Beatles concert - Shea Stadium New York, August 23, 1966 - John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr Photo Gallery by Tony G at pbase.com

Beatles concert - Shea Stadium New York, August 23, 1966 - John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr

$5 bucks to see the show. The best seats were $5.75
These shots were transparencies taken on Kodachrome II, with my old Agfa SLR. (It was new in '66).

These are scans of the original slides.
Obviously the quality of these pics leaves a lot to be desired, but I wanted to share with the PBase community and any Beatles fans out there. Enjoy. Tg

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What songs did they play? Here is the Setlist:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Rock And Roll Music
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. She's A Woman
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. If I Needed Someone
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. Day Tripper
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. Baby's In Black
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. I Feel Fine
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. Yesterday
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8. I Wanna Be Your Man
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9. Nowhere Man
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.Paperback Writer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.LONG TALL SALLY

. . . . . . North American Tour Schedule - August 12-29, 1966.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . .August 12. . . Chicago, International Amphitheater
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .August 13. . . Detroit, Olympia Stadium
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .August 14. . . Cleveland, Cleveland Stadium
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .August 15. . . Washington D.C, DC Stadium
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .August 16. . . Philadelphia, Philadelphia Stadium
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .August 17. . . Toronto Canada, Maple Leaf Gardens
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .August 18. . . Boston, Suffolk Downs Racetrack
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .August 19. . . Memphis, Mid-South Coloseum
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .August 21. . . (afternoon). . . Cincinnati, Crosley Field
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .August 21 . . .(evening) . . . St.Louis, Busch Studium
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .August 23. . . New York(Queens), Shea Stadium
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .August 25. . . Seattle, Seattle Coliseum
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .August 28. . . Los Angeles, Dodger Stadium
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .August 29. . . San Francisco, Candle Stick Park (LAST EVER PUBLIC PERFORMANCE)
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attendance: .......................... 44,600	Entering Stadium from IRT Subway Station - distant banner reads "Paul is All"	The Lads, introduced by the WMCA "good guys" (onstage in yellow sweatshirts)
BEATLES take the stage around 9:05pm	BEATLES Shea '66 TonyG	BEATLES Shea '66 TonyG
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The Boys leave the stage - see the clock on the outfield wall : 9:50pm	BEATLES Shea ticket TonyG	Shea Stadium Poster
Same Show - unknown photographer	Same Show - unknown photographer	Same 1966 USA Tour - Cincinnati, Crosley Field, Aug 21st - unknown photographer
Same 1966 USA Tour - Cincinnati, Crosley Field, Aug 21st - unknown photographer	Same 1966 USA Tour - Cincinnati, Crosley Field, Aug 21st - unknown photographer	Same 1966 USA Tour - Cincinnati, Crosley Field, Aug 21st - unknown photographer
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Same 1966 USA Tour - Cincinnati, Crosley Field, Aug 21st - unknown photographer	Same 1966 USA Tour - Cincinnati, Crosley Field, Aug 21st - unknown photographer	Same 1966 USA Tour - Cincinnati, Crosley Field, Aug 21st - unknown photographer
Shea Stadium and IRT trains 1965	Shea Stadium IRT station 1966	Shea Stadium 1964
Shea Stadium 1964	Shea Stadium postcard - early 60s

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Tony G		24-Jun-2009 16:16
For the DC show on August 15, I believe they used pretty much the same setlist as Shea and the other shows: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Rock And Roll Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. She's A Woman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. If I Needed Someone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. Day Tripper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. Baby's In Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. I Feel Fine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. Yesterday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8. I Wanna Be Your Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9. Nowhere Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.Paperback Writer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.LONG TALL SALLY If anyone has different info, please post here, thanks TG

icatfishman		01-Jun-2009 11:21
I attended the DC Stadium show in '66. Anyone have the setlist?

JD		24-Apr-2009 18:58
My father attended the 1965 show in Toronto. He said they came on, played for 20 minutes and left. Everyone screamed their heads off the whole time and all he remembers being able to hear was Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby and the opening chord to Hard Day's Night.

