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Posted: 2024-06-20T19:55:12Z | Updated: 2024-06-20T19:55:12Z

Paul McCartney turned 82 on Tuesday, prompting one of his former bandmates to share a birthday message for the legendary Beatles singer, albeit with a cheeky request.

Pete Best, who was the bands drummer in the early 1960s, posted the tribute to McCartney on social media Wednesday, wishing the rock icon a happy birthday.

But Best also made an appeal to be the opening act for McCartney in Manchester, England, where hes scheduled to play in December.

Happy Belated Birthday. Not far behind you, the drummer wrote . Reach out if youd like me to open for you in Manchester. Imagine. Now that would be something.

Happy Belated Birthday. Not far behind you. Reach out if youd like me to open for you in Manchester. Imagine. Now that would be something. pic.twitter.com/RfUFS8yNcn

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Happy Belated Birthday. Not far behind you. Reach out if youd like me to open for you in Manchester. Imagine. Now that would be something. pic.twitter.com/RfUFS8yNcn

Pete Best (@BeatlesPeteBest) June 19, 2024

As one might expect, theres a bit of history between the two former Beatles.

Best was famously replaced by Ringo Starr as the bands drummer in August 1962, after purportedly failing to impress producer George Martin with his time-keeping skills.

Best has claimed that he was never given an explanation for why he was pushed out of the group. Still, he told The Irish Times in 2020 that he doesnt hold his dismissal against McCartney.

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So far, the Maybe Im Amazed singer hasnt responded to Bests generous offer to open for him, but thats par for the course.

Although McCartney is said to have reached out to Best around the time that the Beatles Anthology albums were released in the 1990s, Best told The Irish Times that he hasnt spoken with any of his former bandmates since leaving the group.

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