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 The Beatles' Last Concert - The Beatles' Last Concert The Beatles' Last Concert The Beatles' San Francisco 1966 Beatles' Concert © Jim Marshall from The Beatles "Tomorrow Never Knows" The Beatles' Candlestick Park show wasn't just another concert. It was The Beatles' last concert. But only the foursome and a few close insiders knew it. The brief 33-minute appearance didn't break any attendance records. But it was the largest concert yet in San Francisco. And it fell just short of the combined attendance of the Cow Palace's two 1965 performances. 25,000 anxious fans waited in the cold that night to watch The Beatles in concert. The foursome walked to the stage surrounded by body guards. The stage was on second base built especially to protect The Fab Four. There was an extraordinary amount of security present that evening. Not even kings, presidents nor Popes receive as much protection. The stage was surrounded by two heavy metal fences.

A bullet-proof armored car awaited patiently, behind the stage, motor running, for their "getaway." Just in case. And although this was to be their last concert, only The Beatles themselves and a couple of insiders knew it. This was one year before Sgt. Pepper, and the foursome was simply becoming more and more unable to duplicate on stage what they recorded in the studio. To make matters worse, touring had become dangerous and by the time of the The Beatles' San Francisco show they feared for their physical safety, and even their lives. Throughout the brief show they closely scanned the outfield where a small group of boys clung to the fence threatening to jump over-- and make this particular show more than memorable. But to reach the performers they first had about 200 rent-a-cops to deal with. Watch closely as they do jump the fence. Our exclusive Beatles DVD "The Beatles Live In San Francisco" contains all of the Beatles video from San Francisco and is a delightful gift for a Beatles' fan. Watch the instigator in his desperate short but memorable stage rush being tackled by three heavy guards after he had already slipped on the field.

Seeing The Fabs live in our Beatles' video will bring you back to that day when public performing ended. Our Beatles' fan gift section contains this Beatles' DVD together with other necessary Candlestick fan memorabilia, no fan can be without. Read more about the Candlestick appearance. Candlestick -- The Historic DVD "The Beatles Live In San Francisco" Beatles DVD. Exclusive Beatles Video! Watch John, Paul, George and Ringo take the stage for their last concert ever! A great gift for a Beatles' fan is our Beatles DVD, "The Beatles Live In San Francisco." The entertaining Beatles' Last Concert DVD takes you back to August 29, 1966 for what has been called "The Last Hard Day's Night." See the entourage arrive at San Francisco International Airport where they are whisked away by bus to Candlestick Park. This Beatles' DVD shows San Francisco's elated Beatles' fan's welcome then the foursome were quickly slipped behind iron gates to a party below the box seats at Candlestick. The entire show was over before most of the audience realized it. The Beatles' part was a mere 33-minutes, after which they disappeared in an armored car which had been waiting stage-side, with motor running.

The video shows workers earlier in the day building two metal fences around the 5-foot stage which was assembled on second base. The night before, in L.A, at Dodger Stadium, a crowd broke through and tried to rush the stage. The promoters and The Beatles themselves were determined that this concert would proceed without a such a hitch. Read more Tomorrow Never Knows - Photos By Jim Marshall Beatles Candlestick Park San Franacisco. Great Beatles Fan Gift Much of what we have to remember that Candlestick Park performance by is due to the expertise of world-renown rock photographer Jim Marshall, (February 3, 1936–March 24, 2010.) Surprisingly, this Final Beatles' concert was Marshall's first encounter with the band. Marshall spent almost every moment of that day, August 29, 1966 with the group, photographing their San Francisco trip. From their airport arrival to a pre-show party in The San Francisco Giant's locker room. From their march to the stage on second base, to the final Beatles' performance. Thanks to Jim Marshall, generations to come will appreciate The Beatles in their last concert as only Jim Marshall could photograph them in living black and white.

Many of Marshall's photographs in this exclusive 104-page glossy photo book have never been released elsewhere. Most were previously unreleased prior to the printing of this book. TeleVideos has purchased a small quantity of the rare remaining books in this final printing. Together with our Beatles DVDs, our original Beatles' San Francisco gift packages are a rare gift for a Beatles' fan. Some are still available with autographs of both author Eric Lefcowitz and Jim Marshall. Some are available with author Lefcowitz's autograph only. Read more. Copyright © 2013 by Barry Hood TeleVideos All Rights Reserved Contact TeleVideos Tomorrow Never Knows Beatles Images Copyright Jim Marshall Used by the gracious permission of author Eric Lefcowitz Charitybuzz: Live Bid! The Beatles Last Performance - Candlestick Park... - Lot 639201 Live Bid! The Beatles Last Performance - Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA.

