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Paul McCartney to play Hamilton and Montreal this fall — the only Canadian stops in North American tour

Rock star Paul McCartney announced three Canadian dates for his Got Back tour, including one in Hamilton and two in Montreal. Tickets for the Hamilton show go on sale next week.

McCartney's show will be the first show to open Hamilton’s newly renovated TD Coliseum

Justin Chandler · CBC News ·
A bassist stands in front of a drummer on a lit-up stage and pumps his fist in the air.
Paul McCartney performs in Mexico City in November 2024. This November, he'll play in Montreal and Hamilton. (Eduardo Verdugo/The Associated Press)

Paul McCartney has a ticket to ride to Hamilton, where he's taking his Got Back tour in November.

The Beatles rocker on Thursday announced a new North American leg of his tour. 

He'll play Hamilton's TD Coliseum on Nov. 21. McCartney's is the first show coming to the newly named and renovated venue. Tickets go on sale next week.

"Opening night deserves something extraordinary, and it doesn't get any better than Paul McCartney," Nick DeLuco, general manager at TD Coliseum, said in a news release.

The venue says it's working with provincial transit agency Metrolinx to ensure train service will be available between Hamilton's West Harbour station and Toronto's Union Station after the show.

The only other Canadian shows on McCartney's tour schedule are two in Montreal, at the Bell Centre on Nov. 17 and 18. 

The Got Back tour first began in 2022. 

An arena under construction as seen from ground level. There is dust in the air, and cranes parked where the ice surface would be.
Managers with Oak View Group, the company overseeing the Hamilton arena redevelopment, toured reporters through the site in March, when they said it was about 60 per cent complete. (Justin Chandler/CBC)

The downtown Hamilton venue, formerly called the FirstOntario Centre, is scheduled to open later this year after extensive renovations by U.S.-based business Oak View Group, which specializes in sports and entertainment venues. 

TD Coliseum is promoting two other concerts on its website: Andrea Bocelli on Dec. 9 and Brad Paisley on Dec. 12. 

In March, it will host the Junos. The Oak View Group also announced celebrity chef Matty Matheson is set to open a restaurant at the arena later this year. 

The Toronto Rock National Lacrosse League team also said it will return to playing at the arena when it re-opens. 

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Justin Chandler

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Justin Chandler is a CBC News reporter in Hamilton. He has a special interest in how public policy affects people, and loves a quirky human-interest story. Justin covered current affairs in Hamilton and Niagara for TVO between 2020 and 2023. Before that, he worked on a variety of CBC teams and programs, including As It Happens, Day 6 and CBC Music. He co-hosted Radio Free Krypton on Met Radio. You can email story ideas to justin.chandler(at)cbc(dot)ca.

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