It looks like Paul McCartney is set to play The Beatles’ ‘Now And Then’ live for the first time

nme.com:

Paul McCartney looks set to perform The Beatles’ ‘Now And Then’ live for the first time on his upcoming tour.The music legend is bringing his ‘Got Back’ tour to South America, the UK and Europe over the coming weeks and has been sharing snippets of his preparations in the run up to the live stint.As fans wait patiently for the tour to resume, some have noticed that Macca may well be playing The Beatles’ “final” song – released last year with the help of AI technology – live in concert for the first time.‘Now And Then’ was released in November 2023 and is the last Beatles song to feature all members of the Fab Four, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and the late George Harrison and John Lennon.Fan-shared footage seemingly reveals that McCartney performed ‘Now And Then’ during soundcheck at the Centenario Stadium, Montevideo in Uruguay on September 30, ahead of his performance there tonight (October 1).Suspicions that it will feature on the official setlist also appeared to be confirmed in the behind-the-scenes footage of ‘Got Back’ tour rehearsals shared to the musician’s YouTube channel.

Eagle-eyed fans spotted what appeared to be stills from the music video projected on the screens.Paul McCartney Now And Then Soundcheck at Centenario Stadium, Montevideo Uruguay September 30 2024 pic.twitter.com/ok9AkqPuOe— DIÁRIO DOS BEATLES (@Diario_Beatles) October 1, 2024Around the time of the song’s release, NME headed down to the Apple Corps London HQ to find out more about the making of the new single.“When we lost John, we knew it was really over,” McCartney shared in a mini documentary that was screened, before remembering how “an interesting opportunity arose”.It was then that Yoko Ono handed over a cassette of Lennon’s demos, before.