Paul McCartney Leaves Fans 'Stunned in Awe' with Impromptu Performance of Beatles Hit in Hamptons

Mar. 15, 2025

Paul McCartney performing in the Hamptons.Photo:Ryan Sherman of Three Mile Media/@threemilemedia

Ryan Sherman of Three Mile Media/@threemilemedia

Paul McCartney’s still got it — and he’s not afraid to show it!

The Beatlesmember, 82, recently surprised patrons at Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett, N.Y., with an impromptu performance.

On Tuesday, Aug. 20, theRed Hot Chili Peppersdrummer Chad Smith, record producer Andrew Watt, legendary guitarist G.E. Smith and more took to the stage at the intimate Hamptons venue as scheduled — and then the “Band on the Run” musician joined them for a surprise song.

The track the group performed? A Beatles classic, of course.

Chad Smith performs on the drums at Stephen Talkhouse.Ryan Sherman of Three Mile Media/@threemilemedia

Clad in an ultra-casual ensemble — jeans and a sweatshirt — McCartney rocked the house with a rendition of The Beatles' 1963 song “I Saw Her Standing There,” which he andJohn Lennonwrote.

“So how could I dance with another? / When I saw her standing there?” McCartney sang as the crowd — and band members — went wild.

Paul McCartney at Stephen Talkhouse.Ryan Sherman of Three Mile Media/@threemilemedia

Alongside footage of the special moment, Watt wrote, “So last night @chadsmithofficial and I burned the @talkhousebar to the ground and then @paulmccartney desecrated the place…dream like sequence.”

Paul McCartney performs at Stephen Talkhouse.Ryan Sherman of Three Mile Media/@threemilemedia

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Ryan Sherman of Three Mile Media, who photographed the show, provided stillmore footageof the impromptu moment from side stage — and shared more details about how McCartney’s surprise performance was received at the venue.

He wrote that the audience at Stephen Talkhouse was “stunned in awe” when McCartney “jumped on stage.”

Plus, to conclude the performance, the rock legend “dropped the mic when he finished like a rap battle and walked off,” Sherman added. “Mind blown. 🤯 one of the coolest things we’ve all ever seen.”

source: people.com