29 August 1966: The Beatles' final concert in Candlestick Park, San Francisco | The Beatles Bible Ringo Starr Anthology The Park's capacity was 42,500, but only 25,000 tickets were sold, leaving large sections of unsold seats. Fans paid between $4.50 and $6.50 for tickets, and The Beatles' fee was around $90,000. The show's promoter was local company Tempo Productions. The Beatles took 65% of the gross, the city of San Francisco took 15% of paid admissions and were given 50 free tickets. This arrangement, coupled with low ticket sales and other unexpected expenses resulted in a financial loss for Tempo Productions. Candlestick Park was the home of the baseball team the San Francisco Giants. The stage was located just behind second base on the field, and was five feet high and surrounded by a six-foot high wire fence. The compère was 'Emperor' Gene Nelson of KYA 1260 AM, and the support acts were, in order of appearance, The Remains, Bobby Hebb, The Cyrkle and The Ronettes.

The show began at 8pm. I was the MC, and, as any Giants fans will know, Candlestick Park in August, at night, was cold, foggy and windy. The funniest thing this night was one of the warm-up acts, Bobby Hebb. He stood up on the stage at Candlestick Park, with the fog, and the wind blowing, and he was singing 'Sunny'! It was tough anyway to work a ballpark as an MC, especially as The Beatles were taking their time to get out. I was trying to entertain a crowd that was shouting, 'Beatles, Beatles, Beatles.' The dressing room was chaos. There were loads of people there. The press tried to get passes for their kids and the singer Joan Baez was in there. Any local celebrity, who was in town, was in the dressing room. They were having a party in there. They were having a perfectly wonderful time, while I was freezing my buns off on second base!

'Emperor' Gene Nelson The Beatles Off The Record, Keith Badman The Beatles took to the stage at 9.27pm, and performed 11 songs: Rock And Roll Music , She's A Woman , If I Needed Someone , Day Tripper , Baby's In Black , I Feel Fine , Yesterday , I Wanna Be Your Man , Nowhere Man , Paperback Writer and Long Tall Sally . The group knew it was to be their final concert. Recognising its significance, John Lennon and Paul McCartney took a camera onto the stage, with which they took pictures of the crowd, the rest of the group, and themselves at arm's length. Before one of the last numbers, we actually set up this camera, I think it had a fisheye, a wide-angle lens. We set it up on the amplifier and Ringo came off the drums, and we stood with our backs to the audience and posed for a photograph, because we knew that was the last show. George Harrison The Beatles Off The Record, Keith Badman As The Beatles made their way to Candlestick Park, Paul McCartney asked their press officer Tony Barrow to make a recording of the concert on audio cassette, using a hand-held recorder.

The cassette lasted 30 minutes on each side, and, as Barrow didn't flip it during the show, the recording cut off during final song Long Tall Sally . There was a sort of end of term spirit thing going on, and there was also this kind of feeling amongst all of us around The Beatles, that this might just be the last concert that they will ever do. I remember Paul, casually, at the very last minute, saying, 'Have you got your cassette recorder with you?' and I said, 'Yes, of course.' Paul then said, 'Tape it will you? Tape the show,' which I did, literally just holding the microphone up in the middle of the field. As a personal souvenir of the occasion, it was a very nice thing to have and the only difference was that it wasn't a spectacular occasion. It was nothing like Shea Stadium, there was nothing special about it at all, except that The Beatles did put in extra ad-libs and link material which they hadn't put in before on any other occasion. Tony Barrow The Beatles Off The Record, Keith Badman Barrow gave the original tape of the Candlestick Park concert to McCartney.

He also made a single copy, which was kept in a locked drawer in Barrow's office desk. The recording has since become widely circulated on bootlegs, although quite how is not known. At San Francisco airport, as our plane prepared to take off, Paul's head came over the top of my seat from the row behind: 'Did you get anything on tape?' I passed the cassette recorder back to him: 'I got the lot, except that the tape ran out in the middle of Long Tall Sally.' He asked if I had left the machine running between numbers to get all the announcements and the boys' ad lib remarks. I said: 'It's all there from the guitar feedback before the first number.' Paul was clearly chuffed to have such a unique souvenir of what would prove to be an historic evening - the farewell stage show from the Fab Four. Back in London I kept the concert cassette under lock and key in a drawer of my office desk, making a single copy for my personal collection and passing the original to Paul for him to keep. Years later my Candlestick Park recording re-appeared in public as a bootleg album.

