Overview
- Fans on Liverpool’s Magical Mystery Tour spotted Sir Paul McCartney at a red light on Monday, July 20, when he leaned from a car, waved and showed passengers that he was on a FaceTime call with Ringo Starr.
- The encounter was confirmed by multiple tour guides and passengers who photographed the moment, and Starr posted one of the images on Instagram with a celebratory caption.
- McCartney was in town to present actor Stephen Graham with a companionship from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, a school McCartney co‑founded.
- The sighting was fleeting because the traffic light changed quickly, so no one on the bus had a chance to speak with McCartney despite capturing photos and video.
- The episode ties into recent Beatles‑related activity — including McCartney and Starr’s May duet “Home to Us” and new fan projects — and highlights how Liverpool’s unofficial two‑hour tour continues to draw global visitors.