Stan VerNooy		12-Apr-2009 22:35
Thank you, thank you, thank you, for evoking some wonderful memories. I was in the mezzanine, almost directly facing the front center of the stage. (Stan from Las Vegas)

Tony G		14-Mar-2009 06:13
Wojtek, sending you an email direct, thanks. Tony

Guest		09-Mar-2009 20:24
Tony ! Thanks for your warm words and comment.I hoped you will "get back to me" some way. If you want these (mentioned by me) professional closeup colour and b&w photos of Beatles at Shea 23.08.1966 - you can have all of them from me(i mean - everything Shea66 from my collection)... I have all of them stored in my computer (jpeg format)- so there is no problem with... All you have to do (as i dont have your email address) is to write/catch me - at : W.Borkow@gmail.com Some of b&w Shea66 photos were published in various Books/Photo Albums - ilustrating Beatles 1966 period and US 1966 Tour in particular... I have also mentioned japanese photographer (Koh Hasebe was he - if im not wrong) and he published his own Photo Album full of beautyfull Beatles live photos (some Shea66 colour ones - i guess too). I do also have some Shea66 video and audio files. So - as said above - all you have to do is write me... Wojtek.

Tony G		09-Mar-2009 05:04
Wojtec, thanks a lot of your great info and comments. I too have wondered where all the photos of the 1966 concert are hiding. If you look closely at my photos you can see a lot of "official" photographers all over the infield. Some of these guys probably were working for the NY Times, Daily News or Long Island Press on assignment, and perhaps the photos all ended up in huge vaults of their archives. Does anyone know if such a physical archive exists for each newspaper, even on microfilm? TG

Guest		05-Mar-2009 10:39
Again me - Wojtek. This time i have a question - did anyone of You attended Beatles Washington DC Stadium 15.08.1966 concert ? There are colour and b&w films of Beatles Washington66 press conference and some nice photos from, but i have never found/never seen (searching for last 14 years)- any photos from the Washington66 concert... ?! I just cant belive there is no available photos from and that they didnt appear for last 43 years !!! I just cant belive how it is possibile that there is no known/available photos from such importand city and such importand concert...

Guest		05-Mar-2009 10:24
Hi ! Here is Wojtek again... Refering to various concerts video footage& photos question: - YES there is some Shea66 footage circulating (on Youtube too)i know of(and have)at minimum 4 Shea66 short films/private movies, which were probably taken with 8mm and 16mm cameras... 3 of them are in colour... I also know of at minimum 3-5 CD bootlegs released back in late 1990s and early 2000s - including "She`s A Woman/If I Needed Someone/I Feel Fine/Yesterday/Paperback Writer - 3min.41sec. long medley... But You must notice that these are audience or some radio reports recordings so the music is hardly to hear in the background over the voices of screaming Fans... 2 of mentioned 5 CDs - include only fans interviews (no music)... -Also mentioned Forrest Hills 64 concert has some footage circulating since 1990s on various bootleg VHS&DVDs I also have some photos from. - Exactly same goes for LA 28.08.1966 concert - there is over 3 minutes long colour home movie of that concert and also there is a nice set of beautyfull closeup photos (colour ones including)... What more You have mentioned ?... - oh yes Bush Stadium 21.08.1966 - there is of course this nice set of colour photos on the website which was linked below + some more b&w closeup ones (quality fair to very good). Also there are 2 films from Bush Stadium 21.08.1966 evening concert: 1-st colour one, but very dark as it was dark evening and the stage wasnt lightened enough... and 2-nd b&W one which is also dark but more sharp and clear so Beatles faces are much more visible than on this colour one - both films a few minutes long each... - What more ? - Philadelphia 16.08.1966 and Seattle 25.08.1966 were mentioned too... Well... - these 2 cities and concerts dont have too much of known photo documentary (just a few photos- each of them), but there is some Philadelphia b&w newsreel footage as well as some long distance shot of Seattle white/lighter suits concert - this particular one is included as a part of "Beatles in Seattle" 1964-1966 TV documentary, which is circulating among collectors on several bootleg DVDs Wojtek.

