Driving USA Tour

Driving USA Tour
Tour by Paul McCartney
Legs	1
Shows	24 in North America
Paul McCartney tour chronology
The New World Tour (1993) Driving USA Tour (2002) Back in the U.S. tour (2002)

The Driving USA Tour was Paul McCartney's first concert tour of the 21st century and of any kind since 1993's New World Tour. For the first time in nearly a decade, McCartney returned to the road following the death of first wife, Linda McCartney, the death of George Harrison, and 9/11.^[1] This was in promotion of 2001's Driving Rain. Paul "Wix" Wickens returned on keyboards and is named as Musical Director. New to the fold (and part of the current touring lineup) were Americans Rusty Anderson, Brian Ray, and Abe Laboriel Jr. Linda McCartney, understandably, is not replaced. However, Paul McCartney's then-fiancée (and now ex-wife) Heather Mills accompanied him on the tour and was in the audience every night. The official release chronicling this tour was the CD and DVD Back in the U.S., which itself would be promoted by another leg in the States. A remix of The Fireman tracks and a performance by Cirque du Soleil opened each show.

The band

• Paul McCartney: Lead Vocals, Bass, Guitar, Piano, Ukulele
• Rusty Anderson: Guitar, Backing Vocals
• Brian Ray: Bass, Guitar, Backing Vocals
• Paul "Wix" Wickens: Keyboards, Accordion, Guitar, Backing Vocals
• Abe Laboriel, Jr.: Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
1 April 2002	Oakland, California	United States	Oakland Arena[2]
3 April 2002	San Jose, California		Compaq Arena
5 April 2002	Paradise, Nevada		MGM Grand Garden Arena
6 April 2002
10 April 2002	Chicago, Illinois		United Center
11 April 2002
13 April 2002	Toronto, Ontario	Canada	Air Canada Centre
16 April 2002	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	United States	First Union Center
17 April 2002	East Rutherford, New Jersey		Continental Airlines Arena
19 April 2002	Boston, Massachusetts		Fleet Center
21 April 2002	Uniondale, New York		Nassau Coliseum
23 April 2002	Washington, D.C.		MCI Center
24 April 2002
26 April 2002	New York City, New York		Madison Square Garden
27 April 2002
29 April 2002	Cleveland, Ohio		Gund Arena
1 May 2002	Auburn Hills, Michigan		The Palace of Auburn Hills
4 May 2002	Los Angeles, California		Staples Center
5 May 2002	Anaheim, California		Arrowhead Pond
7 May 2002	Denver, Colorado		Pepsi Center
9 May 2002	Dallas, Texas		Reunion Arena
10 May 2002
12 May 2002	Atlanta, Georgia		Philips Arena
13 May 2002
15 May 2002	Tampa, Florida		Ice Palace
17 May 2002	Sunrise, Florida		National Car Rental Center
18 May 2002

Set list

1. Hello, Goodbye ^[3]
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
31. The Long And Winding Road
32. Lady Madonna
33. I Saw Her Standing There
34. Yesterday
35. Mull Of Kintyre (Toronto only)^[4]
36. Sgt. Pepper's/The End

Instruments played by band members

Songs	McCartney	Anderson	Ray	Wickens	Laboriel
Hello Goodbye	Bass	Electric Guitar	Electric Guitar	Keyboards	Drums
Jet
All My Loving				Acoustic Guitar
Getting Better	Electric Guitar		Bass	Keyboards
Coming Up	Bass		Electric Guitar
Let Me Roll It	Electric Guitar		Bass
Lonely Road	Bass		Electric Guitar
Driving Rain
Your Loving Flame	Piano		Bass
Blackbird	Acoustic Guitar	None	None	None	None
Every Night
We Can Work It Out
Mother Nature's Son				Accordion
Vanilla Sky		Acoustic Guitar		Keyboards
You Never Give Me Your Money/Carry That Weight	Piano	None		None
The Fool On The Hill				Keyboards
Here Today	Acoustic Guitar			None
Something	Ukulele
Eleanor Rigby	Acoustic Guitar			Keyboards
Here, There And Everywhere		Acoustic Guitar	Bass	Accordion	Drum
Band On The Run	Bass	Electric Guitar	Electric Guitar/Acoustic Guitar	Keyboards	Drums
Back In The USSR			Electric Guitar
Maybe I'm Amazed	Piano		Bass
C Moon
My Love
Can't Buy Me Love	Bass		Electric Guitar	Acoustic Guitar
Freedom	Acoustic Guitar		Bass	Keyboards
Live And Let Die	Piano
Let It Be
Hey Jude
The Long And Winding Road
Lady Madonna
I Saw Her Standing There	Bass		Electric Guitar
Yesterday	Acoustic Guitar	None	None		None
Sgt. Pepper's/The End	Electric Guitar	Electric Guitar	Bass/Electric Guitar		Drums

References

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