Hey, impolite! While Sir Paul McCartney will play his first-ever live shows in Newcastle and Gold Coast later this 12 months, the Beatles legend has left Perth off the Australian leg of his six-city Got Back tour.
The snubbing comes regardless of greater than 22,000 followers turning out when arguably the planet’s biggest residing songwriter kicked off his earlier go to Down Under with an epic efficiency at nib Stadium, now HBF Park, on December 2, 2017.
While Australian promoters Frontier Touring wouldn’t remark, PerthNow understands that the choice to skip Perth is because of scheduling and the very fact McCartney desires to play two cities he’s by no means carried out in earlier than.
The Got Back tour begins with a comparatively intimate enviornment gig on October 18 on the Adelaide Entertainment Centre — a return to the town the place greater than 350,000 folks lined the streets on the Beatles’ first go to to this nation in 1964.
The 81-year-old Liverpudlian then performs stadium reveals in Melbourne, Newcastle, Sydney, Brisbane and Gold Coast between October 21 and November 4. Tickets go on sale from August 11.
“I’ve got so many amazing memories of my time in Australia over the years,” McCartney mentioned within the press launch saying the reveals together with his completed long-time band.
“Our last trip was so much fun.
“Each show was a party, so we know this is going to be incredibly special.”
McCartney’s first tour following the COVID-19 pandemic, Got Back noticed the famous person carry out 16 live shows within the US final 12 months, earlier than two gigs within the UK — the second being the headline slot on the 2022 Glastonbury Festival.
As together with his earlier go to on the One on One tour, the reveals featured songs from the Beatles, Wings and his solo catalogue.
McCartney’s determination to forgo Perth follows American pop icon Taylor Swift limiting her upcoming Australian leg of The Eras Tour to dates in solely Melbourne and Sydney.
Meanwhile Tourism WA backing means English titans Coldplay are as a consequence of play two unique live shows at Optus Stadium in November.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