Guest		04-Mar-2009 19:53
"Same 1966 USA Tour - Cincinnati, Crosley Field, Aug 21st - unknown photographer" - Is not so unknown in fact... The photos were taken by Gordon Baer - known and respected Cincinnati Ohio photographer. He has his own website dedicated to his photography and you can see/find the same Beatles photos there or even a few more maybe ( i havent counted ).More advanced collectors have in their collections more than 20 closeup photos of Beatles Crosley Field 21.08.1966. Im not sure is this 20 or between 20 and 30 but around that number of closeup Cincinnati66 photos is circulating among collectors... TonyG Shea66 photos are great because they are real Fan photos, but i also know of more than 20/or even more than 30 - HQ Shea66 - professional closeup photos (many colour ones in). Some of them were shot by an professional japanese photographer (i dont remember his names at the moment), who later released an Photo Album book - full of beautyfull Beatles live photos and ending with Beatles 1967 studio session - i think... OK if You are interested in Beatles live photos or just in talking about it - im an advanced collector (i have in my collection around or above 10 000 Beatles Live/TV and Studio sessions photos). You can catch me - if you like - at : W.Borkow@gmail.com You can refer to me as/call me - Wojtek. Best Regards to All of You ! - up there on the other side of the line...

Ann-Jeanne		25-Feb-2009 22:58
a very interesting gallery. Thank's a lot for sharing. v

Guest		08-Jan-2009 10:26
Wow you are a freakshow

silviaHarrison92		26-Nov-2008 22:28
...i love the beatles...and i'd like to go to that concert...but...unfortunately...i'm only 16...i love them...this is the most beautiful concert of music history...

David		16-Nov-2008 23:50
I have a poster for this concert that i cant find anywhere i would like to know what it is worth. can you help me?

Guest		16-Nov-2008 04:36
Thank you Tony, I was at this 1966 concert also and still have my ticket stub. Every year on August 23 I reminisce. The whole day and night was the thrill of a lifetime occassion. I remember The Cyrkle singing, Bobby Hebb, and The Ronettes. Still remember the songs they sangalso. Thanks for the awesome pictures and the memories. Carol from Long Island

Tony G		26-Sep-2008 05:03
Hey Kenneth, try Ebay, not familiar with a BRASS ticket. Thanks for checking out my gallery TG

Kenneth		26-Sep-2008 00:48
I have a BRASS ticket for the Beatles at Shea Stadium,New York City August 23,1966 Tuesday Night at 8:00P.M. Admission cost $10.00 Center M 6 Admit one good only for tues.-eve I was just wandering if this ticket is worth anything... E-mail back to berrybekn5@aol.com

guest		31-Aug-2008 19:44
As a teen I was there with a friend about twenty rows in back of the dugout. We remained good friends over all these years, and both of us still like the Beatles. I can still hear the crowd. He and I kept swapping the binoculars. I'd watch John and he'd watch the audience. He was being cool, so I didn't scream -- but I sure wanted to. The Beatles gave our generation permission to loose our minds in a socially acceptable way. What a gift that was. Growing up in the sixties, in the shadow of tv sitcoms and nuclear threats, you had to loose your mind once in a while to stay sane.

Allan		25-Aug-2008 03:51
This is an awesome site Tony. I wish I could have been there watchimng this great show. Nowhere Man,DayTripper, and Paperback Writer are three of my favorite Beatle's songs.

Sandra		08-Jul-2008 03:04
Great fun to see the pics and hear all of the comments. I saw the Beatles three times, once in 65 in Portland, Oregon and twice in 1966 in Seattle on the same day. The second concert was special because we were seated right in front of the stage! If anyone has any pics of the audience showing the stage, I would love to see them! We didn't have any film left for the second show and the others were not good.

Jim Griffin		09-May-2008 14:57
Thanks for posting all these photos! I was at this concert, with my brother and some cousins. Great event . . . definitely a piece of history!

PauloCGama		06-May-2008 00:19
thanks for sharing!!! :)

Tony G		22-Apr-2008 04:54
Thanks Ray, I want the details to be accurate so I appreciate your help. Tony G

Raymond Horton		22-Apr-2008 01:41
Great site! I enjoy looking at and listening to everything. One correction - the location of the concert in Cincinnati is spelled Crosley Field, not Crossley. I went there several times for Cincinnati Reds games as a kid (two hour drive from Louisville) but not for the Beatles, unfortunately. Ray H.

Guest		17-Apr-2008 01:15
Very cool gallery, thanks. I am going to send this to my mother!

Dan Chusid		15-Apr-2008 08:16
Thanks for sharing!

