Half a dozen songs into Paul McCartney’s night at Acrisure Arena on Monday, he paused to slip off his double-breasted jacket.

Cue the high-pitched screams of fans, and for a moment, it was like being transported back to seeing the 21-year-old Beatle on “The Ed Sullivan Show” on Feb. 9, 1964, instead of McCartney solo in Palm Desert on Monday, Sept. 29.

McCartney shrugged as if to say, ‘”What? Who, me?” and the crowd screamed more, proving even at 83, he’s still the cute Beatle. • Former Beatle Paul McCartney performs before a sold out crowd at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. It was the second night of McCartney’s Got Back Tour, he opened his 20 show tour in Santa Barbara this past Friday night. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) • Paul

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