Taking the stage in front of an audience that included Neil Young, Bernie Taupin, Mark Hamill, Don Johnson, Rita Wilson and Olivia Harrison, Paul McCartney kicked off his two-hour performance with a lively version of the Beatles' early hit "Help!

Cue the high-pitched screams of fans, and for a moment, it was like being transported back to seeing the 21-year-old Beatle on “The Ed Sullivan Show” on Feb. 9, 1964, instead of McCartney solo in Palm Desert on Monday, Sept. 29.

Alongside Wickens, McCartney was backed by the Hot City Horns brass section and his venerable band, including guitarist Rusty Anderson, guitarist-bassist Brian Ray, and drummer Abe Laboriel Jr., the last of whom performed a delightful rendition of the Macarena on “Dance Tonight,” a 2007 single from McCartney’s Memory Almost Full solo album.

A photograph of the group – signed by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, with Starr also writing a personal dedication at the top – went for £1,900. It was taken before a gig in Coventry at the start of the Beatlemania era,

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The Beatles returned to Toronto in August 1965 and 1966. By the latter, Richards, now 18, was determined to get at least an autograph from McCartney, let alone a kiss. So, her perseverance leading her, she found a way to sneak into the press conference ahead of the show.