Tony G		11-Apr-2008 22:21
Peter, I think you'll find that all the video footage is actually from the 1965 show, not the '66 show. (the video of Shea '65 was actually released in 1966, which causes a bit of confusion. You can spot the difference easily with their clothes & guitars - in '65 they were wearing pseudo military style jackets and George & John were playing their old Gretsch/Rickenbacker guitars, in '66 they wore light colored pinstripe suits and played their new Epiphone Casinos. Thanks for checking out my site. TG

Peter Hunter (Australia)		07-Apr-2008 12:02
People have asked for any video footage. Go to YouTube and do a search for The Beatles at Shea Stadium. There is definitely video footage :o)

Denver		17-Mar-2008 07:23
I am a life-time musician(bassist),born 08/13/1954,in Washington,D.C. As a youngster I was greatly influenced by Motown.My father played guitar and I wanted to follow in his footsteps.Then I heard James Jamerson! My folks gave me a '62 Fender p-bass(just like James played)for xmas and I still play it today. Sorry,I tend to ramble.Here's the story.For my 12th birthday my mom took me,my brother and the girl next door to see The Beatles at D.C. Stadium.It was August 15,1966.My brother(Marc)and our neighbor(Georgia)were downright hysterical,as were most of the kids,so my mom had her hands full.I on the other hand was completely mesmerized and drawn like a moth to the flame. Jamerson got me started on my chops and seeing McCartney and The Beatles sealed it.I knew that I would play music for life. What I want to know.My memory is not all that great and I seem to remember some things and then other things,not so sure.I remember The Cyrkle opening and people going nuts(I was thinking they were The Beatles when they first took the stage!) Question #1:Were The Beatles brought to the stage in helicopters? Question #2:Did a crazy person make it to the stage and attack Lennon?(I think he was playing electric piano)I don't remember what song they were playing. And lastly,also for my birthday I got a tambourine and a bottle of soap bubbles for the bath.The bottle was a Beatle with Ringo's head for the screw on top! Somebody please sound me-I'm on myspace.com/denvertwigg or e-me at mr.twigg@yahoo.com

Eric @ digitalballparks.com		09-Mar-2008 15:54
Tony G. My name is Eric Pastore and i'm from the baseball stadium museum called digitalballparks.com. I have to say your photographs of the Beatles at Shea Stadium are amazing. We are currently doing a final photographic gallery of Shea, and our pictures are sort of going to be the way that this ballpark is remembered. We'ld like to have 3 of your photographs as part of this look back at Shea, that hopefully 100 years from now people will be turning to, to see what it looked like. If you would be interested, please let us know. My address is digital@digitalballparks.com, and we thank you in advance for any support you give us. Every photograph on our website that is yours would have a clickable link back to this website or any other you choose. We are hoping to have the new Shea Stadium gallery online in time to co-inside with our appearances on the History Channel's Modern Marvels at the end of March 2008. Thanks Eric Pastore President Digitalballparks.com

Tony G		04-Mar-2008 21:04
Charles, here's a website dedicated to the Beatles' St. Louis 1966 event: http://www.beatlesatbusch.com Enjoy Tony

Charles		20-Feb-2008 01:31
Hey does anyone have pictures and a song list from their St. Louis Busch Stadium event. My mother went to it, but she doesn't remember and didn't take any pictures. Great website any help would be great jazzthirty@aol.com

MGBrooks		11-Feb-2008 19:55
my name is Michael G.Brooks, (www.mgbrooksworks.com). i have been a Beatle collector for 40 years, i have the 1965 BEATLES full concert on 16mm when they played in Washington DC, along with the cormentive coin the city made for them, i own several origanal song that were never release, plus unknown amount of autographs from them together and when they parted, i deal only with exports. if you go to my site and click Beatles collection you will see a fraction of the stuff i own, i made a 2 hr moive about them using my works, and with permission from Apple and other kind s artist who knew them. i have my own shot of them that have never been released, ( they will be when the time is right.) so stop by my site and take a look of some shot you may have never seen before. MGBrooks ( aka SARGE)

Jeff L Knapp		14-Jan-2008 19:34
Nice photos Tony. Keep up the great work. This is mine http://www.pbase.com/image/15933334 --------------

Tony G		07-Jan-2008 23:27
I've had lots of people ask me about video footage - unfortunately I have never found any. If anyone knows of video availability please post here. Thanks TG

Guest		06-Jan-2008 23:22
Thank you very much for these pics!! I had never seen pics of the 1966 shea concert! Was this concert filmed? is there any footage?

