MUSIC NEWS - Good Evening New York City, Paul McCartney's multi-disc CD/DVD documenting his historic three-night musical christening of New York's Citi Field has been hailed as a concert experience for the ages, (released by Hear Music/Concord Music Group) holds special significance for McCartney and generations of his fans. Citi Field is the site of the former Shea Stadium, the same spot 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.
The 30+ songs with nearly 3 hours of music comprising Good Evening New York City
are a must-have for attendees wishing to relive the July 17, 18 & 21, 2009 shows and/or anyone interested in an audiovisual document of a living legend. "I'm Down" from the 1965 set list was revived for the Citi Field shows, and the set includes 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" “Something” and “A Day in the Life” just to name a few. 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 2CD/2DVD deluxe edition of Good Evening New York City contains a bonus DVD featuring footage of McCartney's July 15 performance on the outdoor marquee of the Ed Sullivan Theater, previously available only as a webcast on the Late Show with David Letterman website. The marquee set, which marked McCartney's return to the site of The Beatles’ U.S. television debut, generated front page headlines and literally stopped traffic as word of mouth generated a crowd that packed Broadway from Columbus Circle to Times Square.
And tonight, Thanksgiving night, November 26th at 10:00PM ET/PT, ABC TV will air “Paul McCartney: Good Evening New York City” a one hour concert special that includes rarely seen footage, revealing interview clips and of course the indelible songs and amazing performances culled from the three hours of music and video that make up Good Evening New York City. The program is an emotional journey through his iconic 50 year musical career and includes footage of the original Beatles concert at Shea. McCartney also talks candidly about those early days and what it was like to return to a place he performed at the height of Beatlemania.
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