The Beatles' 1965 USA Tour
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The Beatles toured the USA in 1965 (see 1965 in music).
[edit] Shea Stadium
The Shea Stadium concert in August 1965 was record breaking and perhaps the most notable event on the tour. It was the first concert to be held at a major outdoor stadium and set records for attendance and revenue generation, demonstrating that outdoor concerts on a large scale could be successful and profitable.
The sound was so deafening that none of The Beatles (or anyone else) could hear anything. John Lennon described the noise as "wild" and also twice as deafening when the Beatles performed.
| It was such a screaming crowd, it was such a long way to the stage, and we were all very nervous. We'd still get nervous doing [other] concerts, even in small theaters. | ||
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—George Harrison |
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This string of noise at concerts would seriously affect their playing at other concerts, most notably in Japan in 1966.
"Beatlemania" was at one of its highest marks at the Shea Concert. Many teenagers and women were seen crying, screaming, and even fainting. The crowd's behavior would scare The Beatles later on in other concerts, because the people were unpredictable. Over 55,000 helped show how high Beatlemania was going, and it would never be like that again.
A documentary was created by Brian Epstein and Ed Sullivan, named The Beatles at Shea Stadium. This helped depict the great height of Beatlemania in 1965.
[edit] Instruments & Equipment
The Beatles had plenty of instruments on the tour, shown here for each member of the group.
John
- 1964 Rickenbacker 325 Guitar
- 1964 Gibson J-160 E (spare)
- Vox organ
Paul
- 1963 Hofner violin bass
- 1961 Hofner (backup)
George
- Gretsch Tennessean Guitar
- Rickenbacker 12-string
- Gretsch Country Gentleman
Ringo
- Ludwig 22-inch-bass kit (drum)
- Number 5 drop-T logo drum logo (drum head)
[edit] Amps
- Vox AC-100 (guitar)
- Vox AC-100 (bass)
| The Beatles |
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| John Lennon | Paul McCartney | George Harrison | Ringo Starr Pete Best | Tony Sheridan | Stuart Sutcliffe |
| Management |
| Brian Epstein | Allen Klein | Apple Records |
| Production |
| George Martin | Geoff Emerick | Norman Smith | Phil Spector | Abbey Road Studios | Jeff Lynne |
| Official studio albums |
| Please Please Me (1963) | With the Beatles (1963) | A Hard Day's Night (1964) | Beatles for Sale (1964) | Help! (1965) | Rubber Soul (1965) | Revolver (1966) | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) | Magical Mystery Tour (1967) | The Beatles (The White Album) (1968) | Yellow Submarine (1969) | Abbey Road (1969) | Let It Be (1970) |
| Filmography |
| A Hard Day's Night (1964) | Help! (1965) | Magical Mystery Tour (1967) | Yellow Submarine (1968) | Let It Be (1970) |
| Related articles |
| Line-ups | Bootlegs | Lennon/McCartney | Anthology | Influence | The Quarrymen | London | Beatlemania | Fifth Beatle | Paul is dead | British Invasion | Apple Corps | Northern Songs | Yoko Ono |
