Back in the USA Tour

Back in the USA was a 20-date concert tour of the USA undertaken by Luke Melvin and Luke's Band spanning three months in 1994. It was his first US tour since the controversial 1975 US Tour but luckily wasn't as controversial and well-received. People were very excited for Melvin to appear in their city. Though the tour coincided with his Luke and The World Tour live album, it was mainly to repair his reputation of US tours and please the American people. The August concert from New York City's Madison Square Garden was documented in the live album Back in New York City.

History
Due to his bad reputation of a US tour and his desire to please the American people, Luke Melvin embarked on his Back in the USA tour. The title was a deliberate: 'is it going to be as bad as before?'. He decided to sit in a pre-tour press conference like he did in the controversial press conference in 1975 as a joke and it was taken well. He said as a pun in the conference: "Is no one going to ask me if I can get the Beatles back together?". He was asked about his relationship with Paul McCartney and he said: "We're OK. He's a mate, I guess."

Set-list
All songs written by Luke Melvin, except where noted. Encore:
 * "Roll Up, Roll Up, We're On Tour"
 * "I Need You For Love"
 * "The Lord Gives To You (So Give Back To The Lord)"
 * "Been There Done That (But There's Still More To Do)"
 * "Mind Blowing"
 * "Little Blue Bag"
 * "Oh What A Pity (Not Really)"
 * "I Appreciate the Lord"
 * "Golden Slumbers" / "Carry That Weight" / "The End" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
 * "Hey Jude" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
 * "Goodbye"

Tour personnel

 * Luke Melvin - lead vocals, guitars (acoustic and electric)
 * George Harrison - backing vocals, bass guitar
 * Billy Preston - keyboards
 * Ringo Starr - drums