In addition to his solo songs, the British singer performs tracks by The Beatles and Wings for a crowd including famous faces like Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks and Emma Stone.
- Feb 16, 2015
AceShowbiz - Paul McCartney celebrated this year's Valentine's Day with a surprise concert. The British superstar played a secret show on Saturday, February 14 at Irving Plaza in New York City for a crowd of around 1,000 people including a number of A-listers like Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Emma Stone, Bradley Cooper, Leonardo DiCaprio and Olivia Wilde.
McCartney kicked off the two-hour concert with "Eight Days a Week" before performing other The Beatles songs like "Save Us", "I've Just Seen a Face", "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da", "Let It Be" and "Hey Jude". He also treated fans to some of Wings songs as well as his own solo records.
At one point, he played "My Valentine" from his 2012 solo set "Kisses on the Bottom" and dedicated it to his wife, Nancy Shevell. "Tonight is about love," he told the audience as red confetti petals fell.
Following the concert, McCartney posted a picture taken during the show on Twitter and wrote, "New York City! Best Valentines Day Ever!" In follow-up posts, he thanked his famous friends in attendance.
New York City! Best Valentines Day Ever! pic.twitter.com/YDQO4xm6u8
— Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) February 15, 2015
Thanks #MerylStreep @tomhanks @RitaWilson #bradleycooper @LeoDiCaprio @SteveMartinToGo @eddiemurphy #stevebuscemi @chrisrock for showing up!
— Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) February 15, 2015
#lornemichaels @jimmybuffett #Stevevanzandt #peytonmanning #charlieday @davidblaine #EmmaStone #amypoehler #kristenwiig good to see you all!
— Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) February 15, 2015
#jasonsudeikis @oliviawilde @JohnKerry #theresaheinz #FredArmisen @GaryBarlow @CoryBooker @DavidSpade Thanks for coming down tonight!
— Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) February 15, 2015The Valentine's Day gig came just a day before he's scheduled to perform during the 40th anniversary special of "Saturday Night Live".
