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.

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	Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Paul McCartney headlines Apple’s celebration of 50-year anniversary MacDailyNews Apr 1   READ IN APP   Paul McCartney performs “Blackbird” at Apple’s 50th Anniversary, Apple Park, Cupertino, California, March 31, 2026 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 Blackbird at 50th Apple's Anniversary, Apple Park,Cupertino CA, March 31 2026 *video essefilms/instagram* pic.twitter.com/j4IZMfvb4f — DIÁRIO DOS BEATLES (@Diario_Beatles) April 1, 2026 Paul McCartney closing with “The End” Paul McCartney The End at 50th Apple's Anniversary, Apple Park,Cupertino CA, March 31 2026 *video wzy.0822/instagram* pic.twitter.com/nVXQOzkrvw — DIÁRIO DOS BEATLES (@Diario_Beatles) April 1, 2026 Paul McCartney performing “Hey Jude” (with the crowd singing along) Paul McCartney Hey Jude at 50th Apple's Anniversary, Apple Park,Cupertino CA, March 31 2026 *video by sunfr_sugarsalt/instagram* pic.twitter.com/HLj16hlCfn — DIÁRIO DOS BEATLES (@Diario_Beatles) April 1, 2026 Paul McCartney unleashing “Live and Let Die” complete with pyrotechnics Paul McCartney still had his famous Live and Let Die pyrotechnics for last night’s Apple Park show. pic.twitter.com/iDEfiwygUN — Chance Miller (@ChanceHMiller) April 1, 2026 Paul McCartney playing “Love Me Do” Paul McCartney playing 'Love Me Do' at Apple’s 50th-anniversary celebration in Apple Park last night.pic.twitter.com/ZLdqRtkQGx — Far Out Magazine (@FarOutMag) April 1, 2026 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! ‎ Please help support MacDailyNews — and enjoy subscriber-only articles, comments, chat, and more — by subscribing to our Substack: macdailynews.substack.com. Thank you! 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. Upgrade to paid   Like Comment Restack   © 2026 MacDailyNews 548 Market Street PMB 72296, San Francisco, CA 94104 Unsubscribe