Paul McCartney live: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José – 5 November 2024

Tuesday 5 November 2024 · Paul McCartney · Live performance · San José, Costa Rica

Paul McCartney performed at the Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica in San José on 5 November 2024. It was the 47th show of the Got Back Tour, whose complete 2022–2025 itinerary comprised 80 dates.

The concert brought McCartney back to the stadium he had played during his Out There visit on 1 May 2014. His official announcement presented the return as the fulfilment of a promise made to Costa Rican fans at that earlier show.

San José concert: key facts

Returning to Costa Rica after ten years

The San José date was announced in August 2024 as part of the year’s Got Back itinerary. It followed concerts across South America, with Bogotá on 1 November immediately preceding the Costa Rican performance.

After San José, McCartney continued to Mexico for Estadio BBVA on 8 November, two Estadio GNP Seguros shows in Mexico City on 12 and 14 November, and the Corona Capital Festival on 17 November. December dates in France, Spain and the United Kingdom completed the 2024 schedule.

The concert programme included “Now and Then”, the Beatles recording released in 2023, alongside songs from the group’s earliest years, Wings hits and McCartney’s later solo work.

The band and Hot City Horns

The Hot City Horns trio of Fenton, Davis and Burton accompanied McCartney’s established five-piece touring band. The same expanded line-up had played on Freshen Up, including the Ryōgoku Kokugikan concert on 5 November 2018.

Soundcheck setlist

1. Instrumental jam
2. Honey Don’t
3. Honey Hush
4. One After 909
5. Magical Mystery Tour
6. Miss Ann
7. Let ’Em In
8. Women and Wives
9. On My Way to Work
10. Mrs Vandebilt
11. Ram On
12. Singing the Blues
13. Midnight Special
14. Queenie Eye
15. Lady Madonna

The soundcheck ranged from rock-and-roll standards to “Women and Wives”, “On My Way to Work” and “Queenie Eye”. “Let ’Em In” and “Lady Madonna” also appeared during the main concert.

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 — virtual duet with John Lennon
32. Birthday
33. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
34. Helter Skelter
35. Golden Slumbers
36. Carry That Weight
37. The End

Now and Then, Here Today and the Lennon duet

“Here Today”, McCartney’s tribute to John Lennon, led into “Now and Then” during the main set. Later, the encore opened with “I’ve Got a Feeling”, using Lennon’s recorded performance from the Beatles’ rooftop concert for a virtual duet.

“Something” represented George Harrison’s songwriting, while “My Valentine”, “Dance Tonight”, “New” and “Come On to Me” brought later McCartney recordings into a set dominated by Beatles and Wings material.

“In Spite of All the Danger” reached back to the Quarrymen years. At the other end of the Beatles’ history, the closing “Golden Slumbers”, “Carry That Weight” and “The End” sequence came from Abbey Road.

Complete Got Back Tour itinerary, 2022–2025

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2025

Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica location map

The stadium is in La Sabana, San José, Costa Rica. The map targets Estadio Nacional within the park.

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Frequently asked questions

When did Paul McCartney return to Costa Rica on Got Back?

He performed at Estadio Nacional in San José on 5 November 2024.

Had he played the stadium before?

Yes. His previous performance there was on 1 May 2014 during the Out There Tour.

Which number was this concert in the Got Back itinerary?

It was the 47th show in the complete 80-date 2022–2025 itinerary.

Was Now and Then performed?

Yes. It followed Here Today in the main set.

Who played with McCartney?

Paul “Wix” Wickens, Brian Ray, Rusty Anderson and Abe Laboriel Jr, with Hot City Horns musicians Kenji Fenton, Mike Davis and Paul Burton.

What was the closing sequence?

Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight and The End completed the encore.