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3 unusual facts about Citi Field


Good Evening Europe Tour

The tour followed McCartney's summer tour of the United States, Summer Live '09, and the live album pulled from his three-night stint at the newly opened Citi Field in New York City, Good Evening New York City.

Mike J. Nichols

His recent editing credits include The Last Play at Shea which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and at Citi Field in New York for the largest movie exhibition since 1919.

Ray Castoldi

During the summer, when the New York Rangers and New York Knicks are spending their offseasons, Castoldi can be heard at the organ at New York Mets games at Citi Field (and previously Shea Stadium).


Arthur Ashe Stadium

Due to its location near Citi Field, the home of the New York Mets, all these stadiums share the Mets–Willets Point stop on the New York City Subway's 7 Train.

Giancarlo Stanton

Stanton hit the longest home runs of the season by any player in 2011 at Citi Field (465 feet), Nationals Park (455 feet), Coors Field (475 feet), and Sun Life Stadium (466 feet).

Let Me Roll It

During the Summer Live '09 tour, which included the Citi Field performances released on Good Evening New York City, McCartney added an instrumental version of The Jimi Hendrix Experience's "Foxy Lady" as a coda to "Let Me Roll It."


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