2005 concert tour by Paul McCartney
The 'US' Tour Associated album Chaos and Creation in the Backyard Start date 16 September 2005 (2005-09-16 ) End date 30 November 2005 (2005-11-30 ) No. of shows37 Box office U.S. $77 million ($120.12 in 2023 dollars)[ 1]
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The US Tour was Paul McCartney 's second North American concert tour of the 21st century to promote his 2005 album Chaos and Creation in the Backyard Miami , Florida , and concluded on 30 November 2005 in Los Angeles , California . It was a commercial success, grossing $77 million from 37 shows across North America and selling over 565,000 tickets. Rusty Anderson , Brian Ray , Paul "Wix" Wickens , and Abe Laboriel Jr. returned as the backing band, the first to fully remain intact for more than one solo McCartney tour, following the previous year's summer jaunt in the UK. McCartney's then-wife Heather Mills and their daughter, Beatrice, accompanied him on the tour and were in the audience every night.
On 12 November 2005 in Anaheim, California, two songs and some dialogue from the concert were broadcast to the International Space Station and astronauts Valeri Tokarev and Bill McArthur .[ 2] Good Day Sunshine " and McCartney's "English Tea", a song from his Chaos and Creation in the Backyard album. A concert film and documentary of the tour was released the following year. It is available on the DVD The Space Within US
Set list
"Magical Mystery Tour "
"Flaming Pie"
"Jet "
"I'll Get You "
"Drive My Car "
"Till There Was You "
"Let Me Roll It /Foxy Lady "
"Got to Get You into My Life "
"Fine Line "
"Maybe I'm Amazed "
"The Long and Winding Road "
"In Spite of All the Danger "
"I Will "
"Jenny Wren "
"For No One "
"Fixing a Hole "
"English Tea"
"I'll Follow the Sun "
"Follow Me"
"Blackbird "
"Eleanor Rigby "
"Too Many People /She Came In Through the Bathroom Window "
"Good Day Sunshine "
"Band on the Run "
"Penny Lane "
"I've Got a Feeling "
"Back in the U.S.S.R. "
"Hey Jude "
"Live And Let Die "
"Yesterday "
"Get Back "
"Helter Skelter "
"Please Please Me "
"Mull of Kintyre " (only in Canada)
"Let It Be "
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) /The End "
Tour dates
List of 2005 concerts[ 3]
Date
City
Country
Venue
Attendance
Revenue
16 September 2005
Miami
United States
American Airlines Arena
15,011 / 15,536
$2,137,915
17 September 2005
Tampa
St. Pete Times Forum
15,268 / 16,325
$2,277,952
20 September 2005
Atlanta
Philips Arena
14,096 / 14,096
$1,930,941
22 September 2005
Philadelphia
Wachovia Center
32,930 / 32,930
$4,665,795
23 September 2005
26 September 2005
Boston
TD Banknorth Garden
29,582 / 29,582
$3,814,392
27 September 2005
30 September 2005
New York City
Madison Square Garden
63,867 / 63,867
$8,495,513
1 October 2005
4 October 2005
5 October 2005
8 October 2005
Washington, D.C.
MCI Center
15,813 / 15,813
$2,011,464
10 October 2005
Toronto
Canada
Air Canada Centre
16,924 / 16,924
$2,385,658
14 October 2005
Auburn Hills
United States
The Palace of Auburn Hills
33,511 / 33,511
$4,733,526
15 October 2005
18 October 2005
Chicago
United Center
32,647 / 32,647
$4,087,404
19 October 2005
22 October 2005
Columbus
Schottenstein Center
15,051 / 15,051
$1,978,288
23 October 2005
Milwaukee
Bradley Center
16,764 / 16,764
$2,090,400
26 October 2005
St. Paul
Xcel Energy Center
16,515 / 16,515
$2,377,200
27 October 2005
Des Moines
Wells Fargo Arena
14,204 / 14,204
$1,620,717
30 October 2005
Omaha
Qwest Center Omaha
15,162 / 15,162
$1,690,185
1 November 2005
Denver
Pepsi Center
15,091 / 15,091
$1,994,777
3 November 2005
Seattle
KeyArena
13,492 / 13,511
$2,105,150
4 November 2005
Portland
Rose Garden
15,834 / 15,933
$1,948,380
7 November 2005
San Jose
HP Pavilion
28,012 / 28,012
$3,649,232
8 November 2005
11 November 2005
Anaheim
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
28,632 / 28,632
$3,394,958
12 November 2005
16 November 2005
Sacramento
ARCO Arena
14,623 / 14,773
$1,971,370
19 November 2005
Houston
Toyota Center
14,151 / 14,151
$2,068,565
20 November 2005
Dallas
American Airlines Center
15,095 / 15,095
$2,116,940
23 November 2005
Glendale
Glendale Arena
14,802 / 14,802
$2,295,285
25 November 2005
Paradise
MGM Grand Garden Arena
29,535 / 29,535
$5,058,113
26 November 2005
29 November 2005
Los Angeles
Staples Center
31,149 / 31,149
$4,144,879
30 November 2005
Total
567,761 / 569,611
$77,044,999
Personnel
Paul McCartney - Lead vocals , acoustic guitar , electric guitar , bass guitar , and piano Rusty Anderson - Backing vocals , acoustic and electric guitarsBrian Ray - Backing vocals, acoustic, electric and bass guitarsPaul "Wix" Wickens - Backing vocals, keyboards , accordion , electric guitar, harmonica , percussion Abe Laboriel, Jr. - Backing vocals, drums , percussion
References
^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF) . American Antiquarian Society .McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF) . American Antiquarian Society .Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–" . Retrieved 29 February 2024 .
^ "Paul McCartney Provides First-Ever Live Station Wakeup Music" . NASA. 25 November 2007. Retrieved 10 August 2012 .^ Box score:
"Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses" . Billboard . Vol. 117, no. 41. 8 October 2005. p. 28. ISSN 0006-2510 ."Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses" . Billboard . Vol. 117, no. 42. 15 October 2005. p. 23. ISSN 0006-2510 ."Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses" . Billboard . Vol. 117, no. 43. 22 October 2005. p. 25. ISSN 0006-2510 ."Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses" . Billboard . Vol. 117, no. 44. 29 October 2005. p. 57. ISSN 0006-2510 ."Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses" . Billboard . Vol. 117, no. 45. 5 November 2005. p. 28. ISSN 0006-2510 ."Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses" . Billboard . Vol. 117, no. 45. 5 November 2005. p. 28. ISSN 0006-2510 ."Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses" . Billboard . Vol. 117, no. 46. 12 November 2005. p. 16. ISSN 0006-2510 ."Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses" . Billboard . Vol. 117, no. 47. 19 November 2005. p. 23. ISSN 0006-2510 ."Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses" . Billboard . Vol. 117, no. 48. 26 November 2005. p. 28. ISSN 0006-2510 ."Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses" . Billboard . Vol. 117, no. 49. 3 December 2005. p. 24. ISSN 0006-2510 ."Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses" . Billboard . Vol. 117, no. 50. 10 December 2005. p. 22. ISSN 0006-2510 ."Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses" . Billboard . Vol. 117, no. 51. 17 December 2005. p. 18. ISSN 0006-2510 ."Billboard Boxscore — Top 25 Boxscores" . Billboard . Vol. 118, no. 31. 5 August 2006. p. 36. ISSN 0006-2510 .
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