Freshen Up (tour)
2018–2019 concert tour by Paul McCartney
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Freshen Up was a concert tour by English musician Paul McCartney that commenced on 17 September 2018 with a four-concert leg in Canada.[1] The tour was McCartney's first tour after the release of his album Egypt Station, which was released on 7 September. As with McCartney's other concert tours as a solo artist, the setlist for the Freshen Up tour was composed of songs by his former bands the Beatles and Wings, as well as songs from his solo career.
- Asia
- Europe
- North America
- South America
| Transcontinental tour by Paul McCartney | |
| Location |
|
|---|---|
| Associated album | Egypt Station |
| Start date | 17 September 2018 |
| End date | 13 July 2019 |
| Legs | 6 |
| No. of shows | 39 |
| Paul McCartney concert chronology | |
Prior to the announcement of the tour, McCartney revealed he would headline the 17th Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park, in October 2018.[2] In November 2019, the tour was extended into the following year, to include McCartney's first concerts in Italy since his Out There tour.[3] In the end, the tour was performed across venues in North America, Japan, Europe, and South America. A headlining appearance at the 2020 Glastonbury Festival was to be the final concert of the tour; however, it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[4] which later led to the cancelation of all the concerts scheduled for 2020.[5]
Personnel
Rusty Anderson (Backing vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar) |
Paul McCartney (Lead vocals, bass, acoustic guitar, piano, electric guitar, ukulele, mandolin) |
Brian Ray (Backing vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass) | ||
Paul Wickens (Backing vocals, keyboards, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bongos, percussion, harmonica, accordion) |
drums, percussion) | |||
Tour dates
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September | Quebec City | Canada | Videotron Centre | 14,935 / 14,935 | $2,260,730 |
| 20 September | Montreal | Bell Centre | 16,135 / 16,135 | $2,403,773 | |
| 28 September | Winnipeg | Bell MTS Place | 12,610 / 12,610 | $1,881,926 | |
| 30 September | Edmonton | Rogers Place | 15,310 / 15,310 | $2,531,810 | |
| 5 October[a] | Austin | United States | Zilker Park | N/a | N/a |
| 12 October[a] | |||||
| 31 October | Tokyo | Japan | Tokyo Dome | N/a | N/a |
| 1 November | |||||
| 5 November | Ryōgoku Kokugikan | ||||
| 8 November | Nagoya | Nagoya Dome | |||
| 28 November | Paris | France | Paris La Défense Arena | 36,663 / 36,663 | $3,851,577 |
| 30 November | Copenhagen | Denmark | Royal Arena | 15,143 / 15,143 | $3,275,200 |
| 3 December | Kraków | Poland | Tauron Arena Kraków | 17,497 / 17,497 | $1,948,007 |
| 5 December | Vienna | Austria | Wiener Stadthalle | 21,134 / 21,134 | $3,643,559 |
| 6 December | |||||
| 12 December | Liverpool | England | Echo Arena Liverpool | 9,032 / 9,032 | $1,382,519 |
| 14 December | Glasgow | Scotland | SSE Hydro | 10,737 / 10,737 | $1,501,001 |
| 16 December | London | England | The O2 Arena | 15,651 / 15,651 | $2,110,660 |
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 March | Santiago | Chile | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos | 49,900 / 49,900 | $4,214,200 |
| 23 March | Buenos Aires | Argentina | Campo Argentino de Polo | 61,940 / 61,940 | $5,404,680 |
| 26 March | São Paulo | Brazil | Allianz Parque | 90,384 / 90,384 | $8,733,620 |
| 27 March | |||||
| 30 March | Curitiba | Estádio Couto Pereira | 41,609 / 41,609 | $3,650,750 | |
| 23 May | New Orleans | United States | Smoothie King Center | 14,789 / 14,789 | $2,449,710 |
| 27 May | Raleigh | PNC Arena | 14,805 / 14,805 | $2,719,928 | |
| 30 May | Greenville | Bon Secours Wellness Arena | 12,123 / 12,123 | $2,351,190 | |
| 1 June | Lexington | Rupp Arena | 19,153 / 19,153 | $2,785,200 | |
| 3 June | Fort Wayne | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum | 10,695 / 10,695 | $1,779,313 | |
