Paul McCartney is giving New Yorkers an opportunity to “come together” for one night, and one night only. The Beatles legend announced on Instagram Tuesday morning that he’ll be playing a surprise show at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City later that evening.

Paul McCartney ’s previous New York-area performance took place three years ago at MetLife Stadium, capacity 82,500. His surprise show Tuesday night at the Bowery Ballroom fit, at most, 575. It was probably less than that since McCartney’s sound board and gear — too much to fit backstage — occupied a portion of the floor space at

Beatlemania hit the streets of Manhattan as fans sprinted to the box office in the hope of nabbing a ticket to the rare and intimate show, announced just hours before it began