Up and Coming Tour

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Up and Coming Tour

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Transatlantic tour by Paul McCartney
Start date 28 March 2010
End date 10 June 2011
Legs 7
Shows 18 in North America
12 in Latin America
8 in Europe
38 total
Paul McCartney tour chronology
Good Evening Europe Tour
(2009)		 Up and Coming Tour
(2010-2011)		 On the Run Tour
(2011)

The Up and Coming Tour is a concert tour by Paul McCartney. The tour began on 28 March 2010, at the Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Arizona (Phoenix suburb), included two concerts at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California, following with concerts in Miami and San Juan, the latter marking McCartney's first concert in Puerto Rico as well as the first presence of a Beatles member.

McCartney has also announced shows for Europe, including his first appearance at the Isle of Wight Festival, his first Scottish date for 20 years at Hampden Park, Glasgow, his last being at Glasgow SECC Arena on 23 June 1990 and his first show in Cardiff, Wales in over three decades, at the Millennium Stadium. Additional dates are to be announced.[1][2] On 5 April McCartney announced his first concert in Mexico since 2002. On 17 May McCartney announced a return to the United States in July, visiting Salt Lake City and San Francisco. On 28 May 2010, McCartney announced his first-ever show in Nashville. The Salt Lake City show marked McCartney's first show in Utah, and the San Francisco show marked his first performance in the city since The Beatles performed at Candlestick Park in 1966. On 3 June 2010, McCartney announced he would be opening the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh with a show on 18 August 2010. He also announced other cities, including Denver, Kansas City, Toronto, Montreal and Philadelphia as part of the tour's upcoming return to North America. On 7 June 2010, McCartney announced his first show in Charlotte, North Carolina since his mammoth New World Tour in 1993. It was McCartney's first show in North Carolina since his Back in the U.S. Tour in 2002. On 14 June 2010, McCartney announced second dates for Toronto and Pittsburgh, due to popular demand in both cities, and the fact that the shows sold out in minutes. McCartney’s 14 August 2010 show at the Wachovia Center sold out in two minutes, and another show was added for 15 August. In November 2010, McCartney returned to Argentina and Brazil for the first time in 17 years since the New World Tour with two sold out shows in Sao Paulo that attracted over 140,000 fans. McCartney returned to South America in 2011 for another 4 concerts, Peru, Chile and two in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The tour ended on 10 June with a show in Las Vegas.

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[edit] The O2 rehearsals

Three months after ending his Good Evening Europe Tour at the O2, McCartney used the arena to stage full rehearsals. He had previously hired the venue to rehearse for his 2004 stadium tour.

Talking about performing in London, McCartney said, "My last show of 2009 was in London at The O2 Arena and we had a great night, there was a great party atmosphere. I hope that this summer we can have an even bigger party in Hyde Park. I've had a little taste of performing in the park when I guested briefly with Neil Young there last summer and it tasted good. So I'm looking forward to getting there with the band and performing our own show."

[edit] Technical specifications

The tour requires 31 trucks to transport all its equipment and employs a full-time crew of over 150 people to make it all work. The total weight of all the tour's equipment is 125,000 pounds (57,000 kg). The indoor concerts on the tour use 90 speakers, and the outdoor stadium shows use 130. Backstage at each show there are 14 touring offices and dressing rooms. The catering department serves approximately 480 vegetarian meals a day to the crew.[3]

[edit] Web chat

Paul McCartney made his first ever webchat with fans on 20 May 2010. He spoke from his Sussex studio during the chat. He announced the winners of a competition run by his website, and said that the tour will most likely visit Brazil, Peru, Chile, and Argentina. He also praised his confidence with his band members during the tour.

[edit] Gershwin Prize

Paul McCartney receiving the Gershwin Prize from President Obama

McCartney received the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from President Barack Obama on 2 June 2010. McCartney is the third winner of the Gershwin prize, which is the most prestigious American award for popular music.

After collecting the award, McCartney performed at a star-studded concert inside the White House, playing songs such as "Eleanor Rigby", "Let It Be" and "Michelle" in tribute to the US First Lady, Michelle Obama. Stevie Wonder joined him on stage to perform a duet of "Ebony and Ivory" before McCartney ended the concert with "Hey Jude".

