Katherine Beers In August 1965, I was (almost) 10 years old, and if ANYONE offered me Beatles tickets then I would turn them down and say, "Give them to someone who would really appreciate them." Classical music has already seized and FOREVER grabbed my soul a few years before I even heard one speck of the Beatles. Yes, I like them and I will always like them and their music, but I will tolerate them just so much...
I was there too! 13 years old, won the ticket on WICE, R.I. radio station, went on a school bus with about 15 kids and 3 DJ’s ! What a blast! Somehow my strict parents let me go...I think they knew it was History In The Making! I’m 68 yrs old now and it’s STILL the highlight of my life! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I was there!!!!! 15 years old screaming like an idiot like everyone else. You could not hear ONE NOTE THEY WERE SINGING!!!! Lennon said afterwards that they were getting hoarse from trying to sing over the 55,000 other crazy girls.... so they started lip syncing……. at one point my BFF says to me.." just think..we're breathing the same air as THE BEATLES'!!...we still laugh over that one.!!!!!!We graduated high school in 1968 and burnt our bras in 1969.....my daughter always tells me she wishes she grew up in my era. IT WAS something else, that's for sure!! Peace...Make Love Not War!!!!!
I was there! I was about 15 and went with friends. It was a weekend when they performed, and the anticipation was really something else. Tickets were about 5 dollars each, I think? We sat at the "nosebleed" section, and a few minutes later we just went down there near the netting .The security only cared about fans trying to get past them, so they didn't do anything to us. The screams were deafening. Not one sound they made could you hear, but what would you expect with a stadium filled with over 55000 teen fans?
It would have mainly been stage volume. PA systems for this occasion weren't really a thing by this point. So it's possible to hear yourself that close to amps being blasted.
the beattles were responsible for advancing sound engineering big time. Because of them playing in such huge stadiums, they needed bigger amps, subs, speaks, etc...
+PabloCruise91 I was and I did see them when they were knew on the scene here. They were a veritable tsunami of a force. I, like every young girl had a crush on Paul.
@@shadowofdark2147 You really have no idea how big the beatles where do you? Remember, there was no social media, no internet and mobile phones, and still , to this day, no one has even came close to their record sales.
The story of The Beatles is incredible. They were just 4 working class boys from Liverpool, yet conquered the world of music, and pop culture to the extent that it's still felt to this day. The power these guys had could have easily been abused. I think McCartney said it best by making the point that most of their songs were about love instead of "go on kids, tell your parents to sod off". At the very least, everyone should respect them just because of that.
Did any of them even take music lessons ? I don’t think so. I don’t believe any of The Beatles could even read music. Do any of us realize how the stars and the planets had to be aligned to get these 4 together ? I can’t see it EVER happening again.
@Thunderbolt 2: Brian Epstein was responsible for “polishing” them up, putting them in suits, making sure that they were a class act which they were. He doesn’t get enough credit for making them what they became.
+CJ Mooney Those were the unlucky ones. They gave policemen ear plugs to cope with the noise. Those who didn't received them because they ran out had to use cotton or their hands.
I think Lennon said in the Rolling Stone 1971 interview that to The Beatles their concerts was like standing in front of a Boeing 707 taxiing in. Most of the fans just wanted to see them.
It was actually in 1964 when they started sounding bad. Even Lennon admitted so. Their amps and PA was more than adequate in the small clubs where they sounded their best. Take those same amps along with using a stadium's PA system, the sound of screaming kids and the music became horrific. It was one of the reasons they stopped touring.
Before The Beatles popular music was mundane and predictable. In the space of just a few years they experimented and innovated with such genius that the entire genre was completely transformed. These guys were pioneers. When every other group or solo artist is long gone and forgotten The Beatles name will live on. They were the Handel, or Beethoven, or Mozart of their generation.
Sadly, if I was a teen back then, I would not have attended a concert due to the noise, but I respect those who went, they had a good time and lifelong memories. I bet some grandparent is pointing stating that was me!
It was 55 years ago on this date 8/15/1965 that I saw The Beatles at Shea Stadium. When they ran across the field to the stage the sound was unbelievable with 55,000+ screaming Beatlemaniacs. It was an incredible experience!
Yep. Once in a lifetime. It is hard to believe 55 years have passed. You are part of a unique group. Being at The Shea Stadium concert was the Ultimate Beatles Concert in my opinion. I saw them in concert - but not Shea Stadium. What a GREAT MEMORY for you to cherish. How many people these days can say “Oh - I saw The Beatles at Shea Stadium” ? (and you had the added plus of Brian Epstein standing next to the stage) I envy you.
What a time to be alive. I was a kid in Brooklyn when the Mets won the World Series and the Beatles were on top of the world. Magical. I know that happened years after this event, but it was a great time.
