On this day in 1979, three of The Beatles played on stage together for the first time in 10 years at Eric Clapton and Pattie Boyd’s wedding reception

Clapton had actually married Boyd several months prior, but his tour schedule was too busy to fully celebrate, with the ceremony being held at Temple Bethel in Tucson, Arizona in front of only 40 guests.

When the tour concluded, the couple decided to hold a larger reception where they could be joined by more of their friends. Along the invited guests were George Harrison, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney, who had not performed onstage together since their famous Apple rooftop show in 1969. Lennon had moved to the U.S. and so wasn’t present when the rest of his former bandmates took the stage for an impromptu jam alongside musicians like Mick Jagger, Bill Wyman, Elton John, David Bowie, a reformed Cream and more. 

Despite being such a star-studded performance, no footage or photos were published. Ringo Starr’s son later shared a photo of him at 14 years old playing with drummer Jim Capaldi and Paul McCartney on Instagram.