The iconic Liverpool venue The Jacaranda has teamed up with Paul McCartney to change its name to The Maccaranda.
The renowned music venue was opened by The 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 to operate as a music venue to this day, and this week it announced on social media that it had teamed up with McCartney to rename itself The Maccaranda.
“Yes, this is real,” they wrote. “In celebration of our former performer and customer’s new album ‘The Boys Of Dungeon Lane’, out 29 May, we’ve temporarily changed our name. Pop by The Maccaranda and try Paul’s own cocktail, the Maccarita.”
‘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 ‘Now And Then’, with many of those in attendance in tears as the song played for the first time.
With the release of ‘The Boys Of Dungeon Lane’ just days away, McCartney has been busy in recent weeks.
He was the musical guest on the season finale of Saturday Night Live, and he was also involved in the last ever episode of The Late Show this week, where he duetted with host Stephen Colbert on 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 Boys Of Dungeon Lane’ includes a duet with former Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr on ‘Home To Us’ – a nostalgic reflection on their Liverpool roots which marks their first ever vocal collaboration.
Elsewhere, McCartney has spoken about being unable to tell what songs Bob Dylan played when he recently saw him, explained why he hates taking selfies and why 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.
