Watch Ringo Starr and Ronnie Wood join Paul McCartney in London for final night of ‘Got Back’ tour

Paul McCartney has played his final gig of the year, bringing the ‘Got Back’ 2024 tour to a close at The O2 in London last night (December 19).

For his final concert of the year, McCartney made sure to bring surprises along with him in the form of Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr and Rolling Stones‘ Ronnie Wood.

Midway through his set, McCartney introduced ‘Get Back’ by talking about his old bass guitar that was stolen over 50 years ago, before it was finally returned to him earlier this February. Brandishing it onstage, he revealed that it was the bass’ first stage appearance since it had gone missing: “I haven’t played it in 50 years.”

McCartney continued, building up to another surprise: “And what is more, we’ve got a special guest for you here. A Rolling Stone. Ronnie Wood’. As Wood made his way onstage, the two dove in ‘Get Back’, which you can see footage of below.

Once the song wrapped, the two shared a quick embrace, with Macca raising Wood’s hand triumphantly in the air: “Thank you Ronald.”

During the encore segment of the show, McCartney said to the audience – followed by deafening applause: “We’ve got another surprise for you. Bring to the stage the mighty, the one and only Mr Ringo Starr.”

McCartney quipped as Starr walked on: “Should we rock? Get on your kit la”. The two then dove into two Beatles classics, ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)’ and ‘Helter Skelter’.

Check out footage of those songs, courtesy of NME‘s Andrew Trendell, below.

Afterwards Ringo said, signifying the end of his time with McCartney for the night: “Give it up. I’m off now but I’ve had a great night. It’s fantastic, playing with me old mate, but there comes a time when we’ve got to go home. All that remains to be said, I’d see you next time.”

Prior to Ringo joining Macca onstage, the Beatles drummer was spotted in the VIP section of the audience, watching the show with excited fans who snapped photos and videos of the legend in close proximity.

Elsewhere during his set, McCartney ran through his extensive discography, performing his solo hits apart from the numerous Beatles and Wings songs he played. The setlist included classics like ‘Hey Jude’, ‘Wonderful Christmastime’, ‘Let It Be’, ‘In Spite of All the Danger’, ‘Letting Go’ and more.

McCartney also performed last year’s Beatles track ‘Now And Then’, which he said earlier during the tour cycle makes him “very emotional”.

Paul McCartney’s ‘Got Back’ setlist in Manchester, December 19 was:

‘A Hard Day’s Night’
‘Junior’s Farm’
‘Letting Go’
‘Drive My Car’
‘Got To Get You Into My Life’
‘Come On To Me’
‘Let Me Roll It’
‘Getting Better’
‘Let ‘Em In’
‘My Valentine’
‘Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five’
‘Maybe I’m Amazed’
‘I’ve Just Seen A Face’
‘In Spite of All the Danger’
‘Love Me Do’
‘Dance Tonight’
‘Blackbird’
‘Here Today’
‘Now and Then’
‘Lady Madonna’
‘Jet’
‘Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!’
‘Something’
‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da’
‘Band on the Run’
‘Wonderful Christmastime’
‘Get Back’ (with Ronnie Wood)
‘Let It Be’
‘Live and Let Die’
‘Hey Jude’
‘I’ve Got A Feeling’
‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)’ (with Ringo Starr)
‘Helter Skelter’ (with Ringo Starr)
‘Golden Slumbers’
‘Carry That Weight’
‘The End’

‘Now And Then’ was most recently nominated for both Record Of The Year and Best Rock Performance at the 67th Grammy Awards.

While teasing the project for months, Starr revealed that he thought the project was “beautiful” and went on to admit that working on the track was “like having John Lennon back”.

‘Now And Then’ was created from one of John Lennon’s demo tapes and was completed with the help of AI, which was used to lift the late musician’s vocals from the initial recording so Macca and Starr could work with them.