Paul McCartney returning to Candlestick Park for venue’s final concert


Sir Paul McCartney (Photo: Paul Bachmann for Live4ever Media)

Sir Paul McCartney (Photo: Paul Bachmann for Live4ever Media)




Sir Paul McCartney returns to Candlestick Park in San Francisco later this year for the venue’s final concert before it is demolished.

The former home of the San Francisco 49ers played host to The Beatles‘ last official concert in 1966, and will now welcome McCartney back on August 10th for a show which is being dubbed Farewell to Candlestick: The Final Concert.

“Sir Paul McCartney is a class act, and I am very grateful that he’s coming back to Candlestick to help us give this iconic landmark the goodbye it deserves,” LA Mayor Ed Lee is quoted as saying.

“To add a concert like this, one that’s not only just great on a purely entertainment level, but one that is rooted in the city’s history and musical history, is truly a once-in-a-lifetime event.”

For a variety of reasons, The Beatles had already decided to quit touring by the time they arrived in Los Angeles in the August of 1966. Concentrating almost entirely on studio work from then on, the band limited themselves to just a handful of public appearances before splitting four years later.


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