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    The Beatles' Historic Shea Stadium Concert

    On August 15, 1965, the modern stadium rock concert was born with The Beatles' outdoor show at New York's packed Shea Stadium.

  • The Beatles at the Cavern Club
    The Beatles started playing live shows at the tiny Cavern Club in Liverpool, England, in 1957 when they were called The Quarrymen. Little did they know what lay ahead in eight short years.
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  • The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show
    The Beatles' first big performance in America was on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1963. They played three consecutive Sundays, and Beatlemania was birthed in the States.
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  • The Beatles On Tour
    The Beatles toured constantly for the next two years, their popularity surging to levels that not even the King of Rock & Roll, Elvis Presley, had enjoyed.
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  • Beatlemaniacs
    The Beatles arrived at the stadium by helicopter. The sound of the fans was so deafening, they couldn't hear what they were playing.
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  • Poster for the Beatles' Shea Stadium Concert
    In 1965, The Beatles announced the first big stadium concert in the history of Rock & Roll.
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  • The Beatles at Shea Stadium
  • The Beatles at Shea Stadium
    Specially designed 100-watt amplifiers weren't anywhere close to loud enough, so they played the show over Shea's PA system.
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  • The Beatles at Shea Stadium
    During one point in the concert, John Lennon was so giddy he played his piano with his elbos, knowing that nobody could hear what they were doing anyway,
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  • Front Page of the NY Daily News Following the Concert
    The historic concert was front page news the following day.
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  • Poster for The Second Beatles Concert at Shea Stadium
    The Beatles played Shea again the following year, but gave up touring soon after and became primarily a recording band, putting out several of Rock & Roll's best albums before calling it quits in 1969.
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  • Published
    10 Images

    The Beatles' Historic Shea Stadium Concert

    On August 15, 1965, the modern stadium rock concert was born with The Beatles' outdoor show at New York's packed Shea Stadium.

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  • The Beatles' Historic Shea Stadium Concert
  • The Beatles at the Cavern Club
  • The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show
  • The Beatles On Tour
  • Beatlemaniacs
  • Poster for the Beatles' Shea Stadium Concert
  • The Beatles at Shea Stadium
  • The Beatles at Shea Stadium
  • The Beatles at Shea Stadium
  • Front Page of the NY Daily News Following the Concert
  • Poster for The Second Beatles Concert at Shea Stadium