Paul McCartney Reveals Why He Performed at Taylor Swift’s Wedding: ‘She Asked Me to Do It’
Paul McCartney has explained that he performed “I Want to Hold Your Hand” at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding because Swift asked him to. His account offers a rare detail about a ceremony whose guests have largely kept quiet.
McCartney said Swift requested the Beatles song, which he had not played live since performing it with the band in 1964. He encouraged Swift to sing it to Kelce while she was onstage with him, though it is unclear whether they performed it as a duet. McCartney shared the story during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, where he also discussed other music projects and a past encounter with Larry David.
- Swift asked McCartney to perform at her wedding.
- She chose the Beatles’ “I Want to Hold Your Hand”.
- McCartney had not played it live since 1964.
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Paul McCartney is a British singer and songwriter who became famous as a member of the Beatles, one of the most influential pop groups of the 1960s. “I Want to Hold Your Hand” was an early Beatles hit, released in 1963.
Taylor Swift is an American singer and songwriter, and Travis Kelce is an American football player. Their relationship has drawn public attention, while details of their wedding have mostly remained private.
The account links two generations of popular music through a song McCartney had not performed live since 1964. It also offers a glimpse of how music featured in the couple’s ceremony, without establishing exactly how Swift and McCartney performed the song together.