Also performing were Faith Hill, Emmylou Harris, Jack White, Dave Grohl, Lang Lang, Jonas Brothers, Herbie Hancock, Corinne Bailey Rae and Elvis Costello.

[edit] The band

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Rusty Anderson (Guitar,
Backing Vocals)
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Paul McCartney
(Lead Vocals, Bass, Guitar,
Piano, Ukelele, Mandolin)
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Brian Ray (Bass, Guitar,
Backing Vocals)
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Paul Wickens
(Keyboards, Guitar, Percussion,
Harmonica, Backing Vocals)
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Abe Laboriel, Jr. (Drums, Percussion,
Backing Vocals)

[edit] Reception

[edit] In the United States

Reception towards the Up and Coming Tour in the United States was generally positive.

In Phoenix: The Arizona Republic stated the following: "With apologies to Ringo Starr, The Beatles legacy couldn’t have hoped to be in better hands at this late date than Paul McCartney’s."[4][5][6]

In Los Angeles, McCartney said, "The first time we came here we were little kids," told the sold-out Bowl throng, recalling how big it seemed."[7][8]

In Miami: "There was a little of everything: Good potential for a contact high. Beatles Rock Band images on the big video screen. AARP members storming the barricades just like in the ‘60s – only with digital cameras, not protest signs. A ukulele-powered version of "Something"[9]

[edit] In Puerto Rico

The reception in Puerto Rico was positive. Local newspapers Primera Hora and El Nuevo Día mentioned the concert was filled to capacity, and praised McCartney for "a spectacular production", his "youthful spirit" and his engaging dialogue with the audience. Reports indicate that McCartney talked to the crowd numerous times in Spanish, engaged the crowd in multiple chants, and said that he is "looking forward to returning to the island soon" This marked the first concert by Sir McCartney in the island as well as the first presence of a Beatles member. Before the concert, local Beatles tribute band The Jukebox, offered a pre-concert tribute outside the venue.

[edit] In Mexico

Mexican promoters for the show Bruce Moran at Live Nation and Memo Parra at OCESA commented: "Paul McCartney has made history once again! His upcoming Mexico City show is the fastest sellout in the history of the venue, Foro Sol. Everyone at Live Nation and OCESA are thrilled and honored that Sir Paul has agreed to return to Mexico, and the public has responded to the news in just an overwhelming fashion. Only the thrill of seeing Sir Paul McCartney live at Foro Sol will top the excitement in Mexico today!"

[edit] In United Kingdom

The Times As the show moved towards its climax, they pulled off an incredible version of "Paperback Writer" - all harmonies present and correct - followed by an emotional "A Day in the Life", and a literally explosive "Live and Let Die", during which a blitz of fireworks soared into the night sky, high above the park.

Evening Standard,McCartney didn't put a foot wrong. If only everything English was so reliable...

News Of The World,Fireworks, flames and the deafening bang of expensive pyrotechnics would normally be the most dazzling aspect of any rock show. But this is no ordinary gig and tonight even the stunning special effects that accompany the stonking version of 'Live and Let Die' that comes towards the end of this incredible 36 song set take second place to the calibre of the tracks themselves.

[edit] In Canada

McCartney received positive reception in Canada when the Up and Coming Tour went to Toronto and Montreal.

In Toronto: The Toronto Star - "Paul McCartney performed like a man one-quarter of his age before an adoring crowd at a packed Air Canada Centre last night. For the first of two concerts—he returns to the ACC tonight—the living legend’s stamina was absolutely stupefying. He seemed to turn back the hands of time during a nearly three-hour marathon that featured 36 songs and nary a sip of water between them." The Toronto Sun – "That McCartney kid looks like he could very well be an up-and-comer. At least that’s how a sold-out crowd at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre could've seen Paul McCartney’s simply stellar first night of a two-night stand as part of his current Up and Coming 2010 Tour."

In Montreal: The Gazette - "Paul McCartney and his stellar band deliver a masterful marathon performance to delirious fans at the Bell Centre last night." La Presse - "The Merchant of Happiness". "He’s the one who can make you smile, sing, clap your hands or shed a tear, alone or with a thousand others." Le Journal de Montreal - "Paul McCartney, SUBLIME"... "The legend’s return"..."A wonderful voyage back in time, a historic evening for his Montreal fans. In 5 words: A Day in the Life"... "La McCartneymania..Downtown Montreal goes wild."

