Keep The Party Going: A Tribute To Jimmy Buffett

On this night at the Hollywood Ball in Los Angeles, various artists paid tribute to the late Jimmy Buffett, an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and businessman who passed away in September 2023. As a close friend of Buffett’s, Paul McCartney was invited to perform on stage towards the end of the show.

Dave Grohl introduced Paul to the audience, and he performed “Let It Be” with backing from The Eagles, who had performed before him. While on stage, McCartney appeared to be balancing moods, striking some of his familiar crowd-friendly poses, but also visibly emotional.

Following his performance of “Let It Be”, McCartney returned to the stage for a full-cast rendition of Jimmy Buffett’s “Margaritaville“, carrying a margarita to make the occasion more special.

Good evening, Hollywood F*cking Ball! I had the great pleasure of knowing Jimmy, and like everyone else on the bill tonight has said, this is one great man. He was generous, he was funny, he’s done just about everything in his life. I said he was generous… I was on holiday with him and I forgot to bring my guitar, so he had his own guitar strung left-handed for me. And the next time I saw him, he had one custom-made left-handed for me. So… I love Jimmy… In the last week of his life, I was invited up through his house by Jenny, and by the way, this wouldn’t have happened tonight, let’s for Janey. And I was invited up there to sing a couple of songs for Jimmy and he was in a pretty bad way, but he still had that twingle in his eyes, so I thought I would sing one of those songs that I sang to him tonight.

Paul McCartney

Hollywood Bowl

This was the 8th concert played at Hollywood Bowl.

A total of 8 concerts have been played there • 1964 • Aug 23rd • 1965 • Aug 29th • Aug 30th • 1993 • Apr 16th • 1998 • Jul 19th • 2010 • Mar 30th • Mar 31st • 2024 • Apr 11th

Highlights

• Let It Be

  With guest(s)

Setlist for the concert

1. Let It Be

   Written by Lennon - McCartney