Shea Stadium Concert

August 15, 1965 — The Beatles perform at Shea Stadium in New York in front of 55,600 spectators. It is the first time a band has held a concert in a stadium, setting a world record for both attendance and box office revenue. The event, organized by Sid Bernstein, employs 2,000 security personnel to manage the crowd. The fans’ screams were so loud that they completely drowned out the sound of the amplifiers, making the music almost inaudible even to the Beatles themselves.

Ed Sullivan introduced the Fab Four with these words:

"Now, Ladies and Gentlemen, honoured by their county, decorated by their Queen, loved here in America, here are The Beatles!"

The concert set list included 12 songs:

• 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

On March 1, 1966, BBC1 in the UK aired *The Beatles at Shea Stadium*, a 50-minute special dedicated to the concert.

The same special was also broadcast in the U.S. on January 10, 1967.