The iconic Liverpool venueThe Jacarandahas teamed up withPaul McCartneyto change its name to TheMaccaranda.
The renowned music venue was opened byThe Beatles’ first manager Allan Williams in 1958 and played a key role in the early days of the band. They used it as a rehearsal studio and it was where some of their earliest songs, including ‘One After 909’, were written.
The band played there regularly as The Silver Beetles and used it to audition budding drummers, including Pete Best, and it was there that they became acquainted with both Ringo Starr and Brian Epstein.
It continues tooperateas a music venue to this day, and this week it announced on social media that it had teamed up with McCartney torename itselfTheMaccaranda.
“Yes, this is real,” they wrote. “In celebration of our former performer and customer’s new album ‘The BoysOfDungeon Lane’,out 29 May,we’vetemporarily changed our name. Pop by TheMaccarandaand try Paul’s own cocktail, theMaccarita.”
‘The Maccaranda’ Slater Street, Liverpool 🎸🎶❤️ pic.twitter.com/p2ED6S2Chd
— Michelle Marshall 📸 💜 (@MishMarshall68) May 24, 2026
The Jacarandaが明日のイヴェントに供えThe MacCarandaに限定期間で名前を変えるなんて、粋なことをしていたわ！🥰 pic.twitter.com/qfqoNaR2qW
— 星加ルミヲ®（Your Place Or Mine? Productions Ltd） (@CvcvmberYvki) May 21, 2026
In 2023,the venue also hosted an emotional listening party for The Beatles’ new song ‘NowAndThen’, with many of those in attendance in tears as the song played for the first time.
With the release of ‘The BoysOfDungeon Lane’ just days away, McCartney has been busy in recent weeks.
He wasthe musical guest on the season finale ofSaturday Night Live, andhe was also involved in the last ever episode ofThe Late Showthis week, where he duetted with hostStephen Colberton another Beatles classic, ‘Hello, Goodbye’.He also poignantly turned off the lights for the final time at the Ed Sullivan Theatre.
On that show,he also described his new Beatles biopic counterpart Paul Mescal as “very cute”.The much-anticipated four-film saga from Sam Mendes is set to be released in April 2028.
‘The BoysOfDungeon Lane’includes a duet with former Beatles bandmateRingo Starron ‘Home To Us’– anostalgic reflection on their Liverpool roots which marks their first ever vocal collaboration.
Elsewhere, McCartneyhas spoken about being unable to tell what songs Bob Dylan played when he recently saw him,explained whyhe hates taking selfiesandwhy he is still baffled by “a lot of this influencer stuff”.
The doors of 3 Savile Row in London’s Mayfair, meanwhile, will be open to the public next year for the first-ever official Beatles fan experience. The site of the iconic 1969 rooftop concert will allow fans access to seven floors of archives and exhibitions, while the ‘Let It Be’ studio will also be recreated.