My aunt was at this show, she got the ticket for her birthday. To this day to her that ticket was one of the greatest birthday gifts she ever received. She still has the stub along with all her Beatle stuff from when she was obsessed with them. I think it was a whole $6 to see this show back then! She never did marry Paul though she really wanted to.
I was at the show in St Louis …I was 14. It was 5.00 at Busch Stadium. A few years later my band was recording on Abbey Road and I met them all. They were super nice and it was the thrill of a lifetime!
I was there that night. My friend and I had front row seats. It was the best time of my life. I was screaming for Paul. No one can replace The Beatles. I still have my ticket 🎫 stub. I have had friends ask me if I wanted to sell it and I said no. I will never get rid of it. This brings back memories for me. 😊😊❤❤
I'm glad for you Mary that you experienced the thrill of that concert and you're right to cherish that stub. I was only 5 and growing up in Ireland when this happened but my older sister loved the Beatles and their records played every day in our house; loved those days.
Get bent Mary, honestly 😅 I’m 26. Do you understand how inconceivable that is for me to understand? It’s the equivalent of someone telling you that they saw Jesus spreading the gospel live…
@@k.t.5405 The ticket 🎫 is framed. And it is worth a lot of money. It was great growing up back then. It was so much fun going out on weekends with my friends.
My mom died 5/20/22, and I listen to the Beatles with her on her birthday and on Mother’s Day, today is Mother’s Day and thank you for the Beatles mom, I miss you and love you so so much!! I hope you’re enjoying this as much as me and with me!!!! I’ll sit with you again January 15 on your birthday to do this again!!!!!! I love you mom!!!!
I am 73 and I saw them perform in1966 also when I was 16 years old . They were iconic then and will always remain part of my youth, ahuge fan. Loved them!!!
I was here. Goodbye John, Paul, George and Ringo. Never again would we be blessed by a Live Appearance here in the US. This was so sad. Technology for live performances simply had not caught up with current recording technology. A short 14 years later, we lost John. 21 Years later, George would be lost to cancer. If I had one wish that I could share with the world it would be to have history change, to give us the Beatles yet one more time.
I’m a lifelong Beatles fan, but I never cease to be amazed by the hysteria. I’ve been to plenty of great concerts, by legendary performers, but this energy is just different.
They created spontaneous joy. Something about their chemistry created joy in others to the point where it just burst out. Note everyone's euphoric expressions.
Because back then the majority of the fans were young teenage girls like you would fibd at a k pop concert now or somthing..also it was still generally a very conformed and repressed society back then and they were maeketed towards these frustrated teen girls that all thought they were going to marry them..they really cared little about the music in my opinion..even the band cited this as reason they stopped touring..it was just nonsence..watch the southpark episode with the Jonas brothers..it will tell you all you need to know about thus phenomenon..lol
Completely agree., the hysteria is not about the music,it"s somehow sick and will perhaps follow anything looking glorious. As long as it"s the beatles we can live with it.
You weren't alive then. if you were, you'd have witnessed their genius, wit and charisma. If you were alive then, then you weren't paying attention because no one who was paying attention would be baffled by the hysteria. They were gods.
@@chadrew6 Thank you! I'm listening to these spoilsports claiming that the Beatles were marketed. LOL. They came out of left field - a recording company in England - and the music industry had nothing to do with their success and was playing catchup the whole time. The Beatles absolutely refused to do advertising. They insisted on playing in integrated venues. I was one of those teenaged girls in the concerts, and I was neither frustrated nor hoping to marry one of the Beatles. The music was everything. I was 11 in 1964 and that music came from out of nowhere, and it was nothing like what I'd ever heard before. We were having FUN, and there was nothing "sick" about it. The funny thing is, these commentators sound exactly like our parents did back then- disapproving and censorious. And, by the way, men and boys have been making fools of themselves over sports teams for decades. Is that 'hysteria' too?
I was there at this Beatles concert. I was 16 years old and went with my youngest sister. I had wanted to see the two previous Beatles concerts in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1964 and 1965, but my mom did not let me go to those. I am really glad that I got to see the Beatles for one time at this really wonderful concert.
I saw them at the cow palace in SF in 65....didn't get to the 64 one...we lived close enough to c the CP from the back window...I'd been 2 CP many times to c the Giants play✌️✌️😺...this was this last time I was there. August 29 1966 😺😺😺✌️✌️
The sound was very good. At least at that final concert in the Bay Area, very few people were screaming while they played. So one could hear the Beatles very well. And their playing was as wonderful as it almost always was .@@Voxac100b
I saw them on the Ed Sullivan show. I had two older sisters. I was 11 at the time. They asked my mom if they could watch the Beatles on t.v.. My mom said no! The girls threw a mad dog slobbering fit. My mom gave in and we all had a fun night. Will never forget it.
