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Cowboys Stadium + Aug. 19 = Sir Paul


by Stephen Becker 8 Jul 2009 9:32 AM

Word comes this morning that Paul McCartney will perform on Aug. 19 at the new Cowboys Stadium. The concert is McCartney’s only Texas stop on his current tour and his first since he played the AAC in 2005. Tickets go on sale on July 20. If anyone out there has seen him live solo, feel […]
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39442183Word comes this morning that Paul McCartney will perform on Aug. 19 at the new Cowboys Stadium. The concert is McCartney’s only Texas stop on his current tour and his first since he played the AAC in 2005. Tickets go on sale on July 20.

If anyone out there has seen him live solo, feel free to weigh in on if this is something to check out. I think for a lot of people, myself included, the main draw is just to be able to say you saw one of The Beatles in person. On the one hand, I can see how that would be a thrill. On the other, I think we’ve all seen that never-ending, concert-closing version of “Let it Be” plenty of times. Is that worth fighting through that Cowboys Stadium traffic? I dunno.

Thoughts?

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Stephen Becker produces the shows Think and Anything You Ever Wanted to Know for KERA. As part of the Art&Seek team, Stephen produces radio and digital stories, along with the podcast "The Big Screen," with Chris Vognar, movie critic of The Dallas Morning News. View more about Stephen Becker.

COMMENTS

  • Lori

    I saw Sir Paul in 2002 at Reunion Arena. I won the tickets from the 96.7 station when it was known as Memories. Great concert, we could see him well and I got to scream at a Beatle. And yes Let it Be is a sing-along.

    Would I step foot in Jerry World? Never!

  • David Ninh

    i saw Paul a few years ago at the American Airlines Center. Tickets had sold out. They were expensive. Luckily a friend of a friend decided to give us their tickets 2 hours before the show. It was surreal and amazing and he puts on a GREAT show. And he sounds great still. He even did his WINGS hits. Best show ever. Will try to get tickets to this one too!