August 29,1966 by Jim Marshall View all 6 images Description Please note: This lot will close at 1 PM EDT October 17 to be part of a live auction event on Sunday Please be sure to utilize the Max Bid feature so a Charitybuzz representative may continue to bid on your behalf at the live auction. Should no Max Bid be in place, we will bid your current bid at the live auction. Please contact info@charitybuzz.com for more details or with any questions. Jim Marshall Photography LLC has donated a Limited Edition Beatles Portfolio containing five archival photos of the band from their 1966 final concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Only 25 have been produced. The set includes a complimentary photo of Jim Marshall backstage with the Beatles, all offered in a presentation portfolio. Also with this set is a new book on Marshall’s work The Haight: Love, Rock and Revolution , due out October 14th (Insight Editions), written by bestselling author and San Francisco music journalist Joel Selvin. In addition, the winner and a guest are invited to a private tour and first-hand detail of Jim Marshall's iconic images given by the photographer's estate owner at their exclusive gallery in San Francisco.

Refreshments included! About the pieces: The Beatles Last Performance - Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA. August 29,1966 by Jim Marshall​ Edition: Limited Edition Portfolio of 25 Dimensions: 16" x 20" Story behind the shot: Little did Jim Marshall know that The Beatles’ Candlestick Park, San Francisco, concert on August 29th, 1966, would be their last live performance as a group. He just knew they were having fun. And, as the only photographer allowed to cover the show – he knew he had to capture these emotional moments. About the artist: Jim Marshall is said to be the most prolific photographer of the 20th Century and is widely known for his music photography. He’s captured the diversity through some of the most iconic images in music history. As one of the first photographers to capture all styles of music without regard to race, gender or boundaries, he illustrated what music looked like to the world, at a time when music was transforming history. Donated by: The Estate of Jim Marshall Additional lot details This piece is not framed. Set will come in a presentation portfolio.

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August 29,1966 by Jim Marshall LOT CLOSED Photos of Beatles Last Concert at Candlestick Park Available Register Sign In Photos of Beatles Last Concert at Candlestick Park Available Marshall's shots chronicle the Beatles from their arrival at SFO, the backstage vibe, walking across the field to the stage, and performing onstage which are now available to the public for the first time July 31, 2014 12:40 ET | Source: Jim Marshall Photography photo-release The Beatles Last Concert SAN FRANCISCO, July 31, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- INTIMATE PHOTOS SHOT BY JIM MARSHALL OF THE BEATLES LAST LIVE CONCERT AT CANDLESTICK PARK IN SAN FRANCISCO ARE NOW AVAILABLE COMMEMORATING PAUL MCCARTNEY'S UPCOMING REUNION PERFORMANCE AT THE STORIED VENUE The Entire Collection Of Photos From The Beatles Last Concert Are Available For Licensing Through Jim Marshall Photography LLC. On August 29, 1966, the Beatles emerged out of an armored truck onto the infield of San Francisco's Candlestick Park to the deafening screams of thousands of fans.

No one knew that it would be the last live Beatles performance together... ever. A friend of the band, legendary music photographer Jim Marshall was the only official photographer allowed to take pictures of them at what became a historic event in music. Marshall's shots chronicled the Beatles from their arrival at SFO, the backstage vibe, walking across the field to the stage, and performing onstage which are now available to the public for the first time. To commemorate the nearly 50 year anniversary after the Beatles last gig at Candlestick Park, and Paul McCartney's August 14th concert celebrating the storied venue before it is torn down, the Jim Marshall estate and San Francisco Art Exchange is offering a selection of five intimate, limited edition 16X20 archival photos from the final concert. Printed from the original 35mm negatives shot by Marshall, only 25 of each image has been produced for sale individually or in a set of five. These images are part of a bigger collection of photos from that iconic concert that are available for licensing through Jim Marshall Photography LLC.

