Sir Paul McCartney first gained world-wide fame as one of The Beatles. McCartney released his debut solo album, "McCartney", in April 1970. He insisted that his wife should be involved in his musical career so that they would not be apart when he was on tour. McCartney's second solo album, "Ram" (1971) was credited to both Paul and Linda McCartney. In 1977, Wings released "Mull of Kintyre". It stayed at #1 in the UK for nine weeks, and was the highest-selling single in the UK until 1984. 

Although McCartney's relationship with John Lennon was troubled, they reconciled during the 1970s, McCartney was deeply saddened by the news of Lennons death in 1980. In the early 1990s, McCartney reunited with Harrison and Starr to work on Apple's "The Beatles Anthology" documentary series. It included three double albums of alternative takes, live recordings, and previously unreleased Beatles songs, as well as a ten-hour video boxed set.

This years Brit Awards 2008 Sir Paul McCartney was presented with " The Outstanding Contribution to Music Award "

The Beatles legend will perform at Liverpool's Anfield Stadium on 1 June 2008 as part of Liverpool 08 - a celebration of Liverpool's year as European Capital of Culture. You can expect to hear Beatles, Wings and solo classics including tracks from Sir Paul's latest album 'Memory Almost Full'

Sir Paul McCartney last toured Europe in 2004.

Paul McCartney 2004 Summer Tour dates
  
Paul McCartney tickets - Fri May 28 2004 Lisbon, Portugal  
Paul McCartney tickets - Sun May 30 2004 Madrid, Spain  
Paul McCartney tickets - Wed Jun 2 2004 Zürich, Switzerland
Paul McCartney tickets - Fri Jun 4 2004 Leipzig, Germany
Paul McCartney tickets - Sun Jun 6 2004 Prague, Czech Republic  
Paul McCartney tickets - Tue Jun 8 2004 Horsens, Denmark
Paul McCartney tickets - Sat Jun 12 2004 Gothenburg, Sweden
Paul McCartney tickets - Mon Jun 14 2004 Oslo, Norway
Paul McCartney tickets - Thu Jun 17 2004 Helsinki, Finland
Paul McCartney tickets - Sun Jun 20 2004 St. Petersburg, Russia  
Paul McCartney tickets - Thu Jun 24 2004 Paris, France