This show really gives you a glimpse of part of why they quit touring, and moreover why they probably wouldn't have if technology was better in their time. If they had a strong enough amplification system that could blast through the crowd screams like rock concerts have had now since the early 1970s, everyone would have heard them no matter how loud they screamed. If they had each had their own on-stage feedback monitors they'd have been able to clearly hear each other, which would have enabled them to perform even better and really enjoy it again. But they had none of that. While they still sounded pretty good, they were stressing themselves to do that more by note/beat memory than by simply playing the music. They couldn't relax and have fun. It was a tense 20-30 minutes every time they took the stage by 1966. Ringo couldn't go off the downbeat and had to keep it simple so the others could feel it on the stage floor. He watched John's ass bounce and Paul's head shake to know where they were in the song. Seriously. George was playing straight off memory - they knew what their set list was going to be so when they got into the 4th song all he could do was watch the others count in with their toe taps and play what he knew to be the riff of the 4th song in watching Paul and John's feet. Candlestick was the straw that broke the camel's back. In 1965 they had a guy driving them to and from the stage at Shea Stadium in a '65 Oldsmobile Starfire station wagon. A regular car anyone could buy at their local Olds dealer at the time. By the time they got here to Candlestick in 1966, they needed a Brinks armored security truck. Paul still wanted to keep touring at this point, when the other three had gotten fed up with it by this time. But after riding in that truck you see he finally had it too. Paul referred to that Brinks truck that took them out on that field as a "chrome meat wagon"...... it was a truck designed for transporting cash securely to/from banks. Inside there's no seats, why would there be? The 4 of them were on the floor sliding around. He literally told the others, inside that truck, after this show, as you see it driving off the field, "you're right, this is nuts. I'm with you now, we're done touring"
The management should never have agreed to large outdoor shows with the equipment available in 1966. Other than the money made, it really was a waste of everybody's time. Other bands like the Rolling Stones came to the conclusion that the Beatles weren't as tight when playing live as they truly were based on these shows. In reality, the Beatles were an incredibly tight band when playing live, but had to make all kinds of sacrifices due the reasons you've outlined. It's unfortunate because, not playing live and touring was a big factor in their breakup. Not spending that time together led them in different directions and caused them to become far more self involved. John and Paul both came to the conclusion that they had come to the end of the band's viability due to the lack of material at the end, but that only stemmed from not being forced to spend day after day in close quarters bouncing ideas off each other. With no one but themselves to bounce ideas off of, it all got to the point where they had to create entire songs without the input of the other, and by the time the other had the chance to add any insight, the one who wrote the song had already become overly possessive of it. When you are writing a song everything is still quite up in the air, once it's written the feeling of ownership is much stronger. This has become an age old story of the demise of many of the greatest and highest earning bands. In the 70's you pretty much knew a bands days were numbered once you started seeing them arriving at shows in separate limo's. The old saying is "absence makes the heart grow fonder", but that couldn't be further from the truth when it comes to bands.
They do have monitors at this show. You can clearly see three, one at each end of the stage and one on the ground tilted up at the center of the stage. The PA system does seem a bit lackluster though, even if the crowd wasn’t screaming I’m not sure it would have been large enough. but it’s still more than the announcer PAs they are claimed to have used. Aside from all that, the Beatles were quickly getting into material that couldn’t be recreated on stage by four people in the 60s, so along with all the other hassles it was the right time to stop.
@@frodobaggins7252 The 1964 Washington concert's Long Tall Sally was as rock and roll as anything The Stones ever did. Yes, they were a tight band but rarely got the chance to show it. So glad they were smart enough to do the Let It Be rooftop concert. One After 909 really cooks.
@@tuckertastictk The ' monitor system ' is miles away from where they are , one is on the ground , not even on the stage , ridiculous for an outdoor show . The stage amps are 100 watt Vox ' Super Beatle ' models , the first of their solid state series and famous for breaking down . At Shea Stadium there are tiny column speakers on the ground again , they had the stage system patched into the metal Tannoy horns used for sports games and a bunch of Altec line mixers . No EQ , no nothing . When the Stones got serious about touring , they had giant stage gear ( Keef had four Ampeg SVTs ) , huge monitor systems , even bigger PA systems and a whole swag of extra musicians , keyboards, horns , singers, percussionists ... They also had 40 plus crew
@@Cover_McCartneya monitor is a speaker pointed back at the performer so they can hear themselves, I don’t know if they had those back then but that’s what a monitor is
I was born a week after this concert and now my mom is dying from cancer.their music is helping keeping it for me from crying🎉 all the time.god bless you the music gods.
