The Beatles At Shea Stadium: The Story Behind Their Greatest Concert Author: Visit Amazon's Dave Schwensen Page | Language: English | ISBN:
0979103029 | Format: EPUB
The Beatles At Shea Stadium: The Story Behind Their Greatest Concert Description
About the Author
Dave Schwensen is an entertainment journalist, award-winning humor columnist, pop culture historian and author of six books including "The Beatles In Cleveland."
- Paperback: 280 pages
- Publisher: North Shore Publishing (November 28, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0979103029
- ISBN-13: 978-0979103025
- Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
On the 15th August, 1965, the Beatles played to a record crowd of 55,600 at Shea Stadium. It was, at that time, the largest rock concert ever staged and, later, John Lennon was to reflect that it was where he, “saw the top of the mountain....”
This book gives all the background to the concert, including information on promoter Sid Bernstein and New York DJ’s Cousin Brucie Morrow and Murray the K. Many people who attended the concert, either as a fan or because they were involved in the show in some way, are interviewed and share their stories of that momentous day. In 1965, the attendance and revenue were record breaking – it was the height of Beatlemania and the birth of stadium rock. In many ways, it was a concert that changed the music scene forever, with bands afterwards demanding a larger share of the profits and better security, sound and organisation. Yet, despite the obvious need for crowd control, it seems to have been a good natured and happy event. Fans recall the constant screaming, like “white noise”, but the police were there simply to protect them and scoop them up if they broke towards the stage. Nobody was hurt, nobody fought, there was no trouble – just an overwhelming excitement and enjoyment.
Every song performed is looked at in depth, including the finale of “I’m Down” – where, famously, John played the keyboard with his elbow, as the band gave up battling the roar of the crowd and just performed with enjoyment. Having arrived nearby by helicopter, even the fans wondered how they would “get away”. They were finally whisked away in a station wagon and, as fan Doug Fernandez recalled, “It was electric, it was fun and then it was over.
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