Archive for August, 2016
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August 20, 1966
20 Aug 2016The Beatles were supposed to play a show in Cincinnati today, and indeed a crowd of 35,000 people gathered at…
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August 19, 1966
19 Aug 2016The Beatles were in the middle “If I Needed Someone” during their second set at the Mid-South Coliseum Memphis when…
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August 18, 1966
18 Aug 2016The boys played a concert in Boston today, which by my count makes nine shows in the last week, with…
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August 17, 1966
17 Aug 2016The Beatles played two shows at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto today. These would be their final appearances in Canada.…
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August 16, 1966
16 Aug 2016Today’s show was at Philadelphia’s JFK Stadium (not be confused with Washington’s RFK Stadium), a cavernous football venue capable…
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August 15, 1966
15 Aug 2016Another ho-hum day at the office for The Beatles — they played a concert for 32,000 people at a stadium…
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August 14, 1966
14 Aug 2016According to The Beatles Bible, on August 14, 1966, The day after it organised a public burning of The Beatles’…
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August 13, 1966
13 Aug 2016Today the Fabs played two concerts in Detroit. They were on a tight schedule, and departed by bus for Cleveland…
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August 12, 1966
12 Aug 2016In Chicago today The Beatles held another press conference and played two concerts. The press conference, again, was dominated by…
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August 11, 1966
11 Aug 2016Late this afternoon The Beatles arrived in Chicago, where their U.S. tour was scheduled to begin the next day. In…