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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent

Paul McCartney performs I Want to Hold Your Hand for first time in 60 years at Taylor Swift wedding

Paul McCartney on stage
Paul McCartney performing in Manchester in December 2024. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA

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’s wedding.

McCartney performed the number at the star-studded reception at Madison Square Garden in New York on Friday, People magazine reported. The track was the Beatles’ first American No 1 hit, sparking Beatlemania in the US and the wave of British bands’ success nicknamed “the British invasion”.

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