Paul McCartney Blazes Through Career-Spanning Set at Apple Park for 50th Anniversary Celebrations

[Rogifan]

I wonder how much he was paid to be there? What is the going rate for rock band to perform at corporate functions?

 

[Rychiar]

and they recorded it for Vision Pro right? RIGHT?!

 

[kalsta]

Ok. I am officially jealous. I’ve tuned out the anniversary stuff. I truly couldn’t care less. Until now. That is spectacular.

Yeah, me too. I did see Paul play live many years ago, and it was wonderful—but I was up in the nosebleed section.

 

[WarmWinterHat]

I wonder how much he was paid to be there? What is the going rate for rock band to perform at corporate functions?

McCartney charges around $1-2 million for a corporate concert, at least according to some of the booking agencies I checked with.

 

[Dreamweaver12]

Now, had "Mother Nature" approved this pyrotechnics display? Was this performance carbon neutral?

 

[scottishwildcat]

A dinosaur holding on to the coattails of past glories, how fitting.

Has literally been releasing solo albums for over 50 years, and has a new one out this summer. Like him or not, his solo career has far exceeded his Beatles career in every way.

 

[WarmWinterHat]

Yeah, me too. I did see Paul play live many years ago, and it was wonderful—but I was up in the nosebleed section.

I saw him in 2015. He had some amazing energy, and didn't really take any breaks. Seats were decent.

Surprisingly, for me anyway, the audience was pretty multi-generational and wasn't dominated by any particular age group.

 

[junior]

Ah, clearly you’re forgetting…

Not to mention the several ads made when The Beatles catalog hit iTunes in 2010.

Yup, I think there was a U2 version as well. They had a good mix of new stuff vs legend stuff in those iPod ads.

 

[Jumpthesnark]

Imagine if this was the album everyone got on their iPhone instead of the U2 one with 2 dudes about to initiate fellatio on the cover

Imagine still whining about that 12 years later.

 

[junior]

McCartney charges around $1-2 million for a corporate concert, at least according to some of the booking agencies I checked with.

Considering he'd get way way more from a single concert, that price for corporate concerts weirdly feels cheap.

 

[jdclifford]

Put this out on Apple Music, please.

A guy can dream.

I see a live concert version coming to Apple TV. I'm sure Paul will agree to it.

 

[iTangerine]

The middle finger to Apple Corps is a-FLYIN with this one.

 

[cba20k]

No 'Meat-Free Monday' in the set? Come on!

 

[ZipZilla]

Paul is still going at 83. Could you imagine asking him when he was a kid "Do you expect to be doing this at 83?" What a great show!

 

[jwdawso]

Thank you for the article. A world changing company and a music legend. What a day!

 

[MistrSynistr]

Booking Faul for the Fiftieth. Interesting choice!

 

[steve62388]

What is it with those epileptic fit inducing screens at the side of the stage?

 

[shamino]

Wow. I really hope Apple releases this concert. Ideally on CD (and Blu-Ray for the video), but a purchase from the iTunes Store will also be acceptable.

 

[delsoul]

I don't know. Paul always came off as a snob to me and I thought the music, especially Wings-era was so hokey. The final straw for me was that Ozzy Osbourne was Paul and the Beatles BIGGEST fan in the world. There's a clip of Ozzy meeting Paul and Ozzy stood there like a shocked child meeting his hero. Arguably one of the biggest names in the world that starstruck by Paul....and when Ozzy passed away, Paul didn't say a SINGLE thing. Names from jazz, rock, hip hop, etc...every genre and artist you'd never even guess all mentioned something about him. And not a single thing from Paul, Ozzy's biggest hero. That said everything I needed to know about Paul McCartney. That's low class as can be.

If you enjoyed the concert, all the more power to you. For me, I don't think anything was missed if you didn't make it.

 

[gatorvet96]

I don't know. Paul always came off as a snob to me and I thought the music, especially Wings-era was so hokey. The final straw for me was that Ozzy Osbourne was Paul and the Beatles BIGGEST fan in the world. There's a clip of Ozzy meeting Paul and Ozzy stood there like a shocked child meeting his hero. Arguably one of the biggest names in the world that starstruck by Paul....and when Ozzy passed away, Paul didn't say a SINGLE thing. Names from jazz, rock, hip hop, etc...every genre and artist you'd never even guess all mentioned something about him. And not a single thing from Paul, Ozzy's biggest hero. That said everything I needed to know about Paul McCartney. That's low class as can be.

If you enjoyed the concert, all the more power to you. For me, I don't think anything was missed if you didn't make it.

He most certainly did honor Ozzie's death. Look it up.

 

[delsoul]

He most certainly did honor Ozzie's death. Look it up.

Where is it that Paul said it? It’s an AI voiced video. It’s possible somehow I missed it but I don’t see or hear anything from Paul himself.

 

[svish]

Nice to see clips of these events. Apple should have had a livestream of the event at Apple Park.

 

[kalsta]

Surprisingly, for me anyway, the audience was pretty multi-generational and wasn't dominated by any particular age group.

Which speaks to the enduring quality of his music — one of the best songwriters of all time, and a genuinely great musician too. You just don’t see so much of that in pop music these days.

(Yes kids, I may sound like a grumpy old man, but most of your modern music really does suck. 😉)

 

[Flat6turbo]

Where is it that Paul said it? It’s an AI voiced video. It’s possible somehow I missed it but I don’t see or hear anything from Paul himself.

Sharon Osbourne was one of Paul's guests at his Saturday night show this past weekend at the Fonda theater in L.A. which was a small venue. There were quite a few celebrities there (google the list), but the fact that she was there is somewhat telling.

 

[Gadget Gadget Gadget]

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