Good Evening New York City
Paul McCartney
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Release Date: 14/12/2009
Multi-Disc CD/DVD special package features dazzling performances of Beatles, Wings and solo classics from Citi Field, formerly Shea Stadium, historic site of The Beatles’ Landmark 1965 Concert.“It was three great nights for the band and for me personally it was very exciting to be back opening a new stadium on the site of the old Shea Stadium where we had played 44 years previously. Even more exciting because this time round you could hear us!”Paul McCartney's historic three-night musical christening of New York's Citi Field, witnessed by 120,000-plus attendees and universally hailed as a concert experience for the ages, will be immortalized November 23 with the release of “Good Evening New York City”. This momentous musical experience will be available in two formats: a 3-disc (2 CD + 1 DVD) standard edition and a 4-disc (2 CD + 2 DVD) deluxe version featuring expanded packaging and a bonus DVD including McCartney's traffic-stopping, headline-making July 15 performance on the Ed Sullivan Theater marquee (including bonus numbers not aired on the Late Show with David Letterman broadcast). As the inaugural musical event at Citi Field, the site of the former Shea Stadium, the July 2009 shows held special significance not only for McCartney but for generations of his fans. The shows were performed on the same hallowed ground that The Beatles, in 1965, played the 34-minute show that would set the precedent for the modern day stadium rock show--and where in 2008 McCartney joined Billy Joel for the final rock show before the original stadium's demolition. As documented on “Good Evening New York City”, "I'm Down" from the 1965 set list was revived for the Citi Field shows. Other highlights of “Good Evening New York City” include faithful takes on Beatles classics "Drive My Car," "Got To Get You Into My Life," "The Long And Winding Road," "Blackbird," "Eleanor Rigby," "Back In The USSR," "Paperback Writer," "Let It Be," "Hey Jude," "Helter Skelter" and more, plus "Something" rendered on ukulele gifted to Paul by George Harrison, and a tribute to John Lennon in the form of a medley of "A Day In The Life" and "Give Peace A Chance." Wings era chestnuts include “Band On The Run," "My Love," "Let Me Roll It" and the pyrotechnic tour de force of "Live And Let Die," while timeless McCartney solo material ranges from "Here Today" to the upbeat "Flaming Pie" and "Dance Tonight" to a pair of numbers from Electric Arguments, the 2008 album released under the alias of The Fireman.The concert footage featured on “Good Evening New York City” standard edition features concert footage directed by Paul Becher, who has overseen live visuals for McCartney for some 200 performances and counting. The 33-song 2 hour 40 minute performances were shot in High Definition using 15 cameras and digital footage incorporated from 75 Flipcams handed out to fans over the course of the three night stand. The audio mix, in both stereo and 5.1, was handled by longtime McCartney engineer Paul Hicks, whose credits include the recent Beatles remasters, The Beatles Anthology, Let It Be. Naked, and two Grammy awards for his mixing work on the Beatles' Love album.To celebrate this release Paul McCartney will be embarking on the Good Evening Europe tour which includes a one off London date (Paul’s only UK live show this year) at London O2 on 22 December.
Disc 1
1: Drive My Car
2: Jet
3: Only Mama Knows
4: Flaming Pie
5: Got to Get You Into My Life
6: Let Me Roll It
7: Highway
8: The Long and Winding Road
9: My Love
10: Blackbird
11: Here Today
12: Dance Tonight
13: Calico Skies
14: Mrs Vandebilt
15: Eleanor Rigby
16: Sing the Changes
17: Band On the Run
Disc 2
18: Back in the USSR
19: I'm Down
20: Something
21: I've Got a Feeling
22: Paperback Writer
23: A Day in the Life/Give Peace a Chance
24: Let It Be
25: Live and Let Die
26: Hey Jude
27: Day Tripper
28: Lady Madonna
29: I Saw Her Standing There
30: Yesterday
31: Helter Skelter
32: Get Back
33: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band/The End
Disc 3
34: Drive My Car
35: Jet
36: Only Mama Knows
37: Flaming Pie
38: Got to Get You Into My Life
39: Let Me Roll It
40: Highway
41: The Long and Winding Road
42: My Love
43: Blackbird
44: Here Today
45: Dance Tonight
46: Calico Skies
47: Mrs Vandebilt
48: Eleanor Rigby
49: Sing the Changes
50: Band On the Run
51: Back in the USSR
52: I'm Down
53: Something
54: I've Got a Feeling
55: Paperback Writer
56: A Day in the Life/Give Peace a Chance
57: Let It Be
58: Live and Let Die
59: Hey Jude
60: Day Tripper
61: Lady Madonna
62: I Saw Her Standing There
63: Yesterday
64: Helter Skelter
65: Get Back
66: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band/The End