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru

Paul McCartney performed at the Estadio Nacional in Lima on 27 October 2024, returning to the stadium ten years after his previous appearance there. The concert was the 45th appearance in the 80-date Got Back chronology running from April 2022 to November 2025.

A 14-entry soundcheck preceded a 37-entry evening programme. A Hard Day’s Night opened the concert, Now and Then brought the latest Beatles chapter into the set, and the encore closed with Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight and The End.

A return to Peru after ten years

McCartney had previously played the Estadio Nacional on 25 April 2014 during the Out There Tour. The official 2024 announcement described the new engagement as his third performance in Peru and second visit to this stadium.

The Lima concert followed Córdoba on 23 October, after earlier dates in Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Brazil. Bogotá was next on 1 November, before Costa Rica and Mexico and the later European concerts.

The official tour diary’s Peru section described more than 50,000 fans gathering at the Estadio Nacional. That account captures the scale of the return after a decade away.

Now and Then joins the live story

Now and Then appeared between Here Today and New. Its place in the set connected the 2024 performance with the Beatles recording released in 2023, while the surrounding songs moved between McCartney’s tribute to John Lennon and his later solo work.

The official Now and Then announcement describes a song written and sung by Lennon, developed with contributions from McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, and finally completed by Paul and Ringo.

In Lima, the wider concert still ranged far beyond a single era. In Spite of All the Danger reached back to the Quarrymen, while Come On to Me and New represented later solo recordings. Beatles and Wings songs formed the connecting thread across that span.

McCartney’s band and horn section

The core touring band was joined by three horn players, giving the stadium arrangements additional saxophone, trumpet and trombone parts.

Soundcheck setlist

The soundcheck included songs outside the evening programme, among them Honey Hush, Miss Ann, Mrs Vandebilt, Every Night and Ram On.

1. Instrumental jam
2. Honey Don’t
3. Honey Hush
4. Magical Mystery Tour
5. Fuh You
6. All My Loving
7. Let ’Em In
8. Miss Ann
9. Mrs Vandebilt
10. Every Night
11. Ram On
12. Midnight Special
13. Queenie Eye
14. Lady Madonna

Beatles, Wings and the evening programme

A Hard Day’s Night led into Junior’s Farm and Letting Go. Drive My Car and Got to Get You into My Life then returned to Beatles repertoire before Come On to Me and Let Me Roll It continued the mix of periods.

Blackbird and Here Today formed part of the quieter passage, with Now and Then following. The later main set brought Jet, Something, Band on the Run and Get Back before Let It Be, Live and Let Die and Hey Jude.

I’ve Got a Feeling opened the encore with Lennon’s rooftop vocal and video incorporated into the performance. Birthday, the Sgt. Pepper reprise and Helter Skelter followed before the final Abbey Road sequence.

For a merchandise connection to a Wings favourite in the concert, explore the Paul McCartney Wings Band on the Run T-shirt.

Concert setlist

1. A Hard Day’s Night
2. Junior’s Farm
3. Letting Go
4. Drive My Car
5. Got to Get You into My Life
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. New
21. Lady Madonna
22. Jet
23. Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
24. Something
25. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
26. Band on the Run
27. Get Back
28. Let It Be
29. Live and Let Die
30. Hey Jude

Encore

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

Estadio Nacional: the Lima concert location

The Estadio Nacional hosted both the 2014 Out There performance and this 2024 Got Back return. The map places the stadium in Lima, where McCartney resumed his Peruvian concert story after ten years.

Complete Got Back chronology, 2022–2025

This 80-appearance chronology includes the smaller Frome, Brasília and Santa Barbara shows alongside arena, stadium and festival dates. Existing concert articles are linked, and Lima is highlighted.

2022

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

2023

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

2024

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

2025

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

Continue the Lima and Got Back stories

Revisit Lima’s 2014 concert, compare the soundcheck and set with Sydney on the same date in 2023, or continue to San Antonio in 2025.

For another design connected with the tour and its repertoire, browse the Beatles Get Back T-shirt.

Frequently asked questions

When did Paul McCartney perform in Lima in 2024?

He performed at the Estadio Nacional on Sunday 27 October 2024.

Had he played this stadium before?

Yes. His previous Estadio Nacional concert took place on 25 April 2014 during the Out There Tour.

Was Now and Then performed?

Yes. It appeared between Here Today and New in the main concert set.

Was the soundcheck different from the concert?

Yes. The 14-entry soundcheck included Honey Hush, Miss Ann, Mrs Vandebilt, Every Night and Ram On, separate from the 37-entry evening concert.

Who accompanied McCartney?

The band comprised Paul ‘Wix’ Wickens, Brian Ray, Rusty Anderson and Abe Laboriel Jr., with Kenji Fenton, Mike Davis and Paul Burton on horns.

How did the Lima concert finish?

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

Earlier Lima concert: 25 April 2014 · More On This Day in Beatles History