If you hear a bootleg version of the final concert that finishes during Long Tall Sally it must have come either from Paul's copy or mine, but we never did identify the music thief! Tony Barrow Barry Tuesday 29 May 2012 Correction.1260 is an AM frequency, not an FM frequency. It was KYA 1260 AM, not FM. Reply Andrew Kemp Tuesday 23 October 2012 I’ve listened closely to Paul’s introduction to Long Tall Sally and I think there’s an important part you’ve left out (although you and others may not hear what I hear): “…And we’d like to ask you to join in and, er, clap, sing, talk, in fact, go home, no, do anything. Anyway, the song is… good night.” Yep – I think they’re so fed up he even says, a little off mic, “in fact, go home”. The remarks from the stage in this show really show where they were at at this time. Just sick of the screaming and pointlessness of live performing when no one even listened.

Reply ken murphy Saturday 24 November 2012 I took my wife of 43 years to this concert on our first date. I remember they wore kelly green suits and white socks, which was not cool in those days. You really couldn’t hear them through all the screaming. It also seemed to me that they ended early, maybe fed up with everything. I didn’t realize till the late 90’s that it was their last performance. Reply eric plant Thursday 7 February 2013 WHERE WHERE WHERE can I find a pic of the beatles with their backs to the crowd they took onstage???? I’ve seen them in documentaries but can find a single pic online! HELP!! Matt Monday 18 March 2013 One Of Johns Pictures from Candlestick Park. Reply Tomaji Monday 2 September 2013 It’s weird that Ringo (supposedly) said that about John, when it was GEORGE who said he’d had enough. He hated flying and they almost got killed when an engine caught fire on one flight during that tour.

He said, “After this gig, I’m no longer a Beatle”…and that at least got the all thinking about it for sure. Reply Brian Monday 14 October 2013 On the one hand, one can be surprised that the final Beatle concert did not sell-out…on the other hand, consider lousy weather, crummy sound system, and the Fab Four performing an 11 song set, I’d say those not attending did not miss much, outside of the historic significance. Reply Arthur Silva Friday 2 May 2014 I was 10, My aunt and uncle was leaving for London, mom and dad said my brother and I where going to the airport to say good by, Did not want to go but this is my story, Arrived there to see all these girls screaming, we where following our parents to an area of the airport that was under construction, all first class passengers where there, My aunt and uncle and yes George, Paul, John and Ringo, I wonder if they remember me or even this requirement due to the crowded airport, yes I was the last to see this group together in this country. P.S.

Uncle and aunt said they where 4 of the rudest bastards they ever met. (Remember they spent the flight time between states and London together, They where Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hickey) Should would like to shake Paul’s hand as the last to say good by in 1966. Back then the older people didn’t like long hair or load music, and 4 young men who had fame felt they could say and do anything of course, FAME and YOUTH, even today, can cause trouble along with lack of respect for others, as we have seen. P.S. Broke my first ankle wearing Beatle Boots…….Remember…….. Reply Susan Friday 11 July 2014 I was at that concert too – 11 years old. My father took me and my friend (who got lost in the crowd!) I remember the roar of the crowd, the excitement, the anticipation, wondering when the Beatles were going to come out on the field, and the decoy car that drove around and around on the field–everyone thought the Beatles were going to jump out of the car, and of course they didn’t.

The screaming was so loud we couldn’t hear a thing but it didn’t matter. I was madly in love with George at that time. Even seeing the band from a distance was thrilling. I’ll always love my dad for taking me to that concert. Reply John Tuesday 5 August 2014 I was there. Fifteen years old…on my first date with a girl named Cheri. My Parents drove us. I still have the ticket stub & the memories. I even stole a kiss off my date. Years later in 1969, I was in London & made my way to EMI Studios where The Beatles recorded….right on the blvd. Abbey Road. I ended up meeting Paul, George,Ringo & their producer George Martin. I was eighteen… and have to admit…quite a thrill. I remember where I was & the exact moment when I heard The Beatles from a little hand held transistor radio for the first time. Reply Ron Nasty Sunday 17 August 2014 According to this article there was a reason only 25,000 of the 42,500 seats were filled.

