Back In The World 2003

After his American and Japan Tours in 2002, Paul and his band hit the road again. The new tour, "Back In The World 2003", will lead the band back to Europe through more than thirty live dates.

Yesterday, Tuesday March 25th, Paul opened his tour by playing a sold out concert at Palais Omnisports de Bercy in Paris, in front of a crowded and enthusiastic audience. A great show was performed on that night ten years after Paul's latest concert in Paris. The performance included some surprises like "Birthday" and a jam on Hendrix' "Foxy Lady" at the end of "Let Me Roll It" (see setlist).
Paul and the band had rehearsed a complete show the day before (Monday March 24th) in front of a tiny and lucky bunch of 10 people.

A beautiful collectors' tour programme was available for sale featuring more than 70 pages and a lot of great and exclusive photos (some of them are featured in this page). The tour programme also includes interviews and a lot of stuff relating to Paul's recent activities.

"Touring is all about the excitement of contact with people, just that human feedback. If you're lucky you get some really great moments in your life; either because you're soaring, you're singing good or playing good. For instance, I've got a clear recollection from the 1989 tour of a call guy and his daughter, and he had his arm around her, and the pair of them were crying during 'Let It Be'.

So you see people moved by what you're doing. And people bopping, I like that. So you get feedback; when there's enough people bopping and enjoying themselves and there's a bunch of lights flashing around, and music.

A combination of all of that is thrilling."

(by Paul McCartney, excerpt of the tour programme)

The band remembers the tour in 2002 :

Brian Ray : "It was magic... exhilarating"		Abe Laboriel Jr.: "A surreal whirlwind of emotions and visions...."


Rusty Anderson : "I guess I feel christened...."		Paul "Wix" Wickens : "On this tour the big feeling I get is one of love...."


2003 Tour Live Dates
25 March Bercy, Paris 28 March Palau San Jordi, Barcelona 29 March Palau San Jordi, Barcelona 1 April Sports Palais, Antwerp 2 April Sports Palais, Antwerp 5 April Hallam Arena, Sheffield 6 April Hallam Arena, Sheffield 9 April MEN Arena, Manchester 10 April MEN Arena, Manchester 13 April NIA Birmingham 14 April NIA Birmingham 18 April Earls Court, London 19 April Earls Court, London 21 April Earls Court, London 22 April Earls Court, London 25 April Gelredome, Arnhem
		27 April Arena, Köln 28 April Arena, Köln 30 April Preussag Arena, Hannover 2 May Parken, Copenhagen 4 May Globe, Stockholm 5 May Globe, Stockholm 8 May Schalke Arena, Gelsenkirchen 11 May Coliseum, Rome (to be confirmed) 14 May Stadalle, Vienna 15 May Budapest SportArena, Budapest 17 May Königsplatz, Munich 18 May Königsplatz, Munich 21 May AOL Stadium, Hamburg 24 May Red Square, Moscow (to be confirmed) 27 May RSD Stadium, Dublin 30 May Celtic Park, Glasgow (to be confirmed) 1 June King's Dock, Liverpool (to be confirmed)


Paul, introducing the band:
"They're all great musicians, they're all up for a challenge and the nice thing is they can all sing!"



March 25th, 2003, Palais Omnisports de Bercy, Paris - Concert setlist
Hello Goodbye Jet All My Loving Getting Better Coming Up Let Me Roll It (/ "Foxy Lady" coda) Lonely Road Driving Rain Your Loving Flame Blackbird Every Night We Can Work It Out Carry That Weight The Fool On The Hill Here Today Something Eleanor Rigby Here, There And Everywhere Calico Skies		Michelle 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 Birthday Live And Let Die Let It Be Hey Jude __Encore__ The Long And Winding Road Lady Madonna I Saw Her Standing There __Encore__ Yesterday Sgt Peppers (reprise) /the End



		More informations about : Paul McCartney's "Back In The US" CD Paul McCartney's "Back In The US" DVD Back In The World: Paul's touring dates & events in 2003