The Beatles birthed the stadium concert 50 years ago today
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With the attendance at 55,600, it was the largest Beatles concert up to that time in the band's history. There was also a documentary made on the concert, which Ed Sullivan produced, that aired in the US in 1967.
"We knew this was more than a concert," legendary radio personality Cousin Brucie, who served as announcer that evening, told Entertainment Weekly recently.
"This was a sociological experience. This was an amazing event, more than just the music. The music played almost a secondary role to what was going to happen at that particular moment in time."
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"Girls were fainting all around us," she said. "I was very alarmed at that. Why are they fainting? They're going to miss the show."
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The Beatles played 12 songs during their half hour set at Shea- which at the time was the home field for the New York Mets and New York Jets (in their American Football League days). Tickets that night ranged from $4.50 to $5.75.
Done at the height of Beatlemania in the US, the success of the concert led to promoters booking huge stadium venues for the biggest acts in the world, which still goes on to this day.
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The Beatles also realized the importance of the concert. A decade later John Lennon famously said, "I saw the top of the mountain when we were at Shea."
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