BEATLES - SHEA STADIUM (1965)

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The US tour really opened on August 15th with a concert scheduled in New York at the Shea Stadium, home of the New York Mets baseball team. This was the first time in the history of music that a stadium was used for a rock concert ! Seen by 55,600 fans, it created a new world record for a pop concert in terms of attendance and gross revenue. The Beatles' share of the $304,000 box-office takings was also a record - $160,000.

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numbing numbered numerous Comments:
kirchfam (December 3, 2008 at 2:39 pm)
Even the guys were trying to get to them!
dino47 (December 3, 2008 at 11:55 am)
A teenaged Meryl Streep appears in crowd at 0.39
dirtyfighter34 (December 3, 2008 at 12:31 am)
word to that, dont forget women were doing the same thing for Sanjaya on American Idol, it doesn't take much ;)
mynamegail (November 30, 2008 at 6:32 pm)
Great video. Brings back memories for me. I'm 58, and I saw them at DC stadium (Washington DC) August 19th, 1966. I was not quite 16 years old. They were brought on the field in an armor truck. Their opening acts were, Bobby Hebb-- singing "Sunny", and The Cyrkle, singing, "Turn Down Day". This is one moment in my life I will never forget. More great moments I'll never forget, I go to Miami ever September to see Barry Gibb of The Bee Gees. I visit him at his home.
beatlejim64 (November 30, 2008 at 7:10 am)
They also played Shea again on their 1966 US tour on August 23...
bubblebrainz7l7 (November 30, 2008 at 3:46 am)
it might have been their first concert all together with Ringo but they did plenty of performances
kchachi5647 (November 29, 2008 at 3:55 am)
this is seriously unbelieveable..
i cant really think how to describe what i think about it. its amazing. the crowd and the intensity. i wish i couldve been born when they were still together. (and alive)
its funny watchin I'm Down.
sweaty boys :)
puseye (November 27, 2008 at 11:56 pm)
@Deebers89,
"Just tell me where to look and I'm there, lol!!!"

Look for John & Yoko's album called, Two Virgins. You get Lennon naked front and back.
puseye (November 27, 2008 at 11:44 pm)
Lennon's playing his keyboards with his elbow because nobody could hear him anyway. And he knew it.
puseye (November 27, 2008 at 11:30 pm)
@agbz
"I think what really got to The Beatles about the concerts (listening to later interviews) was how the kids were getting beat up by the pigs."

One of the main reasons the Beatles stopped touring was due to all the screaming. They couldn't hear a thing they were playing.