Overview

• He opened the Sept. 26 Santa Barbara Bowl show with the Beatles classic, his first complete live rendition since the band’s 1965 Cardiff performance.
• The 4,500-capacity no-phones event used Yondr pouches, with only a brief soundcheck clip of “Help!” circulating online.
• The set mixed Beatles staples and Wings hits with the 2023 release “Now and Then” and a virtual John Lennon duet on “I’ve Got a Feeling.”
• McCartney has typically steered clear of Lennon-led songs in concert, having last offered only a short “Help!” snippet on his 1989/90 tour.
• The North American Got Back leg begins Sept. 29 at Acrisure Arena in the Palm Springs area with his longtime band of Paul “Wix” Wickens, Brian Ray, Rusty Anderson and Abe Laboriel Jr.