Beatles legend Paul McCartney recently performed The Beatles track ‘Now And Then’ live for the first time.
Paul McCartney performs the song for the first time
The music legend introduced the song to his set as he played live at the Centenario Stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay last night October 1st. The performance marked the opening night of his ‘Got Back’ tour, which is set to continue across South America, the UK and Europe over the coming weeks.
There have been hints that the Beatles icon would be breaking out the track for the first night of the tour emerged earlier this week, when fans spotted McCartney playing the song during a soundcheck on Monday, September 31st.
Arriving in November last year, ‘Now And Then’ was released as the “final” song to be shared from the Liverpool four-piece. It was made with the help of AI technology, and the last track to include all members: McCartney, Ringo Starr and the late George Harrison and John Lennon.
At the show in Uruguay last night, the song appeared as the 19th in the huge 37-track setlist and was played after ‘Here Today’ – which Macca dedicated to his late bandmate John Lennon. The singer, songwriter and bassist played the AI-assisted song sitting by a piano, while footage from the Peter Jackson-directed music video played on the screen behind him.
Other highlights during the opening night of the ‘Got Back’ tour included a rendition of ‘My Valentine’ dedicated to his wife Nancy Shevell, a rendition of ‘In Spite Of All The Danger’ by The Quarrymen (the band that would later evolve into The Beatles), ‘Something’ being dedicated to George Harrison, and ‘I’ve Got a Feeling’ being performed as a virtual duet with Lennon.
The remainder of the set consisted of the biggest hits from The Beatles, Wings and McCartney’s solo career. The night started with a performance of ‘A Hard Day’s Night’, and concluded with The Beatles’ 1969 ‘Abbey Road’ track ‘The End’. Find the full setlist below, as well as more footage from the night.
Paul McCartney’s Uruguay setlist was:
‘A Hard Day’s Night’ (The Beatles song)
‘Junior’s Farm’ (Wings song)
‘Letting Go’ (Wings song)
‘She’s a Woman’ (The Beatles song)
‘Got to Get You Into My Life’ (The Beatles song)
‘Come On to Me’
‘Let Me Roll It’ (Wings song)’Getting Better’ (The Beatles song)
‘Let ‘Em In’ (Wings song)
‘My Valentine’ (dedicated to Nancy Shevell)
‘Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five’ (Wings song)
‘Maybe I’m Amazed’
‘I’ve Just Seen a Face’ (The Beatles song)
‘In Spite of All the Danger’ (The Quarrymen song)
‘Love Me Do’ (The Beatles song)
‘Dance Tonight’
‘Blackbird’ (The Beatles song)
‘Here Today’ (dedicated to John Lennon)
‘Now and Then’ (The Beatles song) (live debut)
‘New’
‘Lady Madonna’ (The Beatles song)
‘Jet’ (Wings song)
‘Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!’ (The Beatles song)
‘Something’ (The Beatles song) (dedicated to George Harrison)
‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da’ (The Beatles song)
‘Band on the Run’ (Wings song)
‘Get Back’ (The Beatles song)
‘Let It Be’ (The Beatles song)
‘Live and Let Die’ (Wings song)
‘Hey Jude’ (The Beatles song)
‘I’ve Got a Feeling’ (The Beatles song as a virtual duet with John Lennon from The Beatles’ rooftop concert)
‘Birthday’ (The Beatles song)
‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)’ (The Beatles song)
‘Helter Skelter’ (The Beatles song)
‘Golden Slumbers’ (The Beatles song)
‘Carry That Weight’ (The Beatles song)
‘The End’ (The Beatles song)
