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Paul McCartney performed a series of three sold-out concerts at Citi Field on July 17, 18 and 21, 2009 as a part of his Summer Live '09 tour, along with The Script. McCartney, as a member of The Beatles, performed in the first concert at Shea Stadium during their 1965 U.S. Tour and The Beatles' 1966 U.S. tour as well as in its final concert in 2008 along with Billy Joel, who came out on McCartney's first night for the Beatles' classic, "I Saw Her Standing There." McCartney's opening show would later be released as Good Evening New York City.
Dave Matthews Band performed two concerts at Citi Field on July 16 and 17, 2010, along with the Zac Brown Band. The second night was later released as Live in New York City.
The documentary film Last Play at Shea, chronicling Billy Joel's final concert at Shea Stadium in 2008, premiered on August 21, 2010 at Citi Field.
On June 7, 2011, Citi Field hosted its first soccer game. The game was a friendly match between the national teams of Ecuador and Greece, who played to a 1–1 tie. The success of the game has led the Mets to consider having Citi Field host future soccer games as well as the NHL Winter Classic. Citi Field hosted another soccer match on July 26, 2011 between the Italian team Juventus F.C. and the Mexican Club América as part of the 2011 World Football Challenge. Juventus won the match 1–0.
The Ecuadorian national team returned to Citi Field to play against the Chilean national team in a soccer match on August 15, 2012.
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