I’m not sure I’ve read this before but, according to Raechel Donahue (wife of the late KYA DJ Tom Donahue, who co-managed Tempo Productions), the City of San Francisco’s Parks and Recreation Department only licensed the show for 25,000 tickets, not allowing any tickets for the bleachers to be sold. Provided her memory is right, despite the thousands of empty seats, every ticket was sold. I wonder whether this explains some of the seemingly low attendances at some of 1966 US shows, that local authorities were limiting how many thousands of screaming girls they wanted to cope with? Reply Janet Friday 29 August 2014 I was lucky to have a good seat stage right with my two best friends (who are BTW still so) We could see thier facial expressions clearly. The most amazing memory I have is that when Paul sang Yesterday there were only two girls screaming in the intire stadium. We could actually HEAR the music! Reply AT Press Monday 1 September 2014 I saw them earlier on the same tour, at Shea Stadium (excuse me, at Che Stadium) in NYC. Yes, the screaming girls…and boys.

The Ronettes (not the Shirelles) could have headlined in New York. The Cyrkle began with the intro of “Red Rubber Ball” but turned it into their followup song, “Turn Down Day.” Of course I had no idea that it was the Beatles’ final tour. I was impressed that they attempted to tune their guitars between songs. And that they did their current single, “Paperback Writer,” despite how complex the recorded harmonies were. It’s a night I will remember forever and ever. Thanks, my Fab friends. I still squee when “Please Please Me” comes on the radio! Reply Fred Garten Monday 29 September 2014 Hey I stumbled onto this site by chance. To see if their were any interest and value to an old Suite Case full of Teen Magazines, News Paper Clippings, Published Photo’s etc.etc. From a Teen Collector back in the Day. I am truly Blown Away about how to date So Many People are still impacted by this Event. I had a very close friend recently pass away that was at the Show. She took Very Detailed Notes and wrote a 40 page account off what took place thru her eyes.

She had kept all items related to Event from Ticket Stub to the Hand Held AM Radio, Binoculars, etc. As a matter of fact I think she kept every News Article and Magazine ever produced about The Boys. My Friend went on to become a High School English Teacher for 28 years.(as well as other accomplishments ) I am wondering if their is an interest in all this paperwork or even possibly making into a short book for all to enjoy. She would have loved to be able to have shared her account and possibly impact a few people thru her eyes. Rest in Piece my Friend ! Cheers, Reply Marc Tuesday 7 October 2014 I was 12 years old when my mom got tickets for me and my 14 year old brother to go see the Beatles at Candlestick. As soon as the Beatles came out everyone stood up which left me, and all other short people, at a disadvantage. There was a young lady in front of me, about 20 years old, who jumped and screamed for the whole show and she would occasionally turn and apologize to me. Finally a guy behind me grabbed me under the arm pits and hoisted me up so my feet were on the back of my seat. I could see the Beatles.

It truly was a crazy day. Reply John Sharkey Sunday 15 March 2015 I was there at Candlestick Park on Monday, August 29, 1966 for both shows by the Beatles. I had also been at the two previous shows when the Beatles played the Cow Palace. I was on John’s side of the stage about 20-30 yards back and I could see and hear everything perfectly. What amazed me, besides the hysterics of it all, was the fact that all the house lights were on and you could look around and see everyone. It’s no wonder the people behind couldn’t hear anything except the screaming, but for myself, being up-close was a big help. (I also remember some guy who came from the audience from behind the stage who got onto the stage and stole John’s cap right off his head. What a despicable person!) The set-up was quite different at Candlestick Park. Although they had a better PA than at the Cow Palace still they were quite far from the audience. It simply wasn’t possible for anyone in the audience to throw anything at them and hit their mark, they were too far away.

On Monday, May 30, 1966 Paperback Writer/Rain was released and as the musical arranger and one of the lead singers for the Syndicate of Sound we taped the songs that afternoon and learned how to play them both so I was quite familiar with the chord progressions, the harmonies, etc. That evening of May 30th we appeared with the Charlatans and the headliners ‘The Lovin’ Spoonful’ at the Greek Amphitheatre (UC Berkeley). We performed both Paperback Writer & Rain along with other songs, including our hit, ‘Little Girl’. When the Beatles played Paperback Writer on Aug. 29th they did not do the same three part harmony opening which they sang on the record. It was close but… I was shocked they did not do the identical version. After the second show I drove over to the airport where their private plane was sitting on the tarmac and waved to them as they climbed the stairs, turned around and waved back at those of us who were lucky enough to be there to say good-bye. I feel extremely lucky to have been to four (4) live performances by the Beatles. It was an experience I shall never forget.

