Paul McCartney He was surprised by New York with an unexpected concert on the night of February 11 at Bowery Ballroom.

Paul McCartney’s previous appearance in New York took place three years ago at Metlife Stadium, with a capacity of 82,500 spectators.

The surprise show, which gave the Bowery Ballroom on Tuesday night, was 575 people. And they may have been fewer, as McCartney’s console and equipment occupied much of the space in the historic city building. The whole project looked like a farce. The legendary singer announced the show a few hours before going on stage.

As a Beatlemania echo, the news flooded Manhattan and sent the New Yorkers, running on Delancey Street for a magic paper. The concert tickets disappeared within about 30 minutes. Most who managed to be in the concert but McCartney himself could not believe it.

“Here we are”said the legendary “Beatles beetle” by smiling at stage. “A small concert. New York. Why not;”fill in.

Shortly afterwards before interpreting “Let me roll it” he said: “I can’t believe we are here and that we are doing this. But it’s true. “

Paul McCartney went on stage with his band and three more musicians. As he revealed they had rehearsed only once.

It started with “A Hard Day’s Night” followed by “Got to get you into my life”, “Maybe i’m amazed”, “Lady Madonna”, “Jet”, “Get Back” among others.

When it came to Blackbird’s turn he explained that he wrote it about the political rights movement, which took place in the US at that time and remembered his first trips to the country. “We were guys and now I have grandchildren older”commented.

He also interpreted the “last” song of the Beatles “Now and Then”, a ballad written by Lennon in the late 1970s and released in 2023 with the help of technology. According to AP, the British artist is in the American metropolis for the 50th anniversary of the “Saturday Night Live” show.