Cow Palace, San Francisco, USA
The tenth and final concert of the 1965 North American tour, at the venue which had opened the 1964 itinerary. There were two shows - a matinee seen by 11,700 and an evening performance seen by 17,000. The Beatles flew home during the evening of September 1st, landing...
This was The Beatles' third and final concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California, following performances on August 23, 1964 and August 29, 1965.
As with the previous night's show, tickets retailed for $3, $4, $5, $6 and $7. For the two concerts The Beatles earned $90,000 from the tot...
Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, USA
The Beatles had performed a triumphant show at Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl on August 23, 1964. A little over a year later, they returned for two further sell-out shows.
In the afternoon of 29 August 1965 they gave a press conference at the Capitol Tower at Hollyw...
Balboa Statium, Russ Blvd. San Diego, California, USA. Here is the setlist.
Late in the evening of August 27th, the group drove across to Perugia Way, Beverly Hills, to meet their one-time idol Elvis Presley, a summit conference arranged by Presley's manager, "Colonel" Tom Parker, and greatly anticipated by the Beatles and Brian Epstein. But the meeting was not a great succ...
The Beatles still taking a (much needed) rest before the concert in San Diego.
...This was The Beatles' third rest day in Los Angeles. They were halfway through a five-day break in their 1965 tour of North America, staying in a mansion owned by actress Zsa Zsa Gabor at 2850 Benedict Canyon, Beverly Hills.
After the events of the previous day, in which the group took LSD with Th...
This was The Beatles' second day off during their five-day break in the 1965 North America tour. They rented a house owned by Zsa Zsa Gabor at 2850 Benedict Canyon, Beverly Hills, where they were visited by a number of people.
This was the day on which John Lennon and George Harrison had their sec...
Between the morning of August 23, 1965 (when they flew into Los Angeles) and the next concert on August 28, 1965, the Beatles enjoyed a clear break, resting in a massive house. Amid tight security, in Benedict Canyon in Hollywood, California.
...Memorial Coliseum, North Wheeler Ave. Portland, Oregon, USA
In the morning of 22 August 1965 The Beatles held a press conference at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, before flying to Portland, Oregon.
Shortly before their arrival in Portland one of the four engines on their Lockheed E...
Metropolitan Stadium, Cedar Ave. Bloomington, Minneapolis, Minnestota, USA
On August 21st, the Beatles traveled to Minneapolis Minnesota for a show at Metropolitan Stadium as the sixth stop along their 1965 North American Tour.
At the end of this press conference, George Harrison is surprised as h...
White Sox Park, 35th and Shields, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Two shows in Chicago, at 3:00 and 8:00 pm, with 25,000 fans attending the first performance and 37,000 the second. The Beatle's share of the overall gate receipts was $155,000.
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Sam Houston Coliseum, Bagby Street, Houston, Texas, USA
The Beatles performed two shows at the Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston, Texas, each of which was seen by 12,000 fans.
They had arrived in Houston at 2am that morning. Their chartered aeroplane was surrounded by teenagers after landing at Hou...
Atlanta Stadium, Capitol Avenue South West, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
The Beatles' only visit to Atlanta lasted around 10 hours, but was remarkable for one key reason: monitor speakers on the stage allowed them to hear themselves play - a rarity during the whirlwind of Beatlemania.
The group landed i...
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada
The Beatles performed two shows at the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Canada, on this day. They had previously played at the venue on September 7, 1964, and returned for a third and final time on August 17, 1966.
The group flew from New York to Toronto in the L...
Although the performance at Shea Stadium last night (50 years ago) was not the Beatle's first North American tour, interest in it remained very high back home in Britain. And the promise of a world-record audience at Shea Stadium added extra glitter to the package. The BBC Transcription Service ther...
William A Shea Municipal Stadium (Shea Stadium), 126th St. & Roosevelt Ave.
Queens, NYC, USA
The Beatles' record-breaking first performance at New York's Shea Stadium was watched by 55,600 fans, and marked the beginning of the group's second full US concert tour.
The William A Shea Municipal Sta...
Studio 50, New York City, USA
The Beatles traveled to North America for the 3rd time, and their 2nd full concert tour, departing from London Airport with a lusty au revoir from one thousand fans at noon on August 13th, arriving in New York at 2:30 pm local time and setting up residence at the Warwi...
The Beatles left England at midday to fly to America to begin their second tour of the United States.
Their flight from London Airport was seen off by 1,000 fans. The group arrived at New York's JFK Airport at 2.30pm local time, and were greeted by crowds of reporters and cameramen. The American f...
In UK Help! by The Beatles was in the top 5 hits.
...Beatles movie ""Help"" opens in NYC
...The number one song on the UK Singles Chart on August 10, 1965 was Help!
...Actual Contest - To see the Beatles at Shea Stadium (next week) on August 15th.....
Radio news - Since last week, WMCA in New York
has been giving away tickets to see the Beatles at
Shea Stadium on the nighttime Gary Stevens show
(7p-11p). Listeners have to guess which Beatle is
going to “talk ...
The Beatles enjoyed this Sunday off - 50 years ago.......today
...These are the Billboard magazine Hot 100 number one hits of 1965. ... August 7, "I'm Henry VIII, I Am", Herman's Hermits. August 14, "I Got You Babe", Sonny & Cher. August 21. August 28. September 4, "Help!" The Beatles. September 11.
...The Beatles' fifth UK album, Help! was released on this day as Parlophone PMC 1255 (mono) and PCS 3071 (stereo).
Following the structure of the previous year's A Hard Day's Night the previous year, the first side of Help! featured seven songs from The Beatles' second feature film. The flip side con...
In the UK, "Help!" is the number one hit.
...Day of rest for the Beatles
...The Beatles - Nothing to report today, 50 years ago
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