UPDATE: Stream the show HERE.
Paul McCartney‘s seventeenth solo album, Egypt Station is out today (9/7), and he’s been celebrating its release in NYC. Official Paul McCartney MetroCards have been available at the Grand Central 42nd St subway station for the past few days, Paul himself appeared on Howard Stern, Marc Maron’s WTF Podcast, Carpool Karaoke with James Corden, and Jimmy Fallon (more on that in a minute), and he’s livestreaming a concert tonight starting at 8 PM from a secret NYC location. Paul dropped a couple of big hints on Fallon last night pointing to Manhattan’s Grand Central Station being the location of tonight’s show – when Jimmy asked where it was happening, Paul responded, “the album’s title is Egypt Station…so there might be a little clue there…station. It might be a grand show, I don’t know.” Watch video of that below.
UPDATE: NBC NY’s Adam Kuperstein is on the scene:
Unexplained closure at Grand Central Station tonight. Audio/Video truck parked outside at 42nd and Park.
Sure feels like this is the “secret” location for the @PaulMcCartney concert @NBCNewYork pic.twitter.com/EkjyZrDVHu— Adam Kuperstein (@Adam4NY) September 7, 2018
Found the stage for tonight’s “secret” Paul McCartney concert at Grand Central Station! Fans are already showing up hoping to get in.#EgyptStation #PaulMcCartney @NBCNewYork pic.twitter.com/d6zBbdJVbZ
— Adam Kuperstein (@Adam4NY) September 7, 2018
Sign at Grand Central says 42nd/Park entrance closes at 4pm, but security is already telling people they can’t enter here (because of “secret” Paul McCartney concert) @NBCNewYork pic.twitter.com/OCLvqW32VN
— Adam Kuperstein (@Adam4NY) September 7, 2018
UPDATE 2: other visitors to Grand Central have seen stuff, too:
#PaulMccartney’s secret concert location? Sure looks like it! 🎟🎤🎸#EgyptStation #GCT #GrandCentral #PaulsSecretConcert pic.twitter.com/TdbIPszt2I
— caldillo (@LavalleAldo) September 7, 2018
New York – #PAULNYC #PaulMcCartney Grand Central show #EgyptStation Here Is where the stage is. #NYC pic.twitter.com/Dy751A28Dw
— Carlos 🎧 🇦🇷 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@carlosgvizcaino) September 7, 2018
in case ya'all haven't figured it out yet, #PaulMcCartney show is at Grand Central pic.twitter.com/Y00Y9CXWOn
— Francesco Marano 🏳️🌈⃤ (@italianmojo887) September 7, 2018
UPDATE 3: Paul McCartney is in the building:
Sir @PaulMcCartney has finished soundcheck in Vanderbilt Hall at Grand Central. Live stream of private show starts at 8 p.m. on @YouTube. pic.twitter.com/CUxXdlASDO
— Mac King (@MackenzieWKing) September 7, 2018
Paul also performed “Come on to Me” from the new album on Fallon, and took part in a skit surprising people riding the elevators for a tour of 30 Rock. Watch video from all of that, and stream Egypt Station, below.
Check back here tonight to stream the show. La Blogotheque, known for their work on the Take Away Show video series, revealed that they are doing the filming tonight.
We are proud and amazed to announce that tonight at 8.30 EST, we are gonna film an exclusive and private show of @PaulMcCartney in NYC, in association w/ @anoncontent. We've been working very hard, and we can promise you some crazy and beautiful moments: https://t.co/c4KSsQVTZH pic.twitter.com/QCLJKD1HT6
— Blogotheque (@blogotheque) September 7, 2018
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