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Paul McCartney, just like last summer, is rolling his U.S. concert dates out one at a time.
The rock legend now has three shows for his 2010 summer “Up and Coming Tour” announced. McCartney’s most recent addition is his July 26 show in Nashville, TN at Bridgestone Arena. Previously announced dates are for July 10 in San Francisco, CA at AT&T Park and in Sandy, UT at Rio Tinto on July 13.
Public ticket sales will go on sale starting on June 7 for the show in Nashville. During the first week in June there will be various presale promotions. According to Ticketmaster.com all-in price listings, face values for tickets will cost between $57 (plus taxes and fees of $15.34) and $250 (plus taxes and fees of $26.49).
The city of Nashville is still recovering from early May devastating floods. The implication of Sir Paul’s performance will stretch well beyond his three hours on stage.
According to an Associated Press report, Mayor Karl Dean gave an early estimate for the flood damages in Nashville at about $1.5 billion, not including bridges and public roadways. Nashville Public Radio by mid month, estimated the cost of the damages had risen to almost $2 billion.
The May 1-2 flood costs also include an estimated $3.1 million worth of damages of the Bridgestone Arena, according to estimates from WTVF, Nashville station.
During his press conference to announce the McCartney concert, Mayor Dean said, this is best time for Paul McCartney to be here.
During the press conference, Steve Moore, senior vice president of AEG Live, said the concert signifies that no act is too big for playing Nashville. Some years ago that wasn’t the case. There were acts who wouldn’t play in Nashville.
The show in July will mark the first-ever performance by McCartney in Nashville, although he did live in the area for six weeks with his family in 1974. According to the official website for McCartney, his 2010 itinerary was planned around familiar markets he hadn’t visited in a long time as well as new cities he hasn’t performed in.
A few U.S. “Up and Coming Tour” spring dates have already been performed by McCartney. Ticket sales for those shows have placed the musician repeatedly on the exclusive event rankings of Ticket News. For the week that ended May 23 McCartney was at No. 5.
