Paul McCartney played a surprise Valentine's Day concert to just 1,000 fans in New York

The Beatles legend play an impromptu two-hour gig and charged just $40 on a first come, first served basis.

Mon, 16 Feb, 2015 - 10:12

Anna O’Donoghue

A lucky 1,000 people were serenaded by Paul McCartney in New York City over the weekend.

The Beatles legend wowed the capacity crowd at New York's Irving Plaza on Saturday night with an impromptu two-hour gig which saw him play several of the group's greatest hits and charge just $40 on a first come, first served basis.

Paul McCartney - Irving Plaza, New York City, 14th February 2015 pic.twitter.com/uhhdTtjX3k
— Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) February 14, 2015

The 72-year-old star - who announced the concert earlier that morning - didn't appear on stage until 11pm and was given a great reception as he started performing 'Eight Days a Week'.

Paul will play a special Valentine's Day concert this evening at Irving Plaza, NYC. Ticket details HERE: http://t.co/NT5iY0O85O
— Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) February 14, 2015

He later stunned onlookers when he sang 'One After 909' - a Beatles song he rarely ever plays and one which he penned with the late John Lennon shortly after they became friends in the late 1950s.

Introducing the tune, he said: "We're going to continue with one of the first songs we wrote, a very long time ago, in Bethlehem."

The sight and sound of the Beatles legend was almost too much to take for some and one fan attempted to get on stage during his version of 'We Can Work It Out'.

"How about you stay there and I stay here ... I've got security, baby!" Paul joked.

The star performed several other Beatles classics including 'Hey Jude', 'Lady Madonna', 'Let It Be', 'And I Love Her', 'Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da' and he aptly concluded his set with 1969 hit 'The End', which appeared on their 'Abbey Road' album.