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Monday, December 13, 2010

Harlem Apollo

Concert • By Paul McCartney

Last updated on November 21, 2020


Details

  • Country: USA
  • City: New York
  • Location: Harlem Apollo

Location

  • Location: Harlem Apollo

Timeline

Some songs from this concert appear on:

From SIRIUS XM, November 16, 2010:

NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — SIRIUS XM Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) announced today that Paul McCartney will perform at Harlem’s world famous Apollo Theater for the first time at an exclusive, invitation-only concert for SIRIUS XM listeners. The concert will celebrate SIRIUS XM reaching 20 million subscribers, a milestone the company expects to achieve shortly.

The concert, which will be held on Monday, December 13 at 8:00 pm ET, will feature McCartney performing songs from his unrivalled back catalog, including many Beatles, Wings and solo classics, for SIRIUS XM subscribers. As a thank you to its loyal subscribers, SIRIUS XM will broadcast the concert live nationwide as well as offer lucky subscribers the opportunity to attend the unprecedented event. […]

“Reaching 20 million satellite radio subscribers is an important milestone for SIRIUS XM,” said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SIRIUS XM Radio. “Sir Paul’s performance at the Apollo Theater is our way of thanking our subscribers; we are thrilled to offer them an opportunity to attend the event and listen live to this once-in-a-lifetime concert on SIRIUS XM.”

Currently celebrating its 75th anniversary season, the legendary non-profit Apollo Theater is known for launching the careers of countless legendary performers, and has been a catalyst for artistic excellence and innovation since it opened its doors in 1934.

From paulmccartney.com, November 16, 2010:

Paul will perform at Harlem‚ world famous Apollo Theatre for the first time at an exclusive, invite-only concert for SIRIUS XM
listeners. The concert will celebrate SIRIUS XM reaching 20 million subscribers, a milestone the company expects to achieve shortly.

The concert, which will be held on Monday, December 13 at 8:00 pm ET, will feature Paul performing songs from his unrivalled back catalogue, including many Beatles, Wings and solo classics, for SIRIUS XM subscribers. SIRIUS XM will broadcast the concert live nationwide as well as offer a few lucky subscribers the opportunity to attend the unprecedented event.

Currently celebrating its 75th anniversary season, the legendary non-profit Apollo Theater is known for launching the careers of countless legendary performers, and has been a catalyst for artistic excellence and innovation since it opened its doors in 1934.

From Whom The Bell Tells, December 23, 2010:

Paul followed the ‘Saturday Night Live’ appearance with an incredible show at the famous Harlem Apollo. The 1400-strong audience included celebrities such as Jerry Seinfeld, Alec Baldwin, Martha Stewart, Tony Bennett, Ben Stiller, Kevin Bacon, David Byrne, John McEnroe, Steven Van Zandt, Jann Wenner, Lorne Michaels, Keith Richards, and Ronnie Wood all of whom were joined by millions of radio listeners as the set was broadcast live for Sirius XM Radio subscribers. Without the lights and video screens of a stadium show, the focus was all on the music and Paul played an unforgettable show that wowed the lucky critics in attendance. Associated Press noted that in a trim black suit with white shirt and hair still black and in a modified moptop, McCartney looked almost unnervingly like he did decades ago, especially when he held his Hofner bass‚ while Entertainment Weekly declared that with a full set plus two encores, there were too many stand outs to list.‚Äù We certainly won’t forget it in a hurry!

Stuart Bell

Harlem Apollo

This was the 1st and only concert played at Harlem Apollo.

Setlist for the concert

  1. Medley

  2. Encore

  3. Second Encore

    1. The End

      Written by Lennon - McCartney

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