Paul McCartney performed the beloved Beatles No 1 hit I Want to Hold Your Hand for the first time in 60 years at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce\u2019s wedding.<\/p>\n
McCartney performed the number at the star-studded reception at Madison Square Garden in New York on Friday, People magazine reported<\/a>. The track was the Beatles\u2019 first American No 1 hit, sparking Beatlemania in the US and the wave of British bands\u2019 success nicknamed \u201cthe British invasion\u201d.<\/p>\n The Beatles last performed the song in September 1964 at the Paramount theatre in New York. McCartney has never performed it in public since.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter the ceremony, Taylor\u2019s mom, Andrea, invited everyone into the reception room where the stage was set up,\u201d an unnamed source told People, adding that the former Fleetwood Mac vocalist Stevie Nicks also performed.<\/p>\n McCartney, 84, and Swift, 36, appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone together in 2020 and have expressed their admiration for one another since. McCartney attended one of Swift\u2019s Eras Tour concerts at Wembley Stadium in June 2024, where he was greeted by fans.<\/p>\n Two years later, Swift attended McCartney\u2019s intimate concert at the Fonda theatre in Los Angeles. She recently shared an Instagram post from McCartney about his new solo album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane<\/a>, hailing him as an \u201ceternally exceptional artist\u201d whom she was \u201cnever not inspired\u201d by.<\/p>\n