Driving USA Tour
Oakland
1 April 2002
Oakland Arena, 7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland, CA 94621, United States
San Jose
3 April 2002
San Jose Arena, 525 W Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA 95113, United States
Las Vegas
5 April 2002
MGM Grand, 3799 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109, United States
Las Vegas
6 April 2002
MGM Grand, 3799 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109, United States
Chicago
10 April 2002
United Center, 901 W Madison St, Chicago, IL 60612, United States
Chicago
11 April 2002
United Center, 901 W Madison St, Chicago, IL 60612, United States
Toronto
13 April 2002
Air Canada Centre 40 Bay St, Toronto, ON M5J 2X2, Canada
Philadelphia
16 April 2002
First Union Center, 3601 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19148, United States
East Rutherford
17 April 2002
Continental Arena, Meadowlands Sports Complex, 50 NJ-120, East Rutherford, NJ 07073, United States
Boston
19 April 2002
Fleet Center, 100 Legends Way, Boston, MA 02114, United States
Long Island
21 April 2002
Nassau Coliseum, 1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale, NY 11553, United States
Washington
23 April 2002
MCI Center, 601 F St NW, Washington, DC 20004
Washington
24 April 2002
MCI Center, 601 F St NW, Washington, DC 20004
New York
26 April 2002
Madison Square Garden, 4 Pennsylvania Plaza, New York, NY 10001, United States
New York
27 April 2002
Madison Square Garden, 4 Pennsylvania Plaza, New York, NY 10001, United States
Cleveland
29 April 2002
Gund Arena, 1 Center Ct, Cleveland, OH 44115, United States
Detroit
1 May 2002
Palace at Auburn Hills, 6 Championship Dr, Auburn Hills, MI 48326, United States
Los Angeles
4 May 2002
Staples Center, 1111 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90015, United States
Anaheim
5 May 2002
The Pond, 2695 E Katella Ave, Anaheim, CA 92806, United States
Denver
7 May 2002
Pepsi Arena, 1000 Chopper Cir, Denver, CO 80204, United States
Dallas
9 May 2002
Reunion Arena, 777 Sports Street, Dallas, TX 75207, United States
Dallas
10 May 2002
Reunion Arena, 777 Sports Street, Dallas, TX 75207, United States
Atlanta
12 May 2002
Philips Arena, 1 Philips Dr, Atlanta, GA 30303, United States
Atlanta
13 May 2002
Philips Arena, 1 Philips Dr, Atlanta, GA 30303, United States
Tampa
15 May 2002
Ice Palace, 401 Channelside Dr, Tampa, FL 33602, United States
Ft. Lauderdale
17 May 2002
National Car Rental Center, 1 Panther Pkwy, Sunrise, FL 33323, United States
Ft. Lauderdale
18 May 2002
National Car Rental Center, 1 Panther Pkwy, Sunrise, FL 33323, United States
Tour Information
Described simply by _Rolling Stone_ as “All Killer, No Filler”, Paul’s shows on the Driving USA tour – in support of 2001's _Driving Rain_ album – featured two and a half hours of hits and over 35 songs. The tour was Paul's first for over nine years, and the first since the deaths of Linda and George Harrison, and in many ways took on the feel of a career-spanning retrospective, with solo songs both old and new mixed with vintage Wings and Beatles tracks. Around the time, Paul explained his reasons for choosing the set he played: “When you’ve got back catalogue, people do want to hear some of that. With me, people would probably be a bit disappointed if they didn’t hear ‘Get Back’ or ‘Let It Be’, because they associate me with that so much. I would actually love to do my whole new album, but I’m aware it might not be the favourite show for the people who pay the money. So I take that into account.”
