PAUL McCARTNEY JUNE DATES RE-SCHEDULED TO OCTOBER
LOUISVILLE, KY – (June 9) – Paul McCartney has confirmed that he will, however reluctantly, heed medical advice to rest up just a bit longer to fully recuperate from the virus that forced the postponement of his recent dates in Japan and Korea.
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I’m sorry but it’s going to be a few more weeks before we get rocking in America again. I’m feeling great but taking my docs’ advice to take it easy for just a few more days. Look forward to seeing you all soon.”—Paul McCartney
The Out There world tour will now resume July 5 in Albany, NY, and the June 14-26 shows in Lubbock, Dallas, New Orleans, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Nashville and Louisville have been rescheduled to October.
Tickets for the June 26th show at KFC Yum! Center will been honored for the new date of Tuesday, October 28th.
The Out There tour, as always, features music from the most beloved catalog in popular music, as Paul performs songs spanning his entire career–as a solo artist, member of Wings and of course as a Beatle. The set list will also include material from Paul’s most recent studio album
NEW, a global hit upon its release last year. The McCartney live experience is a once in a lifetime opportunity; in just three hours some of the greatest moments from the last 50 years of music are relived; music which for many has shaped the very soundtrack of their lives. The last decade has seen Paul and his band perform in a staggeringly impressive range of venues and locations, including outside the Coliseum in Rome, in Moscow’s Red Square, Buckingham Palace, at the White House, a free show in Mexico to over 400,000 people, and even broadcast live into Space! Featuring Paul’s band of the last 10+ years–Paul “Wix” Wickens (keyboards), Brian Ray (bass/guitar), Rusty Anderson (guitar) and Abe Laboriel Jr (drums)–the show never disappoints. The tour also uses state of the art technology and production to ensure the entire audience has the best possible experience. With massive screens, lasers, fireworks, unique video content and, of course, the best songs in the world, a Paul McCartney show is so much more than just an ordinary concert. Paul’s shows attract a multi generational audience from different backgrounds all brought together by his music.
Keep checking
PaulMcCartney.comfor further announcements.
Louisville still on Tap for McCartney despite recent Illness
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McCartney Recovering After Virus Halts Tour
NEW YORK (AP) — Paul McCartney is on the mend after being treated for a virus that led him to cancel his tour in Japan.
McCartney received treatment at a hospital in Tokyo, publicist Perri Cohen said in a statement Thursday.
The former Beatle is expected to make a complete recovery and will be taking time to rest. McCartney cancelled his entire “Out There Japan Tour 2014” this week because of his illness.
McCartney was also scheduled to perform at a Seoul stadium on May 28. It would have been his first concert in South Korea.
McCartney, who turns 72 next month, “has been extremely moved by all the messages and well wishes he has received from fans all over the world,” the statement said.
The tour is scheduled to resume next month in the United States. McCartney will play a handful of shows starting June 14 in Lubbock, Texas.
Paul McCartney adds more dates KFC Yum June 26
PAUL McCARTNEY GETS BACK TO CANDLESTICK PARK & DODGER STADIUM
“OUT THERE” 2014 CALIFORNIA DATES CONFIRMED:
August 10 – Los Angeles, CA – Dodger Stadium
August 14 – San Francisco, CA – Candlestick Park
Following an incredible 2013 which saw Paul McCartney’s Out There tour launch in Brazil and visit 23 cities across South America, Europe, North America and Japan, Paul has now confirmed two more very special shows on the 2014 U.S. Out There tour.
Currently tearing through Uruguay, Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Costa Rica, with Paul’s return to Japan and debut in Korea set for next month, the Out There 2014 world tour is now confirmed to visit the same pair of U.S. cities where The Beatles played their two very last shows:
* Putting the rumor mill to rest, Paul has confirmed that he will indeed return to San Francisco August 14 to play Farewell to Candlestick: The Final Concert. This once in a lifetime occasion is sure to be doubly bittersweet as Paul closes the same iconic venue where The Beatles played their final concert date on August 29, 1966. Of Paul’s most recent visit to San Francisco, headlining last year’s Outside Lands festival, the SF Weekly gushed “one of pop music’s original supernovas… let us bask in its incredible warmth for the best part of three hours… the question of whether or not it was a ‘good’ show almost doesn’t apply – Paul McCartney… was good in a way that no other show could be.”