Oh, and BTW, the Grateful Dead were in the audience at Candlestick Park too. John Sharkey 03152015 Paul McCartney closes out Candlestick Park with final concert - TODAY.com Today.com Paul McCartney closes Candlestick Park, home of final Beatles concert, with one last show 2014-08-15T12:51:00.000Z comment () Paul McCartney took the stage at San Francisco's Candlestick Park Thursday night to give the final public performance in the legendary stadium, which is dousing its flame after 54 years of serving as home field to the city's sports teams and hosting live acts. It was a historically significant stop for McCartney: The Beatles played their last official live concert at Candlestick in 1966, as the musician reminded fans in a YouTube video he posted Wednesday. "I have some very special memories — as you know — of (playing) Candlestick Park," he said in the video. In preparing the set list for the special close-out show, McCartney clearly had a lot of yesterdays in mind. He launched into the last song the Beatles performed in full at that historic concert (Little Richard's "Long Tall Sally").

And as he played, several previously unreleased photographs taken at the 1966 performance flashed on the screen behind him. Paul+unveiled+unseen+ @JimMarshallM4 +photos+of+ @thebeatles +at+his+Candlestick+Park+gig.Details:+ + pic.twitter.com/dKjT2rQO6r â+Paul+McCartney+(@PaulMcCartney)+ August+15,+2014 + McCartney certainly knows how to get back from a setback. After postponing several live dates on his "Out There" tour due to a viral illness, he returned to the road in May and has been making headlines ever since: He helped a New York couple get engaged mid-show , delighted residents of Omaha, Nebraska, by hanging out on a sidewalk bench with Warren Buffett , and even "married" a couple during a stop in Phoenix Wednesday (the musician is not ordained, as the bride believed, but it was a nice symbolic gesture). The park known to locals as The Stick will be torn down and replaced by a 1.1 million-square-foot development project, said the Bay City News . But McCartney will go on: He has dates scheduled through October.

The photos by Jim Marshall that appeared behind McCartney during the show will appear in "The Haight: Love, Rock and Revolutions," in bookstores Oct. 14 and now available for pre-order at Amazon . Follow Randee Dawn on Google+ and Twitter . Beatles Last Concert At Candlestick Park: The Dream Is Over Beatles Last Concert At Candlestick Park: The Dream Is Over ANALYSIS By Palash Ghosh @Gooch700 On 08/29/12 AT 6:21 AM Forty-six years ago this Wednesday, The Beatles held their final 'official' public concert ever, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Aug. 29, 1966 marked the last time that a large audience would ever watch the Fab Four perform on stage (although smaller crowds would see them play 'Hey Jude' on the David Frost show in the summer of 1968; and an even more select crowd would delight in their famous Apple rooftop concert in January 1969).

Candlestick marked a dramatic turning point in The Beatles' career and lives – since their music had already become far too complex and sophisticated to play as a four-piece band on stage, they 'retired' to make their magic in the confines of the EMI recording studios in London. In addition, touring no longer made any sense – the group had become so overwhelmingly popular that they did not really have to do anything so strenuous as a world tour to promote their next single or album. More importantly, touring turned into a debilitating and even dangerous undertaking – the worst incident likely occurred in The Philippines where, having offended First Lady Imelda Marcos by not appearing before her highness, The Beatles were physically and violently threatened by army troops before they could escape the country (never again to return). 1966 also marked a sharp change in The Beatles' music – before that year, the group adhered to a strict (even exasperating) schedule of concerts, TV appearances and films, with recording sessions squeezed in between. Consequently, songs from this period tend to have been concise, quick, with a melodious hook – rather like an assembly-line.

From 1966 onward, they could afford to spend enormous time and money in the studio, using all kinds of tricks and gimmicks, in order to make some truly immortal and monumental albums and singles. A portion of Beatles fans prefer the charm, simplicity and nostalgia of the 1962-1966 period, while, I suspect, a much larger percentage of listeners prefer the more adventurous and ambitious 1967-1970 era. I don't really make such a distinction since I treasure every year of The Beatles' existence and love practically every single and album they ever recorded (even the more mediocre offerings possessed something interesting to them). However, 1966 and the end of touring clearly indicated a point of no return – and perhaps kicked off a series of events that would lead to the group's break-up three years later. To 'honor' the Candlestick concert, I decided to read (actually re-read) the famous interview John Lennon gave to Rolling Stone magazine in December 1970 – when the world fully realized the group had really broken up and were eager to find out all the details behind it.

