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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 ($220.1 in 2024 dollars)[1]
Paul McCartney concert chronology

The Driving World Tour was a concert tour by English musician Paul McCartney. It marked his first 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.[2] This was in promotion of his 2001 album Driving Rain. 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

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The tour began on April 1, 2002, when the American leg was kicked off in Oakland, California. The official release chronicling the first U.S. leg of the tour was the CD and DVD Back in the U.S., which itself would be promoted by another leg in the States. The second American leg was followed by visits to Mexico and Japan. A remix of The Fireman tracks and a performance by Cirque du Soleil opened each show.

Personnel

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Tour dates

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

See also

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References

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  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. ^ "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 49. December 7, 2002. p. 36. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
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