Musicians Are Continuing To Tour Into Their Old Age

Paul McCartney, Metallica, The Rolling Stones and more are continuing to tour as they get older.

After almost 1,000 concerts with The Beatles, more than 140 shows with Wings and 870 solo concerts, Paul McCartney’s 17th solo tour is ending just days before his 80th birthday on June 18.

McCartney’s “Got Back” tour took the music veteran on a marathon across the U.S. — performing for fans who have followed him since the '60s.

Variety notes that a typical show is two hours and 40 minutes with 36 songs, and that’s often after a pre-show soundcheck of as many as 13 songs for VIP ticket holders.