I had not read this epic interview in at least two decades and it left me feeling sad and frustrated (I can only imagine what 1970 readers felt about it). The interview (which coincided with the release of the excellent 'John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band' LP) presents Lennon as a confused, vaguely-angry , rambling, perhaps drug-addled, man who doesn't have a clue what he really wants to say. John is relentlessly dismissive not only of The Beatles’ music, but also the works of many other artists. He also virulently attacks producer George Martin, the fans, the media and the hangers-on at Apple (some of whom were his closest friends). Clearly seeking to de-mythologize the group he helped create, he made absurd blanket statements like The Beatles “'sold out” and that their best music was “never recorded.” Lennon comes across as an immature, vulgar, incoherent and none too bright. He also makes a fool of himself by praising manager Allen Klein (who was later revealed to be an unscrupulous criminal that John himself eventually sued); and music producer Phil Spector (a mentally deranged maniac who eventually went to jail for murder).

Lennon only has kind words for his wife Yoko Ono – but it's more complicated than that. He makes one statement, then seconds later contradicts himself. In virtually the same sentence, he praises The Beatles as the greatest music act of the century, then condemns them as overrated. He goes around in endless circles that lead nowhere. Much of his “anger” sounds contrived and phony – it's not really clear why he is so bitter. Many of his replies begin with the tiresome phrases ”I don't know...” or “I don’t remember…,” which leads one to wonder why he agreed to the interview in the first place. Lennon also spews a lot of contrived 'hippie' terms and American-type profanity that Britons really didn't use at the time. Despite John's brilliance as a songwriter and the stupendous contributions he made to The Beatles, this interview exposed him as a pathetic and embittered poser and fool. I have read many interviews of musicians and other celebrities and I always find them revealing and interesting. I think that if you read enough interviews of a particular person (someone you have likely never met) you can get a decent idea of their state of mind and personality.

It's intriguing to realize that the interviews given by each of The Beatles closely parallel their musical styles – John's monologues are typically unfocused, meandering, self-conflicting, shapeless and naive (like many of his songs); Paul McCartney is usually direct, linear and concise, but reveals little of his soul or true feelings; George Harrison speaks in aphorisms, his words are often dense and inaccessible; while Ringo Starr's words are simple, straightforward and not all that relevant or profound. I also believe that the adage “The Whole Is Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts” was tailor-made for The Beatles. The music and magic they created as a foursome during the 1960s will never be surpassed, nor even matched, by any musical entity. Such a thing would be impossible to even conceive of. However, I no longer hold the individual Beatles in such high regard as I once did. When one views them strictly on their own merits (as opposed to the four-headed beast that conquered and charmed the world), they are… less than compelling figures.

Part of this is because they have become over-exposed – I know “too much” about them, and this is never a healthy thing for people one has never personally met. Moreover, there is a great danger is investing too much emotion into people whose talents you admire, but don’t have any direct personal relationship with whatsoever. That is the risk inherent in ”celebrity worship.” With a character as difficult as Lennon, such an attachment becomes almost self-defeating. In any case, between the Candlestick Park concert in 1966 and John Lennon’s devastating interview in December 1970, the world turned upside down and changed so much that it bewilders the imagination. The Beatles, in that short interval of time, rose to unprecedented heights of fame and success, then came crashing down and even tried to destroy their own myth and legacy. But they created a gift so huge that not even John Lennon’s acidic mouth could even make a dent in it. Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band appear set to perform at San Diego's Petco Park in late summer or early fall. - The San Diego Union-Tribune George Varga Contact Reporter Yeah, yeah, yeah! No official announcement is scheduled until 10 a.m.

Wednesday, but Paul McCartney is set to return to San Diego for his first public performance here in 38 years. His Petco Park concert, which will take place Sept. 28, comes 50 years after he performed his first U.S. tour with The Beatles in 1964. Apart from a private party McCartney played in early 2003 in Rancho Santa Fe, this will mark his first show here since he and his then-band, Wings, performed in 1976 at the San Diego Sports Arena. That venue is now known as Valley View Casino Center. On Tuesday, the San Diego Padres and AEG Live/Goldenvoice issued identical news releases. Both touted an “online announcement” at 10 Wednesday morning “of a major entertainment event coming ‘OUT THERE’ to San Diego’s Petco Park.” “Out There” is the name of McCartney’s ongoing world concert tour. His international concert trek resumed Saturday in Albany, N.Y. with a three-hour show that earned rave reviews. It was his first live date since he postponed a series of concerts in May in Asia, after he was briefly hospitalized with a virus. AEG Live/Goldenvoice is the promoter of all U.S.

