Just 575 people got to see the pop-up show on in the Bowery Ballroom, with tickets disappearing immediately
, that night. Bear in mind, the last he played in the area, in June 2022, was at the nearby MetLife Stadium with its 82,000 capacity. But for this special engagement, just 575 people would come together to watch the music icon at the comparatively minuscule Bowery Ballroom.
By 6.20pm, the tiny space began to buzz and remixes of McCartney songs began playing over the loudspeaker to warm up the crowd. The venue was by no means packed: acts with barely any following have had more attendance in this particular venue. Among the crowd, ticket holders included the Apple Music maven Zane Lowe and a host of lucky fans. A smattering of grey hair mixed with a healthy dose of gen Z faces peppered the crowd, proving McCartney’s universal appeal.
Then he appeared as the crowd screamed: dressed in navy slacks with a black corduroy jacket over a pinstripe blue shirt, donning a slight stubble and long hair, a buoyant energy from the start. Surrounding him was a seven-piece band, including a three-piece horn section. This wasn’t going to be a stripped-down set.
Halfway through his set, the band departed the stage, leaving McCartney solo in a spotlight with his acoustic guitar. He relayed a story of watching the Little Rock bus boycotts on TV back in England and writing Blackbird as a tribute to the civil rights movement. Later, he was set to play a gig down south with the Beatles but they were informed it was segregated, which the Fab Four thought was simply stupid.
But the joke was on us, as he came back out for an encore of Golden Slumbers and the Abbey Road ending of Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight and, fittingly, The End. “And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make,” he sang into the microphone.
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