Driving World Tour

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Driving World Tour
Tour by Paul McCartney
Associated albumDriving Rain
Start dateApril 1, 2002
End dateNovember 18, 2002
Legs4
No. of shows58
Box officeUS $125.9 million ($213.27 in 2023 dollars)[1]
Paul McCartney concert chronology

The Driving World Tour was a

Paul "Wix" Wickens returned on keyboards and is credited as Musical Director. New to the fold were Americans Rusty Anderson, Brian Ray, and Abe Laboriel Jr. Paul McCartney's then-fiancée Heather Mills
accompanied him on the tour and was in the audience for every American performance.

Background

The tour began on April 1, 2002, when the American leg was kicked off in

The Fireman tracks and a performance by Cirque du Soleil
opened each show.

Tour band

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue
Date City Country Venue Attendance Revenue
North America[3][4][5]
April 1, 2002 Oakland United States
The Arena in Oakland
 14,401 / 18,503 $1,725,754
April 3, 2002 San Jose
HP Pavilion
 14,330 / 18,113 $1,672,915
April 5, 2002 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena 23,341 / 24,712 $5,591,700
April 6, 2002
April 10, 2002 Chicago United Center 32,178 / 32,178 $4,066,030
April 11, 2002
April 13, 2002 Toronto Canada
Air Canada Centre
 16,169 / 16,169 $1,346,594
April 16, 2002 Philadelphia United States First Union Center 15,536 / 15,536 $1,868,760
April 17, 2002 East Rutherford
Continental Airlines Arena
 16,740 / 16,740 $1,961,431
April 19, 2002 Boston FleetCenter 14,607 / 14,607 $1,952,755
April 21, 2002 Uniondale
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
 14,248 / 14,248 $1,836,490
April 23, 2002 Washington, D.C.
MCI Center
 29,946 / 29,946 $3,810,367
April 24, 2002
April 26, 2002 New York City Madison Square Garden 31,402 / 31,402 $4,050,500
April 27, 2002
April 29, 2002 Cleveland
Gund Arena
 17,564 / 17,564 $2,146,615
May 1, 2002 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills 17,356 / 17,356 $1,938,315
May 4, 2002
Los Angeles
Staples Center
 15,805 / 15,805 $2,148,387
May 5, 2002 Anaheim
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
 13,739 / 13,739 $1,780,035
May 7, 2002 Denver
Pepsi Center
 14,700 / 14,700 $1,762,935
May 9, 2002 Dallas Reunion Arena 30,009 / 30,009 $4,071,970
May 10, 2002
May 12, 2002 Atlanta
Philips Arena
 28,810 / 28,810 $3,476,918
May 13, 2002
May 15, 2002 Tampa
Ice Palace
 16,128 / 16,128 $1,979,845
May 17, 2002 Sunrise
National Car Rental Center
 29,321 / 29,321 $3,752,002
May 18, 2002
September 21, 2002 Milwaukee Bradley Center 16,584 / 17,082 $1,985,585
September 23, 2002 St. Paul Xcel Energy Center 15,797 / 15,797 $2,183,430
September 24, 2002 Chicago United Center 16,154 / 16,154 $2,199,100
September 27, 2002 Hartford
Hartford Civic Center
 13,638 / 13,638 $1,920,240
September 28, 2002 Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall 12,752 / 12,752 $2,258,000
September 30, 2002 Boston FleetCenter 29,097 / 29,097 $4,050,530
October 1, 2002
October 4, 2002 Cleveland Gund Arena 15,752 / 17,500 $2,014,460
October 5, 2002 Indianapolis
Conseco Fieldhouse
 15,121 / 15,121 $1,845,410
October 7, 2002 Raleigh
RBC Center
 13,916 / 13,916 $1,686,275
October 9, 2002 St. Louis
Savvis Center
 14,878 / 14,878 $1,791,485
October 10, 2002 Columbus Value City Arena 15,124 / 15,124 $2,132,005
October 12, 2002 New Orleans
New Orleans Arena
 12,906 / 12,906 $1,509,715
October 13, 2002 Houston
Compaq Center
 12,440 / 12,440 $1,758,235
October 15, 2002
Oklahoma City
Ford Center
 14,847 / 14,847 $1,956,090
October 18, 2002 Portland Rose Garden 15,576 / 15,576 $1,847,150
October 19, 2002 Tacoma Tacoma Dome 17,648 / 17,648 $2,325,855
October 21, 2002 Sacramento ARCO Arena 13,737 / 13,737 $1,714,148
October 22, 2002 San Jose HP Pavilion 14,220 / 14,220 $1,892,330
October 25, 2002 Anaheim Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim 13,588 / 16,192 $1,795,675
October 26, 2002 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena 12,654 / 12,654 $2,517,900
October 28, 2002 Los Angeles Staples Center 15,866 / 16,143 $2,194,319
October 29, 2002 Phoenix
America West Arena
 14,878 / 15,125 $1,967,187
November 2, 2002 Mexico City Mexico Palacio de los Deportes 52,451 / 52,451 $4,787,211
November 3, 2002
November 5, 2002
Asia
November 11, 2002 Tokyo Japan Tokyo Dome 120,429 / 121,419 $14,406,218
November 13, 2002
November 14, 2002
November 17, 2002 Osaka
Osaka Dome
 80,284 / 80,944 $8,208,891
November 18, 2002
Total 996,667 / 1,012,947 $125,887,762