dates on McCartney’s “Out There” tour, including his previously announced Aug. 10 concert at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. AEG owns a controlling interest in Valley View Casino Center and exclusively books the Humphreys Concerts by the Bay series on Shelter Island. Tuesday’s news release included an invitation to “watch the announcement online at ” On Tuesday, that website was playing nonstop excerpts of songs from McCartney’s latest album, “New.” By coincidence, McCartney’s former Beatles’ band mate, Ringo Starr, performs here at Humphreys Friday with the current edition of his group, the All-Starr Band. It remains to be seen exactly when might McCartney, 72, and his four-man group will perform at Petco Park. His Aug. 10 Dodger Stadium concert will be followed by an Aug. 12 date at the US Airways Center in Phoenix and an Aug. 14 show at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, where The Beatles performed their final concert in 1966. McCartney’s Bay Area show is his last scheduled performance anywhere until Oct. 2, when he begins an eight-city U.S. tour leg in Lubbock, Texas.

There are two gaps in his October schedule between concerts — one nine days long, the other eight days — so he could fit in a San Diego concert then, assuming Petco Park is available. Given the long odds of the Padres making it into to the postseason this year, the venue’s likely availability in late September and October seems like a very safe bet. Accordingly, McCartney could play here either during one of those tour gaps or shortly before his Oct. 2 Lubbock show. He typically performs concerts every second or third day when on tour. His long absence from San Diego, where The Beatles played at Balboa Stadium in 1965, has long been a source of frustration and bewilderment for area fans. But McCartney does not plan the specific cities included in his tour itineraries — a task left to his agent, manager and tour promoters to determine. In a 2005 U-T San Diego interview, the musician many veteran fans still fondly call the “cute Beatle” was asked if he had anything against America’s Finest City. “I can’t stand the place!” McCartney joked. “You know, you’re right. I don’t really get involved in plotting out the tours.

That’s kind of a logistic problem. It’s a question of how quickly they can get the trucks from there to there. ... They know I want to play everywhere, basically. I want to give everyone a chance, so I always tell my promoters, look for places we haven’t played, or haven’t played recently ... but it’s not always possible.” McCartney has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist and as a Beatle. His concert here will place him on the very short list of pop superstars to perform at Petco Park, following the Rolling Stones in 2005 and Madonna in 2008. No ticket prices have been announced yet for McCartney’s Petco Park concert. However, tickets for his Candlestick Park concert are priced between $49.50 and $254 each, plus service charges. VIP ticket packages are also available for most stops on his tour, which suggests that will also be the case for his San Diego show. Listen to cassette recording of The Beatles’ final concert at Candlestick Park | Consequence of Sound The No.

1 Source For Breaking Music and Film Headlines Listen to cassette recording of The Beatles’ final concert at Candlestick Park Reddit Yesterday, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of The Beatles and Bob Dylan meeting for the very first time (aka, the day the Fab Four smoked their first joint). Today, we look back on another historical moment in the legendary group’s career: their final concert, which took place 48 years ago on August 29th, 1966 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. (While they did perform together later in January 1969 on the rooftop of their label, Apple, the event was unannounced and thus, not considered an “official concert”.) The Beatles’ last show in Candlestick Park, then home to the San Francisco Giants, featured an 11-song set over the course of about 30 minutes. Among the hits played were “She’s a Woman”, “Day Tripper”, “I Feel Fine”, “Yesterday”, and “Paperback Writer”.

Tickets for the event cost only about $4.50 to $6.50 a piece, and unbelievably enough, only a little more than half of the venue’s 42,500 seats were sold. (What even … ?) As the band knew it would be their final proper concert together, John Lennon and Paul McCartney reportedly brought a camera onto the stage with them to take photos of the crowd and personally document the momentous occasion. The Beatles had also requested their press officer, Tony Barrow, to record the concert on cassette. However, since the tape could only hold 30 minutes on each side and Barrow forgot to turn it over towards the end of the set, the closing song (“Long Tall Sally”) was never recorded in full. It’s unknown just how that recording was distributed and bootlegged — to this day only two tapes (the original and one copy) were known to have been made — but, boy, are we lucky that it did.

