# Summer Live '09

The Summer Live '09 tour was the fourth North American concert tour of the 21st century by Paul McCartney. The tour began on 11 July 2009 at the Halifax Common in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and closed at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas on 19 August 2009. It visited 7 cities across North America, earning $36 million from ten shows.

## Background

McCartney performed three nights at the new Citi Field in New York City on 17, 18 and 21 July 2009, replicating his role as a Beatle opening the newly opened Shea Stadium in 1965. To promote the tour, McCartney appeared on Late Show with David Letterman on 15 July, and performed a seven-song mini-concert atop the marquee of the Ed Sullivan Theater (although only two songs, "Get Back" and "Sing the Changes" were aired). Good Evening New York City, a live CD/DVD of the Citi Field concerts was released on 17 November 2009; furthermore, the Deluxe Edition contains the complete 7 song mini-concert.

## Personnel

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

## 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 ||||||
| 11 July 2009 | Halifax | Canada | Halifax Common | 26,504 | CDN$3,500,000 |
| 17 July 2009 | New York City | United States | Citi Field | 109,541 / 109,541 | $12,775,662 |
| 18 July 2009 | New York City | United States | Citi Field | 109,541 / 109,541 | $12,775,662 |
| 21 July 2009 | New York City | United States | Citi Field | 109,541 / 109,541 | $12,775,662 |
| 1 August 2009 | Washington, D.C. | United States | FedExField | — | — |
| 5 August 2009 | Boston | United States | Fenway Park | 68,626 / 70,607 | $7,926,798 |
| 6 August 2009 | Boston | United States | Fenway Park | 68,626 / 70,607 | $7,926,798 |
| 15 August 2009 | Atlanta | United States | Piedmont Park | 36,062 / 49,999 | $3,517,564 |
| 17 August 2009 | Tulsa | United States | BOK Center | 15,479 / 15,479 | $2,648,659 |
| 19 August 2009 | Arlington | United States | Cowboys Stadium | 35,903 / 35,903 | $5,054,620 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 265,611 / 281,529 (94%) | $31,923,303 |

## Set list

* Drive My Car
* Jet
* Only Mama Knows
* Flaming Pie
* Got to Get You into My Life
* Let Me Roll It (with Foxy Lady ending)
* Highway
* The Long and Winding Road
* My Love
* Blackbird
* Here Today
* Dance Tonight
* Calico Skies
* Michelle (played only in Washington, in honour of Michelle Obama)
* It is So Easy (played only in Texas, as a tribute to Buddy Holly)
* Mrs. Vandebilt
* Eleanor Rigby
* Sing the Changes
* Band on the Run
* Back in the U.S.S.R.
* I'm Down
* Something
* I've Got a Feeling
* Paperback Writer
* A Day in the Life/Give Peace a Chance
* Let It Be
* Live and Let Die
* Hey Jude 1st Encore:
* Mull of Kintyre (Halifax)
* Day Tripper
* Lady Madonna
* I Saw Her Standing There (with Billy Joel on 17 July at Citi Field) 2nd Encore:
* Yesterday
* Helter Skelter
* Get Back
* Sgt. Pepper's/The End medley