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NOTE: Most of the text in this post is taken directly from
~ this page ~ in the Mr. Pop History website
The Beatles at Shea Stadium: August 15, 1965. You might say this event set the tone for stadium concerts and rock festivals like Woodstock. It certainly was a first for several reasons.

Another thing about this particular event - every dime of the $304,000 gross was made by word-of-mouth. Not a penny on advertising. According to Sid Bernstein, he and Brian Epstein agreed in late October '64, by long-distance phone, that the Beatles would appear at Shea Stadium in August. Mr. Epstein said that no promotion or advertising of the event could take place until he received a $50,000 deposit. But, he could talk about it. Another problem, Sid Bernstein didn't have that kind of cash, at least not right away. So he agreed to give Epstein the $50,000 deposit in January.

Credits for above Shea Brian pics: The first two from layla1188, the middle four by
madzilla,
and the last two were on my hard drive, original source lost -
but are most likely from my first LiveJournal Brian friends, van and
captain__hook.
Click HERE for an OUTSTANDING picspam of Brian's boys
doing their Shea Stadium concert!
These wonderful screencaps were taken by madzilla
from the Beatles' Anthology DVD.

Although a film of this concert was made by Ed Sullivan Productions,
we have something very rare -
the below link to a radio tape made during the concert.
New York's WMCA, one of the most popular radio stations in America
during the 1960's, was at the event. WMCA's Ed Baer does his "goodguy"
show high above the field and describes the action beautifully.
You'll notice, WMCA could not broadcast the Beatles music live,
but they did the next best thing. Everytime the Beatles played one
of their songs live, WMCA would grab the same record, and play it
for their vast radio audience. Come back with us to Sunday night
- August 15, 1965 with Ed Baer, WMCA and the Beatles at Shea stadium.
Scroll down to the bottom of
this page at POPHISTORYNOW.COM
and, because they have blocked direct linking,
click on the link that looks like the following ~
MP3 Audio: | WMCA Beatles 1965 8:19 |
Once again, text credit goes to:
This site is terrific!!
The webmaster was also a big fan of WMCA radio in New York City
and actually got the tape from the man on the tape - Ed Baer. Amazing.
Thanks, Mr Pop History!!!
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