Good Evening Europe Tour

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Good Evening Europe Tour
Tour by Paul McCartney
McCartney - Good Evening London.jpg
Online ticket advertisement for the last date
Associated album Good Evening New York City
Start date2 December 2009
End date22 December 2009
No. of shows8
Paul McCartney concert chronology

The Good Evening Europe Tour was a concert tour by Paul McCartney in Europe. The tour began on 2 December 2009, at the Color Line Arena in Hamburg, Germany, and concluded on 22 December 2009, at The O2 in London. [1]

Contents

Background

The tour followed McCartney's summer tour of the United States, Summer Live '09, and the live album pulled from his three-night stint at the newly opened Citi Field in New York City, Good Evening New York City .

Tour band

Tour dates

[2]

DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenue
Europe
2 December 2009 Hamburg Germany O2 World Hamburg
3 December 2009 Berlin O2 World Berlin
9 December 2009 Arnhem Netherlands GelreDome 26,579 / 31,932$2,822,160
10 December 2009 Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy 15,992 / 15,992$2,122,090
16 December 2009 Cologne Germany Lanxess Arena
17 December 2009
20 December 2009 Dublin Ireland The O2
22 December 2009 London England The O2 Arena 17,700 / 17,700$2,739,260

Set list

O2 World Hamburg [3]
O2 World Berlin, [4] GelreDome [5]
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy [6]
Lanxess Arena I [7]
Lanxess Arena II [8]
The O2, Dublin [9]
The O2 Arena, London [10]

Instruments played by band members

SongsMcCartneyAndersonRayWickensLaboriel
Magical Mystery TourBassElectric GuitarElectric GuitarKeyboardsDrums
Drive My Car
Jet
Only Mama Knows
Flaming Pie
Got to Get You into My Life
Let Me Roll ItElectric GuitarBass
HighwayBassElectric GuitarHarmonica/Keyboards
The Long and Winding RoadPianoBassKeyboards
(I Want To) Come Home
My Love
BlackbirdAcoustic GuitarNoneNoneNoneNone
Here Today
Dance TonightMandolinElectric GuitarBassKeyboardsDrums
And I Love HerAcoustic GuitarAcoustic GuitarClaves
Mrs. VandebiltElectric GuitarKeyboards
Eleanor RigbyNoneNoneNone
Band on the RunBassElectric GuitarElectric Guitar/Acoustic GuitarDrums
Ob-La-Di Ob-La-DaAcoustic Guitar
Sing the Changes
Back in the USSRElectric Guitar
SomethingUkulele/Acoustic GuitarBass
I've Got a FeelingElectric Guitar
Paperback Writer
A Day in the Life/Give Peace a ChanceBassAcoustic GuitarAcoustic Guitar
Let It BePianoElectric GuitarBass
Live and Let Die
Hey Jude
Wonderful ChristmastimeBassElectric Guitar
Day TripperTambourine
Lady MadonnaPianoBassKeyboards
Get BackBassElectric Guitar
YesterdayAcoustic GuitarNoneNoneNone
Helter SkelterBassElectric GuitarElectric GuitarElectric GuitarDrums
Sgt. Pepper's/The EndElectric GuitarBass/Electric GuitarKeyboards

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References

  1. "Press Release: Good Evening Europe Tour 2009". Paul McCartney.com. 22 October 2009. Archived from the original on 6 March 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
  2. "Good Evening Europe Tour dates". Archived from the original on 2 January 2011.
  3. Paul McCartney Concert Setlist at Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany on 2 December 2009 http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-mccartney/2009/color-line-arena-hamburg-germany-3bd71c44.html
  4. Paul McCartney Concert Setlist at O2 World, Berlin, Germany on 3 December 2009 http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-mccartney/2009/o2-world-berlin-germany-5bd71fec.html
  5. Paul McCartney Concert Setlist at Gelredome, Arnhem, Netherlands on 9 December 2009 http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-mccartney/2009/gelredome-arnhem-netherlands-13d71529.html
  6. Paul McCartney Concert Setlist at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France on 10 December 2009 http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-mccartney/2009/palais-omnisports-de-paris-bercy-paris-france-23d7148f.html
  7. Paul McCartney Concert Setlist at Lanxess Arena, Cologne, Germany on 16 December 2009 http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-mccartney/2009/lanxess-arena-cologne-germany-bd70da6.html
  8. Paul McCartney Concert Setlist at Lanxess Arena, Cologne, Germany on 17 December 2009 http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-mccartney/2009/lanxess-arena-cologne-germany-2bd70c0a.html
  9. Paul McCartney Concert Setlist at The O2, Dublin, Ireland on 20 December 2009 http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-mccartney/2009/the-o2-dublin-ireland-33d70879.html
  10. Paul McCartney Concert Setlist at O2 Arena, London, England on 22 December 2009 http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-mccartney/2009/o2-arena-london-england-4bd70b16.html