McCartney plays 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' at Swift-Kelce wedding
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- Paul McCartney performed the Beatles No 1 hit "I Want to Hold Your Hand" for the first time in 60 years at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding, per reports.
- The star-studded reception was held at Madison Square Garden, with McCartney's performance of the classic track reported as a surprise for guests.
Why it matters: Breaking a 60-year gap on a beloved Beatles track for a celebrity wedding represents an extraordinary live-performance moment for a song long absent from McCartney's setlists. The Madison Square Garden venue — among the world's most iconic stages — underlines the scale of the Swift-Kelce reception.