Scott Wood Blagman		01-Dec-2007 06:18
i was there!!! Me and Norris Burroughs snuck in two days before the show. Slept in the dugout and where they rolled up the tarps, old black security guard let us stay. We were so tired we were hallucinating. what a trip I remember those pinstripe suits and Paul waving to us from an armored car. Noise deafining man . Beatles forever!!! Scott Wood Blagman

shirley		03-Sep-2007 01:01
Hi I was at both shows 65 and 66. I had really bad seats in 66 and snuck down and managed to get on the field. A cop scooped me up and took me to the dugout I sat there until someone noticed me and I was then placed in the bullpen. The group The Cyrkle came over and started asking why I liked about the Beatles so much and why were all the girls screaming and crying over them

Guest		24-Aug-2007 03:06
I thought today was an anniversary - I always think of the concerts when August rolls around. For the 1965 concert, my uncle gave us our tickets and they were in the very last row of the very last section. I cried so hard climbing the steps that a policeman let me sit on the steps in the front of that tier. The next year, my friend and I got our own tickets and sat in the first row in the right field loge. She brought a sign saying THE WORD IS PAUL, mine said WE CAN WORK IT OUT GEORGE. In those days we didn't think about spray painting it on sheets - we hand-cut and dyed and sewed all the letters on one by one. Now I live next door to the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium and only wish I lived here back in 64!!

Guest		23-Aug-2007 15:23
Hi, it was 41 years ago today that my big sister took my best friend and me to see the Beatles at Shea. It was only a subway ride away. We sat on the loge level almost to the end of the stadium on the left side where the Beatles entered in a van. I never thought I would scream, but that's what we did! I still have my ticket stub for $5.75 showing it was Sid Bernstein presenting. That day was also John and Cynthia's wedding anniversary. Thanks for the pics! Great memories! Emmy

Gary M.		18-Aug-2007 08:04
The photos are just fine!!! Thanks for sharing them!! Wish I had some!!!

Charles		26-Jul-2007 04:30
Hey great web site and pictures. Would love to know if there are any pictures out there for the Busch Stadium, St. Louis August 21, 66 concert? I have seen another web site with a few color pics but they are small thumb nails and you can't click on them to enlarge them. I think the guy is trying to sell them in a big frame or something. Anyway any help would be great, feel free and email me. jazzthirty@aol.com

Garrett		21-Jul-2007 12:03
I've got a Shea Stadium 1966 Shea Stadium poster with all four of their faces done almost as a negative with their hair in golden and their faces an egg shell. at the top it says "THE BEATLES" in blue graduating in to maroon colors. At the very bottom in gold letters it says Wednesday august 23 1966 7:30 Pm Shea stadium tickets $5.75. This is definitely an original poster my mom has had it for about 35 years before it came into her possession. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEAS? My e-mail address is garrett1618@msn.com . Any opinions on it would be greatly appreciated. thanks anyone who can help. -Garrett

John		20-May-2007 21:21
My brother passed away recently and, while handling his estate, I found the advertisment poster also...

diana		22-Apr-2007 07:41
Such a blast from the past!

LeeG		22-Apr-2007 07:02
Fun, fab gallery! Great shots and memorabilia. Thanks for the trip back to Beatlemania.

Guest		02-Apr-2007 04:58
Fantastic pictures!! Since i was a teen ager my quest was alway's to collect the rarest Beatle concert pics & I concider this to be a gold mine!. I knew even as a kid that someday "AGING" Beatle fans (hopefully before they died) would eventually share thier pics to the world somehow & somewhere. Thanks to the invention of the Internet it's starting to slowly happen!.

Guest		22-Mar-2007 00:17
I entered a contest to win tickets to the August 23 1988 concert that was on a New York radio station with the DJ- Murray the K. I mailed 10 postcards in with my name. About 2 weeks later, I heard my name announced on the radio that I was a winner. I thought it must have been another person with the same name. About 2 weeks later, I received 2 tickets to the concert in the mail. I couldn't believe it. My girlfriend's 16th birthday was on August 23 & after many arguments with our parents about traveling to NY from NJ - we made it to Shea Stadium. It was our 1st concert ever. We had seats up front. Thanks for the memories - I too still have very similar pictures taken with my Brownie camera!!

max italy		25-Jan-2007 12:45
Great pictures! Is there anyone else who can suggest links where to find pitures about others gigs from 1966 beatles american tour?