Additionally, coming this fall, the Beatles photos have been included in a new book on Marshall's work The Haight: Love, Rock and Revolution, due out October 14th (Insight Editions). Written by bestselling author and San Francisco music journalist Joel Selvin, "The Haight" features hundreds of stunning photos taken by Marshall from 1965–1968 in the Haight Ashbury, during what is widely regarded as the cradle of modern counter culture. The complete series of Beatles Candlestick Park photos shot by Marshall are available to the public at San Francisco Art Exchange: 415-441-8840, info@sfae.com. About Jim Marshall Jim Marshall is world-renowned as the pioneer of rock-and-roll photography. A principal photographer at Woodstock, and the only photographer allowed backstage at the Beatles final concert, he immortalized artists such as the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Jefferson Airplane before they became household names. His unlimited access to musicians allowed him to capture some of the most iconic images in music history.

In 2014, Marshall became the first photographer to receive an honorary GRAMMY Trustees Award for documenting the evolution of music over a period of five decades. Marshall passed away in 2010 and his estate is owned and operated by his long-time assistant Amelia Davis. About San Francisco Art Exchange Founded in 1983, San Francisco Art Exchange (SFAE) are pioneers and premiere purveyors of important fine art and photographs of pop iconography including imagery rock music and jazz, Hollywood, civil rights, sports, historical events and personalities. Important sales have included the original art and photographs used to create the album covers of Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon", the Cars' "Candy-O" album cover, the Beatles' "Abbey Road", Black Sabbath's "Never Say Die", Led Zeppelin's "In Through the Out Door" and many others. They represent the work of over 200 artists and personalities that include Jim Marshall, Ronnie Wood, Storm Thorgerson, Roger Dean, Graham Nash, Alberto Vargas.

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Uploaded on Mar 3, 2011 An original, authentic Beatles concert poster for their last performance ever, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, CA on August 29, 1966 at 8 PM. The original Candlestick Park poster was printed by West Coast Lithograph Co. on heavy cardboard. However, bootlegs and reproductions are very common. How to tell the difference between an original Beatles Candlestick Park poster and the bootleg? A genuine vs. a phony? An authentic one vs. a reproduction? A real one vs. a knock-off? Here I explain how. This poster is extra collectible because The Beatles played their last regular concert ever, one to a paying audience, on this date -- August 29, 1966. Poster artist Wes Wilson designed this Beatles Candlestick Park window card, the same year he had designed many concert posters for the Fillmore Auditorium and Avalon Ballroom. The complete and exact wording found on this poster: Here Come The Beatles, Candlestick Park, Monday, August 29, 8 PM. The Cyrkle, The Ronettes, The Remains plus two other acts to be determined. San Francisco ......

(And then the small white print): Tickets Available By Mail. Ticket Prices: $5.00 -- 6.00 -- 7.00 -- including all handling charges. Enclose stamped, self-addressed envelope. Address Ticket Orders To: KYA, #1 Nob Hill Circle, San Francisco, California 94108. Make All Checks and Money Orders Payable to KYA. San Francisco Top 40 radio station KYA presented the Beatles at their Candlestick Park show, so that's why they're mentioned several times on the poster and very prominently on the concert ticket itself. This authenticity explanation provided by first-generation Beatles fan and collector Pete Howard, who can be contacted by email at pete@postercentral.com or by phone at (805) 540-0020.

To see a nice collection of original, vintage Beatles concert posters, click on over to this page on my Web site: Category San Francisco's Candlestick Park closes after half-century of memories | Daily Mail Online Next Scene of the Beatles' last ever live concert and home to countless sporting triumphs: San Francisco's Candlestick Park is set to close after half-century of memories San Francisco's iconic Candlestick Park is closing later this month after more than half a century of hosting major events The stadium was officially opened by then Vice President Richard Nixon in April 1960 Located next to the San Francisco Bay, the stadium was notorious for often being freezing cold with strong winds creating unusual playing conditions The Beatles played their last ever live concert at Candlestick in 1966 The one time home to both the Giants and the 49ers is where Willie Mays celebrated his 3,000th hit in 1970 Other legendary sport stars to have graced the stadium on a regular basis include Jerry Rice, Joe Montana and Barry Bonds One of the more famous plays in football history, dubbed The Catch, took place in 1982 to send the 49ers into their first ever Super Bowl final Pope John Paul II held mass for

 70,000 people on Sept 18 1987 The Stick's finale will be a performance on Thursday by Paul McCartney, 48 years after the Beatles' last scheduled concert lit up the venue Beatles Concert Tickets - San Francisco 8/29/66 $ 6.50 very scarce Listed and pictured above are all 8 known color variations of tickets from the Beatles' last live concert in America.

