Paul McCartney performed at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, on 23 September 2002.
It was the 29th date of the Driving World Tour, which lasted for 58 dates across four countries between April and November 2002. This show was seen by 15,797 fans.
McCartney’s band was Paul ‘Wix’ Wickens (vocals, keyboards, guitar, percussion, harmonica), Brian Ray (vocals, guitar, bass), Rusty Anderson (vocals, guitar), and Abe Laboriel Jr (vocals, drums).
McCartney returned to the Xcel Energy Center on 26 October 2005 during the US Tour.
Concert setlist
- ‘Hello, Goodbye’
- ‘Jet’
- ‘All My Loving’
- ‘Getting Better’
- ‘Coming Up’
- ‘Let Me Roll It’
- ‘Lonely Road’
- ‘Driving Rain’
- ‘Your Loving Flame’
- ‘Blackbird’
- ‘Every Night’
- ‘We Can Work It Out’
- ‘You Never Give Me Your Money’
- ‘Carry That Weight’
- ‘The Fool On The Hill’
- ‘Here Today’
- ‘Something’
- ‘Eleanor Rigby’
- ‘Michelle’
- ‘Here, There And Everywhere’
- ‘Band On The Run’
- ‘Back In The USSR’
- ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’
- ‘Let ’Em In’
- ‘My Love’
- ‘She’s Leaving Home’
- ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’
- ‘Freedom’
- ‘Live And Let Die’
- ‘Let It Be’
- ‘Hey Jude’
Driving World Tour dates
- 1 April 2002: Oakland Arena, Oakland, USA
- 3 April 2002: HP Pavilion, San Jose, USA
- 5 April 2002: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, USA
- 6 April 2002: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, USA
- 10 April 2002: United Center, Chicago, USA
- 11 April 2002: United Center, Chicago, USA
- 13 April 2002: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Canada
- 16 April 2002: First Union Center, Philadelphia, USA
- 17 April 2002: Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, USA
- 19 April 2002: FleetCenter, Boston, USA
- 21 April 2002: Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, USA
- 23 April 2002: MCI Center, Washington, DC, USA
- 24 April 2002: MCI Center, Washington, DC, USA
- 26 April 2002: Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA
- 27 April 2002: Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA
- 29 April 2002: Gund Arena, Cleveland, USA
- 1 May 2002: The Palace, Auburn Hills, USA
- 4 May 2002: Staples Center, Los Angeles, USA
- 5 May 2002: Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, USA
- 7 May 2002: Pepsi Center, Denver, USA
- 9 May 2002: Reunion Arena, Dallas, USA
- 10 May 2002: Reunion Arena, Dallas, USA
- 12 May 2002: Philips Arena, Atlanta, USA
- 13 May 2002: Philips Arena, Atlanta, USA
- 15 May 2002: Ice Palace, Tampa, USA
- 17 May 2002: National Car Rental Center, Sunrise, USA
- 18 May 2002: National Car Rental Center, Sunrise, USA
- 21 September 2002: Bradley Center, Milwaukee, USA
- 23 September 2002: Xcel Energy Center, St Paul, USA
- 24 September 2002: United Center, Chicago, USA
- 27 September 2002: Civic Center, Hartford, USA
- 28 September 2002: Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, USA
- 30 September 2002: FleetCenter, Boston, USA
- 1 October 2002: FleetCenter, Boston, USA
- 4 October 2002: Gund Arena, Cleveland, USA
- 5 October 2002: Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, USA
- 7 October 2002: RBC Center, Raleigh, USA
- 9 October 2002: Savvis Center, St Louis, USA
- 10 October 2002: Value City Arena, Columbus, USA
- 12 October 2002: New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, USA
- 13 October 2002: Compaq Center, Houston, USA
- 15 October 2002: Ford Center, Oklahoma City, USA
- 18 October 2002: Rose Garden, Portland, USA
- 19 October 2002: Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, USA
- 21 October 2002: ARCO Arena, Sacramento, USA
- 22 October 2002: HP Pavilion, San Jose, USA
- 25 October 2002: Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, USA
- 26 October 2002: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, USA
- 28 October 2002: Staples Center, Los Angeles, USA
- 29 October 2002: America West Arena, Phoenix, USA
- 2 November 2002: Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico
- 3 November 2002: Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico
- 5 November 2002: Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico
- 11 November 2002: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
- 13 November 2002: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
- 14 November 2002: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
- 17 November 2002: Kyocera Dome, Osaka, Japan
- 18 November 2002: Kyocera Dome, Osaka, Japan
Last updated: 1 February 2024
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