Phil		15-Jan-2007 05:00
My friend John and I (still best buds 40 years later!) got tickets at the last minute from another friend who couldn't make it. We sat in the upper deck and I remember watching the planes taking off from LaGuardia just floating over the Stadium as the crowd noise drowned out the sound of the engines overhead! Thanks for these pics, I can't believe there are hardly any available and no recorded record of the event after all the hoopla over the 65 concert.

Ken		13-Jan-2007 12:49
Hi from England! Great and I think rare shots of the Beatles 1966 Shea Stadium concert (rather than the 1965 show which is, of course, the landmark one!). Great documentay recently shown by the BBC here on the Beatles tours of the USA in 1964-1966 with much new and rare footage..hope that you see it in the USA soon!!

dari		07-Jan-2007 22:11
wow.. i stumbled onto this page. thanks so much for your pix! i can't believe my friends and i took pictures of each other in shea stadium (both in 1965 ad 1966) but have none of the beatles. we only had those small little brownie cameras though and probably wouldn't have caught any decent shots. ditto for the 2 forest hills shows on the 28/29th in 1964 and carnegie hall the early show. guess it's easy to look back and think "what was i thinking not to have brought a camera????". lucky for us you did. it's greatly appreciated.

laura_and_maria65		14-Dec-2006 07:32
Since my sister and I were at the 1965 concert at Shea, I enjoyed viewing your pix. I'd love to track down any items from the '65 show. I remember having a coaster-size cardboard circle with the Beatles picture (while with black and red type, I think). Unfortunately, that and our Beatles board game disappeared a while back. This concert was deafening, but I'll never forget it. I still have my John Lennon doll. Thanks for the memories.

Guest		04-Nov-2006 04:36
Thanks. So many year have passed...I couldn't remember if I saw them at Shea in 65n or 66...but I remember them doing "A Hard Days Night" (it was the way Paul swung into his solo "when I' home" part I remember) and now I know! It was '65

Paul Ramone		31-Oct-2006 05:15
I love these pics because it shows the whole scene in 1966. It looks like the crowd was more like 40,000 than 44,000. The 1966 show is overlooked for some reason. It really shouldn't be. I like how simple Shea looked, with the simple, iconic scoreboard, the outfield practice circles cut out on each side of homeplate etc. I wish they would take that scoreboard just like that in all its simplicity to the new ballpark so people can have a nice memory of Shea there. Maybe they can give Paul & Ringo an honorary second base before they close the park down. Another show where pics are hard to come by is surprisingly, the Dodger Stadium show. I am surprised there is no footage and barely any pics of that. FOrest Hills '64 as well!

Tony G		22-Oct-2006 01:14
Larry, thanks for the correction, I want this info to be as accurate as possible. TG

Larry		20-Oct-2006 02:48
Nice pics. Correction: Detroit's stadium was the Olympia, not the Olympic.

Javier Serrano		25-Sep-2006 01:19
Thank you so much for having this information available. I was born in '73 and became a Beatles' fan perhaps before '83...saw a TV documentary (early 80s) that showed pieces of the Beatles' '65 Shea performance and immediately had the goose bumps from the footage... This show aloong with the Hollywood Bowl's are my favorite. A Google video search for "Beatles Lie" bears a clip of "Help" at the Shea Stadium....goose bumps at age 33...again...and now your pictures....I wasn't in this world in '65 but I certainly live it through these photos and videos...Thank you Javier Serrano

Tony G		16-Sep-2006 06:36
Hey - thanks for pointing out the typo. Fixed. TG

Guest		15-Sep-2006 23:22
I wanted to let you know how great of a site you have put together, but I wanted to point out a slight error. The August 21st (evening) show, which I attended, took place at "Busch" Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, as opposed to "Brusch" Stadium. Thanks.