Fifty years ago today August 15, 1965 I saw The Beatles at the Shea Stadium concert with 55,000 other screaming Beatlemaniacs. What an incredible experience it was. Being from a small town in WV and traveling by bus, staying with family friends, seeing the World's Fair, New York City and finally seeing The Beatles was a real adventure which I will never forget.My good friend Dorothy (we've known each other since 1st grade) accompanied me. What a fun time we had!
¿Me podría decir si los Beatles tocaron todas las canciones de Shea sin interrupción ni qué se llevaron un descanso en el medio del concierto? Es muy importante saber la respuesta, muchas gracias.
TENGO UNA DUDA Pura adrenalina pura de hecho se reportó k momentos antes los beatles fumaron mariguana para calmar los nervios devido a tanta algaravia y desemfreno y si increible pero tocaron y tocaron sin descanso casi hora y media tenian tanta energia jamas habra nadie k los supere x lo menos en esta vida lol
Im still waiting for the music videos complication. They have all these videos in hd so i just dont know ;x Apple sucks, should have released it long time ago
***** believe me, there are thousands of people who would pay for something like that, myself included. It holds significance not only as a good piece of entertainment, but as a historic collectable that would make a great addition to the homes of Beatlemaniacs around the globe!
@@Badingolfer1 yeah I read something about that. Sometimes thay had look at what the other is doing to figure out where they were at the song because of the tumult
The Beatles were THE biggest game changer in my lifetime, hands down regarding music, fashion, style and fandom. Their fanbase was just about everybody except parents, even better.
The most amazing positive true story of 20th century really. Think about it : Four leather-clad teenagers in the Summer of 1960 are playing basic three-chord Rock & Roll to a small audience of sailors, prostitutes, and street urchins in Hamburg Germany. In a few years, they are the biggest live act in the world. Then, they spend their last three year as the biggest, most influential recording artists in the world - leaving behind a song catalogue and discography that no one can touch to this day. They took their fans from screaming to tripping. Hard to believe it all really happened. We desperately need them still.
My grandad worked NYPD and his precinct was up near Shea Stadium. He assumed it would be a handy detail so volunteered for it. Now he was a seasoned cop bare in mind but after 40 years service, multiple homicides, car wreckage, rapes etc. he told me on his death bed that Shea stadium was the worst experience of his life. And that included a stint in Korea.
Most likely, and considering a certain person who is now married to one of them, I think their parents made her older sister take her along even if they didn’t want to or she didn’t want to go or something
I was in the Shea Stadium parking lot the night of this concert because my dad had taken me to see the Worlds Fair via Greyhound Bus from upstate New York and that's where the buses were parking. I can still remember how the ground was shaking in that parking lot from the concert that was going on inside the stadium. It was nuts.
I cant remember what i wore yesterday...but that day i wore a cotten sleeveless empire waist blue dress..just in case.we.met them...and our car was decorated in Beatles photos and said Beatle Forever...and no we couldnt hear much....hot and humid ..like 98degrees...but we were there..my tickets came in the mail....and I ran around the house screaming...Im going to see the Beatles. .it came with a letter from Sid Bernstein....best day of my life
When I was a kid I saw The Beatles twice in Chicago!!!!! First concert was at the Chicago Amphitheater and the second time I saw them at Comiskey Park. Seeing them in person was the best time of my life!!!!! Never been the same and I`ve got all of their albums. Four lads that shook the world and no one will ever surpass them.👏👏👏👏 It`s obviously true. We will be long gone and other bands will be forgotten, but The Beatles will always be remembered, I guarantee you!!!! BEST band on the planet!!!!! As Ringo always says "Peace and Love"✌❤
@Kathy P: I hear you. I can still see in my mind -- the moment I heard The Beatles for the first time. My sister and I were fighting over the TV channel -- and while fighting -- “I want to Hold Your Hand” came on the radio from another room. We heard it and we both stopped dead in our 11 yr old tracks and said at the same time “WHO is THAT ? Then we ran into the room with the radio and waited to hear who they were. There will NEVER be another Beatles or anything that can come close.
People today can't even imagine how crazy the time was when the Beatles first came to the US. There has been nothing even close to it since then till now.
Jim Dorman oh god.... that must have been horrible. I wonder when apple is gonna show this, with all of the advanced technologies. Like just take the recording of the show, and put it on a screen and enhance the audio.
Yep, count me in too. I was also 11 years old. I wore an Umpire Dress and screamed the entire performance. I also jumped on the ambulance that had the Beatles inside to rush them away. The metal marquis on the front hood cut my knee. Yep, I was there.
There's no deny how tight they were as a band because when you listen to the version of "Help" at Shea, it's utterly amazing how great they sound despite not being able to hear anything. Their harmonies were as perfect as any studio cut. I think that's the one thing that gets forgotten within their staggering fame- that they were above all else, a great band.
