Paul McCartney live: Madison Square Garden, New York City

Paul McCartney performed at Madison Square Garden in New York City, USA, on 30 September 2005.

It was the eighth show of the US Tour, which lasted for 37 dates between September and November 2005, and the first of four non-consecutive nights at Madison Square Garden.

McCartney’s band was Paul ‘Wix’ Wickens (vocals, keyboards, guitar, percussion, harmonica), Brian Ray (vocals, guitar, bass), Rusty Anderson (vocals, guitar), and Abe Laboriel Jr (vocals, drums).

McCartney had previously performed at Madison Square Garden with Wings on 24 and 25 May 1976; during the Paul McCartney World Tour on 11, 12, 14, and 15 December 1989; for The Concert For New York City on 20 October 2001; and for the Driving World Tour on 26 and 27 April 2002.

He returned there for the Concert For Sandy Relief on 12 December 2012; and for the One On One Tour on 15 and 17 September 2017.

Concert setlist

• ‘Magical Mystery Tour’
• ‘Flaming Pie’
• ‘Jet’
• ‘I’ll Get You’
• ‘Drive My Car’
• ‘Till There Was You’
• ‘Let Me Roll It’
• ‘Got To Get You Into My Life’
• ‘Fine Line’
• ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’
• ‘The Long And Winding Road’
• ‘In Spite Of All The Danger’
• ‘I Will’
• ‘Jenny Wren’
• ‘For No One’
• ‘Fixing A Hole’
• ‘English Tea’
• ‘I’ll Follow The Sun’
• ‘Follow Me’
• ‘Blackbird’
• ‘Eleanor Rigby’
• ‘Too Many People’
• ‘She Came In Through The Bathroom Window’
• ‘Good Day Sunshine’
• ‘Band On The Run’
• ‘Penny Lane’
• ‘I’ve Got A Feeling’
• ‘Back In The USSR’
• ‘Hey Jude’
• ‘Live And Let Die’

• ‘Yesterday’
• ‘Get Back’
• ‘Helter Skelter’

• ‘Please Please Me’
• ‘Let It Be’
• ‘Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)’
• ‘The End’

US Tour dates

• 16 September 2005: American Airlines Arena, Miami, USA
• 17 September 2005: St Pete Times Forum, Tampa, USA
• 20 September 2005: Philips Arena, Atlanta, USA
• 22 September 2005: Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, USA
• 23 September 2005: Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, USA
• 26 September 2005: TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, USA
• 27 September 2005: TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, USA
• 30 September 2005: Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA
• 1 October 2005: Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA
• 4 October 2005: Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA
• 5 October 2005: Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA
• 8 October 2005: MCI Center, Washington, DC, USA
• 10 October 2005: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Canada
• 14 October 2005: The Palace, Auburn Hills, USA
• 15 October 2005: The Palace, Auburn Hills, USA
• 18 October 2005: United Center, Chicago, USA
• 19 October 2005: United Center, Chicago, USA
• 22 October 2005: Value City Arena, Columbus, USA
• 23 October 2005: Bradley Center, Milwaukee, USA
• 26 October 2005: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, USA
• 27 October 2005: Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, USA
• 30 October 2005: Qwest Center, Omaha, USA
• 1 November 2005: Pepsi Center, Denver, USA
• 3 November 2005: KeyArena, Seattle, USA
• 4 November 2005: Rose Garden, Portland, USA
• 7 November 2005: HP Pavilion, San Jose, USA
• 8 November 2005: HP Pavilion, San Jose, USA
• 11 November 2005: Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, USA
• 12 November 2005: Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, USA
• 16 November 2005: ARCO Arena, Sacramento, USA
• 19 November 2005: Toyota Center, Houston, USA
• 20 November 2005: American Airlines Center, Dallas, USA
• 23 November 2005: Glendale Arena, Glendale, USA
• 25 November 2005: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, USA
• 26 November 2005: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, USA
• 29 November 2005: Staples Center, Los Angeles, USA
• 30 November 2005: Staples Center, Los Angeles, USA