{"id":553497,"date":"2026-03-30T03:29:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T03:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/553497\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T03:29:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T03:29:11","slug":"paul-mccartney-plays-for-jon-hamm-harrison-ford-reese-witherspoon-and-ringo-starr-at-hollywoods-fonda-theater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/553497\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul McCartney plays for Jon Hamm, Harrison Ford, Reese Witherspoon and Ringo Starr at Hollywood&#8217;s Fonda Theater"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>He brings out more stars in <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/tag\/oscars\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hollywood than the Oscars<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrities flocked to Sir Paul McCartney\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/17\/entertainment\/paul-mccartney-to-play-the-fonda-theater-in-la\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">exclusive two-night run at The Fonda Theater<\/a> in Los Angeles as the 83-year-old Beatles legend returned to the stage.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor Swift, Sir Elton John, John Hamm, Harrison Ford, Reese Witherspoon and Red Hot Chili Pepper Anthony Kedis were all spotted heading into the 1,200-seat venue on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>The Beatle in Los Angeles. Rick Mendoza \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>Harrison Ford makes the scene in LA. BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>Reese Witherspoon was among the A-List crowd. ALEXJR \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>John Hamm make his way to see McCartney BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>Macca did not call out the A-listers and kept their presence private. The Post learned Sir Elton was the only star to have a sectioned off partition to the left of the stage.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the LA VIP\u2019s \u2014 including music mogul Lou Adler and famed director JJ Abrams \u2014 sat in the balcony where there were assigned seats.<\/p>\n<p>Dead center of the balcony was <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/tag\/ringo-starr\/page\/3\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">also former Beatle Ringo Starr<\/a>. The drummer ducked out of the venue early according to a fan. \u201cI looked up towards the end of the show and he was gone,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The hype leading up to the show began on Tuesday when fans who entered a ticket lottery found out they had been selected and could purchase tickets for $1,600.<\/p>\n<p>By the time Friday rolled around more tickets were offered to a select few but getting them was <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2014\/06\/11\/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-a-hard-days-night\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cA Hard Days Night.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A Red Hot Chili Pepper had a red hot ticket.  BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>Music mogul Lou Adler at The Fonda  Roger \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>Ringo watched the show from the Fonda Theater balcony. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Life long LA Beatle fanatic Mike Sinclair, who first fell in love with the group when he bought The Yellow Submarine album, tried all afternoon online to secure the golden ticket.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI tried for hours.\u201d Sinclair said. After literally hundreds of attempts on the exclusive website he scored a last minute ticket for $263.<\/p>\n<p>His wife however was left out, leaving him to take an Uber home after an unforgettable night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was great about it\u201d, he said. \u201cThe show was great!! Mostly it was great because it was so small. Paul really chatted a lot, told great stories,\u201d Sinclair said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd baby was he amazed when the crowd sang along to \u201cHey Jude\u201d, It was overwhelming, it just felt good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beatle in the house. BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p> Rick Mendoza \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>Those that didn\u2019t have a ticket still had a chance to see the icon up close.<\/p>\n<p>Sir Paul pulled right up to The Fonda on Hollywood Boulevard at around 4pm each night. Fans screamed \u201cI love you Paul!\u201d and stood with sharpies and albums hoping to get a Macca autograph.<\/p>\n<p>Once inside, he just took it all in, and even laughed when he saw a fan with a sign saying \u201cThis is the 146th time I\u2019ve seen Paul.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c146th time? 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