Apple turned 50 on April 1, 2026, exactly five decades after Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne founded the company in a Los Altos garage on April Fools’ Day 1976. To mark the milestone, the tech giant pulled out all the stops with global celebrations, surprise performances at Apple Stores worldwide, and a grand finale that no one saw coming: a private, career-spanning concert by Sir Paul McCartney at Apple Park in Cupertino. The event took place on the evening of March 31st at the heart of Apple’s spaceship-like headquarters. Employees were treated to an intimate (yet spectacular) show on the iconic rainbow stage, which had been transformed into a full concert venue with lighting rigs, massive screens, and even the signature pyrotechnics McCartney is famous for. It was a fitting tribute: Steve Jobs, a lifelong Beatles devotee, would have been ecstatic. The performance also carried extra symbolism given the long-resolved legal tussle between Apple Corps (the Beatles’ company) and Apple Computer in the 1980s and ’90s. McCartney, 83 and still in remarkable voice, delivered a set that spanned his entire career—from early Beatles gems to Wings classics and recent solo material. Attendees described the atmosphere as electric, with the former Beatle clearly enjoying himself as much as the 12,000+ Apple staffers packed into the venue. Fan-shared videos from the night quickly lit up X (formerly Twitter), giving the world a glimpse of the historic performance. Here are some of the best original clips circulating from the Apple Park show: Paul McCartney performing “Blackbird”
Paul McCartney closing with “The End”
Paul McCartney performing “Hey Jude” (with the crowd singing along)
Paul McCartney unleashing “Live and Let Die” complete with pyrotechnics
Paul McCartney playing “Love Me Do”
Apple also marked the occasion with a special animated takeover of its homepage, highlighting 50 years of iconic products from the Macintosh to the Vision Pro. While the concert itself was strictly for employees, the ripple effect has been global—fans, tech enthusiasts, and music lovers alike are celebrating the perfect marriage of innovation and artistry. MacDailyNews Take: Fifty years in, Apple continues to prove that great technology and great music go hand in hand. And what better way to toast half a century than with a living legend on stage at the company’s own “spaceship”? Happy 50th, Apple! Support MacDailyNews at no extra cost to you by using this link to shop at Amazon. The post Paul McCartney headlines Apple’s celebration of 50-year anniversary appeared first on MacDailyNews. You're currently a free subscriber to MacDailyNews. For the full experience, upgrade your subscription.
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