More than 60 years after The Beatles changed pop culture forever, their influence continues to unfold across stages, galleries, and screens. From Paul McCartney’s Got Back Tour to a newly revealed archive of his 1963–64 photography, an expanded edition of The Beatles Anthology, new 2026 tour dates for Ringo Starr’s All Starr Band, and more, this season offers a packed lineup of new ways for even OG fans to indulge their Beatlemania.
1. Paul McCartney’s Got Back Tour
Paul McCartney’s Got Back Tour is now in its final stretch, following a fall run of North American dates before the tour wraps next week with two shows at Chicago’s United Center. Supported by his longtime band and the Hot City Horns, McCartney has been performing a career-spanning set built around Beatles classics, Wings favorites, and solo work. Our photo director captured his Nov. 6 performance in Nashville.
2. ‘Paul McCartney Photographs 1963–64: Eyes of the Storm’ Exhibition at Nashville’s Frist Art Museum
Following its debut at London’s National Portrait Gallery and subsequent international tour, Paul McCartney Photographs 1963–64: Eyes of the Storm is now on view at Nashville’s Frist Art Museum Nov. 6, 2025–Jan. 26, 2026. The exhibition showcases nearly 300 images McCartney shot during the height of early Beatlemania, offering an intimate look at the band’s rapid rise through his own camera.
“There is something wonderfully revealing about these behind-the-scenes glimpses of musicians we thought we knew so well,” said Frist Art Museum Chief Curator Mark Scala. “What stands out is not just the sweetness and immediacy of the images, but McCartney’s intuitive understanding of how to make a compelling picture.”
“It was a crazy whirlwind that we were living through, touring and working pretty much every day and seeing loads of people who wanted to photograph us,” McCartney said of the time. “There were loads of eyes, and cameras, at the center of this storm.”
Inside the Exhibition
Make It Better Foundation Director of Photography director Mark Edward Harris captured the following scenes inside the exhibition at Nashville’s Frist Art Museum.
3. Stream an Expanded The Beatles Anthology on Disney+
For fans who cannot make it to a tour stop or the Nashville exhibition, the band’s story is also returning to the screen. Beginning November 26, Disney+ will debut an expanded and restored edition of The Beatles Anthology, the landmark documentary series produced by Apple Corps that first aired in 1995.
The series traces the band’s eight-year history, largely in their own words, from their early days in Liverpool to the height of their global megastardom and eventual breakup. For its streaming debut, the original eight episodes, directed by Geoff Wonfor, Bob Smeaton, and Matt Longfellow, have been restored and expanded into nine. The new final episode, directed by Oliver Murray, features previously unreleased 1994-1995 footage of Paul, George, and Ringo during the creation of the original Anthology series.
The series traces the band’s eight-year history, largely in their own words, from their early days in Liverpool to the height of their global megastardom and eventual breakup. For its streaming debut, the original eight episodes, directed by Geoff Wonfor, Bob Smeaton, and Matt Longfellow, have been restored and expanded into nine.
The new final episode, directed by Oliver Murray, features previously unreleased 1994-1995 footage of Paul, George, and Ringo during the creation of the original Anthology series.
Episodes 1-3 of the series launch on Nov. 26, followed by Episodes 4-6 on Nov. 27 and Episodes 7-9 on Nov. 28.
4. Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band Continue Touring This Spring
Adding another live dimension to the beatle-adjacent moment, Ringo Starr has announced 12 new tour dates for Spring 2026 with his current All-Starr Band — Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Warren Ham, Hamish Stuart, Gregg Bissonette, and Buck Johnson. Scheduled stops include California venues Humphreys in San Diego and The Greek in Los Angeles, plus dates in Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico. Starr posted on his website: “I am happy to be touring again in the Spring … see you all in June. Peace and love.”
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5. Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind
The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is presenting Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind from Oct. 18, 2025 through Feb. 22, 2026. A major retrospective spanning more than 70 years of Ono’s work across performance, conceptual art, film, music, and installation, the exhibition features more than 200 pieces and highlights her extraordinary global influence as an artist, musician, and peace activist.
While the show highlights key collaborations with her late husband John Lennon that may particularly interest Beatles fans, it situates them within the wider scope of Ono’s independent and far-reaching artistic achievements.
This exhibition is supported by the MCA’s Women Artists Initiative, a philanthropic commitment to further equity across gender lines and promote the work and ideas of women artists.
How to Help: Support the Causes These Artists Champion
The Beatles and the artists connected to their wider creative world have long used their platforms to advance causes ranging from animal welfare and human rights to creative education and global relief. Fans who want to honor that legacy can support several nonprofits these artists founded or championed, along with the museums presenting their work this season.
Paul McCartney’s advocacy includes the Meat Free Monday campaign, promoting plant-forward eating to lessen environmental impact, as well as his decades-long support of PETA’s animal-rights work.
Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach established The Lotus Foundation to support initiatives spanning substance-abuse recovery, homelessness services, animal welfare, and disaster relief. Starr has also collaborated with WaterAid to expand access to clean water and sanitation worldwide.
George Harrison’s humanitarian legacy continues through the Material World Foundation, which he founded in 1973 to support cultural preservation, environmental protection, and global disaster relief.
Yoko Ono’s long-standing philanthropic work includes support for the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, a nonprofit mobile studio offering free music and media programs for young people. Yoko Ono and the Lennon estate also support War Child, the international nonprofit providing protection, education, and humanitarian aid to children affected by conflict. The upcoming global premiere of the Academy Award–winning animated short WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko will raise awareness and donations for the organization.
The Frist Art Museum and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, both nonprofit institutions, rely on donor and member support to present exhibitions like Paul McCartney Photographs 1963–64: Eyes of the Storm and Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind.
Together, these organizations reflect the wide-ranging impact of The Beatles and Yoko Ono — and the cultural institutions that continue to share their work with new generations.
Brooke McDonald is the editor in chief of Better Magazine. She regularly reports on entertainment, theme parks, and travel and her work has appeared in Insider, The Points Guy, Parents, TravelPulse, Scripps News, and more. Her favorite nonprofits to support include SeaLegacy and the Vitalogy Foundation Follow her on Instagram @brookegmcdonald, Threads @brookegmcdonald, Bluesky, and X @BrookeGMcDonald.
Award-winning Director of Photography Mark Edward Harris
Mark supports:
Center for Great Apes
Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation
Search Dog Foundation
His books include:
Faces of the Twentieth Century: Master Photographers and Their Work
The Way of the Japanese Bath
Wanderlust
North Korea
South Korea
Inside Iran
The Travel Photo Essay: Describing A Journey Through Images
The People of the Forest
