- John Lennon's sons, Julian and Sean Lennon, both posted video tributes to Paul McCartney on his 80th birthday on June 18th. Julian sent a message to “Uncle Paul” direct from the Beatles' legendary home-away-from-home, London's Abbey Road Studios. Sean, who had learned from Stella McCartney that Revolver's “Here, There, And Everywhere” was among “Macca's” favorites, performed the song in tribute.
- McCartney friend and collaborator Elvis Costello also posted his version of “Here, There, And Everywhere” online.
- Coming on August 5th will be the McCartney I II III box set. The package will be available in three different formats — “Limited Edition Color Vinyl, Black Vinyl Edition, and CD — each including three special photo prints with notes from Paul McCartney about each album.” The newly created box set cover art and typography for the slipcase are by Ed Ruscha. (Press release)
- Paul McCartney's three one-man-band albums all hit the Top Three upon release — McCartney (1970) #1; McCartney II (1980) #3; and McCartney III (2020) #2.
- Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band have rolled out the revised itinerary for their September tour, which now includes all 12 of the dates that they recently had to postpone. The tour now begins September 5th at Tanglewood, in Lenox, Massachusetts and concludes in Mexico City, Mexico on October 20th. (Press release)
UPDATED: Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band tour dates (subject to change):
September 5 – Lenox MA – Tanglewood
September 6, 7 – Baltimore MD – The Lyric
September 9 – Easton, PA – State Theater
September 10 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Arena
September 11 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met
September 15 – St. Augustine, FL – The Amp
September 16 – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall
September 17 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock
September 19 – Atlanta, GA – Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
September 20 – Richmond, VA – Virginia Credit Union Live
September 22 – Providence, RI – PPAC
September 23 – Bridgeport, CT – Hartford Healthcare Amp
September 24 – Atlantic City, NJ – Hard Rock Etess Arena
September 26 – Montreal, QB – Place Bell
September 27 – Kingston, ON – Leon's Centre
September 30 – Mt Pleasant, MI – Soaring Eagle Casino
October 1 – New Buffalo, MI – Four Winds Casino
October 2 – Prior Lake, MN – Mystic Lake Casino
October 4 – Winnipeg, MB – Canada Life Centre
October 5 – Saskatoon, SK – Sasktel Centre
October 6 – Lethbridge, AB – Enmax Centre
October 8 – Abbotsford, BC – Abbotsford Centre
October 9 – Penticton, BC – South Okanagon Events Centre
October 11 – Seattle, WA – Benaroya Hall
October 12 – Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Hall
October 14 – San Jose, CA – San Jose Civic Center
October 15 – Paso Robles, CA – Vina Robles Amp
October 16 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theater
October 19, 20 – Mexico City, Mexico – Auditorio Nacional
