{"id":61157,"date":"2026-03-28T15:21:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T15:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/28\/paul-mccartney-plays-first-concert-of-2026-set-list-video\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T15:21:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T15:21:05","slug":"paul-mccartney-plays-first-concert-of-2026-set-list-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/28\/paul-mccartney-plays-first-concert-of-2026-set-list-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul McCartney Plays First Concert of 2026: Set List + Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/tags\/paul-mccartney\/\" target=\"_blank\">Paul McCartney<\/a> played his first of two consecutive shows at Los Angeles&#8217; Fonda Theatre on Friday, marking his first live performances since wrapping his Got Back Tour in November.<\/p>\n<p>You can see the set list and video\u00a0from the performance below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/paul-mccartney-21st-century-songs\/\" target=\"_blank\">The 15 Best Paul McCartney Songs From the 21st Century<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>What Did Paul McCartney Play at the Fonda Theatre?<\/h3>\n<p>The\u00a0former <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/tags\/beatles\/\" target=\"_blank\">Beatle<\/a>&#8216;s\u00a023-song\u00a0marathon was a truncated version of his 2025 set list. McCartney opened with &#8220;Help!,&#8221; which he hadn&#8217;t played\u00a0since 1990 prior to last year. He alternated between Beatles, <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/tags\/wings\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wings<\/a> and solo hits,\u00a0doling out\u00a0classics such as &#8220;Got to Get You Into My Life,&#8221; &#8220;Let Me Roll It,&#8221; &#8220;Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five,&#8221; &#8220;Blackbird,&#8221; &#8220;Let It Be&#8221; and &#8220;Hey Jude.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As per usual, McCartney ended the\u00a0show with a three-song encore of &#8220;Golden Slumbers,&#8221; &#8220;Carry That Weight&#8221; and &#8220;The End,&#8221; which conclude the\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/beatles-abbey-road\/\" target=\"_blank\">Abbey Road<\/a><\/em> side two medley.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/beatles-albums-ranked\/\" target=\"_blank\">Beatles Albums Ranked<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>What to Expect From\u00a0Paul McCartney&#8217;s New Album<\/h3>\n<p>Notably, McCartney did not play his brand-new single,\u00a0&#8220;Days We Left Behind,&#8221; which he released this week in conjunction with the announcement of his upcoming album\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/paul-mccartney-boys-of-dungeon-lane-album\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Boys of Dungeon Lane<\/a><\/em>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/tags\/andrew-watt\/\" target=\"_blank\">Andrew Watt<\/a>-produced LP will arrive\u00a0on May 29, marking his first studio effort since 2020&#8217;s<a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/paul-mccartney-mccartney-iii-album-review\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <em>McCartney III<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is very much a memory song for me,&#8221; McCartney\u00a0said of the wistful new single. &#8220;The album title,\u00a0<em>The Boys of Dungeon Lane<\/em>, comes from a lyric in this track. I was thinking just that, about the days I left behind and I do often wonder if I\u2019m just writing about the past but then I think how can you write about anything else?&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align:center\">Watch Paul McCartney Play &#8216;Golden Slumbers&#8217; \/ &#8216;Carry That Weight&#8217; \/ &#8216;The End&#8217; at the Fonda Theatre<\/h3>\n<h3>Paul McCartney &#8211; March 27, 2026, Los Angeles Set List<\/h3>\n<p>1. &#8220;Help!&#8221;<br \/>2. &#8220;Coming Up&#8221;<br \/>3. &#8220;Got to Get You Into My Life&#8221;<br \/>4. &#8220;Let Me Roll It&#8221;<br \/>5. &#8220;Getting Better&#8221;<br \/>6. &#8220;Let &#8216;Em In&#8221;<br \/>7. &#8220;My Valentine&#8221;<br \/>8. &#8220;Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five&#8221;<br \/>9. &#8220;I&#8217;ve Just Seen a Face&#8221;<br \/>10. &#8220;Every Night&#8221;<br \/>11. &#8220;Love Me Do&#8221;<br \/>12. &#8220;Blackbird&#8221;<br \/>13. &#8220;Now and Then&#8221;<br \/>14. &#8220;Lady Madonna&#8221;<br \/>15. &#8220;Flaming Pie&#8221;<br \/>16. &#8220;Jet&#8221;<br \/>17. &#8220;Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da&#8221;<br \/>18. &#8220;Get Back&#8221;<br \/>19. &#8220;Let It Be&#8221;<br \/>20. &#8220;Hey Jude&#8221;<br \/><em>Encore<\/em><br \/>21. &#8220;Golden Slumbers&#8221;<br \/>22. &#8220;Carry That Weight&#8221;<br \/>23. &#8220;The End&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>See our picks for the best song from every Paul McCartney album below:<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">The Best Song From Every Paul McCartney Album<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>Picking the best song doesn&#8217;t always mean checking the &#8216;Billboard&#8217; charts. 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