From MPL Communications, February 20, 2003:
FIRST UK-EURO CONCERTS IN 10 YEARS
+ NEW LIVE ALBUM + NEW TOUR DVD – MARCH 17THPAUL McCARTNEY is to play his first UK and European concerts in 10 years when his highly-demanded ‘Back In The World’ tour kicks off in Paris on March 25th.
The launch of the three-month trek will coincide with the release on March 17th of two special souvenirs of the tour – a 37-song live album, titled Back In The World, and Back In The U.S. – a 3-hour DVD filmed inside the world tour during its run across America.
The European tour, which will play include gigs in Paris, Barcelona, Arnhem, Koln, Hannover, Vienna, Munich, Hamburg, Dublin, Sheffield, Manchester, Birmingham and London, will be Paul first in since his New World Tour of 1993.
Fronting a lean new band, Paul will perform his acclaimed and hugely-successful new show that last year broke 20 box office records during its 50-date tour of America. The tour won Billboard magazine’s Tour of The Year accolade as the most triumphant concert trek of 2002.
Paul McCartney’s two and a half hour, 36-song show caused crowd mania last year in Mexico, Japan and America – where it was dubbed “the greatest hits show on Earth”.
The show includes 22 Beatles songs – the most Beatles songs ever performed in any one show – plus more than a dozen hits from his Wings and solo periods.
The Back In The World 2-CD album follows the hit album Back In The U.S. which was recently released in America as a souvenir of the first U.S. leg of the world tour. As the set list for the European tour will differ from the first American shows, the Back In The World tracklist has been changed so that the European album is a proper souvenir of the European show.
The Back In The World album will feature four songs not released before: live performances of She’s Leaving Home, Calico Skies, Michelle and Let ‘Em In.
These will feature alongside such classics as All My Loving, Back In The USSR, Band On The Run, Blackbird, Can’t Buy Me Love, Carry That Weight, Coming Up, Eleanor Rigby, Fool On The Hill, Getting Better, Hello Goodbye, Here There And Everywhere, Hey Jude, I Saw Her Standing There, Jet, Live And Let Die and many others.
The Back In The U.S. DVD was previously only available in the U.S.A. and Japan, where it has already been a huge hit with fans as sales in America alone have been of triple-platinum status. The DVD has been dubbed “a rock and road movie” as it records not only the onstage concert action but also takes the viewer right inside the tour; filming Paul, the band and road crew backstage and offstage, inside dressing rooms, in the limos with Paul and even aboard his chartered jet for after-show mile-high party antics.
The ‘Back In The World’ concert show will include performance of Beatles songs never before played live in Europe.
Said Paul: “I had a lot of fun touring this show across America last year and instead of been exhausted I felt exhilarated because I am enjoying it so much. I’m looking forward to playing through Europe and bringing the show back home to Britain.
“I think the crowd is going to like this gig – when I was thinking of what songs to play I just imagined myself as one of the audience and thought ‘What would I like to hear him play?’
“So that means we’ll be playing some of my Beatles stuff – rather a lot of Beatles stuff, actually – some Wings stuff and some more recent stuff; so basically the show pretty much spans my whole career. And I’m really getting off on playing it all with my new band, their energy and musicianship is phenomenal”.
Paul McCartney’s ‘Back In The World Tour’ will drive through Europe during March, April, May.
France • Paris • Bercy Omnisport Arena
Mar 25, 2003
Spain • Barcelona • Palau Sant Jordi
Mar 28, 2003
Spain • Barcelona • Palau Sant Jordi
Mar 29, 2003
Belgium • Antwerp • Sportpaleis Antwerp
Apr 01, 2003
Belgium • Antwerp • Sportpaleis Antwerp
Apr 02, 2003
United Kingdom • Sheffield • Hallam FM Arena
Apr 05, 2003
United Kingdom • Manchester • Manchester Evening News Arena
Apr 09, 2003
United Kingdom • Manchester • Manchester Evening News Arena
Apr 10, 2003
United Kingdom • Birmingham • National Indoor Arena
Apr 13, 2003
United Kingdom • Birmingham • National Indoor Arena
Apr 14, 2003
United Kingdom • London • Earls Court
Apr 18, 2003 • There is 1 album covering this show
United Kingdom • London • Earls Court
Apr 19, 2003
United Kingdom • London • Earls Court
Apr 21, 2003 • There is 1 album covering this show
United Kingdom • London • Earls Court
Apr 22, 2003
Netherlands • Arnhem • Gelredome
Apr 25, 2003
Germany • Cologne • Köln Arena
Apr 27, 2003
Germany • Cologne • Köln Arena
Apr 28, 2003
Germany • Hannover • Preussag Arena
Apr 30, 2003
Denmark • Copenhagen • Parken Stadium
May 02, 2003
Sweden • Stockholm • The Globe
May 04, 2003 • There is 1 album covering this show
Sweden • Stockholm • The Globe
May 05, 2003
Germany • Oberhausen • Koenig Pilsener Arena
May 08, 2003
Italy • Rome • Inside the Colosseum
May 10, 2003 • There are 2 albums covering this show
Italy • Rome • Outside the Colosseum
May 11, 2003
Austria • Vienna • Wiener Stadthalle
May 14, 2003
Hungary • Budapest • Budapest SportArena
May 15, 2003
Germany • Munich • Koenigsplatz
May 17, 2003
Germany • Munich • Koenigsplatz
May 18, 2003
May 21, 2003
May 24, 2003 • There are 2 albums covering this show
May 27, 2003
United Kingdom • Sheffield • Hallam FM Arena
May 29, 2003
United Kingdom • Liverpool • King's Dock
Jun 01, 2003 • There are 3 albums covering this show
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