| 6 June | Madison | Kohl Center | 12,710 / 12,710 | $2,130,572 | |
| 8 June | Green Bay | Lambeau Field | 49,416 / 49,416 | $6,529,928 | |
| 11 June | Moline | TaxSlayer Center | 10,613 / 10,613 | $1,943,909 | |
| 14 June | Arlington | Globe Life Park | 45,024 / 45,024 | $6,313,791 | |
| 22 June | San Diego | Petco Park | 40,224 / 40,224 | $6,017,239 | |
| 26 June | Phoenix | Talking Stick Resort Arena | 13,837 / 13,837 | $2,717,939 | |
| 28 June | Las Vegas | T-Mobile Arena | 29,822 / 29,822 | $7,202,945 | |
| 29 June | |||||
| 6 July | Vancouver | Canada | BC Place | 40,973 / 40,973 | $4,601,154 |
| 10 July | San Jose | United States | SAP Center | 13,937 / 13,937 | $3,241,678 |
| 13 July[b] | Los Angeles | Dodger Stadium | 48,767 / 48,767 | $6,410,157 | |
| Total | 805,868 / 805,868 (100%) | $107,988,665 | |||
Cancelled shows
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 2020 | Lille | France | Stade Pierre-Mauroy | COVID-19 pandemic[4][5] |
| 26 May 2020 | Paris | Paris La Défense Arena | ||
| 29 May 2020 | Nijmegen | Netherlands | Goffertpark | |
| 31 May 2020 | Bordeaux | France | Matmut Atlantique | |
| 4 June 2020 | Hannover | Germany | HDI Arena | |
| 7 June 2020 | Lyon | France | Groupama Stadium | |
| 10 June 2020 | Naples | Italy | Piazza del Plebiscito | |
| 13 June 2020[c] | Lucca | Mura Storiche | ||
| 17 June 2020 | Barcelona | Spain | Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys | |
| 21 June 2020[d] | Werchter | Belgium | Werchter Festival Grounds | |
| 27 June 2020[e] | Pilton | England | Worthy Farm |
Setlist
Typical set list
- "A Hard Day's Night"
- "Hi, Hi, Hi" or "Junior's Farm" or "Save Us"
- "Can't Buy Me Love" or "All My Loving"
- "Letting Go"
- "Who Cares"
- "Got to Get You Into My Life" (since Tokyo)
- "Come On To Me"
- "Let Me Roll It" (with "Foxy Lady" coda)
- "I've Got a Feeling"
- "Let 'Em In"
- "My Valentine"
- "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five"
- "Maybe I'm Amazed"
- "I've Just Seen a Face" or "We Can Work It Out"
- "In Spite of All the Danger"
- "From Me To You"
- "Dance Tonight" (since Copenhagen)
- "Love Me Do"
- "Blackbird"
- "Here Today"
- "Queenie Eye"
- "Lady Madonna"
- "Eleanor Rigby"
- "Fuh You"
- "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!"
- "Something"
- "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"
- "Band on the Run"
- "Back in the U.S.S.R."
- "Let It Be"
- "Live and Let Die"
- "Hey Jude"
- Encore
- "Yesterday" or "Birthday" or "I Saw Her Standing There"
- "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)"
- "Helter Skelter"
- "Golden Slumbers"/"Carry That Weight"/"The End"
Set lists
- "A Hard Day's Night"
- "Hi, Hi, Hi"
- "Can't Buy Me Love"
- "Letting Go"
- "Come On To Me"
- "Let Me Roll It"
- "I've Got a Feeling"
- "My Valentine"
- "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five"
- "Maybe I'm Amazed"
- "I've Just Seen a Face"
- "In Spite Of All The Danger"
- "From Me To You"
- "Love Me Do"
- "Blackbird"
- "Here Today"
- "Lady Madonna"
- "FourFiveSeconds"
- "Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite"
- "Something"
- "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"
- "Band on the Run"
- "Back in the U.S.S.R."
- "Let It Be"
- "Live and Let Die"
- "Hey Jude"
- Encore:
- "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)"
- "Helter Skelter"
- "Golden Slumbers"/"Carry That Weight"/"The End"
See also
Notes
- The concerts on 5 October 2018 and 12 October 2018 in Austin were part of the Austin City Limits Music Festival.[9]
- McCartney reunited with former bandmate Ringo Starr to play Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) and Helter Skelter. For The End, Joe Walsh made a guest appearance.[12]
- The concert on 13 June 2020 in Lucca was due to be part of the Lucca Summer Festival.
- The concert on 21 June 2020 in Werchter was due to be part of TW Classic Festival.
- The concert on 27 June 2020 in Pilton was due to be part of the Glastonbury Festival.




