McCartney returns, 'drinks it all in' at Citi Field opening

Jul 18th, 2009 - USA Today

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• The event: "Cute" Beatle Paul McCartney, still earning the title at age 67, performs Friday's opening concert at the new Citi Field, the first in a three-night run (continues July 18 and July 21).

• Location: New York City

• The venue: Citi Field, new home of the New York Mets, sits next to the now-demolished Shea Stadium, where McCartney, then 23, and his Beatle mates launched the stadium rock-concert era with an historic half-hour show on Aug.

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