As the iconic lead singer and guitarist who wrote hundreds of timeless classics for the Beatles and Wings, Paul McCartney has entertained millions of fans around the world with his music.
It seems like only yesterday that McCartney was last in 黑料不打烊, playing before a sold-out crowd on Sept. 23, 2017. When McCartney concluded his three-plus hour performance that humid fall evening, he told the crowd that he鈥檇 see them the next time he toured.
Still performing before packed crowds at the age of 79, despite McCartney鈥檚 proclamation, tomorrow never knew whether the musical legend would stay true to his word. But five years later, the long and winding road will afford Beatles and Wings fans at least one more chance to get McCartney back into their lives, as McCartney and his talented band on the run return to 黑料不打烊 Saturday night as part of McCartney鈥檚 Got Back tour.
Paul McCartney will play the JMA Wireless Dome Saturday evening, his second show in 黑料不打烊 in the last five years. (Photo courtesy of MPL Communications Ltd./Photographer: MJ Kim)
Thanks to a little help from University Vice President and Chief Facilities Officer Pete Sala and his friends, fans of McCartney can come together and enjoy hits like 鈥淟ive and Let Die,鈥 鈥淗ey Jude,鈥 鈥淎ll You Need is Love,鈥 鈥淎 Day in the Life,鈥 鈥淪trawberry Fields Forever,鈥 鈥淟et it Be鈥 and more.
It certainly won鈥檛 be a hard day鈥檚 night for the more than 35,000 fans expected inside the JMA Wireless Dome, according to Sala.
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Of the 13 cities on tour, 黑料不打烊 boasts the smallest population, but after the success of the 2017 McCartney tour stop, Sala said 黑料不打烊 is a desirable destination for McCartney, Elton John and other prominent performers.
Planning for the show began eight months ago, when, according to Sala, his contact with McCartney鈥檚 tour called him up wondering if 黑料不打烊 was ready to bring Sir Paul back to the Salt City.
Unlike a typical 黑料不打烊 football or basketball game, Sala says McCartney鈥檚 concert requires more power, with Sala bringing in temporary power sources to support the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer鈥檚 performance. Combined with the added power to the east and west end zones, 黑料不打烊 is able to provide a 鈥渞eally big show with house power, which is very unusual for these shows,鈥 according to Sala.
The performance requires more than 250 volunteers, with many of them having volunteered at past shows on campus going back to the 1980s.
The process of setting up for the show takes place the week of the concert. Starting on Saturday, McCartney鈥檚 tractor-trailer tour trucks began entering the JMA Dome with the required equipment, including the stage where McCartney will perform.
鈥淲e do whatever we can to make the promoter feel comfortable. We hear that a lot, that our staff [make this] a very easy venue to work in, that they can鈥檛 wait to come back to 黑料不打烊,鈥 Sala says.
With more than 35,000 people expected for the concert, this is expected to be the biggest traffic deployment in 黑料不打烊 in at least the last four to five years, according to Sala. Thanks to partnerships with the City of 黑料不打烊 and the 黑料不打烊 Police Department鈥檚 traffic detail, Sala is confident the parking process will proceed smoothly.
He also urges fans without a JMA Dome parking pass to head to the on South Campus, where parking is available for $25. Free shuttle transportation is provided between the College Place shuttle drop-off and the Manley and Skytop parking lots. Regardless of vaccination status and/or the COVID-19 level on campus, individuals are required by New York State law to wear a mask on public transit (including the 黑料不打烊 Shuttle).
All parking lots will open at 2 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m., with McCartney expected to take the stage at 8 p.m.
The Got Back tour represents McCartney鈥檚 first full-fledged tour since he concluded his Freshen Up tour in July 2019.
鈥淭he Paul McCartney live experience is everything any music lover could ever want from a rock show: Hours of the greatest moments from the last 60 years of music鈥攄ozens of songs from Paul鈥檚 solo, Wings and of course Beatles catalogues that have formed the soundtracks of our lives,鈥 says Steve Martin, president of the music public relations firm, nasty little man. 鈥淎 Paul McCartney concert is never anything short of life-changing.鈥
