Paul McCartney Breaks Fenway Park Record

It’s not enough that Paul McCartney is an original member of one of the most influential bands in music, but he also has to break records as a solo artist in his spare time. McCartney set an attendance record at Boston’s Fenway Park on August 5th and 6th. It was the highest two day attendance in the ball parks entire history. With a combination of hits to choose from, it’s no surprise the venue was filled to the brim.

McCartney pulled from his arsenal of songs that span over forty years, and include hits from The Beatles, Wings, and his own solo material. After his impressive performance, Live Nation Boston’s Dave Marsden commented, “No one in history has ever had 33 hits in one night at Fenway Park.” There are only three more dates left on McCartney’s tour. He’ll travel to Atlanta, GA on the 15th, Tulsa, OK on the 17th, with a closing show in Dallas, TX on August 19th.

There’s a reason they call them oldies, but goodies! If you think about it, in recent years all of the successful stadium tours have been dominated by artists from his generation. Remember when The Rollingstones went on tour a couple of years ago and it had the highest ticket sales beating out the competition by a mile. I think Paul deserves a round off applause for this one.

Are you surprised by McCartney’s record breaking numbers?