* A few days earlier on August 10, Paul will play Dodger Stadium for the first time since The Beatles’ penultimate live gig on August 28, 1966. The show will be Paul’s first L.A. engagement since the 2010 two-night stand at the Hollywood Bowl of which the Los Angeles Times raved “It’s hard to think of much in the pop music world more impressive than a 67-year-old musician holding forth for nearly three hours, outdoors on a chilly March night, while delivering some three dozen songs, the least of which would be a career highlight for almost any other artist.”
The Out There tour, as always, features music from the most beloved catalog in popular music, as Paul performs songs spanning his entire career — as a solo artist, member of Wings and of course as a Beatle. The set list will also include material from Paul’s most recent studio album NEW, a global hit upon its release last year.
The McCartney live experience is a once in a lifetime opportunity; in just three hours some of the greatest moments from the last 50 years of music are relived; music which for many has shaped the very soundtrack of their lives. The last decade has seen Paul and his band perform in a staggeringly impressive range of venues and locations, including outside the Coliseum in Rome, in Moscow’s Red Square, Buckingham Palace, at the White House, a free show in Mexico to over 400,000 people, and even broadcast live into Space! Featuring Paul’s band of the last 10+ years-Paul “Wix” Wickens (keyboards), Brian Ray (bass/guitar), Rusty Anderson (guitar) and Abe Laboriel Jr (drums) — the show never disappoints.
The tour also uses state of the art technology and production to ensure the entire audience has the best possible experience. With massive screens, lasers, fireworks, unique video content and, of course, the best songs in the world, a Paul McCartney show is so much more than just an ordinary concert. Paul’s shows attract a multi generational audience from different backgrounds all brought together by his music.
2014 got off to an incredible start for Paul as he set a personal career best by winning an incredible five GRAMMY Awards in one night. In the UK he was honored by music bible NME with a special one off award, the “Songwriter’s Songwriter Award” chosen for this unique accolade by his fellow peers.
Tickets for the newly announced dates will be on sale Monday, May 5 at 10am local time.
American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Thursday, May 1 at 10am through Sunday, May 4 at 10pm.
Keep checking PaulMcCartney.com for further announcements.
PAUL McCARTNEY
OUT THERE U.S. TOUR 2014
Newly Confirmed Dates in BOLD
June 14 – Lubbock, TX – United Spirit Arena (SOLD OUT)
June 16 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center (SOLD OUT)
June 19 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center (SOLD OUT)
June 21 – Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena (SOLD OUT)
June 22 – Jacksonville, FL – Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (SOLD OUT)
June 25 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
June 26 – Louisville, KY – Yum! Center (SOLD OUT)
July 5 – Albany, NY – Times Union Center (SOLD OUT)
July 7 – Pittsburgh, PA – Consol Energy Center (SOLD OUT)
July 9 – Chicago, IL – United Center
July 12 – Fargo, ND – Fargodome
July 14 – Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena
July 16 – Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
August 2 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Field
August 7 – Salt Lake City, UT – EnergySolutions Arena
August 10 – Los Angeles, CA – Dodger Stadium
August 14 – San Francisco, CA – Candlestick Park
McCartney hits a Home Run at Great American Ballpark
Paul McCartney at Great American Ballpark
Cincinnati’s Great American Ballpark is a perfect place for a left hander. It was built with the thought that one of baseball’s great left hand hitters, Ken Griffey Jr. may someday break the home run record there.
So it was only fitting that on Thursday evening The Great American Ballpark hosted music’s greatest left hander, Paul McCartney, (Jimi Hendrix’s fans may disagree) to the first concert event in the park’s history.
The sold out audience was awarded with a night of perfection. The weather was beautiful, and the staff at Great American could not have been more organized or accommodating. It was obvious they too were enjoying the exciting atmosphere as much as the fans who had gathered to see the former Beatle make his first visit to Cincinnati since 1993 when “The New World Tour” played Riverfront Stadium eighteen years ago.