The inquisitive look on Ringo's face seems to indicate that he is wondering just what kind of sound the audience can hear and if he is playing in time or not.
I keep re-watching this video -- not to hear The Beatles perform, but to remember that sound - the sound of the people in the stadium when The Beatles entered the field. That thunderous over the top screaming melding into one enormous sound that I had not heard before or since. I actually believe that I have tinnitus not only fromThe Beatles Concert, but from sitting in front of the speakers during a Jimi Hendrix Concert. I remember clinching my teeth the sound was killing me --- but definitely memories of a lifetime.
Beautiful music 🎶 divine. voices 🎤🎤🎤 and. excellent artists. ❤️ Our ❤️ four boys ❤️ are absolutely ❤️ overwhelming 😘 and ❤️ forever and ever ❤️ ❤️ UNFORGETTABLE ❤️ ❤️ of all time 💘
This was the section of the 1996 Beatles Anthology that gave me goosebumps when I watched the first time as a junior in high school & made me an obsessed Beatles fan. What iconic cultural point of history... I knew then there was nothing & no one that would ever surpass the impact they had.
The mark of true musical craftsmanship and discipline is being in tune when you cannot hear your own voice. One in a million group-often imitated,never duplicated.
Astonishing, I visited Liverpool with my father a few weeks ago and we visited all their childhood homes and even he said its incredible that four men could have such an impact on the world
The best things for them is they play instruments,they sing and dance. Versatile talent. Wonderful songs with beautiful lyrics that everyone can relate somehow.
the impact of those first few notes considering the terrible sound equipment vs the scale of the stadium . no act has ever reached this high and managed to hold on while bringing the world with them ! Love it !
@Brian Kreezan: Not only will I go out and buy a Powerball - if I win - I’ll come back on here - and try to figure out with you how to send you a happy check that will make your day !
Yikes...I was there...49 years ago!!!!!!!!! You could hear them but you couldn't see them (except on big screen). Also saw them in Forest Hills...you could see them but couldn't hear them from all the screaming LOL!
+dean carter I'm right behind you dean. I too still have my hair but I have decided to dye it silver. More important than that I still wake up with Norwegian Wood.
I remember watching this concert on our black n white tv something I never forgot - The largest concert of it's time and the look on The Beatles faces as they came out they were just as shocked and amazed as the fans were -
yes and no, yes because its the beatles! but no because I could not hear a thing and what you did hear sounded like 900 pa systems playing at the same time because that's what the mics were hocked up to inside the stadium.
I like Ringo at the 1:52 mark gulping, saying "Holy shit, WTF?" to himself. It must have been mind blowing, nobody ever played to that many people before.
Hard to appreciate today what the Beatles represented to their audiences. To see them in the flesh was like a religious experience. Although the screams drowned out the music, what was most important to their fans was to actually SEE them.
I was there 16 years old. It’s a blur even today. I remember Twist and Shout but the screams were so loud! I remember some people trying to run to the stage. Police stopped them. John Lennon booed the police and almost started a riot. Something I’ll never forget!
I was there. August 1965. I was 13 yrs old. and my ticket cost $11.00. It was an awesome concert which I will never forget.
Dude, that is so awesome, lucky.
Hope you didn't go deaf by the screams lol
$11 only?
Katherine Beers In August 1965, I was (almost) 10 years old, and if ANYONE offered me Beatles tickets then I would turn them down and say, "Give them to someone who would really appreciate them." Classical music has already seized and FOREVER grabbed my soul a few years before I even heard one speck of the Beatles. Yes, I like them and I will always like them and their music, but I will tolerate them just so much...
WOW! qué envidia, para que yo naciera faltaban como 20 años
It was the first time ever a band taking a sports stadium to perform.
Beyond epic.
Wow. Never realized that. Thanks for mentioning it.
That’s insane 🤯 These guys are the best
Unfortunately sound systems had not yet been developed that could be effective in that vast space.
I'm sure that was unheard of at that time.
They had specially manufactured amps and cabinets for this show, but it clearly wasn't enough. After this manufacturers started to desing PA-systems
I was there too! 13 years old, won the ticket on WICE, R.I. radio station, went on a school bus with about 15 kids and 3 DJ’s ! What a blast! Somehow my strict parents let me go...I think they knew it was History In The Making! I’m 68 yrs old now and it’s STILL the highlight of my life! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Historical moment indeed.
Hello Rosemary how are you doing?
mate I did not see you there
:)
РАССКАЖИТЕ ПОДРОБНЕЕ,ОЧЕНЬ ИНТЕРЕСНО
I still can't believe the Queen outlived two Beatles.
*three
@@aleksandarzekic3912 ?
@@userfuckyou1 probably referring to Stuart Sutcliffe
i think he’s trying to talk about faul
But the other 2 or if your a faul supporter 1
Gotta love Ringo's face of complete confusion when he realizes he can't hear his own drums
Yeah apparently that’s why there your got cancelled
awwww baby boi XD
@@ghostface5087 Stroke, eh?
