The launch of the three-month trek will coincide with the release on March 17th of two special souvenirs of the tour - a 37-song live album, titled Back In The World, and Back In The U.S. - a 3-hour DVD filmed inside the world tour during its run across America. The European tour, which will play include gigs in Paris, Barcelona, Arnhem, Koln, Hannover, Vienna, Munich, Hamburg, Dublin, Sheffield, Manchester, Birmingham and London, will be Paul first in since his New World Tour of 1993.
Fronting a lean new band, Paul will perform his acclaimed and hugely-successful new show that last year broke 20 box office records during its 50-date tour of America. The tour won Billboard magazine's Tour of The Year accolade as the most triumphant concert trek of 2002.
Paul McCartney's two and a half hour, 36-song show caused crowd mania last year in Mexico, Japan and America - where it was dubbed "the greatest hits show on Earth". The show includes 22 Beatles songs - the most Beatles songs ever performed in any one show - plus more than a dozen hits from his Wings and solo periods.
The Back In The World 2-CD album follows the hit album Back In The U.S. which was recently released in America as a souvenir of the first U.S. leg of the world tour. As the set list for the European tour will differ from the first American shows, the Back In The World tracklist has been changed so that the European album is a proper souvenir of the European show.
The Back In The World album will feature four songs not released before: live performances of She's Leaving Home, Calico Skies, Michelle and Let 'Em In.
These will feature alongside such classics as All My Loving, Back In The USSR, Band On The Run, Blackbird, Can't Buy Me Love, Carry That Weight, Coming Up, Eleanor Rigby, Fool On The Hill, Getting Better, Hello Goodbye, Here There And Everywhere, Hey Jude, I Saw Her Standing There, Jet, Live And Let Die and many others.
The Back In The U.S. DVD was previously only available in the U.S.A. and Japan, where it has already been a huge hit with fans as sales in America alone have been of triple-platinum status. The DVD has been dubbed "a rock and road movie" as it records not only the onstage concert action but also takes the viewer right inside the tour; filming Paul, the band and road crew backstage and offstage, inside dressing rooms, in the limos with Paul and even aboard his chartered jet for after-show mile-high party antics.
The 'Back In The World' concert show will include performance of Beatles songs never before played live in Europe.
Said Paul: "I had a lot of fun touring this show across America last year and instead of been exhausted I felt exhilarated because I am enjoying it so much. I'm looking forward to playing through Europe and bringing the show back home to Britain.
"I think the crowd is going to like this gig - when I was thinking of what songs to play I just imagined myself as one of the audience and thought 'What would I like to hear him play?'
"So that means we'll be playing some of my Beatles stuff - rather a lot of Beatles stuff, actually - some Wings stuff and some more recent stuff; so basically the show pretty much spans my whole career. And I'm really getting off on playing it all with my new band, their energy and musicianship is phenomenal".
Paul McCartney's 'Back In The World Tour' will drive through Europe during March, April, May. The tour will include concerts in:
MARCH 25TH - PARIS - BERCY
Tickets On Sale : Feb 21st Tickets Priced : Û47, Û65, Û80, Û92 plus commission/booking fee Ticket Details : (France) 08926 92300 + at Virginstore, Fnac, Carrefour (Foreign enquiries ) 00 33 1 4997 5191
MARCH 28TH - BARCELONA PALAU SAN JORDI
Tickets On Sale : Feb 26th Tickets Priced : Û45, Û54, Û62 plus commission/booking fee Ticket Details : 00 34 902 15 00 25 + from Fancy, Overstocks, Discos Gong, Madrid Rock.
*APRIL 5TH / 6TH - SHEFFIELD HALLAM ARENA
Tickets On Sale : Feb 21st Tickets Priced : £35, £45 plus limited premium tickets, plus commission/booking fee Ticket Details : 0114 256 56 56, or 0114 251 7000 National Paul McCartney Ticket Hotline : 0870 121 25 27 Internet Bookings : www.wayahead.com , www.lastminute.com , www.ticketline.co.uk
*APRIL 9TH Ð MANCHESTER MEN ARENA
Tickets On Sale : Feb 21st Tickets Priced : £35 and £45 plus limited premium tickets, plus commission/booking fee Ticket Details : 0870 190 8000 or 0161 832 1111 National Paul McCartney Ticket Hotline : 0870 121 25 27 Internet Bookings : www.wayahead.com , www.ticketline.co.uk , www.lastminute.com
*APRIL 13TH / 14TH Ð BIRMINGHAM NIA
Tickets On Sale : Feb 21st Tickets Priced : £35 and £45 plus limited premium tickets, plus commission/booking fee Ticket Details : 0870 909 4144 or 0121 607 8888 National Paul McCartney Ticket Hotline : 0870 121 25 27 Internet Bookings : www.wayahead.com , www.lastminute.com , www.ticketline.co.uk
*APRIL 18TH / 19TH Ð LONDON EARLS COURT
Tickets On Sale : Feb 21st Tickets Priced : £35, £40 and £45 plus limited premium tickets, plus commission/booking fee Ticket Details : 0870 903 9033 or 020 7434 2222 National Paul McCartney Ticket Hotline : 0870 121 25 27 Internet Bookings : www.wayahead.com , www.lastminute.com , www.ticketline.co.uk *All UK Ticket sales are limited to 6 tickets per transaction.
