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The Beatles | Live at Shea Stadium (1965)

On August 15, 1965, The Beatles played a historic, record-breaking concert at New York's Shea Stadium for 55,600 fans, pioneering modern stadium rock. It was the first major outdoor stadium concert, generating a record $304,000 gross and over $160,000 for the band.

The immense screaming made it impossible to hear the music, creating an iconic moment of Beatlemania.


Tickets ranged from $4.50 to $5.75 and sold out in less than three weeks.

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