Below, listen to the audio from that very special night, followed by a lengthy and detailed account of the show and a few of the events that came before and after it, including George Harrison saying on their flight out of San Francisco: “That’s it, then. I’m not a Beatle anymore.” 01. 00:00 “Rock and Roll Music” 02. 01:39 “She’s a Woman” 03. 04:52 “If I Needed Someone” 04. 07:52 “Day Tripper” 05. 10:58 “Baby’s In Black” 06. 13:43 “I Feel Fine” 07. 16:24 “Yesterday” 08. 19:06 “I Wanna Be Your Man” 09. 21:45 “Nowhere Man” 10. 24:33 “Paperback Writer” 11.

27:19 “Long Tall Sally” (Incomplete) Although they made an unannounced live appearance in January 1969 on the rooftop of the Apple building, The Beatles’ final live concert took place on 29 August 1966 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California. The Park’s capacity was 42,500, but only 25,000 tickets were sold, leaving large sections of unsold seats. Fans paid between $4.50 and $6.50 for tickets, and The Beatles’ fee was around $90,000. The show’s promoter was local company Tempo Productions. The Beatles took 65% of the gross, the city of San Francisco took 15% of paid admissions and were given 50 free tickets. This arrangement, coupled with low ticket sales and other unexpected expenses resulted in a financial loss for Tempo Productions. Candlestick Park was the home of the baseball team the San Francisco Giants. The stage was located just behind second base on the field, and was five feet high and surrounded by a six-foot high wire fence.

The compère was ‘Emperor’ Gene Nelson of KYA AM 1260, and the support acts were, in order of appearance, The Remains, Bobby Hebb, The Cyrkle and The Ronettes. The show began at 8pm. The Beatles took to the stage at 9.27pm, and performed 11 songs: Rock And Roll Music, She’s A Woman, If I Needed Someone, Day Tripper, Baby’s In Black, I Feel Fine, Yesterday, I Wanna Be Your Man, Nowhere Man, Paperback Writer and Long Tall Sally. The group knew it was to be their final concert. Recognising its significance, John Lennon and Paul McCartney took a camera onto the stage, with which they took pictures of the crowd, the rest of the group, and themselves at arm’s length. As The Beatles made their way to Candlestick Park, Paul McCartney asked their press officer Tony Barrow to make a recording of the concert on audio cassette, using a hand-held recorder. The cassette lasted 30 minutes on each side, and, as Barrow didn’t flip it during the show, the recording cut off during final song Long Tall Sally.

Barrow gave the original tape of the Candlestick Park concert to McCartney. He also made a single copy, which was kept in a locked drawer in Barrow’s office desk. The recording has since become widely circulated on bootlegs, although quite how is not known. The final show saw perhaps a slightly more energetic performance than usual from The Beatles, and was longer than their usual 20-25 minute duration. They barely paused between songs, although their on-stage patter was notably looser and less scripted than normal. Particularly revealing are McCartney’s comments before Paperback Writer, during which he questions the group’s future; and Long Tall Sally, which may have carried a veiled reference to the withdrawn ‘butcher’ artwork for Yesterday… And Today. Just before leaving the stage, John Lennon teasingly played the opening bars of In My Life, before running off to join the rest of the group backstage. The Beatles were quickly taken to the airport in an armoured car. They flew from San Francisco to Los Angeles, arriving at 12.50am. During the flight George Harrison was heard to exclaim: “That’s it, then.

I’m not a Beatle anymore.” Did you see The Beatles at Candlestick Park in 1966? | The Beatles Did you see The Beatles at Candlestick Park in 1966? news Did you see The Beatles at Candlestick Park in 1966? Are you going back to see Sir Paul McCartney at Candlestick’s final concert? White Horse pics, who are producing the recently announced film with Ron Howard about the band's touring years, would love to hear your story! Please contact the team at BeatlesLive@whitehorsepics.com Paul is to play "Farewell to Candlestick: The Final Concert" August 14th, the last event at the stadium before it closes, and where The Beatles played their final tour performance on August 29th 1966." Signing up... Please check your email to confirm your subscription Error – please try again later Community Gaz Hunter 22 Aug 2014 Any chance we can have an official reprint of the Candlestick Park poster because I can't afford an original! fab4bob 12 Aug 2014 Whoever just happaned to make a video of that show is going to be very rich. question is.

could it have been filmed by an someone in the audience. news 3 12 A new, Apple-authorised Beatles documentary feature about the band’s touring years is in production. The film will have the full co-operation of Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono Lennon and Olivia Harrison. • Ron Howard to direct. • White Horse Pictures and Imagine Entertainment to produce. • Grammy Award-winning Nigel Sinclair, Scott Pascucci and Academy Award-winner and multiple nominee Brian Grazer to produce with Howard. • Michael Rosenberg and Guy East will serve as executive producers. The film will focus on The Beatles' journey from the early days of the Cavern Club in Liverpool and engagements in Hamburg to their last public concert in Candlestick Park, San Francisco, in 1966. Ron Howard: “I am excited and honored to be working with Apple and the White Horse team on this astounding story of these four young men who stormed the world in 1964. Their impact on popular culture and the human experience cannot be exaggerated." ATTENTION BEATLES FANS: Were you there? Or were your parents or grandparents a part of Beatlemania?