APRIL 25th Ð ARNHEM GELREDOME Tickets On Sale : Feb 22nd Tickets Priced : Û50, Û55, Û65, Û75 plus commission/booking fee Ticket Details : (Holland only) 0900 300 1250 + Ticket Service Post Offices, GWK Railway Station offices & Tourist Offices
APRIL 27th / 28th Ð KOLN ARENA
Tickets On Sale : Feb 22nd Tickets Priced : Û35, Û75, Û95 plus commission/booking fee Ticket Details : (Eventim) 01805 57 00 00 (Kartenservice Stratmann) 00 49 521 560 500 + CTS
APRIL 30TH Ð HANNOVER PREUSSAG ARENA
Tickets On Sale : Feb 21st Tickets Priced : Û50, Û65, Û75, Û85, Û95, Û115 plus commission/booking fee Ticket Details : (Germany only) 0 180 5 12 13 14 + CTS ticket shops (Foreign only) 00 49 180 5 12 13 14
MAY 14TH Ð VIENNA STADTHALLE Tickets On Sale : Feb 21st Tickets Priced : Û50, Û55, Û65, Û70, Û90, Û110 plus commission/booking fee Ticket Details : 00 43 1 96 0 96
MAY 17TH Ð MUNICH KONIGSPLATZ
Tickets On Sale : Feb 21st Tickets Priced : Û40, Û45, Û50, Û60, Û70, Û80 plus commission/booking fee Ticket Details : (Germany only) 0 180 5 12 13 14 + CTS Shops (Foreign only) 00 49 180 5 12 13 14
MAY 21ST Ð HAMBURG AOL STADIUM
Tickets On Sale : Feb 21st Tickets Priced : Û55, Û70, Û75, Û80, Û90, Û110 plus commission/booking fee Ticket Details : (Germany only) 0 180 5 12 13 14 + CTS Ticket Shop (Foreign only) 00 49 180 5 12 13 14 MAY 27TH Ð DUBLIN RDS STADIUM
Tickets On Sale : Feb 26th Tickets Priced : Û75, Û105 plus commission/booking fee Ticket Details : (Ireland only) 1890 925 100 + Ticketmaster (UK only) 0870 243 44 55 (Foreign only) 00 353 1 4 569 569 For a review of the Raleigh Show Click Here
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Paul McCartney DVD & Live Album Due November 26
Paul McCartney releases a concert DVD and two-CD set on November 26 via Capitol Records. Back In The U.S. features performances from the Driving U.S.A. North American tour earlier this year.McCartney said, 'This feels like a very special tour, and because of that, we wanted to film not only the great shows we've been enjoying, but also reveal to people what we're doing when we're not doing the show. There are a lot of private moments on the DVD--it'll be like a backstage pass to the intimate zones where most people never get.' He added, 'We recorded the album at various shows on the first leg of the U.S. tour in the spring, and I'm excited by the sound that we've got with this new band of mine. I wanted the album to capture the spirit of some magical nights on the road, as a lifelong reminder for the great crowds who shared them with us.' The three-hour DVD, which is being billed as a 'Rock 'N Road Movie,' includes never-before-seen footage shot backstage in the dressing rooms, during soundchecks, and in McCartney's private limo and chartered jet.
The DVD, mixed in 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound, features 'more than' 30 songs, while the two-CD set features 36 songs. A spokesperson was unsure of the differences in the tracklistings.
The Back In The U.S. CD tracklisting includes: All My Loving, Band On The Run, 'Back In The U.S.S.R.', 'Blackbird,' 'Coming Up,' 'Can't Buy Me Love,' 'Carry That Weight,' 'C Moon,' 'Driving Rain,' 'Every Night,' 'Eleanor Rigby,' 'The End,' 'Freedom,' 'Fool On The Hill,' 'Getting Better,' 'Hello Goodbye,' 'Here Today,' 'Here There And Everywhere,' 'Hey Jude,' 'I Saw Her Standing There,' 'Jet,' 'Lonely Road,' 'Let Me Roll It,' 'Live And Let Die,' 'Let It Be,' 'Lady Madonna,' 'The Long And Winding Road,' 'Mother Nature's Son,' 'Maybe I'm Amazed,' 'My Love,' 'Something,' 'Sergeant Pepper,' 'Vanilla Sky,' 'We Can Work It Out,' 'Your Loving Flame,' and 'Yesterday.' McCartney and his band recently kicked off a fall run of shows, this time billed as Back In The U.S. The next show is Friday (September 27) at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut. This tour leg ends at the America West Arena in Phoenix, Arizona, on October 29, after which McCartney will play dates in Mexico, Japan, and Australia.
Paul Looking for Australian Seaside House as Tour Base
Paul is reportedly looking for a house as a base for his yet to be announced Australian tour.
Second Leg of American Tour Begins
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Paul to Play in China
Paul McCartney is planning a historic gig for 500,000 fans in China's Tiananmen Square. The Sun newspaper are reporting.Sir Paul currently touring the US is finalising details for the gig, in the capital Beijing.
He also plans to play Red Square in Moscow. The New Year concerts could get
a total audience of one million.
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