@@mrdudepuppet2339 there tour got cancelled
If I remember correctly, I believe that he had a bad sore throat or maybe it was another concert but for sure it was one of them.
I was there!!!!! 15 years old screaming like an idiot like everyone else. You could not hear ONE NOTE THEY WERE SINGING!!!! Lennon said afterwards that they were getting hoarse from trying to sing over the 55,000 other crazy girls.... so they started lip syncing……. at one point my BFF says to me.." just think..we're breathing the same air as THE BEATLES'!!...we still laugh over that one.!!!!!!We graduated high school in 1968 and burnt our bras in 1969.....my daughter always tells me she wishes she grew up in my era. IT WAS something else, that's for sure!! Peace...Make Love Not War!!!!!
Omg you're so lucky I wish I could see them 😍 they are my favourite band ever
lumen agnello I'm still jealous that you were there
To all the ladies who burnt their bras, I say . . . . thank you!
Why did you burn your bras?
I was there! I was about 15 and went with friends. It was a weekend when they performed, and the anticipation was really something else. Tickets were about 5 dollars each, I think? We sat at the "nosebleed" section, and a few minutes later we just went down there near the netting .The security only cared about fans trying to get past them, so they didn't do anything to us. The screams were deafening. Not one sound they made could you hear, but what would you expect with a stadium filled with over 55000 teen fans?
I'm sorry if this may seem disrespectful, but you were quite pretty back then ma'am!
@@ohwow894 Aw, no it's fine. Thanks sweetie!
@@juliehuston8609 You're hot! One fine lady, very sexy mama. I'm sure you're just as hot today as well. 😏😘
I heard you couldn't hear anything because of all the screaming.
@@killer92173 Yep.. on film it doesn't sound too bad but if you were there in person you couldn't hear a thing
How they could play without any foldback or ability to hear their own sound is beyond me. They must have just been playing on complete automatic
It would have mainly been stage volume. PA systems for this occasion weren't really a thing by this point. So it's possible to hear yourself that close to amps being blasted.
Would be able to hear yaself and maybe the dude next to ya
@@neighbourhoodmusician Have you ever heard a cicada brood once in 17 years make noise? The Beatles fans were louder than the cicadas.
the beattles were responsible for advancing sound engineering big time. Because of them playing in such huge stadiums, they needed bigger amps, subs, speaks, etc...
@@brandonfreeman6517 Grammarly can "HELP."
Beatles Fan: OH MY GOD, THEY'RE PLAYING MY FAVORITE SONG!
Beatles Fan: LET ME SCREAM SO LOUD THAT NO ONE CAN HEAR IT, NOT EVEN THE BAND THEMSELVES!
It's honestly better than one direction
+Sethalapod Studios have you seen any fan of any artist react like that
Israel Rodriguez yes
Israel Rodriguez jk I haven't😂😂
Manar A. And the only time the Mets had a sold out event.
Can you imagine being a kid in the early 60's and listening to the Beatles for the first time?
+csabo1725 Wtf?
I can and I did.
+PabloCruise91 I was and I did see them when they were knew on the scene here. They were a veritable tsunami of a force. I, like every young girl had a crush on Paul.
+PabloCruise91 I can, and I did TWICE. First row and 5th row...my photo with other fans was on the front page of the Houston paper! So cool!
I actually was there.
The beatles waiking, waving at the crowd is probably the most unforgetable moments in music history.
There will never be a greater band in the history of the world. They broke the mold. Created the blueprint for popular music.
One direction
@@shadowofdark2147 no
@@shadowofdark2147 You really have no idea how big the beatles where do you? Remember, there was no social media, no internet and mobile phones, and still , to this day, no one has even came close to their record sales.
Barry Manilo
@@shadowofdark2147 You mean Harry Styles. You never see or hear the others anymore
The story of The Beatles is incredible. They were just 4 working class boys from Liverpool, yet conquered the world of music, and pop culture to the extent that it's still felt to this day. The power these guys had could have easily been abused. I think McCartney said it best by making the point that most of their songs were about love instead of "go on kids, tell your parents to sod off". At the very least, everyone should respect them just because of that.
Did any of them even take music lessons ? I don’t think so. I don’t believe any of The Beatles could even read music. Do any of us realize how the stars and the planets had to be aligned to get these 4 together ? I can’t see it EVER happening again.
John wasn't working class. He was a middle class suburban kid with his own house and garden and everything.
@@davemac9563 that wasn't terribly uncommon in the UK in the 60s
They are absolutely hilarious too!
@Thunderbolt 2: Brian Epstein was responsible for “polishing” them up, putting them in suits, making sure that they were a class act which they were. He doesn’t get enough credit for making them what they became.