Having been a solo act for forty one years now, there is nothing like a McCartney show. He is a perfectionist whose sound check is like a another show as every instrument, light and sound is tested to insure ultimate sound quality.
The audience mix is different from other concerts. There are people of all ages, gender and musical tastes filled with excitement and anticipation to see the McCartney the legend. The man who with his three Beatle band mates created the rock star phenomenon.
McCartney is a master of music and a brilliant performer. He walked onto the stage around 8:15 wearing a red sport jacket and Beatle boots, and waving to the crowd.
The moment had arrived,an the arena was filled was a rush of excitement and screams of joy. With his “Hello Cincinnati” and a mention of his red attire in honor of the home of the Reds the show began. He opened with “Hello/Goodbye” and the journey through his massive catalogue of Beatle, Wings, and individual songs that the entire world has grown up listening and singing regardless of age, provided an evening of nostalgia and musical excellence.
At sixty nine years old, McCartney has aged gracefully. He still has great energy, a strong voice and good looks. Maybe there is something to his vegetarian diet or the fact that he has amassed millions of dollars since his early twenties.
He plays non stop for nearly three hours without even a drink of water. He comments on the subject in his tour program, “It goes back to the past. Could you ever imagine Elvis or the Beatles stopping mid show? The school we come from just gets on, plays and gets off.
Having seen many of his shows throughout the years, McCartney seems to enjoy his shows and interacting with his audience more than in the past. His commentary between songs was both interesting and witty.
After the song “Ms. Vanderbilt”, he mentioned, “It was fun to see the crowd in Hungary dancing to the chorus and it was voted the number one Paul McCartney song in that country.”
He joked with his fans about the signs they bring to his shows,when he said, “ I have to decide should I read them or not.” He mentioned one show where a female fan held up a sign asking him to sign her butt. “Well lets have a look at it” he joked.
When he finished playing “Blackbird”, he told of how the chords to the song came about saying, “George and I were trying to play a song by J.S.Bach and ended up with the chords to this song”.
The performance was full of highlights featuring rarely played Beatle songs, “Helter Skelter”, “I Got A Feeling”, “I Will” and “A Day in the Life” to name a few.
He dedicated songs to his late bandmates, “Here Today” a tribute to John Lennon and playing “Something” on the ukulele that was given to him by George Harrison while a video of Harrison played on the video screen creating a perfect illustration of a deep friendship.
The real fun was observing the audience when he played , “Hey Jude”, “Let it Be“,Get Back” and other classic songs, men in their late sixties were waving the peace sign, teenagers arm in arm, joined together singing and dancing to the music. Watching the joy on people’s faces as they recognized the beginning notes of each song provided as much entertainment as the music itself.
The stage added to the show with its stunning lights, and large video screen complete with amazing video choreography to each song. Many times I found myself watching the screens instead of the actually band.
As I walked around the ballpark at field level and the first sections of the concourse the sound was excellent. I can’t speak for the upper levels, but I was quite impressed with the ballpark’s acoustics.
McCartney has assembled an excellent band of musicians. Brian Ray and Rusty Anderson shared solos on guitars perfectly duplicating and expanding on every song.
Drummer, Abe Laboriel Jr., was a rhythmic wizard and also added his amazing backup vocals to many of the songs. This band has musically supported McCartney since 2002.
Keyboardist, Paul Wickens is a longtime band member playing with McCartney since 1989.
If you close your eyes and listen to these guys you would not know it’s not the Beatles or Wings playing with McCartney.
The show consisted of 35 songs. Which included two triple song encores. Finishing with the song of the night “Golden Slumbers”. The setlist was possibly the best I have ever seen, but with a catalogue like McCartney’s you could do a three day show and still not play all his hits.
This show ended the “On The Run Tour” for the U.S. It began what should be a new era for The Great American Ballpark. The facility and its organizers have to be pleased with the results of this show.
As for Paul McCartney, his energy and popularity should allow him to tour into his seventies if he so chooses. Based on his performance on this tour, I forecast that it will happen. However, if I were you, I would jump on a ticket to his next show. Like fine wine, this guy gets better with age.
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
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