[edit] In South America

After months of speculation Paul confirmed that he would be taking his ‘Up and Coming Tour’ back to Brazil and Argentina. Paul and his band arrived in November for a show in Porto Alegre 7 November Beira Rio Stadium and two in Sao Paulo, on 21 and 22 November, both at Morumbi Stadium, and two shows in River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires 10 and 11 November.

"It's great to bring this tour to Brazil. I love Brazil, they love their music - I love them, I love their music." says Paul. "We have beautiful memories of Brazil and Argentina, they are great places to play. The fans are great and it’s very exciting to be returning. I love South American audiences. I always think I have Latin blood because I connect so strongly with their love of music and their love of rhythm and their love of melody, so I always feel like I have a very big bond with South American people and Latin people in general”.

In Porto Alegre, the tickets were sold online and by phone in just two hours from 8am to 10am on Saturday, a pre-sale of 70% of the entries, exclusively for members of the Sport Club Internacional and the network RBS. On occasion, fans formed long lines outside the stadium, and organizers said the sales took place between 8am and 4pm.

In Buenos Aires, the online presale began on 10 October by CrowdSurge, two days later by Ticketek (only for BBVA Banco Francés customers). The presale began at 10 AM, but 4 minutes later the system crashed. The 25,000 tickets enabled for the Ticketek presale sold out within hours, along with the general public sale.[10] On October 14 ticketek announced a new concert for Thursday 11 November, this show was added due to overwhelming demand, the pre-sale (again, only for BBVA Banco Francés customers) began 15 and the regular tickets on 19. Both concerts sold out in a few hours[11][12][13] The first concert sold out in 1 hour, and the second one in nine hours.

Rede Globo, Brazil's television network, broadcasted only 1 hour of "best moments" of the first São Paulo concert on 21 November. Both São Paulo tickets were sold out in less than 10 hours, with over 128,000 sold.[14]

[edit] Tour dates

Paul McCartney performing at Estadio Monumental in Lima, Peru (Up and Coming Tour, May 9 2011)
Date City Country Venue
North America
28 March 2010 Phoenix United States Jobing.com Arena
30 March 2010 Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl
31 March 2010
3 April 2010 Miami Sun Life Stadium
5 April 2010 San Juan Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum
27 May 2010 Mexico City Mexico Foro Sol
28 May 2010
10 June 2010[A] Washington, D.C. United States The White House
Europe
12 June 2010 Dublin Ireland RDS Arena
13 June 2010[B] Isle of Wight England Seaclose Park
20 June 2010 Glasgow Scotland Hampden Park
26 June 2010 Cardiff Wales Millennium Stadium
27 June 2010[C] London England Hyde Park
1 July 2010[D] Battersea Power Station
North America
7 July 2010 San Francisco United States AT&T Park
10 July 2010[E] New York City Radio City Music Hall
13 July 2010 Salt Lake City Rio Tinto Stadium
15 July 2010 Denver Pepsi Center
24 July 2010 Kansas City Sprint Center
26 July 2010 Nashville Bridgestone Arena
28 July 2010 Charlotte Time Warner Cable Arena
8 August 2010 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre
9 August 2010
12 August 2010 Montreal Bell Centre
14 August 2010 Philadelphia United States Wachovia Center
15 August 2010
18 August 2010 Pittsburgh Consol Energy Center
19 August 2010
South America
7 November 2010 Porto Alegre Brazil Estádio Beira-Rio
10 November 2010 Buenos Aires Argentina River Plate Stadium
11 November 2010
21 November 2010 São Paulo Brazil Estádio do Morumbi
22 November 2010
North America
13 December 2010[F] New York City United States Apollo Theater
Europe
17 December 2010 London England 100 Club
18 December 2010 HMV Hammersmith Apollo
20 December 2010 Liverpool O2 Academy Liverpool
South America
9 May 2011 Lima Peru Estadio Monumental "U"
11 May 2011 Santiago Chile Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
22 May 2011 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Estádio Olímpico João Havelange
23 May 2011
North America
10 June 2011 Las Vegas United States MGM Grand Garden Arena
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert was a part of "Gershwin Prize For Popular Song"
B This concert was a part of "Isle of Wight Festival"
C This concert was a part of "Hard Rock Calling"
D This concert was a part of "The Old Vic 192"
E This concert was a part of "Ringo Starr's 70th Birthday"
F This concert was a part of "Live From The Apollo Theater (Sirius XM Invitation Concert)"