The police with their fingers in their ears. Haha. Never seen that before.
Must have been a heck of a loud crowd
+CJ Mooney Those were the unlucky ones. They gave policemen ear plugs to cope with the noise. Those who didn't received them because they ran out had to use cotton or their hands.
I think Lennon said in the Rolling Stone 1971 interview that to The Beatles their concerts was like standing in front of a Boeing 707 taxiing in. Most of the fans just wanted to see them.
SiSenior
It was around this time that they're starting to suck live.
It was actually in 1964 when they started sounding bad. Even Lennon admitted so. Their amps and PA was more than adequate in the small clubs where they sounded their best. Take those same amps along with using a stadium's PA system, the sound of screaming kids and the music became horrific. It was one of the reasons they stopped touring.
+cesarmanuel51 were they ever that good live?
That SCREAM hit 131dB… I well up every time I hear it… the power those four guys had…
No monitors, no real PA, no effects… KILLER!
Even now, the Beatles is something unbelievable.
Their song are simple and genius at the same time.
They are simply the best!
Who wants to help me build a time machine so we can go back and see The Beatles?
+locomotivebrain as long as the Beetle is made out of stainless steel which will help with the flux dispersal
+MaeMae II I`m in
+MaeMae II it is in our hearts, my friend
+MaeMae II I got the 4K Camcoder!
I bought one off the Internet from a guy in Florida.
If I was a Beatles fan back in 1965, and I was at this concert, I wouldn't survive 5 minutes.
Justin Shea I am wouldn't either especially if I couldn't hear myself sing
i was at this show and did survive lol
robert kelly you are so lucky
robert kelly oh my goodness. How was it!!!
@@Sunnahman that's why he said "if he was" he obviously wasn't even born at the time. Lol
One of the single greatest pieces of concert footage you will ever watch.
Truly the concert of the century, in so many ways.
Before The Beatles popular music was mundane and predictable. In the space of just a few years they experimented and innovated with such genius that the entire genre was completely transformed.
These guys were pioneers. When every other group or solo artist is long gone and forgotten The Beatles name will live on. They were the Handel, or Beethoven, or Mozart of their generation.
In my memory bank it was almost instantaneous of hearing them for the first time. Nothing was the same after that.
Really and so true👌🏻
It's impossible to comprehend how Huge they were
@lucy bond Stop. You’re depressing me
lucy bond Let me know too!
I’ll go too, I have a special cardboard tinfoil thingy majiggy, so we don’t mess up the space time continuum.
almost 6 foot tall, most of them.
I'm the 69th like
My dad was there. He said the crowd was so loud he couldn’t hear the music but also stated he’d NEVER forget it
it's because most of their fanbase are girls...that's why
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Sadly, if I was a teen back then, I would not have attended a concert due to the noise, but I respect those who went, they had a good time and lifelong memories. I bet some grandparent is pointing stating that was me!
@@ilahildasissac1943 yep...i would not survive
It was 55 years ago on this date 8/15/1965 that I saw The Beatles at Shea Stadium. When they ran across the field to the stage the sound was unbelievable with 55,000+ screaming Beatlemaniacs. It was an incredible experience!
Yep. Once in a lifetime. It is hard to believe 55 years have passed. You are part of a unique group. Being at The Shea Stadium concert was the Ultimate Beatles Concert in my opinion. I saw them in concert - but not Shea Stadium. What a GREAT MEMORY for you to cherish. How many people these days can say “Oh - I saw The Beatles at Shea Stadium” ? (and you had the added plus of Brian Epstein standing next to the stage) I envy you.
I was born in 2005 😞
I wish I had been there. And I mean the 60s too! 😊
What a time to be alive. I was a kid in Brooklyn when the Mets won the World Series and the Beatles were on top of the world. Magical. I know that happened years after this event, but it was a great time.
Fifty years ago today August 15, 1965 I saw The Beatles at the Shea Stadium concert with 55,000 other screaming Beatlemaniacs. What an incredible experience it was. Being from a small town in WV and traveling by bus, staying with family friends, seeing the World's Fair, New York City and finally seeing The Beatles was a real adventure which I will never forget.My good friend Dorothy (we've known each other since 1st grade) accompanied me. What a fun time we had!
Beatles65Shea That sounds like the kind of outing you can only dream about. Good for you! B|
¿Me podría decir si los Beatles tocaron todas las canciones de Shea sin interrupción ni qué se llevaron un descanso en el medio del concierto? Es muy importante saber la respuesta, muchas gracias.
TENGO UNA DUDA Pura adrenalina pura de hecho se reportó k momentos antes los beatles fumaron mariguana para calmar los nervios devido a tanta algaravia y desemfreno y si increible pero tocaron y tocaron sin descanso casi hora y media tenian tanta energia jamas habra nadie k los supere x lo menos en esta vida lol
Beatles65Shea was there also. Both times.
