Paul McCartney will play his 3000th live show this weekend in St Petersburg, Russia. More than 100,000 fans are expected at McCartney's first ever gig in the city. The special concert is part of Macca's current European tour.
The maths behind the 3000th show are not completely conclusive because it is not known exactly how many live shows McCartney played in the early years of the Beatles, or with his previous band The Quarrymen. However his management reckon that he played a total of 2523 gigs with the two bands.
They add to that 140 live appearances with Wings, and the 325 gigs he has performed as a solo artist, which include sets at Live Aid and the Super Bowl. That means he had played 2988 shows prior to the start of the current tour, which began on 25 May.
Commenting on the 3000th show McCartney told reporters yesterday: "I was amazed when people told me I'll do my 3,000th gig on this tour,"