Paul McCartney

4 stars (out of 4)

TD Coliseum, Hamilton, Ont., Friday, Nov. 21, 2025

“How many people here are actually from Hamilton?” Paul McCartney asked about 90 minutes into last night’s performance. Naturally, he received enthusiastic cheers in the affirmative. But then came the followup: “How many people are not from Hamilton?” — which elicited a roaring response five times louder.

“Well,” McCartney responded, slightly taken aback. “Welcome!”

That overwhelming chorus of out-of-towners shouldn’t have come as a surprise: McCartney’s Got Back tour skipped over Toronto for a date in the Hammer, spurring massive spillover demand that drove single-ticket resale prices into the realm of annual mortgage payments.

But McCartney’s welcome message applied equally to the locals, becau

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