Talking about performing in London, McCartney said, "My last show of 2009 was in London at The O2 and we had a great night, there was a great party atmosphere. He had previously hired the venue to rehearse for his '04 Summer Tour.
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Three months after ending his Good Evening Europe Tour at The O2, McCartney used the arena to stage full rehearsals. The tour ended on 10 June with a show in Las Vegas.
McCartney returned to South America in 2011 for another 4 concerts, Peru, Chile and two in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In November 2010, McCartney returned to Argentina and Brazil for the first time in 17 years since the New World Tour with two sold out shows in São Paulo that attracted over 140,000 fans. McCartney's 14 August 2010 show at the Wachovia Center sold out in two minutes, and another show was added for 15 August. On 14 June 2010, McCartney announced second dates for Toronto and Pittsburgh, due to popular demand in both cities, and the fact that the shows sold out in minutes. It was McCartney's first show in North Carolina since his Back in the U.S. On 7 June 2010, McCartney announced his first show in Charlotte, North Carolina since his mammoth New World Tour in 1993. He also announced other cities, including Denver, Kansas City, Toronto, Montreal and Philadelphia as part of the tour's upcoming return to North America. On 3 June 2010, McCartney announced he would be opening the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh with a show on 18 August 2010. The Salt Lake City show marked McCartney's first show in Utah, and the San Francisco show marked his first performance in the city since The Beatles performed at Candlestick Park in 1966. On, McCartney announced his first-ever show in Nashville. On 17 May McCartney announced a return to the United States in July, visiting Salt Lake City and San Francisco.
On 5 April McCartney announced his first concert in Mexico since 2002. McCartney announced shows for Europe, including his first appearance at the Isle of Wight Festival, his first Scottish date for 20 years at Hampden Park, Glasgow, his last being at Glasgow SECC Arena on 23 June 1990 and his first show in Cardiff, Wales in over three decades, at the Millennium Stadium. During the tour, McCartney received the Library of Congress' Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from President Barack Obama. Tickets for the concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina, were sold out within an hour, and a second concert in the same venue was announced for the following day due to the demand. The Up and Coming Tour was performed across venues in North America, Europe, and South America. The tour ended on 10 June 2011 with a show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The tour included two concerts at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, followed by concerts in Miami and San Juan, the latter marking both McCartney's first concert in Puerto Rico and the first visit by a member of the Beatles. As with McCartney's other concert tours as a solo artist, the setlist for the Up and Coming Tour was composed of songs by his former bands the Beatles and Wings, as well as songs from his solo career.
The tour began on 28 March 2010, at the Arena in Glendale, Arizona, northwest of Downtown Phoenix. The Up and Coming Tour was a concert tour by Paul McCartney.
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