Tour by Paul McCartney | |
![]() Original Citi Field concerts ticket advertisement (before addition of 21 July concert) | |
Location | North America |
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Start date | 17 July 2009 |
End date | 19 August 2009 |
No. of shows | 10 |
Box office | US$$32 million ($46.9 in 2024 dollars) [1] |
Paul McCartney concert chronology |
Summer Live '09 was the ninth solo concert tour by English musician Paul McCartney. The tour began on 11 July 2009 at the Halifax Common in Halifax, Canada, and closed at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, United States, on 19 August 2009. It visited 7 cities across North America, earning $36 million from ten shows.
McCartney performed three nights at the new Citi Field in New York City on 17, 18 and 21 July 2009, replicating his role as a Beatle opening the newly opened Shea Stadium in 1965. [2] To promote the tour, McCartney appeared on Late Show with David Letterman on 15 July, and performed a seven-song mini-concert atop the marquee of the Ed Sullivan Theater (although only two songs, "Get Back" and "Sing the Changes" were aired). Good Evening New York City , a live CD/DVD of the Citi Field concerts was released on 17 November 2009; furthermore, the Deluxe Edition contains the complete 7 song mini-concert.
Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Revenue |
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11 July | Halifax | Canada | Halifax Common | 26,504 [4] | CDN$3,500,000 [4] |
17 July | New York City | United States | Citi Field | 109,541 / 109,541 | $12,775,662 |
18 July | |||||
21 July | |||||
1 August 2009 | Washington, D.C. | FedExField | — | — | |
5 August | Boston | Fenway Park | 68,626 / 70,607 | $7,926,798 | |
6 August | |||||
15 August | Atlanta | Piedmont Park | 36,062 / 49,999 | $3,517,564 | |
17 August | Tulsa | BOK Center | 15,479 / 15,479 | $2,648,659 | |
19 August | Arlington | Cowboys Stadium | 35,903 / 35,903 | $5,054,620 | |
Total | 265,611 / 281,529 (94%) | $31,923,303 | |||