I love stories like yours. They really paint a picture. Thanks. God bless you.
Just mind boggling how Apple has this concert beautifully restored and doesn't release it on DVD/Blu-ray
Im still waiting for the music videos complication. They have all these videos in hd so i just dont know ;x
Apple sucks, should have released it long time ago
Michael L I KNOW. What are they thinking??
Michael L Amazing job.
Michael L There'd be no point, the concert's only half an hour long or something like that...
***** believe me, there are thousands of people who would pay for something like that, myself included. It holds significance not only as a good piece of entertainment, but as a historic collectable that would make a great addition to the homes of Beatlemaniacs around the globe!
1:52 Ringo realizing he couldn't hear anything lol
The fact that they opened with Twist and Shout in these conditions is so epic
Four lads from Liverpool that conquered the world. It's a pretty amazing story!
@ Don't worry! I completely agree! Conquered and smashed apart😊👍
1:52 - 1:55 Ringo is just like: What is happening????
Lol yah they did the intro differently
he had a broken.exe moment
madgameradam supposedly he couldn’t hear so that’s why he looks clueless. Congrats to the women for that one
He said he couldn't hear anything at this gig. So the confused look is totally understandable lol
@@Badingolfer1 yeah I read something about that. Sometimes thay had look at what the other is doing to figure out where they were at the song because of the tumult
I wished I'd lived in those times..the best years were the 50's & 60's...where did we go wrong!
The Beatles were THE biggest game changer in my lifetime, hands down regarding music, fashion, style and fandom. Their fanbase was just about everybody except parents, even better.
The most amazing positive true story of 20th century really. Think about it : Four leather-clad teenagers in the Summer of 1960 are playing basic three-chord Rock & Roll to a small audience of sailors, prostitutes, and street urchins in Hamburg Germany. In a few years, they are the biggest live act in the world. Then, they spend their last three year as the biggest, most influential recording artists in the world - leaving behind a song catalogue and discography that no one can touch to this day. They took their fans from screaming to tripping. Hard to believe it all really happened. We desperately need them still.
"They took their fans from screaming to tripping." Ha! Well put!
They were playing more than just three chord RnR songs in germany
They were playing EVERYTHING to fill those hours on stage. That's one of the keys to why they were so great and versatile.
My grandad worked NYPD and his precinct was up near Shea Stadium. He assumed it would be a handy detail so volunteered for it. Now he was a seasoned cop bare in mind but after 40 years service, multiple homicides, car wreckage, rapes etc. he told me on his death bed that Shea stadium was the worst experience of his life. And that included a stint in Korea.
Great post
1:19
this girl: *how did i get myself into this?*
😂
😂😂😂🤣
That girl is probably 65 now
*record scratch* "Yep, that's me. And you're probably wondering how I got there..."
Or “why am I here, I want to sleep... everyone shut up...”
Most likely, and considering a certain person who is now married to one of them, I think their parents made her older sister take her along even if they didn’t want to or she didn’t want to go or something
History in the making right here. Chills.
This entire concert needs to be put on blue ray and sold.
I would buy it.
Don't forget most of the songs were studio dubbed in January, 1966!
i think i have something you will want to see shelley
I was in the Shea Stadium parking lot the night of this concert because my dad had taken me to see the Worlds Fair via Greyhound Bus from upstate New York and that's where the buses were parking. I can still remember how the ground was shaking in that parking lot from the concert that was going on inside the stadium. It was nuts.
Wow...
@Todd: Well that sure is a unique experience and great memory. Wow !
Poor Ringo can’t hear a damn thing because of the crowd screaming haha 1:54
He kept pace with the movement of paul, john and george, ringo is a legend
They didn't have foldback speakers at that time. Which was a shame.
I was there....and the tickets were $5.50 not $11...i still have it....i was 13 in 7th grade. Aug 15 1965.. im am now 71
I cant remember what i wore yesterday...but that day i wore a cotten sleeveless empire waist blue dress..just in case.we.met them...and our car was decorated in Beatles photos and said Beatle Forever...and no we couldnt hear much....hot and humid ..like 98degrees...but we were there..my tickets came in the mail....and I ran around the house screaming...Im going to see the Beatles. .it came with a letter from Sid Bernstein....best day of my life
I'm so in love with them
I've never been teased so hard in my life until this video
Lol 😘
😊
@Valerie R: What does that mean ?
*Queen*
-Aaaaay ohh!!
Crowd:
*_Answers_* Aaaaaay ohh!!
*The Beatles*
-Hello Paul!
-Hello John!
*_Crowd intensifies_*
basically sums up the 2 fandoms
Lol
Queen is the best
Nothing is compared to the eeeooo
Red Angry bird no
Again. The. Greatest. Band. In. The. World. THE. BEATLES
This can never happen again, not even in a million years!!!
