What was the Cheese and Grain show?

A warm-up show at the 1,500-capacity Cheese and Grain in Frome, Somerset on 24 June 2022, the night before McCartney's Glastonbury headline.

Paul McCartney live: Hard Rock Live, Hollywood – 25 May 2022

Q: What was the Got Back Tour?

Paul McCartney's 80-date world tour from April 2022 to October 2025, the longest and most geographically expansive of his career.

May 25, 2026

Paul McCartney live: Hard Rock Live, Hollywood – 25 May 2022

Wednesday 25 May 2022 | Live, Paul McCartney
Hard Rock Live, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, USA

Paul McCartney performed at the Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida on 25 May 2022 — the ninth show of the Got Back Tour. With a capacity of around 7,000, the Hard Rock Live was one of the more intimate venues on a tour that also took in stadiums and festival headline slots. The 36-song set drew on six decades of McCartney's catalogue, from The Beatles' earliest recordings to material from his most recent solo albums.

The Got Back Tour

The Got Back Tour was the longest and most geographically expansive tour of McCartney's career, running from 28 April 2022 to 29 October 2025 — a total of 80 dates across the United States, Australia, Mexico, Brazil, South America, and Europe. It took its name from the Beatles song 'Get Back', and its scope — spanning three and a half years and five continents — was remarkable for an artist who turned 80 during the tour's run.

The 2022 North American leg opened in Spokane in April and built toward two landmark dates: a warm-up show at the Cheese & Grain in Frome, Somerset on 24 June — a 1,500-capacity venue that McCartney played as a deliberate contrast to the stadium scale of the rest of the tour — and a headline appearance at Glastonbury Festival on 25 June 2022, his second Glastonbury headline after 2004. The Glastonbury set, which included a duet with Bruce Springsteen and a holographic appearance by John Lennon, was one of the most watched and discussed live performances of 2022.

The Band

McCartney's Got Back Tour band was an expanded version of his long-standing touring lineup, with a brass section added for the first time in years:

Paul 'Wix' Wickens — vocals, keyboards, guitar, percussion, harmonica. With McCartney since 1989.
Brian Ray — vocals, guitar, bass. With McCartney since 2002.
Rusty Anderson — vocals, guitar. With McCartney since 2001.
Abe Laboriel Jr — vocals, drums. With McCartney since 2001.
Kenji Fenton — saxophone.
Mike Davis — trumpet.
Paul Burton — trombone.

The Setlist

The 36-song Hollywood setlist was consistent with the Got Back Tour's standard running order, which remained largely stable across the 2022 North American leg:

'Can't Buy Me Love'
'Junior's Farm'
'Letting Go'
'Got To Get You Into My Life'
'Come On To Me'
'Let Me Roll It'
'Getting Better'
'Let 'Em In'
'My Valentine'
'Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five'
'Maybe I'm Amazed'
'I've Just Seen A Face'
'In Spite Of All The Danger'
'Love Me Do'
'Dance Tonight'
'Blackbird'
'Here Today'
'New'
'Lady Madonna'
'Fuh You'
'Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite!'
'Something'
'Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da'
'You Never Give Me Your Money'
'She Came In Through The Bathroom Window'
'Get Back'
'Band On The Run'
'Let It Be'
'Live And Let Die'
'Hey Jude'
'I've Got A Feeling'
'Birthday'
'Helter Skelter'
'Golden Slumbers'
'Carry That Weight'
'The End'

'Something' — George Harrison's song from Abbey Road (1969), which Frank Sinatra called the greatest love song of the past fifty years — was performed by McCartney on ukulele, a tribute to Harrison that he has maintained since the Concert for George in 2002. Harrison had given McCartney the ukulele, and the instrument has become a recurring motif in McCartney's live tributes to his former bandmate.

'In Spite Of All The Danger' — the 1958 Quarrymen recording, the earliest known recording by any member of The Beatles — continued its run as a regular feature of McCartney's live sets, bridging the gap between the very beginning of the story and the present.

'Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite!' — a Sgt. Pepper track rarely performed live — was a notable inclusion, as was the Abbey Road medley sequence of 'You Never Give Me Your Money' / 'She Came In Through The Bathroom Window', which gave the show one of its most musically ambitious passages.

'I've Got A Feeling' was performed using footage of John Lennon singing his part — a technology-assisted duet across time that had been one of the most talked-about moments of the Got Back Tour's opening nights.

