And when that ticket gets you into a 575-capacity venue in New York City to see Sir Paul McCartney? Well, it just might be the deal of a lifetime. Midday Tuesday (Feb. 11), it was revealed that the Beatle would perform a last-minute underplay at Manhattan's peerless Bowery Ballroom that very evening – with tickets only available at the box office.

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

Paul McCartney announced a second surprise show at the Bowery Ballroom on Wednesday night, but tickets were quickly snapped up and the show was sold out by 11 a.m. McCartney, 82, shocked New Yorkers on Tuesday afternoon when he announced plans to play the theater that night. Tickets for that show almost immediately sold out as well.