Apple will be ending its 50th-anniversary celebrations in the coming week, with an unnamed British performer set to entertain employees at Apple Park.
Apple's celebration to mark the 50th anniversary of the company has resulted in performances around the world. To go out with a bang, the celebrations will be concluding at its headquarters.
Posting to X, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman writes that the world tour will reach its finale sometime this week. The venue will be Apple Park.
The actual date of the event is probably Tuesday, March 31. The Apple Park Visitor Center website lists its store hours for that day as 10 A.M. to 3 P.M., with it being a much earlier closing time than its usual 7 P.M.
Probably McCartney
While this is not the first we've heard of an Apple Park party, it is the first time that the identity of the performer has been hinted.
Gurman says that staff have been informed, but doesn't reveal who the headliner is. The clues given by Gurman include that the act is still performing, was part of the British Invasion, and "Jobs would've been ecstatic."
Based on these, the most probable fit would be Paul McCartney. The Beatles were a key element of the British Invasion in the 1960's, and Steve Jobs was an admirer of the group.
Indeed, the Beatles did make an impact on iTunes in a roundabout way. After concluding a trademark dispute with Apple Corp in 2007, the back catalog of The Beatles eventually arrived on iTunes in November 2010.
The Apple Park performance follows a whistle-stop tour of the world, which has included performances in New York, China, South Korea, France, the UK, and Australia.