Due to low print quality, fading and aging of many tickets, there are shade "variations" of the above colors. Unused Candlestick tickets are very common, as several hundred were turned up via the original promoters in the early 1990s. However, any of the three different $6.50 variations are very scarce and rarely turn up. There also is a unique promotional variation with a special punch hole. The company which printed the Candlestick tickets closed its doors in 1991 and was bought out by a Canadian company. After 9 years and more than 1,400 shows... This was the Beatles' last concert tour appearance ever, a 33-minute performance at San Francisco's Candlestick Park on Monday August 29, 1966. The Park's capacity was 42,500 but the Beatles only filled 25,000 seats, leaving entire sections of unsold seats. Tempo Productions, which promoted the Candlestick Park show, was owned by Bobby Mitchell and Tom Donohue (aka "Big Daddy"), both popular KYA disc jockeys.

In the summer of 1965 they had received a verbal agreement to promote the Beatles' two 1965 Cow Palace shows, but the contract was for some reason given to a San Jose promoter named Paul Cattallano. Tempo immediately took legal action against the Beatles for breach of contract, serving them a summons via a process server at the Hollywood Bowl the day before the Cow Palace Shows. Eventually an agreement was worked out between the Beatles and Tempo's lawyers in which Tempo would promote the group's return engagement at Candlestick Park in 1966. HIGHLIGHTS: The Beatles took 65% of the gross, the city of San Francisco took 15% of paid admissions and 50 free tickets. This, along with lukewarm ticket sales and other unexpected expenses resulted in a financial loss for Tempo Productions. The oversize tickets were to large to fit the counting machines at Candlestick and had to be counted by hand. The performance was taped by Tony Barrow at Paul McCartney's request and is available in bootleg format. The last song was truncated because the recorder ran out of tape. Just before leaving the stage, John teasingly strummed the opening guitar notes of "In My Life".

Wes Wilson designed the concert poster for the show. Wes later on to become one of the most influential artists of the psychedelic movement and designed many important posters for Bill Graham. Candlestick Park has been renamed 3Com Park. The San Francisco Giants played their last season there in 1999. Candlestick Park Concert Posters 1. This is the only authorized version issued in the 1960s. 2. This unauthorized repro was made on thin poster paper. 3. Unauthorized reproduction. Made on thicker poster board like the original but with white instead of yellow lettering. 1000-2000 copies were made by a California collector/dealer. 4. Unauthorized reproduction. Also on thick board like the original, this is actually a reprint of No. 3 which was taken to a west coast printer and copied with the yellow lettering being added in the process. 5. This is an authorized litho reprint made by Art Posters in 1992 with permission from Apple. 200 numbered Ltd. edition high-quality prints were made and signed by Ronnie Spector and/or Wes Wilson (who originally created the artwork in 1966).

A large white border was laid out around the original size inset of the original poster. 6. Unauthorized. One of a couple different low quality posters that someone made up starting a decade ago. Some are on thin paper, some on thicker poster paper. Quality varies as people have printed copies of the copies. 7. Unauthorized. Same as above, several variations of paper and print quality. ©1987 Eric Lefcowitz For more information on The Beatles' last concert, look for the book Tomorrow Never Knows: The Beatles' Last Concert, an excellent 100 page book covering the historic last show at Candlestick Park. Published in 1987 by Terra Firma Books in San Francisco. Written by Eric Lefcowitz, with photos by Jim Marshall.

Mystery photos of the Beatles’ last concert on display - SFGate Mystery photos of the Beatles’ last concert on display By Jesse Hamlin Updated 1:40 pm, Friday, July 22, 2016 Photo: Courtesy Dave Seabury Close Image 1 of 1 Bay Area musician Dave Seabury and his wife, Ruth Kaiser, will exhibit never-published images of the Beatles from the band's 1966 Candlestick Park concert, like this picture of John Lennon, on the 50th anniversary of that performance. less Bay Area musician Dave Seabury and his wife, Ruth Kaiser, will exhibit never-published images of the Beatles from the band's 1966 Candlestick Park concert, like this picture of John Lennon, on the 50th ... more Photo: Courtesy Dave Seabury Mystery photos of the Beatles’ last concert on display 1 / 1 Back to Gallery An inveterate patron of junk stores and flea markets, Dave Seabury was rummaging through a box at a garage sale in San Pablo in 1986 when he came across an old photographic contact sheet with 72 images of the Beatles in performance.

