# The 'US' Tour

The 'US' Tour was a concert tour by English musician Paul McCartney to promote his 2005 album Chaos and Creation in the Backyard. The tour, his second North American venture of the 21st century, began on 16 September 2005 in Miami, United States, and concluded on 30 November 2005 in Los Angeles. It was a commercial success, grossing $77 million from 37 shows across North America and selling over 565,000 tickets. Rusty Anderson, Brian Ray, Paul "Wix" Wickens, and Abe Laboriel, Jr. returned as the backing band, the first to fully remain intact for more than one solo McCartney tour, following the previous year's summer jaunt in the UK. McCartney's then-wife Heather Mills and their daughter, Beatrice, accompanied him on the tour and were in the audience every night.
On 12 November 2005 in Anaheim, California, two songs and some dialogue from the concert were broadcast to the International Space Station and astronauts Valeri Tokarev and Bill McArthur. The songs played were The Beatles' "Good Day Sunshine" and McCartney's "English Tea", a song from his Chaos and Creation in the Backyard album. A concert film and documentary of the tour was released the following year. It is available on the DVD The Space Within US.

## Set list

* "Magical Mystery Tour"
* "Flaming Pie"
* "Jet"
* "I'll Get You"
* "Drive My Car"
* "Till There Was You"
* "Let Me Roll It/Foxy Lady"
* "Got to Get You into My Life"
* "Fine Line"
* "Maybe I'm Amazed"
* "The Long and Winding Road"
* "In Spite of All the Danger"
* "I Will"
* "Jenny Wren"
* "For No One"
* "Fixing a Hole"
* "English Tea"
* "I'll Follow the Sun"
* "Follow Me"
* "Blackbird"
* "Eleanor Rigby"
* "Too Many People/She Came In Through the Bathroom Window"
* "Good Day Sunshine"
* "Band on the Run"
* "Penny Lane"
* "I've Got a Feeling"
* "Back in the U.S.S.R."
* "Hey Jude"
* "Live And Let Die"
** Encore 1
* "Yesterday"
* "Get Back"
* "Helter Skelter"
** Encore 2
* "Please Please Me"
* "Mull of Kintyre" (only in Canada)
* "Let It Be"
* "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)/The End"

## Tour dates

List of 2005 concerts :
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Revenue |
| 16 September 2005 | Miami | United States | American Airlines Arena | 15,011 / 15,536 | $2,137,915 |
| 17 September 2005 | Tampa | United States | St. Pete Times Forum | 15,268 / 16,325 | $2,277,952 |
| 20 September 2005 | Atlanta | United States | Philips Arena | 14,096 / 14,096 | $1,930,941 |
| 22 September 2005 | Philadelphia | United States | Wachovia Center | 32,930 / 32,930 | $4,665,795 |
| 23 September 2005 | Philadelphia | United States | Wachovia Center | 32,930 / 32,930 | $4,665,795 |
| 26 September 2005 | Boston | United States | TD Banknorth Garden | 29,582 / 29,582 | $3,814,392 |
| 27 September 2005 | Boston | United States | TD Banknorth Garden | 29,582 / 29,582 | $3,814,392 |
| 30 September 2005 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden | 63,867 / 63,867 | $8,495,513 |
| 1 October 2005 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden | 63,867 / 63,867 | $8,495,513 |
| 4 October 2005 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden | 63,867 / 63,867 | $8,495,513 |
| 5 October 2005 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden | 63,867 / 63,867 | $8,495,513 |
| 8 October 2005 | Washington, D.C. | United States | MCI Center | 15,813 / 15,813 | $2,011,464 |
| 10 October 2005 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | 16,924 / 16,924 | $2,385,658 |
| 14 October 2005 | Auburn Hills | United States | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 33,511 / 33,511 | $4,733,526 |
| 15 October 2005 | Auburn Hills | United States | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 33,511 / 33,511 | $4,733,526 |
| 18 October 2005 | Chicago | United States | United Center | 32,647 / 32,647 | $4,087,404 |
| 19 October 2005 | Chicago | United States | United Center | 32,647 / 32,647 | $4,087,404 |
| 22 October 2005 | Columbus | United States | Schottenstein Center | 15,051 / 15,051 | $1,978,288 |
| 23 October 2005 | Milwaukee | United States | Bradley Center | 16,764 / 16,764 | $2,090,400 |
| 26 October 2005 | St. Paul | United States | Xcel Energy Center | 16,515 / 16,515 | $2,377,200 |
| 27 October 2005 | Des Moines | United States | Wells Fargo Arena | 14,204 / 14,204 | $1,620,717 |
| 30 October 2005 | Omaha | United States | Qwest Center Omaha | 15,162 / 15,162 | $1,690,185 |
| 1 November 2005 | Denver | United States | Pepsi Center | 15,091 / 15,091 | $1,994,777 |
| 3 November 2005 | Seattle | United States | KeyArena | 13,492 / 13,511 | $2,105,150 |
| 4 November 2005 | Portland | United States | Rose Garden | 15,834 / 15,933 | $1,948,380 |
| 7 November 2005 | San Jose | United States | HP Pavilion | 28,012 / 28,012 | $3,649,232 |
| 8 November 2005 | San Jose | United States | HP Pavilion | 28,012 / 28,012 | $3,649,232 |
| 11 November 2005 | Anaheim | United States | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim | 28,632 / 28,632 | $3,394,958 |
| 12 November 2005 | Anaheim | United States | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim | 28,632 / 28,632 | $3,394,958 |
| 16 November 2005 | Sacramento | United States | ARCO Arena | 14,623 / 14,773 | $1,971,370 |
| 19 November 2005 | Houston | United States | Toyota Center | 14,151 / 14,151 | $2,068,565 |
| 20 November 2005 | Dallas | United States | American Airlines Center | 15,095 / 15,095 | $2,116,940 |
| 23 November 2005 | Glendale | United States | Glendale Arena | 14,802 / 14,802 | $2,295,285 |
| 25 November 2005 | Paradise | United States | MGM Grand Garden Arena | 29,535 / 29,535 | $5,058,113 |
| 26 November 2005 | Paradise | United States | MGM Grand Garden Arena | 29,535 / 29,535 | $5,058,113 |
| 29 November 2005 | Los Angeles | United States | Staples Center | 31,149 / 31,149 | $4,144,879 |
| 30 November 2005 | Los Angeles | United States | Staples Center | 31,149 / 31,149 | $4,144,879 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 567,761 / 569,611 | $77,044,999 |

## Personnel

* Paul McCartney - Lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, and piano
* Rusty Anderson - Backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
* Brian Ray - Backing vocals, acoustic, electric and bass guitars
* Paul "Wix" Wickens - Backing vocals, keyboards, accordion, electric guitar, harmonica, percussion
* Abe Laboriel, Jr. - Backing vocals, drums, percussion