11 song set list..~ 30 minute long concert and then they had to rush the heck out of there. No wonder they had it and opted to become a studio band after this. This phenomenal level of musical creativity will probably remain unmatched for generations to come. Truly generational talents.
I was eight years old and living in Fremont, California when The Beatles performed at Candlestick Park. It's only about a 40 minute drive. My older sister Brenda offered to take me but I refused. I enjoyed listening to The Beatles on the radio but I wasn't about to put myself in middle of 40,000 screaming teenage girls. Hellll no lol. My sister enjoyed herself, but she said the sound system was pretty bad. Somehow they hooked the output of The Beatles microphones and instruments into the P.A. system and it caused an almost a two second delay between what you saw and what you heard. Seven months later my sister and I watched the Strawberry Fields/Penny Lane videos on television. We had opposite reactions. She hated it. She didn't like the mustaches, the clothes or their new sound. I thought the videos and music were spectacularly cool. I was singing those songs in the shower for days.
I'm 65 yr's old I never went to one of the beatles concerts , I never had the opportunity.I was 9 yr's old when they played this last concert in San fran.thank God for you tube.
Never ceases to amaze me how they could hear themselves sing and play and yet stay in harmony. There is no stage foldback, and no stage enclosure to keep the acoustics contained. You can hear them pushing their vocals so they can hear each other. The power of the PA in those days would approximate to something we would now see in a small local hotel or club. Truly amazing band !!
They couldn't hear themselves or their instruments at all. They were just well-rehearsed and playing blind. Ringo would watch their body movements. I was in a band and we were well rehearsed. We were very tight but there was this one club that was rather prestigious however on stage even with fold-back speakers we could not hear our instruments at all. We played the first show there and I thought we must have sucked because none of us could hear our instruments not even the drums. We watched the video and were rather surprised that we were actually very tight and even kept the Dynamics of the songs but that came from having been so well rehearsed
At this show there was 3 x s ALTEC LANSING 9844 studio monitors in place which I think might be causing some of the feedback during the show.but anything is better than nothing.
In the 1980's i remember hearing on the news that there was no film or recording of the beatles last concert at candlestick park apart from one fan's tape , which was being privately sold at auction ...so i thought thats that , i can only imagine what it was like......All these years later we have that recording synced with cine film and it is no exaggeration i feel to say it is miraculously resurrected!
That whole scene from screaming girls (and boys) to the running around the field to the final exit in an ominous security truck is just so bizarre now. And to think they could sound as good as they did with such ridiculous “sound support.” Excellent historical record. Thank you!
@@Voxac100b Thanks for that info. I meant just compared to today's sound systems, it seemed weak, but I know that's not fair. They had what they had at the time and The Beatles popularity was just so unprecedented. It was such a huge venue (to me) to throw sound to the audience.
Did they just crank up their amps as loud as possible? Or did they run it through the PA system? Either way, I bet the sound was incredibly distorted at times
@@Jason21012 no. The candlestick park pa was not used....just 4 amps and mics....I was there...couldn't hear them...just screaming....but u SAW them...THAT was worth all else....THEY played for 31 minutes....my tix was $6.50!
That was really a moment in history. Beatlemania is witnessed reaching maximum level. It's highly unlikely anything like this will ever happen again - a rock band causing thousands of girls to weep and scream uncontrollably? It was a combination of their awesome riffs and their looks that caused this. Then they just walked away from performing live at the highest level ever seen. After that immediately evolved even further as culture icons, writing and recording even more amazing music, and reaching number one over and over and over without even touring to promote themselves like most bands must do. Too cool.
I agree with this. One of the things I liked about The Beatles was the fact that each single they released sounded different than the one before it. I think it was their ability to evolve and write even better and more complex material that afforded them the "luxury" of not having to tour and promote themselves. I remember hearing John Lennon say "I don't want to be still be singing 'She Loves You' at 60"
All the shows at the Cavern Club and in Hamburg made them a super tight band, even though they couldn't hear each other, the vocals and harmonies were spot on for a show like this. They weren't singing, they were screaming to be heard. Total professionals, they had no idea what was to come when they walked into EMI studios for their first recording session. Love them or not, they changed the world. I remember my Mom buying me a Beatles pin from our tiny hole in the wall store in our neighborhood when I was 5 years old. Everyone knew who The Beatles were!