“I knew it was a find,” recalls Seabury, a Bay Area musician, painter and sculptor of salvaged material who performs with a piquant array of local bands — among them Psychotic Pineapple, the Rock & Roll Adventure Kids and the Chuckleberries — while working days at the Presidio Trust running the recycling and refuse disposal operation. Seabury bought that unsigned contact sheet, which had previously been purchased at the Berkeley Flea Market, for $1. He tucked it in his collection of photographs and posters and didn’t think much about it, other than it was cool. Some time later, he was looking at Jim Marshall’s famous pictures from the Beatles’ last live concert, at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park on Aug. 29, 1966, when he realized they were wearing the same patterned shirts they have on in the tiny images on the contact sheet. “It’s definitely from that last show,” says the 63-year-old Beatles lover and collector, who researched these images at length, consulting with experts like resident rock sage Joel Selvin and other mavens about the nature and provenance of the images.

Nobody knows who took these pictures, some of which will be enlarged and exhibited for the first time on Aug. 29 — exactly 50 years after the Candlestick concert — at the Reclaimed Room in San Francisco. The show’s opening-night festivities feature the Chuckleberries and notable guests like J. Raoul Brody performing the 11-song set list from that hysteric and historic summer night (Brody will also lead a Beatles karaoke session from the keyboard). “These pictures have never surfaced. To my knowledge, they’ve never been published,” says Seabury, whose Kickstarter campaign to fund the project has raised more than its $6,000 goal. His collaborators include his wife, Ruth Kaiser; the Exploratorium’s director of photography, Amy Snyder, who cleaned up some of the images from the scratched contact sheet; and Point Reyes photographer Richard Blair, who scanned, enlarged and printed them. They, as well as Seabury, are all working gratis on the project.

A huge blowup of the entire sheet will cover a wall of the Reclaimed Room, a gallery near Islais Creek in the part of the Bayview called Butchertown, where “Beatles: Lost and Found Photos” will feature about 20 of the individual images, including a 32-by-48-inch print of Seabury and company’s favorite shot of John Lennon. With the 50th anniversary of the Candlestick show approaching, Seabury figured, “This is the time to do it. “We have no other purpose other than to share these with the world and maybe root out the photographer,” he says. “We’d love to know who took these pictures. There’s no profit motive. I do this for fun. I’ve played in a lot of rock ’n’ roll bands and I don’t make a dime.” Seabury, who also makes photographs, thinks these were taken by a talented amateur who’d gained access to the ball field where the Beatles, isolated from the screaming mob in the stands, arrived and departed by armored car. The images were taken with a half-frame 35mm camera, Seabury explains, which the pros didn’t use.

“They’re not all in great focus, but they’re beautiful shots,” he adds. “Their faces are so expressive. Nobody knew this was going to be the Beatles’ last concert. They’re still having fun, but I see a little weariness. If you read accounts of that tour, you know how messed up it was. The previous gigs had been hellish. I kind of see the road-weariness in their faces.” For more information, go to . Ferlinghetti in the flesh As part of the exhibition of his expressionist paintings, the venerable San Francisco poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti, still getting around at 97, will talk about his work Saturday, July 23, at the Rena Bransten Gallery in the Minnesota Street Project, where the San Francisco Art Book Fair is also taking place. Curator Kate Eilertson, who showed some of Ferlinghetti’s paintings in 2012 at the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art when she was director there, converses with the poet. For more information, go to .

Los Cenzontles Back home in the East Bay after an invigorating tour of Cuba, Los Cenzontles are scheduled to perform two shows in street-side Joe Henderson Lab at SFJazz on Sunday, July 24, playing traditional Mexican music and contemporary Chicano originals. For more information, go to . Jesse Hamlin is a Bay Area journalist and former San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Latest from the SFGATE homepage: Click below for the top news from around the Bay Area and beyond. Sign up for our newsletters to be the first to learn about breaking news and more. Go to 'Sign In' and 'Manage Profile' at the top of the page.

Question: The Beatles' last live performance was at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. In what year was this?
Answer: 1966