Guest		15-Sep-2006 01:50
Thanks Tony for constructing this little site. Information and photos of the '66 concert is a rarity and HUGELY important. Yes the '65 concert was pivotal - as Liam correctly said, the first major stadium rock concert, and '66 important because it was the Beatles finale to live performance. A VERY short lived career (just about 6 years total) compared to other bands. Your photos are great because they are not all from the same position - you can tell you were constantly moving around the stadium and that's what make them unique. This is a great slice of history captured here. Well done. Voted !! Harold (Putnam Valley, New York)

Guest		07-Sep-2006 12:00
The historic concert was 41 years ago - the first rock stadium concert - brought to the world by Sid Bernstein - it was commemorated by Sid and the Beatles Tribute band Strawberry Fields LAST August at Shea. They recreated the show The Beatles performed in '65 - it was great! Paul and Ringo weighed in via videotaped messages recalling the event 40 years before. Best, Liam

Ida Susan		29-Aug-2006 21:20
I was at all 3 Beatles outdoor NYC shows - the Forest Hills concert was the first live concert I ever attended...everything else after that was down hill. I was also at both Shea shows...and returned to Shea last week on the night of the 40th anniversary of the Beatles' 1966 concert. The band "1964"...The Tribute are fab! I've seen them twice before at Carnegie Hall and plan to go again on January 27 (2007) when they come back for their 7th time at Carnegie! They look, sound and move like the Beatles and do an amazing job of recreating an early Beatles performance. Of course, nothing is like the real thing but this is the closest we can get today. And it's nice to be able to experience what a Beatles concert was like without the sound being obliterated by my own screaming ringing in my ears!

Jamie		26-Aug-2006 04:58
I am looking for footage of this concertI know you said you only thought the 1965 concert was filmed but is there any way of finding out if the 1966 one was filmed also?

Tony G		24-Aug-2006 04:05
40 years ago tonight! Hey Lorraine please let us know how the Beatles tribute at Shea went tonight. Thanks for letting us know about this event. Tony

Guest		23-Aug-2006 16:29
I took a very sweet girl named Stephanie (Denale) when I was 16 to the '66 concert at Shea. I wish I could speak to her again... Steph, if you're out there email me at estrnad@yahoo.com. Hoping you've had a nice life these past 40 years! Love, Eddie

Lorraine Oler		22-Aug-2006 19:53
I'm going to Shea Stadium tomorrow night for a Mets game,not because I'm a Mets fan but because a Beatles look alike band, 1964 Tribute, is playing before the game and in between innings to commemorate the August 23, 1966 concert. It will be interesting to see how many of the same songs they perform vs the actual line up from the '66 concert. Thanks for sharing the photos and details of the second Shea Stadium Beatles concert. More is recorded and written about the '65 concert, so your site has been insightful. Thanks.

Sue		16-Aug-2006 21:56
Thanks so much for these great pictures! Checking the internet to be sure of the date I attended the Philadelphia show. Yep, today, August 16 1966 . How could I have thought I would have ever forgotten the date?? Thanks again! Take care!

Richard		25-Jul-2006 20:54
Remember...the Shea Concert was a groundbreaking first for a group performing in a stadium. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were in the first base duggout, "terrified" for the Beatles and wondering how they would ever get off stage alive. The lack of proper equipment (monitors, proper speakers,) was one contributing factor in the boy's decision not to tour any longer. They felt it was a waste to perform and not be heard. Great photos. My guess is the BW photos are press photos from down on the field.

Guest		21-Jul-2006 07:09
i was at this 1966 concert, thanks for the pics where were you sitting?

Johnny L		07-Jun-2006 04:21
Well imagine that. I was looking in the word list for "Beatles",didn;t see it, saw "bare" and clicked it and found these pic's. Thanks man for being there. I bet it was fun.

Tony G		02-Apr-2006 00:43
The Beatles played outdoor concerts New York, in '64, '65 and '66. Forest Hills Tennis Stadium (1964) Shea Stadium (1965 and 1966). Beatnik: You're right about "I'm Down" , that was in the '65 show. Here's the setlist from the '65 show: - Twist And Shout - She's A Woman" - I Feel Fine - Dizzy Miss Lizzy - Ticket To Ride - Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby - Can't Buy Me Love - Baby's In Black - Act Naturally - A Hard Day's Night - Help! - I'm Down .................................................. Thanks for leaving your memories and impressions. I'm really thrilled that these pictures have sparked such happy memories for some of you. I never realized until I posted these that information/photos on the 1966 show are pretty rare. Glad I could add a little morsel to the Beatles history book. Such innocent days. Tony G.

Beatnick		29-Mar-2006 16:50
I think they also played "I'm Down" in one of the shows. I think it's in the Shea Stadium film.