Ringo Starr at Hard Rock Live

The Hard Rock Live in Hollywood has also hosted Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band on multiple occasions: 3 July 2008, 15 July 2010, 30 June 2012, 17 September 2022, and 20 June 2025. The September 2022 date came just four months after McCartney's show — meaning both surviving Beatles performed at the same venue within the same year.

Got Back Tour: Full Dates

North America (April–June 2022)

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

Australia (October–November 2023)

18 Oct: Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
21 Oct: Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
24 Oct: McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
27 Oct: Allianz Stadium, Sydney
28 Oct: Allianz Stadium, Sydney
1 Nov: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
4 Nov: Heritage Bank Stadium, Gold Coast

Mexico and Brazil (November–December 2023)

14 Nov: Foro Sol, Mexico City
16 Nov: Foro Sol, Mexico City
28 Nov: Clube do Choro, Brasília
30 Nov: Estádio Mané Garrincha, Brasília
3 Dec: Arena MRV, Belo Horizonte
4 Dec: Arena MRV, Belo Horizonte
7 Dec: Allianz Parque, São Paulo
9 Dec: Allianz Parque, São Paulo
10 Dec: Allianz Parque, São Paulo
13 Dec: Estádio Couto Pereira, Curitiba
16 Dec: Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro

South America (October–November 2024)

1 Oct: Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
5 Oct: Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires
6 Oct: Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires
11 Oct: Estadio Monumental, Santiago
15 Oct: Allianz Parque, São Paulo
16 Oct: Allianz Parque, São Paulo
19 Oct: Estádio da Ressacada, Florianópolis
23 Oct: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba
27 Oct: Estadio Nacional, Lima
1 Nov: Estadio El Campín, Bogotá
5 Nov: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
8 Nov: Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe
12 Nov: Estadio GNP Seguros, Mexico City
14 Nov: Estadio GNP Seguros, Mexico City
17 Nov: Corona Capital Festival, Mexico

Europe (December 2024)

4 Dec: Paris La Défense Arena, Paris
5 Dec: Paris La Défense Arena, Paris
9 Dec: WiZink Center, Madrid
10 Dec: WiZink Center, Madrid
14 Dec: Co-op Live, Manchester
15 Dec: Co-op Live, Manchester
18 Dec: O2 Arena, London
19 Dec: O2 Arena, London

North America (September–October 2025)

26 Sep: Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara
29 Sep: Acrisure Arena, Palm Desert
4 Oct: Allegiant Stadium, Paradise
7 Oct: Isleta Amphitheater, Albuquerque
11 Oct: Coors Field, Denver
14 Oct: Casey's Center, Des Moines
17 Oct: US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis
22 Oct: BOK Center, Tulsa
25 Oct: Alamodome, San Antonio
29 Oct: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans

Key Facts: 25 May 2022

Venue: Hard Rock Live, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida
Tour: Got Back Tour
Tour date: 9 of 80
Attendance: approximately 7,000
Songs performed: 36
Notable inclusions: 'Something' (ukulele tribute to Harrison); 'I've Got A Feeling' (holographic Lennon duet); 'In Spite Of All The Danger' (Quarrymen, 1958)
Ringo Starr at Hard Rock Live: 3 Jul 2008; 15 Jul 2010; 30 Jun 2012; 17 Sep 2022; 20 Jun 2025

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the Got Back Tour?

Paul McCartney's 80-date world tour running from April 2022 to October 2025, covering the US, Australia, Mexico, Brazil, South America, and Europe. The longest and most geographically expansive tour of his career.

Why does McCartney perform 'Something' on ukulele?

George Harrison gave McCartney a ukulele, and McCartney has performed 'Something' — Harrison's song from Abbey Road — on it as a tribute since the Concert for George in 2002. Frank Sinatra called 'Something' the greatest love song of the past fifty years.

What was the holographic Lennon duet?

During 'I've Got A Feeling', McCartney performed live while footage of John Lennon singing his part was projected, creating a technology-assisted duet. It was one of the most discussed moments of the Got Back Tour.

What was the Cheese & Grain show?

A warm-up show at the Cheese & Grain in Frome, Somerset — a 1,500-capacity venue — on 24 June 2022, the night before McCartney's Glastonbury headline. It was a deliberate contrast to the stadium scale of the rest of the tour.

Has Ringo Starr also performed at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood?

Yes — Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band performed there on 3 July 2008, 15 July 2010, 30 June 2012, 17 September 2022, and 20 June 2025. Both surviving Beatles performed at the venue in 2022.