Paul McCartney planning farewell tour for his young daughter

Paul McCartney is reportedly set to announce plans for a massive world tour that will also be his last before settling down and spending more time with young daughter Beatrice. According to the Sunday Mirror, the 100 shows planned for the two-year long tour will garner McCartney over £1,000,000 (nearly $2,000,000) each, in what is being touted as "one of the biggest rock tours of all time." The tour resembles McCartney's 1989-1990 tour where he played 108 shows across the globe.

McCartney's last world tour six years ago saw him earn £63million in over half the number of shows. The upcoming tour went into planning stages after McCartney's divorce from Heather Mills was finalized in March. Beatrice, his child with Mills, is four now and according to sources he does not want to be away for long periods of time during her childhood. Following the tour's completion he plans to "settle down" and it "will be the last time he performs in many parts of the world."

The former Beatle's world tours tend to stray into other areas than simple concert shows and money from ticket and merchandise sales. The tour six years ago was also released and celebrated with two live albums, one for the American market and one for international markets. A live DVD was also released, but his last tour of the United States also received a DVD release in 2006. The possibility of this tour being in the public awareness for much longer than two years is obviously probable. McCartney and his management plan to announce the first dates and legs of the tour in a matter of weeks.