--- description: As the ex-Beatle resumed his tour on July 5 in Albany, he invited a couple onstage so that John Dann could propose to Claudia Rodgers title: Watch a couple get engaged onstage at a Paul McCartney concert image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt00a211744b48d10b/69869aad3617609bff90cf11/paul_mccartney.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Paul McCartney Helps Couple Get Engaged at Concert by [Megan Gibson](/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 7, 2014 12:46 PM CUT  Sir Paul McCartney performs in concert at Times Union Center on July 5, 2014 in Albany, New York. Sir Paul McCartney performs in concert at Times Union Center on July 5, 2014 in Albany, New York.Taylor Hill—Getty Images by [Megan Gibson](/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 7, 2014 12:46 PM CUT Paul McCartney [resumed his tour](http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/07/06/paul-mccartney-couple-engaged-concert/12270829/ "undefined") in Albany on July 5 after a seven-week sick leave and, for at least one couple in the audience, the concert was a life-changing experience. During the performance’s second encore, McCartney spotted a pair of signs — held by John Dann and Claudia Rodgers — that read “I’ve got the ring and I’m 64” and “He won’t marry me ’til he meets you.” So the former Beatle invited the couple on stage and gave Dann control of the microphone. After singing a few lines from the Beatles song “When I’m Sixty-Four,” Dann got down on one knee and said, “Sweetheart, will you marry me?” After Rodgers said “yes,” the newly engaged couple was rewarded with cheers from the audience and congratulations from McCartney. The couple, who met on Match.com, has been together for about eight years. When asked about wedding plans, Rodgers, 60, told the [_Democrat & Chronicle_](http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2014/07/06/paul-mccartney-invites-rochester-fans-onstage-to-propose-during-concert/12264947/ "undefined"): “We are still basking in meeting Paul but are certainly planning on a long lifetime together.” \[[_USA Today_](http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/07/06/paul-mccartney-couple-engaged-concert/12270829/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2962271/paul-mccartney-concert-engagement/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2962271/paul-mccartney-concert-engagement/"},"headline":"Paul McCartney Helps Couple Get Engaged at Concert","datePublished":"2014-07-07T12:46:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:59:42.307Z","description":"Ex-Beatle resumed his tour on July 5 in Albany","url":"https://time.com/2962271/paul-mccartney-concert-engagement/","keywords":["Music","Paul McCartney","Beatles","celebrity","engagement"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt00a211744b48d10b/69869aad3617609bff90cf11/paul_mccartney.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan Gibson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/megan-gibson/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt00a211744b48d10b/69869aad3617609bff90cf11/paul_mccartney.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Sir Paul McCartney performs in concert at Times Union Center on July 5, 2014 in Albany, New York.","caption":"Sir Paul McCartney performs in concert at Times Union Center on July 5, 2014 in Albany, New York.","creditText":"Taylor Hill—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2962271/paul-mccartney-concert-engagement/","name":"Paul McCartney Helps Couple Get Engaged at Concert"}}]}] ```