Totally agree.
I miss you , George and John.
My Dad actually was at that Shea Stadium show, he was only 13 at the time! Crazy!
1:53 "I couldn't hear so I had to look at Paul tapping his foot or John wiggling his arse..."
Best comment ever
OH MY GOD ITS WEEZER
this is when you could go anywhere and be safe and have fun i am glad to say it was in my generation i am 81 now and still enjoy
When I was a kid I saw The Beatles twice in Chicago!!!!! First concert was at the Chicago Amphitheater and the second time I saw them at Comiskey Park. Seeing them in person was the best time of my life!!!!! Never been the same and I`ve got all of their albums. Four lads that shook the world and no one will ever surpass them.👏👏👏👏 It`s obviously true. We will be long gone and other bands will be forgotten, but The Beatles will always be remembered, I guarantee you!!!! BEST band on the planet!!!!! As Ringo always says "Peace and Love"✌❤
@Kathy P: I hear you. I can still see in my mind -- the moment I heard The Beatles for the first time. My sister and I were fighting over the TV channel -- and while fighting -- “I want to Hold Your Hand” came on the radio from another room. We heard it and we both stopped dead in our 11 yr old tracks and said at the same time “WHO is THAT ? Then we ran into the room with the radio and waited to hear who they were. There will NEVER be another Beatles or anything that can come close.
Kathy P: -- and -- the fact that you saw them TWICE -- WOW -- I envy you.
People today can't even imagine how crazy the time was when the Beatles first came to the US. There has been nothing even close to it since then till now.
Only to be outdone by Grand Funk in '71.
@@michaelcap9550 🤡
Well then there was 2020 :(
Just incredible, the decade, the time and the excitement.
maybe the best introduction to a musical concert of all time
Memories of being there! Tried to sneak into their dressing room, almost made it! They were the greatest band in history.
Awesome!😍stalking our fave artistes is fun aye?😅😅😅
kJ that is so funny. I had to read that twice!!!
I have a teacher who saw the Beatles at Shea Stadium and she said that you could barely hear them because everyone was screaming!
Old Man Grandpa My sis-in-law was there. She said you could barely see them - no big screens in those days.
Jim Dorman oh god.... that must have been horrible. I wonder when apple is gonna show this, with all of the advanced technologies. Like just take the recording of the show, and put it on a screen and enhance the audio.
Yep, count me in too. I was also 11 years old. I wore an Umpire Dress and screamed the entire performance. I also jumped on the ambulance that had the Beatles inside to rush them away. The metal marquis on the front hood cut my knee. Yep, I was there.
YOU WHAT
There's no deny how tight they were as a band because when you listen to the version of "Help" at Shea, it's utterly amazing how great they sound despite not being able to hear anything. Their harmonies were as perfect as any studio cut. I think that's the one thing that gets forgotten within their staggering fame- that they were above all else, a great band.
The Beatles were magical...timeless....they will never be repeated
Hello Suzi how are you doing?
I love how Paul and John say hi to eachother
The inquisitive look on Ringo's face seems to indicate that he is wondering just what kind of sound the audience can hear and if he is playing in time or not.
It's amazing what these guys did. Just amazing.
Somebody bring us a time machine
We need to join the screaming crowd
I have a TARDIS
Alexis Koelliker Yes!
Let's rush to the world of the 60s!
i have a delorean
Yes!
I bet my Tardis is smaller than yours.
That's my dad at 0:32 in the yellow shirt :)
That's so awesome!! I bet your dad had the time of his life at Shea.
...you serious...?
Nice looking guy!
Rly :O
Even before reading the comment I noticed him. And I thought "such a good looking guy!"
I keep re-watching this video -- not to hear The Beatles perform, but to remember that sound - the sound of the people in the stadium when The Beatles entered the field. That thunderous over the top screaming melding into one enormous sound that I had not heard before or since. I actually believe that I have tinnitus not only fromThe Beatles Concert, but from sitting in front of the speakers during a Jimi Hendrix Concert. I remember clinching my teeth the sound was killing me --- but definitely memories of a lifetime.
I think every place The Beatles performed heard the same astounding sound from the audience.
No voice-correcting mikes... no earpieces... fantastic!
Fifty years ago today my friends, August 15, 1965...yes, that's a half a century ago...just in case you don't feel old enough already...
IT WAS 50 YEARS AGO TODAY, SGT. PEPPER BROUGHT THE BAND TO SHEA!
Ha ha, love it!! I was there, what an experience!!
It would have been the thrill of a lifetime to have been there! Screaming and breathing the same air that 💕John, 💕Paul, 💕George and 💕Ringo were!!