[edit] Box office score data

Venue City Tickets Sold / Available Gross Revenue
Jobing.com Arena Glendale 14,011 / 14,011 (100%) $2,195,245
Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles 33,916 / 33,916 (100%) $5,351,425
Sun Life Stadium Miami 35,784 / 35,784 (100%) $4,325,859
Seaclose Park Isle of Wight 60,000 / 60,000 (100%) $10,139,974 [15]
Hyde Park London 55,000 / 55,000 (100%) $11,088,692[15]
AT&T Park San Francisco 40,512 / 40,512 (100%) $4,752,027[6]
Rio Tinto Stadium Salt Lake City 25,414 / 25,414 (100%) $3,193,716[6]
Pepsi Center Denver 14,465 / 14,465 (100%) $1,659,665[6]
Sprint Center Kasas City 14,258 / 14,258 (100%) $2,390,999[6]
Bridgestone Arena Nashville 15,162 / 15,162 (100%) $2,531,826[6]
Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte 15,477 / 15,477 (100%) $2,258,335[6]
Air Canada Centre Toronto 33,650 / 33,650 (100%) $5,206,342[6]
Bell Centre Montreal 16,993 / 16,993 (100%) $2,494,880[6]
Wachovia Center Philadelphia 31,825 / 31,825 (100%) $4,885,207[6]
Consol Energy Center Pittsburgh 29,745 / 29,745 (100%) $4,804,207[6]
River Plate Stadium Buenos Aires 82,375 / 82,375 (100%) $11,334,522[15]
100 Club London 350 / 350 (100%) $32,760[16]
Estadio Monumental "U" Lima 52,500 / 52,500 (100%) $8,100,000[16]
TOTAL 1,142,874 / 1,142,874 (100%) $86,745,681

[edit] Set list

[edit] Instruments played by band members

Songs McCartney Anderson Ray Wickens Laboriel
Venus and Mars/Rock Show or Magical Mystery Tour or Hello Goodbye Bass Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar/Electric Guitar or Electric Guitar Keyboards Drums
Jet or Junior's Farm Electric Guitar
All My Loving Electric Guitar
Letting Go or Coming Up Keyboards
Got to Get You into My Life or Drive My Car
Highway (not played in all cities) Harmonica/Keyboards
Let Me Roll It Electric Guitar Bass Keyboards
The Long and Winding Road Piano
Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five Keyboards/Maracas
(I Want to) Come Home or Let 'Em In Keyboards
My Love
I'm Looking Through You or I've Just Seen a Face Acoustic Guitar Acoustic Guitar Keyboards or Tambourine
Two of Us or And I Love Her Acoustic Guitar or Claves
Blackbird None None None None
Here Today
Dance Tonight Mandolin Electric Guitar Bass Keyboards Drums
Mrs Vandebilt Acoustic Guitar
Eleanor Rigby None None None
Ram On (not played in all cities) Ukulele Electric Guitar Bass Drums
Something Ukulele/Acoustic Guitar
Sing the Changes Bass Acoustic Guitar
Band on the Run Electric Guitar/Acoustic Guitar
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da Acoustic Guitar
Back in the U.S.S.R. Electric Guitar
I've Got a Feeling Electric Guitar Bass
Paperback Writer
A Day in the Life/Give Peace a Chance Bass Acoustic Guitar Acoustic Guitar
Let It Be Piano Electric Guitar Bass
Live and Let Die
Hey Jude
Day Tripper Bass Electric Guitar Tambourine
Lady Madonna Piano Bass Keyboards
Get Back or I Saw Her Standing There Bass Electric Guitar
Yesterday Acoustic Guitar None None None
Helter Skelter Bass Electric Guitar Electric Guitar Electric Guitar Drums
Sgt. Pepper's/The End Electric Guitar Bass/Electric Guitar Keyboards

