| Concert Tour Name: | The 'US' Tour |
| Artist: | Paul McCartney |
| Album: | Chaos and Creation in the Backyard |
| Number Of Shows: | 37 |
| Gross: | U.S. $77 million ($ in dollars) |
| Last Tour: | 2004 Summer Tour (2004) |
| This Tour: | The 'US' Tour (2005) |
| Next Tour: | Secret Tour (2007) |
The US Tour was Paul McCartney's second North American concert tour of the 21st century to promote his 2005's Chaos and Creation in the Backyard album. The tour began on 16 September 2005 in Miami, Florida and concluded on 30 November 2005 in Los Angeles, California. It was a commercial success grossing $77 million from 37 shows across North America and selling over 565,000 tickets. Rusty Anderson, Brian Ray, Paul "Wix" Wickens, and Abe Laboriel Jr. returned as the backing band, the first to fully remain intact for more than one solo McCartney tour, following the previous year's summer jaunt in the UK. McCartney's then-wife Heather Mills and their daughter, Beatrice, accompanied him on the tour and were in the audience every night.
On 12 November 2005 in Anaheim, California, two songs and some dialogue from the concert were broadcast to the International Space Station and astronauts Valeri Tokarev and Bill McArthur.[1] The songs played were The Beatles' "Good Day Sunshine" and McCartney's "English Tea", a song from his Chaos and Creation in the Backyard album. A concert film and documentary of the tour was released the following year. It is available on the DVD, The Space Within US.
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America[2] | |||||
| 16 September 2005 | American Airlines Arena | 15,011 / 15,536 | $2,137,915 | ||
| 17 September 2005 | St. Pete Times Forum | 15,268 / 16,325 | $2,277,952 | ||
| 20 September 2005 | Philips Arena | 14,096 / 14,096 | $1,930,941 | ||
| 22 September 2005 | Wachovia Center | 32,930 / 32,930 | $4,665,795 | ||
| 23 September 2005 | |||||
| 26 September 2005 | TD Banknorth Garden | 29,582 / 29,582 | $3,814,392 | ||
| 27 September 2005 | |||||
| 30 September 2005 | Madison Square Garden | 63,867 / 63,867 | $8,495,513 | ||
| 1 October 2005 | |||||
| 4 October 2005 | |||||
| 5 October 2005 | |||||
| 8 October 2005 | MCI Center | 15,813 / 15,813 | $2,011,464 | ||
| 10 October 2005 | Air Canada Centre | 16,924 / 16,924 | $2,385,658 | ||
| 14 October 2005 | United States | 33,511 / 33,511 | $4,733,526 | ||
| 15 October 2005 | |||||
| 18 October 2005 | United Center | 32,647 / 32,647 | $4,087,404 | ||
| 19 October 2005 | |||||
| 22 October 2005 | Schottenstein Center | 15,051 / 15,051 | $1,978,288 | ||
| 23 October 2005 | Bradley Center | 16,764 / 16,764 | $2,090,400 | ||
| 26 October 2005 | Xcel Energy Center | 16,515 / 16,515 | $2,377,200 | ||
| 27 October 2005 | Wells Fargo Arena | 14,204 / 14,204 | $1,620,717 | ||
| 30 October 2005 | Qwest Center Omaha | 15,162 / 15,162 | $1,690,185 | ||
| 1 November 2005 | Pepsi Center | 15,091 / 15,091 | $1,994,777 | ||
| 3 November 2005 | KeyArena | 13,492 / 13,511 | $2,105,150 | ||
| 4 November 2005 | Rose Garden | 15,834 / 15,933 | $1,948,380 | ||
| 7 November 2005 | HP Pavilion | 28,012 / 28,012 | $3,649,232 | ||
| 8 November 2005 | |||||
| 11 November 2005 | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim | 28,632 / 28,632 | $3,394,958 | ||
| 12 November 2005 | |||||
| 16 November 2005 | ARCO Arena | 14,623 / 14,773 | $1,971,370 | ||
| 19 November 2005 | Toyota Center | 14,151 / 14,151 | $2,068,565 | ||
| 20 November 2005 | American Airlines Center | 15,095 / 15,095 | $2,116,940 | ||
| 23 November 2005 | Glendale Arena | 14,802 / 14,802 | $2,295,285 | ||
| 25 November 2005 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | 29,535 / 29,535 | $5,058,113 | ||
| 26 November 2005 | |||||
| 29 November 2005 | Staples Center | 31,149 / 31,149 | $4,144,879 | ||
| 30 November 2005 | |||||
| Total | 567,761 / 569,611 | $77,044,999 | |||