Submit your own Beatles footage or memorabilia at #submit_form So on August 29 1966 The Beatles performed their - ART AND DR - 3232421up View Full Document So, on August 29, 1966, The Beatles performed their last live performance ever at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California. Almost a year later, Brian Epstein, the Beatles Manager was found dead in his apartment of a suicidal overdose. This caused many problems for the group. John later admitted that "The Beatles were finished when Eppy died. I knew, deep inside me, that that was it, without him, we'd had it." John met a Japanese artist name Yoko Ono in 1967. In just a few weeks, the two were inseparable. This new relationship destroyed John's marriage with Cynthia and eventually destroyed his relationship with Paul McCartney, and the other Beatles. After John's divorce from Cynthia, John Winston Lennon changed his name to John Ono Lennon in honor of Yoko Ono. He insisted on using "JOHNANDYOKO" as his official signature and identity. John and Yoko were married in the year of 1969.

John released his first solo single in 1969, "Give Peace a Chance." He did not credit this song to Lennon-McCartney, but to The "Plastic Ono Band." On April 10, 1970, Paul McCartney resigned from the Beatles. The group dissolved officially in 1971. John Lennon and Paul McCartney became rivals after the Beatles broke up. This preview has intentionally blurred sections. Sign up to view the full version. This is the end of the preview. Sign up to access the rest of the document. TERM Uni. Portsmouth ART AND DR 3232421up - Fall 2013 John Lennon John Lennon was a great song writer and musician.

He played the rhythm gu John Lennon Essay Audio: The Beatles Play Their Final Concert at Candlestick Park, 1966 Audio: The Beatles Play Their Final Concert at Candlestick Park, 1966 in Music | May 24th, 2014 1 Comment 1.7k Subscribe Google Whatsapp Pinterest Digg Linkedin Stumbleupon Vk Print Delicious Buffer Pocket Xing Tumblr Mail Yummly Telegram Flipboard Aside from a surprise send-off performance on the roof of their own Apple building in 1969 (which you can see here ), The Beatles played their last official concert on August 29th, 1966 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco before moving on to make their most iconic studio albums, then splitting up three years later. Knowing it would be their final show, the band brought a camera onstage to take photos of the crowd and themselves. Paul McCartney asked the band’s press officer Tony Barrow to record the concert on a hand-held tape recorder.

Barrow described the atmosphere as an “end of term spirit,” even if “it wasn’t a spectacular occasion […] nothing like Shea Stadium.” His recollection might seem strange, but we should keep in mind that the band had been touring incessantly, playing massive shows to arenas packed with screaming fans. The Candlestick Park concert by contrast had large sections of empty seats, with only 25,000 tickets sold in a stadium with a 42,500 seat capacity. Barrow recorded the show, then, as he recalls, made one copy and locked the other away: Back in London I kept the concert cassette under lock and key in a drawer of my office desk, making a single copy for my personal collection and passing the original to Paul for him to keep. Years later my Candlestick Park recording re-appeared in public as a bootleg album. If you hear a bootleg version of the final concert that finishes during Long Tall Sally it must have come either from Paul’s copy or mine, but we never did identify the music thief! Whoever it was, we have that person to thank for the recording above.

The audio quality is what might be expected from a handheld recorder in a huge stadium concert, but the historic value of the document is inestimable. See the complete tracklist below and read more about that final show at The Beatles Bible . 01. 00:00 “Rock and Roll Music” 02. 01:39 “She’s a Woman” 03. 04:52 “If I Needed Someone” 04. 07:52 “Day Tripper” 05. 10:58 “Baby’s In Black” 06. 13:43 “I Feel Fine” 08. 19:06 “I Wanna Be Your Man” 09. 21:45 “Nowhere Man” 11. 27:19 “Long Tall Sally” (Incomplete) Related Content:

Question: What is the name of the park in San Francisco where, in 1966, the Beatles performed their final official live concert?
Answer: Candlestick Park