1976 04 11 BBC Radio 1 - The Beatles Again, can an offer from the US get The Beatles back on stage?

Brian Matthew and Paul McCartney
Six years after they called it a day, the Beatles were still in demand. Despite each member of the band being immersed in highly successful solo careers, the void of their existence as a band was still felt by fans across the globe. By the mid-'70s, rock had become big business, and the time was right, many seemed to think, for the Fab Four to come together once again.
For a few years, Los Angeles-based concert promoter Bill Sargent had made motions towards the idea of a reunion, offering up $10 million in 1974, but on Jan. 16, 1976, he upped the ante to $30 million.

[@gav_creates]

Oh what I would have done to hear those four sparks come together one last time … it would have been a fire to remember.

[@lindaeasley5606]

The media really harassed ex Beatles members about getting back together. They could not accept them as individuals .They only saw them as a group . It was time to move forward but they were bizarrely stuck in the past

[@mez5590]

The Beatles knew it would be impossible to live up to the expectations…now making another record could have been a possibility…imho…

[@beatlejim64]

And after John was murdered in December 1980...McCartney went to the island of Montserrat to record in early 1981...Ringo shows up to play...and the press is asking ."Is George going to be there for the Lennon "tribute album?...(there was none)...Ringo marries Barbara Bach in London in April 1981 in London...Paul & George show up...the 3 of them play at the reception..."Are The Beatles getting back together?"...Paul plays at the MASSIVE "Live Aid' charity concert in July 1985....rumors fly that the 3 Beatles are going to reunite on stage with Julian Lennon standing in for his father..."Beatles reunion at Live Aid"...front page headlines around the world! The 3 Beatles (Paul...George...& Ringo)...finally get together to record 2 new songs in Feb. 1994...and Feb.1995 to add their voices and instruments to 2 John Lennon demo tapes from 1977 and 1978..."Free As A Bird" and "Real Love" as part of the massive Beatles "Anthology" project released in November 1995. The new Beatles songs and the 3 albums of outtakes are #1 all over the world. During this time...newspapers around the world say that The Beatles are going to give the "Biggest" rock concert of all time in the summer of 1994 on the great lawn in Central Park. The Beatles are going to be paid over $30,000,000 a piece...it's on TV news...radio...magazines...McCartney says, "Rubbish!". Woodstock 1994 promoters want The Beatles to play...In March 1996 The Beatles are offered $225,000,000 for a tour of the US...Europe...& Japan...and in April 1996...Sid Bernstein...who promoted The Beatles at Shea Stadium in 1965 and 1966...offer them $500,000,000 for a 20 minute set at Shea Stadium in NYC on August 23, 1996...The Beatles said no to all offers. When Paul & his band played Dodger Stadium in July 2019...Ringo joined him on stage with his drums and they played the Sgt Pepper reprise...and "Helter Skelter...the place went CRAZY! It was on TV news...radio...online....AMAZING! The Beatles and their music live on!

[@plasteredbastard]

i think its even heroic that no amount of money pulled them back into the ring. it had to be and could only be if it felt like the right thing to do.