[edit] References

  1. ^ Lewis, Randy (February 22, 2010). "Paul McCartney returned to Hollywood Bowl on March 30". Los Angeles Times. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/02/paul-mccartney-returns-to-hollywood-bowl-on-march-30.html. Retrieved February 22, 2010. 
  2. ^ "Second Hollywood Bowl Show Added Due To Pre-Sale Demand". PaulMcCartney.com. February 24, 2010. http://www.paulmccartney.com/news.php#/1868/2010-02. Retrieved February 24, 2010. 
  3. ^ "An Up and Coming Artist Uses Europe’s Most Successful Music Venue For Rehearsals". PaulMcCartney.com. March 13, 2010. http://paulmccartney.com/news.php#/1883/2010-03. Retrieved March 23, 2010. 
  4. ^ "Paul McCartney at Jobing.com Arena". 31 March 2010. http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/. Retrieved 31 March 2010. 
  5. ^ "Paul McCartney at Jobing.com Arena: Former Beatle's U.S. Tour Opens with a Bang". 31 March 2010. http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/uponsun/2010/03/paul_mccartney_at_jobingcom_ar.php. Retrieved 31 March 2010. 
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Paul McCartney’s coming, but what will he sing? Here’s a clue". The New York Times. 31 March 2010. http://www.pbpulse.com/music/2010/03/31/paul-mccartney-s-coming-but-what-will-he-sing-here-s-a-clue/. Retrieved 31 March 2010. 
  7. ^ "Paul McCartney Pays Tribute to Beatles Bandmates at Hollywood Bowl Gig". 1 April 2010. http://www.spinner.com/2010/04/01/paul-mccartney-beatles-live-hollywood-bowl/. Retrieved 1 April 2010. 
  8. ^ "Seeing Paul McCartney at the Hollywood Bowl? Some parking strategies to help you get there". 1 April 2010. http://www.spinner.com/2010/04/01/paul-mccartney-beatles-live-hollywood-bowl/. Retrieved 1 April 2010. 
  9. ^ "Paul McCartney gets back (again) in generous Miami show". 3 April 2010. http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_music_blog/2010/04/paul-mccartney-gets-back-again-in-generous-miami-show.html. Retrieved 4 April 2010. 
  10. ^ "A horas de salir a la venta, se agotan las entradas para Paul McCartney en Argentina". 12 October 2010. http://momento24.com/2010/10/12/a-horas-de-salir-a-la-venta-se-agotan-las-entradas-para-paul-mccartney-en-argentina/. Retrieved 1 October 2010. 
  11. ^ "Paul McCartney agregó un nuevo show en River el 11 de noviembre". 14 October 2010. http://www.telam.com.ar/vernota.php?tipo=N&idPub=200871&id=381481&dis=1&sec=12. Retrieved 14 October 2010. 
  12. ^ "http://www.lanueva.com/hoy/nota/18bcc20099/1/79707.html". 14 October 2010. http://www.lanueva.com/hoy/nota/18bcc20099/1/79707.html. Retrieved 15 October 2010. 
  13. ^ "Paul McCartney agregó un nuevo show en Argentina". 14 October 2010. http://www.larazon.com.ar/show/Paul-McCartney-agrego-nuevo-Argentina_0_176700111.html. Retrieved 15 October 2010. 
  14. ^ [http://www.elpais.com.uy/101023/pespec-523739/espectaculos/128000 "Son las entradas que se vendieron en 10 horas para los dos shows que Paul McCartney dará en Sao Paulo. It is also announced that he will be comingo to Chile (Santiago) in may 11th 2011"]. 22 October 2010. http://www.elpais.com.uy/101023/pespec-523739/espectaculos/128000. Retrieved 23 October 2010. 
  15. ^ a b c "2010 International Boxoffice". 15 December 2010. http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/Charts2010/2010YearEndTop100InternationalBoxoffice.pdf. Retrieved 17 December2010. 
  16. ^ a b "MCCARTNEY BACKS CALLS TO SAVE HISTORIC LONDON VENUE". 15 December 2010. http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/217798/McCartney-backs-calls-to-save-historic-London-venue. Retrieved 17 December2010. 

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