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Hey Jude! Hey Paul! Sir Paul McCartney to perform in Santa Barbara in pop-up concert

An older man with a raised arm stands on stage holding an acoustic guitar.
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Paul McCartney performs at the Glastonbury Festival in Worthy Farm, Somerset, England, on June 25, 2022. He'll play the Santa Barbara Bowl on September 26.

The iconic ex-Beatle will perform at the Santa Barbara Bowl days before he starts a North American stadium tour.

A music legend will perform a "pop-up" concert at the Santa Barbara Bowl in advance of his North American stadium tour.

Paul McCartney will play at the Bowl in a one-night-only event.

It will be the hottest ticket in years for the Santa Barbara Bowl.

He’s set to perform at the iconic music venue on Friday, September 26, just three days before he kicks off his Get Back Tour 2025. His tour will include stadium concerts in major markets like Las Vegas, Denver, Minneapolis, and Chicago.

It’s the first time the 83-year-old musician has played at the Santa Barbara Bowl. However, another Beatle, Ringo Starr, performed there just last year.

The Bowl won’t be selling tickets. Sales will be online only, using a random selection process. You have to register to enter a lottery, which is open until 10 p.m. Tuesday.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.