2 world legends, Bruce Springsteen (75) and Paul McCartney (82). They held a meeting at the Liverpool Academy of Performing Arts. At the meeting, fans speculated that there was a possibility that Sir Paul would join Boss on stage for Springsteen’s show at Anfield.

The pair had earlier made surprise visit to LIPA performing arts school

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Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney

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The ex-Beatle stepped up at the start of the encore to play Can’t Buy Me Love and Kansas City, the latter being an old Leiber and Stoller number that Little Richard popularised and which, of course, ended up on the Beatles For Sale album. After the performance, McCartney reportedly addressed the crowd, saying, “Thank you, Scousers.”

As you can see from the footage below, McCartney was looking pretty damn sprightly for a man who celebrates his 83rd birthday next week.

It’s not the first time that the two rock icons have shared a stage together. Macca brought on Bruce as a guest during his 2022 Glastonbury headlining set when the pair played Glory Days and I Wanna Be Your Man, so Saturday night’s appearance was very much McCartney returning a favour.

Earlier on in the day, McCartney and Springsteen made a surprise visit to the Liverpool Institute For the Performing Arts (LIPA), which McCartney himself founded in 1996.

LIPA later put out a statement saying it had been a “truly incredible day”, with the two music legends taking time out to talk to students and share their experiences.

“Thanks to Bruce Springsteen for sharing such rich insights with our students. And thanks, as ever, to Paul McCartney for his generosity and passion as he introduced Bruce to LIPA.”

The Anfield date wrapped up the UK leg of Springsteen’s Land Of Hopes And Dreams tour, which has seen him make headlines around the world for his vituperative comments about Donald Trump. He moves on to Berlin for a gig at the Olympiastadion on Wednesday night, and shows in Prague, Frankfurt, San Sebastian, Gelsenkirchen and Milan, before returning to the States (if, of course, he’s let back in…)