Paul McCartney Gives His Regards to Hollywood in a Fantastic Underplay at the Fonda: Concert Review
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Playing the first of two nights at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood Friday night, Paul McCartney acknowledged the tiered arrangement that had VIPs up in the balcony and the hoi polloi down on the floor. “Hello, you people upstairs, in the posh seats,” he said early in the show. “You poor people down here have […]
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Mar 28, 2026 9:50am PT Paul McCartney Gives His Regards to Hollywood in a Fantastic Underplay at the Fonda: Concert Review The seemingly one-off engagement has McCartney mostly reprising his 2025 arena-tour setlist in a grandly confined space. By Chris Willman Plus Icon Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic ChrisWillman Latest Paul McCartney Gives His Regards to Hollywood in a Fantastic Underplay at the Fonda: Concert Review 8 minutes ago Tift Merritt Is Set to Bring the ‘Sugar’ With Her First New Album in Nine Years: ‘I Got Back in Front of That Microphone and Was Like, Oh, This Is My Place’ 1 day ago T Bone Burnett, Maren Morris and Master P to Be Honored at NYC Benefit for Top School Music Education Program, Music Will 2 days ago See All Playing the first of two nights at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood Friday night, Paul McCartney acknowledged the tiered arrangement that had VIPs up in the balcony and the hoi polloi down on the floor. “Hello, you people upstairs, in the posh seats,” he said early in the show. “You poor people down here have gotta stand up.” It almost seemed as if he might be alluding to a similar, famous speech given when the Beatles played for British royalty in 1963 — “The people in the cheaper seats, clap your hands, and the rest of you, if you’d just rattle your jewelry.” That was John’s thing, back then, but leave it to both Beatles to have a bemused sense of class consciousness. Related Stories The 2026 Oscars Review: A Tasteful and Overly Safe Show Sustained by Just Enough Suspense
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