Paul McCartney Played Beatles Classic for First Time Since 1964 at Taylor Swift’s Wedding
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- Paul McCartney performed 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' live for the first time since September 20, 1964, when the Beatles played New York's Paramount Theatre — a 62-year gap and a song he had never performed as a solo artist.
- Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce held their wedding reception at Madison Square Garden, where Swift's mom Andrea invited guests into a staged reception room after the ceremony, according to People.
- Stevie Nicks was among the A-list performers at the couple's wedding alongside McCartney, per People.
- McCartney told the BBC in the weeks before the wedding that Swift's worldwide fame rivals the Beatles': 'The worldwide fame that Taylor Swift has and that we had, but I don't think she needs any advice to tell you the truth.'
- Swift called McCartney an 'eternally exceptional artist' on social media upon the release of his new album 'The Boys of Dungeon Lane.'
- McCartney and Swift appeared together on the cover of Rolling Stone's Musicians on Musicians issue in 2020.
Why it matters: The performance closed a 62-year live gap on a song McCartney had not played solo or with the Beatles since 1964, and came weeks after he publicly told the BBC that Swift's worldwide fame rivals the Beatles' — making the Swift wedding a fitting stage for the first live airing of the song in six decades.
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