Set list

Driving USA
  1. "Hello, Goodbye"
  2. "Jet"
  3. "All My Loving"
  4. "Getting Better"
  5. "Coming Up"
  6. "Let Me Roll It"
  7. "Lonely Road"
  8. "Driving Rain"
  9. "Your Loving Flame"
  10. "Blackbird"
  11. "Every Night"
  12. "We Can Work It Out"
  13. "Mother Nature's Son"
  14. "Vanilla Sky"
  15. "You Never Give Me Your Money"/"Carry That Weight"
  16. "The Fool on the Hill"
  17. "Here Today"
  18. "Something"
  19. "Eleanor Rigby"
  20. "Here, There and Everywhere"
  21. "Band on the Run"
  22. "Back in the U.S.S.R."
  23. "Maybe I'm Amazed"
  24. "C Moon"
  25. "
    My Love
    "
  26. "Can't Buy Me Love"
  27. "Freedom"
  28. "Live and Let Die"
  29. "Let It Be"
  30. "Hey Jude"
    • Encore 1
  31. "The Long and Winding Road"
  32. "Lady Madonna"
  33. "I Saw Her Standing There"
    • Encore 2
  34. "
    Yesterday
    "
  35. "
    The End
    "
Back in the US
  1. "Hello, Goodbye"
  2. "Jet"
  3. "All My Loving"
  4. "Getting Better"
  5. "Coming Up"
  6. "Let Me Roll It"
  7. "Lonely Road"
  8. "Driving Rain"
  9. "Your Loving Flame"
  10. "Blackbird"
  11. "Every Night"
  12. "We Can Work It Out"
  13. "You Never Give Me Your Money"/"Carry That Weight"
  14. "The Fool on the Hill"
  15. "Here Today"
  16. "Something"
  17. "Eleanor Rigby"
  18. "Here, There and Everywhere"
  19. "Michelle"
  20. "Band on the Run"
  21. "Back in the U.S.S.R."
  22. "Maybe I'm Amazed"
  23. "Let 'Em In"
  24. "
    My Love
    "
  25. "She's Leaving Home
  26. "Can't Buy Me Love"
  27. "Freedom"
  28. "Live and Let Die"
  29. "Let It Be"
  30. "Hey Jude"
    • Encore 1
  31. "The Long and Winding Road"
  32. "Lady Madonna"
  33. "I Saw Her Standing There"
    • Encore 2
  34. "
    Yesterday
    "
  35. "
    The End
    "
Palacio de los Deportes,[6][7][8] Tokyo Dome[9]
  1. "Hello, Goodbye"
  2. "Jet"
  3. "All My Loving"
  4. "Getting Better"
  5. "Coming Up"
  6. "Let Me Roll It"
  7. "Lonely Road"
  8. "Driving Rain"
  9. "Your Loving Flame"
  10. "Blackbird"
  11. "Every Night"
  12. "We Can Work It Out"
  13. "You Never Give Me Your Money"/"Carry That Weight"
  14. "The Fool on the Hill"
  15. "Here Today"
  16. "Something"
  17. "Eleanor Rigby"
  18. "
    Here, There, and Everywhere
    "
  19. "Michelle"
  20. "Band on the Run"
  21. "Back in the U.S.S.R."
  22. "Maybe I'm Amazed"
  23. "Let 'Em In"
  24. "
    My Love
    "
  25. "She's Leaving Home"
  26. "Can't Buy Me Love"
  27. "Live and Let Die"
  28. "Let It Be"
  29. "Hey Jude"
    • Encore 1
  30. "The Long and Winding Road"
  31. "Lady Madonna"
  32. "I Saw Her Standing There"
    • Encore 2
  33. "
    Yesterday
    "
  34. "
    The End
    "
Osaka Dome
  1. "Hello, Goodbye"
  2. "Jet"
  3. "All My Loving"
  4. "Getting Better"
  5. "Coming Up"
  6. "Let Me Roll It"
  7. "Lonely Road"
  8. "Driving Rain"
  9. "Your Loving Flame"
  10. "Blackbird"
  11. "Every Night"
  12. "We Can Work It Out"
  13. "You Never Give Me Your Money"/"Carry That Weight"
  14. "The Fool on the Hill"
  15. "Here Today"
  16. "Something"
  17. "Eleanor Rigby"
  18. "
    Here, There, and Everywhere
    "
  19. "Calico Skies"
  20. "Michelle"
  21. "Band on the Run"
  22. "Back in the U.S.S.R."
  23. "Maybe I'm Amazed"
  24. "Let 'Em In"
  25. "
    My Love
    "
  26. "She's Leaving Home"
  27. "Can't Buy Me Love"
  28. "Live and Let Die"
  29. "Let It Be"
  30. "Hey Jude"
    • Encore 1
  31. "The Long and Winding Road"
  32. "Lady Madonna"
  33. "I Saw Her Standing There"
    • Encore 2
  34. "
    Yesterday
    "
  35. "
    The End
    "

See also

References

  1. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Paul McCartney: File Under...Concerts". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
  3. ^ Box score:
  4. ^ Box score:
  5. ISSN 0006-2510
    . Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  6. ^ Paul McCartney Setlist at Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico on November 2, 2002, http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-mccartney/2002/palacio-de-los-deportes-mexico-city-mexico-3d439c7.html
  7. ^ Paul McCartney Setlist at Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico on November 3, 2002, http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-mccartney/2002/palacio-de-los-deportes-mexico-city-mexico-bd439c6.html
  8. ^ Paul McCartney Setlist at Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico on November 5, 2002, http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-mccartney/2002/palacio-de-los-deportes-mexico-city-mexico-13d439c5.html
  9. ^ Paul McCartney Setlist at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan on November 11, 2002, http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-mccartney/2002/tokyo-dome-tokyo-japan-63d54e63.html
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