PAUL AT JACOB JAVITS CENTER IN NEW YORK - GALA RAISED A RECORD $101 MILLION IN A SINGLE EVENING

The Javits Center event was hosted by Robin Hood board member Katie Couric, with an incredible performance by the legendary Paul McCartney and his band. Paul performed songs spanning his unprecedented 50-year career, including “Let it Be,” “Band on the Run,” and a rousing rendition of “Hey Jude,” which shook the Javits to its very core.

Jon Bon Jovi was the surprise musical guest of the evening, performing an acoustic version of his multi-platinum hit “Livin’ on a Prayer.” Other special entertainers included Jimmy Fallon, host of The Tonight Show, and comedian Michael Che.

Co-chairs for the Benefit included Robin Hood board member Jeff Immelt, chairman and CEO of GE; Indra Nooyi, chairman and CEO of PepsiCo; Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees; and David Zaslav, president and CEO of Discovery Communications.

Jimmy Fallon entertains the crowd at the main even of the Robin Hood Foundation's gala Tuesday night.  

Paul performed for two hours at the end of the night, everything from “Paperback Writer” to “Blackbird” to “Hey Jude.” That famous birthday song reached Ackman, standing right up front, a day after he turned 49.

Jones caught up with Saltzman as confetti fell. “We did it! The best ever!” Jones said.

At its annual benefit last night, over 4,000 Robin Hood supporters came together to raise more than $101 million for organizations serving New Yorkers in need. This is the largest amount ever raised by Robin Hood and is the largest single fundraiser in the country. The $101 million raised is believed to be the record for a US fundraiser.

SETLIST - JACOB JAVITS CENTER

Jet
Got to Get You into My Life
Save Us
All My Loving
Let Me Roll It
Foxy Lady
Paperback Writer
My Valentine
Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five
The Long and Winding Road
Maybe I'm Amazed
I've Just Seen a Face
I'll Follow the Sun
We Can Work It Out
Another Day
And I Love Her
Blackbird
Here Today
New
Lady Madonna
Can't Buy Me Love
Eleanor Rigby
Something
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Band on the Run
Let It Be
Hey Jude

Encore:
Another Girl
Birthday
Golden Slumbers
Carry That Weight
The End