February 1975: Benny Spellman, Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney, Wings guitarist Jimmy McCulloch and Earl King pose for a classic picture at New Orleans’ Sea-Saint Studios during a break in recording Wings’ Venus and Mars. Photo by Sidney Smith

Paul McCartney’s return to the Crescent City after five years

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A fan of New Orleans and its music, Paul McCartney has visited and performed in the city numerous times. On May 23 at the sold-out Smoothie King Center, the solo star and former Beatle will play his fifth New Orleans concert. It’s the first stop on the United States leg of McCartney’s Freshen Up world tour. He previously appeared at Smoothie King Center in 2014 and 2002, and at the Superdome in 1993.

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