Paul McCartney will arrive in Mexico for the seventh time, 358 days after his last concerts in the capital. The 82-year-old musician announced that his titanic tour Got Back, which started in 2022, will have a new stop in Mexico City, the third city where Beatles music is heard the most in the world according to Spotify, only after São Paulo and London. It is his sixth visit to the country, but the first time he will play in Monterrey and at a Mexican music festival.
“The shows at Foro Sol were a highlight of last year for me. (…) The Mexican public is very special. We always throw an amazing party together. I really want to come back, to rock and roll with all of you. I am also excited about my first visit to Monterrey,” wrote Paul McCartney on his official page.
Got Back Tour 2024
The dates were confirmed as part of the South American leg of their tour. On November 8, he will arrive in Monterrey for the first time, and will perform at the BBVA Stadium, and then fly to Mexico City where he will play on November 12 at the GNP Seguros Stadium, formerly Foro Sol. His trip will end on Sunday, November 17 as one of the main artists at the Corona Capital festival. The pre-sale for the Monterrey and Mexico City concerts will be on June 27 and the general sale will begin on June 28. For Corona Capital the pre-sale will be on June 25 and the general sale on June 26. All tickets will be sold through Ticketmaster. The cost of tickets for his solo presentations has not been announced, but the cost for Corona Capital is 4,490 pesos for the general season ticket in phase 1 and 8,780 pesos for VIP access. There are also travel packages, which include lodging, the cost can vary from 39,155 pesos to 145,310 pesos.
His solo concerts are scheduled to start at 9:00 p.m. In 2023, the singer captivated the audience for almost three hours in which he played some of his biggest hits, and although the singer’s voice no longer reaches the notes that on other tours made every part of the forum resound, he still maintains an electric energy. , worthy of someone who loves to play live and has done so since 1957.
The time of their performance at the Corona Capital will be revealed a few days before the festival, but the biggest act usually takes the main stage between 9pm and 10pm, with a set lasting approximately two hours.
A love story with Mexico
Last year his visit was revealed through cryptic messages in which the song played The Back Seat Of My Car, where Paul has a verse that refers to Mexico City. For this year, the strategy was put aside and Ocesa, the company in charge of bringing the musician, announced McCartney’s return through a press release and social networks. The rush to announce the singer was because just two hours later, the Corona Capital festival presented the artists of the 14th edition. Paul McCartney will play on Sunday and will close three days of music where other long-standing artists such as Kim Gordon, Toto will perform. or Iggy Pop.
The creator of songs like Hey Jude, Band on the Run either Yesterdayhas six visits to Mexico, in 1993, 2002, 2010, 2012, 2017 and 2023. During an interview for the American program, 60 minutes, McCartney said that among his greatest memories is playing in Mexico, where the audience gives themselves in an incomparable way. Despite that, the artist had only given concerts in the Mexican capital. Now, the ex-Beatle will experience a new perspective of the Mexican public with his first presentation in Monterrey and at a music festival in Mexico.
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