I’ve often thought the same thing …they were crafted by Our creator to shake the world .Their timing on the worlds scene came even right when the world needed such a lift after JFK
The starkness and isolation of the stage, the biggest band in the history of the world being sent off in the barest of circumstances. That there was no pomp and ceremony, no farewell, just made it more cooler. Only the Beatles would shut the door on Beatlemania like this. There should have been 50 cameras, the best 1966 live recording system, instead we get a tape recorder (requested by Paul cause he knew this was it) and some home video. Super effort AdamBound. Thanks.
My sister took me to this concert....I was 14. So fortunate to see them.I remember being thrilled and scared at the same time because it was not long after JFK's assassination and Ringo just looked so vulnerable up there on that riser. In the film Get Back Paul still had the set list on his Honer Bass. Didn't know that would be their last but they would later reward us with Sgt. Pepper.
I was in CP alot b4 1965...the Giants home since 1960...this concert was the last time I was in the park...and 1965 was the last time I was in the Cow Palace...Beatles concert...I was 11 and 12.. something I still remember 😘😘✌️✌️🖖
I remember my dad telling me when he dropped me off for the concert 'if u go on the field and go to jail u WILL stay there overnight!'. I'll alwaz remember that💖🌹😃
Their last ever performance, absolute hysteria yet still amongst all the chaos and deafening noise what a great live band. You can see why they chose to quit touring though.
I always thought "She's a woman", was an amazing song. Nice to hear it live. Plus the others of course. Brillant footage and always exciting to discover something I'd not seen before.
Its a shame that this historic occasion was not properly recorded. Amazing to think that this concert was recorded four months after the Abbey Road sessions for Tomorrow Never Knows were completed.
Seems weird that it wasn't professionally recorded or filmed. Close-ups of the Fabs would have been so historical. I wonder why the opportunity was missed?
Great video! Thanks! I think I heard somewhere (an interview with Paul perhaps?) that there had been some slight lingering doubt as to whether to stop touring but that night being bounced around in the back of that armoured vehicle was the last straw....they all agreed NO MORE!
Last live concert. Aug 29, 1966. next to last concert was at Dodger Stadium a few days earlier. I was at that concert. Pretty similar to this concert. Beatles had dark green Beatles suits with black velvet trim. Tickets were seven dollars.
Their last real concert actually. A couple days earlier I saw them in LA - Dodger Stadium. 16 years old then and will never forget it. My buddy and I stayed until 2 AM or so ... no one wanted to go home. Total chaos and scary as things went wonky as they left. John and Ringo's limo had to retreat back into the stadium from the crowds outside. They had to run and hide somewhere in the stadium. I can very much see why they called the touring quits and it worked out much better for all of us.
That really captured the Essence of The Beatles! Even with the crap equipment, by today’s standards they still sound good. So much talent in one band, phenomenal!
David Lee Roth explained that big stadiums like the Spectrum just weren't built for concerts, and VH had infrastructure troubles as well, prompting the brown m&m clause. The armored truck and the quixotic stage fence were bright red flags.
Jeez, despite being a couple years more recent it still looks like we are looking at the Zapruder films! And that, ladies and gentleman was the end of an era. The Beatles were no longer a "band" and split about 3 years later. At this point Sept '66 they were tired of playing to kids when they and their music was evolving. Plus they couldn't replicate the new songs Live - Revolver was out and they played NO songs from it. We boomers were so lucky to witness before during and after the whole 60s in real time. ☮
Must've been one of the most beautiful feelings ever after they finished this show, knowing they were done with it. The traveling, the hotels, the monotony of doing the same show night after night.
Theyre last live show, they just couldn't take the hysteria, the absolute craziness anymore! Candlestick Park, 1966. The end of live Beatles. Well, except for rooftop in London 3 yrs later
I wish I had been alive to see this concert, especially since I grew up 5 minutes away from the stadium and was able to see it just by driving up a hill. Candlestick Park was special to me because of the 49ers but learning that The Beatles last concert took place there, elevated the stadium forever in my eyes. Being able to see Paul McCartney play the last concert at the venue in 2014 was the greatest thing ever. Long live The Beatles!!!
The end of an era right here. You can see why the Beatles were so fed up with touring and the live shows. In particular I noticed how far apart they were from each other and then I went back and looked at the Royal Command Performance and they're basically on top of each other having a ball! I was along for the ride from the Ed Sullivan shows on! I don't blame them one bit for packing it in and say screw this! Best band ever. Period!!! ✌💕
.......apparently they stopped touring because Paul was killed in road accident but was replaced with a double - and why they changed image etc.....almost as bigger cover up as moon landing...