Geoff		29-Mar-2006 14:00
Very nice shots, they do have a personal feel v.s. standard press shots. The other stunning thing is the stage set-up...seems so impersonal to be that far away. I also understand the audio quality was pretty bad that night [born in 1966]. Geoff in Atlanta.

Guest		29-Mar-2006 00:31
Like Gregory, I was at the Seattle show two days later -- actually I think there were two shows on that day. I saw the afternoon show. I paid $3.50 for my ticket --- about 50 yards behind the stage in the Seattle Coliseum, which is now known as the Key Arena. thanks for the memories. btw, how the heck do you remember the set list... did you write it down during the show? I remember being disappointed that "I feel fine" didn't start with the guitar feedback. :)

GregoryW		21-Mar-2006 23:57
Great pics...This really takes me back as I was fortunate enough to see them in Seattle on the 25th of August 1966....All I really remember from that show is the screaming and a million flashbulbs going off during the entire set...Thanks again

June Marie Sobrito		08-Mar-2006 17:36
This is so terrific and so nostalgic for me; I was a 16 year old certified original Beatlemanic on that day. Never got to see the concerts or any live shows, unfortunately. I still have all my original Beatles albums, but wish I had kept all my memorabilia..I have my memories, though, wouldn't trade them for the world..thanks for sharing these!

prevacidman		06-Mar-2006 12:04
wow. I am a fan born in 1974 who didn't learn to enjoy the Beatles until College so this is net to see.

Thomas Spurr		04-Mar-2006 21:52
great pics......................flashback

Jaime Serrano		03-Mar-2006 15:19
This is historic!!. Thanks for share.

Dave Beedon		02-Mar-2006 07:03
Nice gallery. It's amazing how primitive the set-up (stage, barricades, lighting) looks like compared to what one sees in concerts today. I'll bet the teeny-bopper screaming was non-stop.

Chris Lock		02-Mar-2006 06:55
Wonderful memories. Sometimes the best photos are not the highest quality colours or resolution, it's the subject. Absolutely loved it.

Tony G		01-Mar-2006 07:29
Hey Kat, what a memorable Birthday! Actually the show was very short compared to today's standards. The Beatles came on just after 9:00pm and played for about 45 minutes, so if you were born at 8:40 you were around for the whole performance. You made your arrival during one of the warm-up acts, the Cyrkle (Red rubber ball), followed by Bobby Heb (Sunny). Tony

Guest		28-Feb-2006 18:22
Thanks for sharing the great pictures! Do you remember what time the show ended? I was born that night at 8:20 and I wonder what song they were singing... Kat in NY

Guest		14-Feb-2006 10:12
Interesting photos, I�ve only seen them black and white. Very transitional year - 1966. Lads are playing their Epiphone Casinos and Hofner through Vox Super Beatle amps - made by Thomas Organ - 120 watts, but barely audible. I�m sure fans had more fun than they did. You can�t really see it in the photos, but George has taken off his pickguard and so has Paul. Limousine is waiting for them with its engine on. Sheer magic. Thanks for sharing your memories with us Tony. George

James		29-Jan-2006 10:38
Great photo's but you know, you could of seriously profited of these!! but great to see greed doesn't rule everything. Take Care

Guest		27-Jan-2006 03:58
Amazing photos! I find it baffling how they could just set-up and play without all of the extra razzle-dazzle-stuff used today. Wow. Actually, kind-of gives me the creeps to look at these pictures.

Tony G		23-Jan-2006 06:50
Thanks for the great feedback everyone, Joe - I have never seen any footage of the '66 show, only of the '65 show. My seats were not great at this show, but I kept moving around, gradually forward - security was pretty lame in those days - not like today's concerts. Enjoy Tony

joe		21-Jan-2006 23:21
I've been looking for anything about the Beatles 1966 concert at Shea and couldn't believe these photos. They're GREAT!!! It would've been wonderful if they had camcorders in those days but thank you kindly for sharing those wonderful pics! One question, was this concert filmed or recorded?

Guest		19-Jan-2006 19:57
great, great photos.....it looks like you had better seats than i did, though. thanks for sharing these pictures.

Maureen		21-Aug-2005 18:16
Oh my goodness - I stumble on your Beatles gallery and I can't believe these shots - I feel I'm right inside Shea Stadium with you - I can almost hear the screams !!!!! Thanks for posting these - just when you think you've had enough of Beatles, there's even more to discover. Maureen - Beatles fan St. Louis

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