Paul McCartney performs I Want to Hold Your Hand for first time in 60 years at Taylor Swift wedding
Summary
Paul McCartney performed the Beatles song "I Want to Hold Your Hand" for the first time in 60 years at the wedding of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. The performance took place at Madison Square Garden during a star-filled reception and was the first public live performance of the song since 1964.Key Facts
- Paul McCartney played "I Want to Hold Your Hand" at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding reception in New York.
- The Beatles last performed this song live in 1964 at the Paramount Theatre in New York.
- "I Want to Hold Your Hand" was the Beatles’ first No. 1 hit in the United States.
- Taylor Swift and Paul McCartney have publicly shown admiration for each other and appeared together on Rolling Stone magazine in 2020.
- Stevie Nicks, former Fleetwood Mac singer, also performed at the wedding reception.
- McCartney attended Swift’s Eras Tour concert in June 2024, and Swift attended one of McCartney’s concerts in 2022.
- The Beatles originally released "I Want to Hold Your Hand" in 1963, and it sold over 12 million copies worldwide.
- McCartney has met and expressed respect for young artists like Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo through social gatherings hosted by his family.
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