Beautiful music 🎶 divine.
voices 🎤🎤🎤 and.
excellent artists. ❤️
Our ❤️ four boys ❤️ are
absolutely ❤️
overwhelming 😘 and
❤️ forever and ever ❤️
❤️ UNFORGETTABLE ❤️
❤️ of all time 💘
53 years ago... Still mind boggling how much talent these 4 guys had. It was just meant to be
Man, ringo’s drumming is so great, you can even see John getting into it after ringo starts drumming.
The Beatles still rock.
And always will.
Gives me goosebumps! I was very lucky to see them In Boston Massachusetts in 1966 and there as a LOT of screaming then too.
1:20 Y'all be making jokes about her the fact that shes probably a grandma now
😂😂😂😂😂
The greatest band of all the time !
The people who were there were blessed, here I am crying because I never got to experience them together. 🥲
This was the section of the 1996 Beatles Anthology that gave me goosebumps when I watched the first time as a junior in high school & made me an obsessed Beatles fan. What iconic cultural point of history... I knew then there was nothing & no one that would ever surpass the impact they had.
The mark of true musical craftsmanship and discipline is being in tune when you cannot hear your own voice. One in a million group-often imitated,never duplicated.
0:38 John again repeats Paul's actions)))
He did that all the time lol XD
@@-brissa-8472 True
0:36 WHY do their legs look so cool?! the way they WALK, the outfits, the stature!! so good!!
Astonishing, I visited Liverpool with my father a few weeks ago and we visited all their childhood homes and even he said its incredible that four men could have such an impact on the world
They are still the best
The best things for them is they play instruments,they sing and dance. Versatile talent. Wonderful songs with beautiful lyrics that everyone can relate somehow.
Simply the greatest.. they'll never be another
the impact of those first few notes considering the terrible sound equipment vs the scale of the stadium . no act has ever reached this high and managed to hold on while bringing the world with them ! Love it !
I bought this VHS tape in 1989. It was them at Shea Stadium and in Tokyo
Back then, it was like finding a treasure
I memorized all the words
You know why they were so great? Cuz they were the fuckin Beatles.
In the 70's I have a cassette of this concert, all I can hear is the screaming of the fanatic Beatles fans! Greatest band of all time!
I'm 76 years old and still get goose bumps watching this
I am sitting here wondering -- where did the time go ? Life is going by so fast. Back then it seemed like we would be young forever.
@@lilybond6485 GO OUT AND BUY A POWER BALL!!!!!
You were reading my mind
@Brian Kreezan: Not only will I go out and buy a Powerball - if I win - I’ll come back on here - and try to figure out with you how to send you a happy check that will make your day !
i would give this video 1 million likes for the happiness it gives me
Yikes...I was there...49 years ago!!!!!!!!! You could hear them but you couldn't see them (except on big screen). Also saw them in Forest Hills...you could see them but couldn't hear them from all the screaming LOL!
I was 16 now I'm 66 where's my life gone? At least I still have my hair
+dean carter I'm right behind you dean. I too still have my hair but I have decided to dye it silver. More important than that I still wake up with Norwegian Wood.
you still have life on internet
Pubic
@Debbie Smith now 69😉 lol
When I’m 64
I love that screaming of the fans when they started to play 'Twist And Shout'. Just imagine how loud it must have been at this moment!
I remember watching this concert on our black n white tv something I never forgot - The largest concert of it's time and the look on The Beatles faces as they came out they were just as shocked and amazed as the fans were -
✨🇬🇧🌷🇺🇸I was there !!! ✨ 👍🏻👍🏿👍🏽✨🌷🤓
amazing
Wow....must be something to have witnessed.
Me too, here, but not 'there'. Too bad for the kids now that the recording biz is all but dead.
yes and no, yes because its the beatles! but no because I could not hear a thing and what you did hear sounded like 900 pa systems playing at the same time because that's what the mics were hocked up to inside the stadium.
please tell me, what was it like? how loud was it?
At 0:19 you can see a police officer covering his ears in pain. The screaming must have been unbearable.
it was you couldn't hear shit sounded like five billion birds chirping
Thank you I was waiting for someone to comment about that
Beatles ,Beatles Beatles O my God , I was only 16 when the Beatles conquered the USA It was unbeliveble , the first British to do so ! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
This put a huge smile on my face!
Me too. : )
I like Ringo at the 1:52 mark gulping, saying "Holy shit, WTF?" to himself. It must have been mind blowing, nobody ever played to that many people before.
This concert happened 54 years before I was born. I was born to be a Beatles fan.
Hard to appreciate today what the Beatles represented to their audiences. To see them in the flesh was like a religious experience. Although the screams drowned out the music, what was most important to their fans was to actually SEE them.
You are 100% correct. I don’t remember hearing them but I do remember seeing them and that was more important. Seeing them live.
I was there 16 years old. It’s a blur even today. I remember Twist and Shout but the screams were so loud! I remember some people trying to run to the stage. Police stopped them. John Lennon booed the police and almost started a riot.
Something I’ll never forget!