Paul McCartney is Fonda Los Angeles. At least as much as he likes New York.

Two years ago I was lucky to see McCartney at the Bowery Ballroom in New York — capacity 575. It was amazing, of course. People outside battled to get in.

Now Paul has announced two shows in LA at the Fonda Theater — which stands 1,200. So that’s 2,400 guests.

You already can’t register for tickets on the AXS app, so good luck with that.

Why now, you ask? Maybe a new McCartney album is coming in time for his 84th birthday. His last album was “McCartney III,” a few years ago.

Paul has definitely been in a Wings nostalgia mode. Right now on Amazon Prime Video you can watch “Man on the Run.” He’s got a soundtrack album out and a book. So maybe these shows will be Wings oriented.

So glad I went two years ago! Read my report below:

Paul McCartney, 82, Stuns Downtown Club for Third Time This Week, Making History with Rare Intimate Show

Elton John and David Furnish never fail to light up Oscar night.

Their party to raise money for the Elton John AIDS Foundation was full of stars, and the entertainment was recent Grammy winner Lola Young.

The party was hot this year was notoriously reclusive billionaire philanthropist David Geffen.

Elton and David’s guests included Elton’s lifelong writing partner Bernie Taupin, plus the legendary Billie Jean King, Dua Lipa, Brandi Carlile, Callum Turner, Jane Seymour, Jason Ritter, Melissa McCarthy, Zoe Saldaña, Diego Boneta, Dove Cameron, Dua Lipa, Eric McCormack, Fran Drescher, and dozens more.

Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka were co-hosts.

“The Academy Awards Viewing Party reflects why we started this Foundation 34 years ago: to honor the friends we lost and advocate for the people still vulnerable. Every year we come together, and every year artists like Lola Young make the night unforgettable. In a moment full of incredible British talent, Lola stood out. She’s bold, brilliant, and completely herself. West Hollywood, thank you for showing up and helping us keep pushing to end AIDS,” said Elton.

When I got the press release that Judy Collins was going on her “Farewell Tour,” I called her right up.

She laughed. “It’s marketing! I’m not retiring.”

She said that Cyndi Lauper told her a good hook for her would be a “Farewell Tour.” Lauper’s friend, Cher, has had many of them.

Paul Simon had one a couple of years ago, and he’s out on the road all the time again.

So Judy’s tour, called “Sweet Judy Blue Eyes,” named for the song Stephen Stills wrote about her,” is just the beginning.

There will be rotating guests at all the shows, with more to come.

Collins turns 87 on May 1st. I don’t want to jinx her, but she’s in fine fettle, and still has That Voice. She’s also a gifted classical pianist, and shows off at her concerts. It’s quite thrilling.

She told me, “Call this the Go For It tour!”

Don’t miss her, she’s one of our national heroes. If she can hold out ’til 2029, maybe she’ll get into the Kennedy Center once it returns. She deserves it!

2026-27 “SWEET JUDY BLUE EYES” TOUR DATES

JUNE 11 / CONCORD, NH @ Capitol Center for the Arts

JUNE 13 / LEXINGTON, MA @ Cary Hall

JUNE 14 / NEWPORT, RI @ Jane Pickens

JULY 5 / WILLIAMSBURG, VA @ Music Arts Center

JULY 15 / HYANNIS, MA @ Cape Cod Melody Tent*

JULY 16 / COHASSET, MA @ South Shore Music Circus*

JULY 18 / LANSDOWNE, PA @ Lansdowne Theater*

JULY 20 / OCEAN CITY, MD @ Ocean City Music Pier^

JULY 22 / DENVER, CO @ Denver Botanical Garden#

JULY 24 / BAYFIELD, WI @ Big Top Chautauqua%

SEPT 15 / HONOLULU, HI @ Blue Note

SEPT 16 / HONOLULU, HI @ Blue Note

SEPT 24 / TUCSON, AZ @ Fox Theater

SEPT 27 / SANTA BARBARA, CA @ Loreto Theatre

OCT 2 / GRANTS PASS, OR @ The Rouge Theatre

OCT 9 / ITHACA, NY @ State Theater

OCT 14 / LAS VEGAS, NV @ Myron’s @ Smith’s Center

OCT 15 / LAS VEGAS, NV @ Myron’s @ Smith’s Center

OCT 18 / BERKELEY, CA @ Cal Performance Arts

OCT 23 / CHICAGO, IL @ Old Town School of Folk

OCT 24 / CHICAGO, IL @ Old Town School of Folk

NOV 1 / LAFAYETTE, IN @ Long Center for the Performing Arts

NOV 6 / ELYRIA, OH @ Stocker Arts Center

NOV 22 / MORRISTOWN, NJ @ MAYO Center

NOV 29 / RIDGEFIELD, CT @ Ridgefield Playhouse

More dates TBA

*w/ Richard Thompson and Elles Bailey

^w/ Richard Thompson

#w/ Bruce Cockburn

%w/ The High Kings