by Andrew Trendell Staff | Photos by MPL Communications / MJ Kim

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Paul McCartney kicks off world tour, plays Beatles classics for first time in 50 years

Check out 'A Hard Day's Night' and 'Love Me Do'

 

Paul McCartney kicks off world tour, plays rare Beatles songs, setlist Photo: MPL Communications / MJ Kim

Paul McCartney has kicked off his One On One 2016 world tour - playing a couple of Beatles' classics for the first time in over 50 years. See footage and the setlist below. 

The Beatles legend turned solo icon took to the stage at Fresno in California, airing Fab Four staple 'A Hard Day's Night' (which was last performed by the band back in 1965) and 'Love Me Do', which Sir Paul hadn't played since 1964. 

During his astounding 38-song career-spanning set, Macca also performed his Kanye West and Rihanna hit collaboration 'FourFiveSeconds' and Beatles predecessor The Quarrymen's 'In Spite Of All The Danger'.

His tour continues on to South America before arriving in Europe this summer. 

Watch Paul McCartney play 'A Hard Day's Night' below

 

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Skip ahead to one hour three minutes to see him air 'Love Me Do' below

Paul McCartney played:
01. "A Hard Day's Night"
02. "Save Us"
03. "Can't Buy Me Love"
04. "Letting Go"
05. "Temporary Secretary"
06. "Let me Roll It"
07. 'I've Got a Feeling"
08. "My Valentine"
09. "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five"
10. "Here, There and Everywhere"
11. "Maybe I'm Amazed"
12. "We Can Work It Out"
13. "In Spite of All the Danger"
14. "You Won't See Me"
15. "Love Me Do"
16. "And I Love Her"
17. "Blackbird"
18. "Here Today"
19. "Queenie Eye"
20. "New"
21. "The Fool on the Hill"
22. "Lady Madonna"
23. "FourFiveSeconds"
24. "Eleanor Rigby"
25. "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!"
26. "Something"
27. "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"
28. "Band on the Run"
29. "Back in the U.S.S.R."
30. "Let It Be"
31. "Live and Let Die"
32. "Hey Jude"
Encore:
33: "Yesterday"
34. "Hi, Hi, Hi"
35. "Birthday"
36. "Golden Slumbers"
37. "Carry That Weight"
38. "The End"

See Paul McCartney's remaining US tour dates are below, and get tickets and more information here.

04-15 Portland, OR - Moda Center
04-17 Seattle, WA - Key Arena
04-19-20 Vancouver, British Columbia - Rogers Arena
04-30 Little Rock, AR - Verizon Arena
05-02 Sioux Falls, SD - Denny Sanford Premier Center

Below: The Beatles' best songs, ranked


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