Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr Take Fans by Surprise in Times Square”:(Check in the First Comment)

“Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr Take Fans by Surprise in Times Square”:(Check in the First Comment)

Hey — I couldn’t find verified info about “Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr Take Fans by Surprise in Times Square” with details like “Check in the First Comment…” as a recent event. It seems likely this is either a social media rumor or misattributed/misremembered. But I did find some real recent surprises involving them; I’ll outline those and then we can look into whether the Times Square story holds any weight.

 What is real

Here are a few confirmed surprise appearances / reunions between Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr in recent years:

On December 19, 2024, during the final night of McCartney’s Got Back tour at London’s O2 Arena, Ringo Starr made a surprise appearance for the encore. McCartney introduced him with: “The one and only Mr. Ringo Starr!” They performed Beatles classics “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)” and “Helter Skelter.”

On that same night, McCartney also played his original Höfner 500/1 bass for the first time in ~50 years, after it had been stolen in 1972.

Ronnie Wood (from The Rolling Stones) joined for “Get Back” during that concert, adding another special surprise guest.

 Times Square appearance — status uncertain

I found a piece from 2013 in which Paul McCartney performed a surprise mini-concert in Times Square, New York. He was promoting his album New, and the show was short (~15 minutes), announced only about an hour in advance.

That earlier Times Square event did not include Ringo Starr. It was just McCartney.

 So… what’s likely going on

Given the above, a few possibilities:

Misinformation or conflation: Someone might have mixed up the 2013 Times Square McCartney surprise with the more recent London reunion with Ringo, leading to a rumor that the surprise happened in Times Square.

Social media rumor / clickbait: The phrasing “Take Fans by Surprise in Times Square” + “Check in the First Comment” seems very much like social media content designed to draw engagement rather than factual reporting.

Unverified claim: There may be a video or post floating around claiming such an event, but I couldn’t find reputable sources confirming a Times Square event featuring both McCartney and Starr.

If you want, I can dig more deeply (in social posts, videos, etc.) to see if there is any actual evidence for the Times Square reunion version. Do you want me to track that down?