Where’s Macca? The places Sir Paul McCartney may stay, eat at and visit during his trip to Adelaide
There are plenty of celeb hot spots here in Adelaide, but which ones will Sir Paul McCartney visit during his stay before Wednesday night’s show?
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Our roving reporters on the lookout for Sir Paul McCartney are on a magical mystery tour and then some.
The Beatles legend arrived in town on Sunday morning, no doubt, to give himself time to settle in ahead of his sold-out Got Back show at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Wednesday.
While he wound down the window of his limousine to give a cheery wave, thumbs up and friendly fist pump, he may have hunkered down … because he hasn’t been seen since.
While an advertiser.com.au subscriber suggested he had dined at East End Cellars, when we checked in with owner Michael Andrewartha he said McCartney hadn’t been there … yet.
But we reckon he should.
It’s been 30 years since McCartney was last here playing Adelaide Oval.
So we thought we might give him a few suggestions of places to visit.
The Beatle is believed to be staying at Mount Lofty House’s Sequoia Lodge, where packages start at $1999 per night.
The uber-private leafy 30-acre Mount Lofty Estate was where tennis champion Novak Djokovic stayed while here for the Adelaide International in January.
Adelaide superfan Mark Baker, 69, of Osborne, – who has met Macca and had photos with him – has been camping out at Mount Lofty House hoping to get another happy snap with his idol.
Mr Baker missed out on tickets but is hoping to meet the elusive Beatle for the fourth time.
“I actually didn’t know he was here,” Mr Baker said.
“I just happened to be visiting friends up here and saw all these vans coming … I went back home straight away and got my photos and record.”
He first met The Beatles on their first visit to 1964, when his uncle Vic Grimmett took photos for the tour.
He then managed to get a photo with McCartney on his first visit to Adelaide in 1975, and then again in 1993, describing himself as a “diehard fan”.
“He just stopped the car and decided to talk to us … He said, ‘Did you enjoy the show?’ and I said ‘Yeah, I was there last night’,” he said.
“He said, ‘I remember you from the show last night’ because I also had a photo with him after the show.
“I think the Beatles are the best group ever … I just think as long as the fans are out there who want to see him he’ll keep doing it.”
Djokovic visited Henley Beach and dined at Africola. The popular seaside spot and city restaurant could also be on McCartney’s must-do list. Or he could take note of what Sting did in 2008 when he was here on tour.
The Police frontman, who played our Ent Cent in February, spent time at Willunga’s Star of Greece, soaking up the sun shirtless while reading a book.
FYI, Zara and Mike Tindall also paid it a visit in November.
While we received intelligence that McCartney had visited Government House, it turned out the limo we spotted leaving there was not his ticket to ride: George Vella was in the car instead – and he’s the President of Malta. Malta, Macca, we can see how our source had their wires crossed.
It is possible that McCartney may dine at Fugazzi, which has hosted Axl Rose from Guns ‘n’ Roses, The Killers and Jimmy Barnes.
We would also love to see him cuddle a koala at Cleland National Park or feed the meerkats or lions at Monarto.
But as for the one place we would really love to see Macca? It would have to have to be on the balcony of Adelaide Town Hall, where he famously posed with his bandmates – minus Ringo Starr, who was getting his tonsils out and plus stand-in drummer Jimmie Nicol – in 1964.
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