| Tour by Paul McCartney | |
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| Location | North America |
|---|---|
| Associated album | Chaos and Creation in the Backyard |
| Start date | 16 September 2005 |
| End date | 30 November 2005 |
| No. of shows | 37 |
| Box office | U.S. $77 million ($123.97 in 2024 dollars)[1] |
| Paul McCartney concert chronology | |
The 'US' Tour was a concert tour by English musician Paul McCartney to promote his 2005 album Chaos and Creation in the Backyard. The tour, his second North American venture of the 21st century, began on 16 September 2005 in Miami, United States, and concluded on 30 November 2005 in Los Angeles. 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] The songs played were The Beatles' "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.
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September | Miami | United States | American Airlines Arena | 15,011 / 15,536 | $2,137,915 |
| 17 September | Tampa | St. Pete Times Forum | 15,268 / 16,325 | $2,277,952 | |
| 20 September | Atlanta | Philips Arena | 14,096 / 14,096 | $1,930,941 | |
| 22 September | Philadelphia | Wachovia Center | 32,930 / 32,930 | $4,665,795 | |
| 23 September | |||||
| 26 September | Boston | TD Banknorth Garden | 29,582 / 29,582 | $3,814,392 | |
| 27 September | |||||
| 30 September | New York City | Madison Square Garden | 63,867 / 63,867 | $8,495,513 | |
| 1 October | |||||
| 4 October | |||||
| 5 October | |||||
| 8 October | Washington, D.C. | MCI Center | 15,813 / 15,813 | $2,011,464 | |
| 10 October | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | 16,924 / 16,924 | $2,385,658 |
| 14 October | Auburn Hills | United States | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 33,511 / 33,511 | $4,733,526 |
| 15 October | |||||
| 18 October | Chicago | United Center | 32,647 / 32,647 | $4,087,404 | |
| 19 October | |||||
| 22 October | Columbus | Schottenstein Center | 15,051 / 15,051 | $1,978,288 | |
| 23 October | Milwaukee | Bradley Center | 16,764 / 16,764 | $2,090,400 | |
| 26 October | St. Paul | Xcel Energy Center | 16,515 / 16,515 | $2,377,200 | |
| 27 October | Des Moines | Wells Fargo Arena | 14,204 / 14,204 | $1,620,717 | |
| 30 October | Omaha | Qwest Center Omaha | 15,162 / 15,162 | $1,690,185 | |
| 1 November | Denver | Pepsi Center | 15,091 / 15,091 | $1,994,777 | |
| 3 November | Seattle | KeyArena | 13,492 / 13,511 | $2,105,150 | |
| 4 November | Portland | Rose Garden | 15,834 / 15,933 | $1,948,380 | |
| 7 November | San Jose | HP Pavilion | 28,012 / 28,012 | $3,649,232 | |
| 8 November | |||||
| 11 November | Anaheim | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim | 28,632 / 28,632 | $3,394,958 | |
| 12 November | |||||
| 16 November | Sacramento | ARCO Arena | 14,623 / 14,773 | $1,971,370 | |
| 19 November | Houston | Toyota Center | 14,151 / 14,151 | $2,068,565 | |
| 20 November | Dallas | American Airlines Center | 15,095 / 15,095 | $2,116,940 | |
| 23 November | Glendale | Glendale Arena | 14,802 / 14,802 | $2,295,285 | |
| 25 November | Paradise | MGM Grand Garden Arena | 29,535 / 29,535 | $5,058,113 | |
| 26 November | |||||
| 29 November | Los Angeles | Staples Center | 31,149 / 31,149 | $4,144,879 | |
| 30 November | |||||
| Total | 567,761 / 569,611 | $77,044,999 | |||
