Irish band The Script to open for Paul McCartney at Shea Stadium (Citi Field)

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The Script, one of Ireland’s hottest new bands, has announced that they will be opening for Paul McCartney’s much anticipated concert at Shea Stadium in New York.

In a press conference at Ireland’s Oxegen Music Festival on Friday, the Irish trio, made up of lead singer Danny O’Donaghue, guitarist Mark Sheehan and drummer Glen Power, revealed that Ringo Starr may join Sir Paul on stage as well.

“Just to even get a chance to play on the same stage for us is amazing and we’re hearing rumors that Ringo may play with him as well,” the Dubliners said.

McCartney will be performing at the newly renovated home of the New York Mets baseball team as an official reopening of the stadium, now called Citi Field, Friday, July 17 and Saturday, July 18.

McCartney has a long history with the Mets. The Beatles were the first act to play at Shea  in 1965, and McCartney made a special appearance at Billy Joel's "Last Play at Shea" show that closed the stadium last year.

The Script’s O’Donaghue pointed out that though people are saying that Paul McCartney is reopening Shea Stadium, his band should get some credit as well. “We’re like – ‘We’re on before him,’” he told the press conference jokingly.

The Irish pop-rock band admits that they’ve never been to an American baseball game.  “I don’t like baseball to be honest it’s boring. I hate it,” O’Donaghue said.

To add fuel to the fire for New York sports fans, the band then gushed about how that sat front court at a Boston Celtics game, and loved it.

The Script’s Citi Field performance is not the only huge gig the band will be playing this summer – they’ll also open for U2 at their 360 Tour stops in Dublin’s Croke Park.

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Nster.com