Thank you if Agee with me I hope a big wonderful comes to you, you deserve it James 70yr Ole fool when I die ill be sing I'm awarlus with a smile on my face 😔 an loving it
Unless you experienced Beatlemania first hand it’s impossible to explain how intense it was. Folks were nuts for this band including me as a little kid.
I was there in my wide-wail red corduroy pants with my hair combed down. It was wild...could barely hear them over the screaming girls but still a great memory I was 16 but still have the ticket stub!
There's nothing on Earth that seems like The BEATLES! Considering all the technological paraphernalia used in 2023, no show is even remotely similar to them. I am very honored and happy to have experienced all of this. I am brazilian. :)
Lived in the San Mateo area at the time (about 15 miles away). Stayed up all night trying to win some free tickets on KYA (Russ the Moose show) - was not successful, and didn't have the money to buy a ticket. Regret it to this day!
The equipment they had to do these Stadium concerts a broom band would reject today. They still sounded great above it all! Here were 4 lads who could play rock and roll! The chemistry between them was perfect It was a fine time. They contributed so much.
@@MichaelConsuegra-iy2cx They were in an evolutionary time, and they knew it! The touring had to end in order to progress artistically. Even when they got onto the rooftop in 69 - they showed who they were as a band. Still and always - The Beatles. Just not the mop top version. What John Lennon called - trained fleas.
It was at this point where the Beatles were sick of touring. The screaming was so bad they could barely hear themselves sing or play. And judging by the audio on this tape, this was probably a technical nightmare.
AdamBound - thank you for uploading this. The Beatles effect on people was extraordinary. The armourded vehicle gives me chills, there´s something sinister about it.
Probably all 8 mm film here. Shot with handheld cameras. Some Beatles concerts, like WA DC in Feb. 64 were pro shot B & W video (although sometimes the kine is shown) . Adelaide Hall '64, pro shot B & W vid. Budokan '66 was pro shot color vid.
Love it. Remarkably raw sound. Ringo saves the day with his excellent drumming. John Lennon said The Beatles as a live act were already over the hill by the time they got to America. It's not hard to see what he meant...and this being their last live concert anywhere......except on the roof over Abby Road.
I wish there was footage of The Beatles Atlanta Concert , Baker Audio did the sound and it was great .The Beatles were very happy , it can be heard here on UA-cam . What is wild is how much electronics improved in 36 months , just look at Woodstock .
This was truly the end of an era, and it perfectly illustrates why the Beatles decided to stop playing live shows. It's just remarkable that they were able to do so only two and a half years after first coming to America! But you can tell that they can't hear themselves by virtue of Paul's vocals in the first half of the show.
The band who created the big arena experience 20 years before it was viable
I have been seeing your icon so many times, what do you do?
Not sure it ever truly became "viable"...more of a religious ceremony than a concert of music. All about celebrity, really.
@@wmeyerhoferI think he means viable as in technology
the audio amplification in 1966 was pretty poor
not only that, but after they became the first band to leave the stages only to focus on creating and recording music.
Shea Stadium never sold out! What? 6 dollars!
My aunt was at this show, she got the ticket for her birthday. To this day to her that ticket was one of the greatest birthday gifts she ever received. She still has the stub along with all her Beatle stuff from when she was obsessed with them. I think it was a whole $6 to see this show back then! She never did marry Paul though she really wanted to.
Que previlegio sensacional. 🇧🇷
I was at the show in St Louis …I was 14. It was 5.00 at Busch Stadium. A few years later my band was recording on Abbey Road and I met them all. They were super nice and it was the thrill of a lifetime!
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@@TheAerovons were you in the Aerovons ?
I was there that night. My friend and I had front row seats. It was the best time of my life. I was screaming for Paul. No one can replace The Beatles. I still have my ticket 🎫 stub. I have had friends ask me if I wanted to sell it and I said no. I will never get rid of it. This brings back memories for me.
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I'm glad for you Mary that you experienced the thrill of that concert and you're right to cherish that stub. I was only 5 and growing up in Ireland when this happened but my older sister loved the Beatles and their records played every day in our house; loved those days.
The real Paul?!
Get bent Mary, honestly 😅 I’m 26. Do you understand how inconceivable that is for me to understand? It’s the equivalent of someone telling you that they saw Jesus spreading the gospel live…
hope the ticket's framed... btw, what was it like being a teen back then?
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The ticket 🎫 is framed. And it is worth a lot of money. It was great growing up back then. It was so much fun going out on weekends with my friends.
My mom died 5/20/22, and I listen to the Beatles with her on her birthday and on Mother’s Day, today is Mother’s Day and thank you for the Beatles mom, I miss you and love you so so much!! I hope you’re enjoying this as much as me and with me!!!! I’ll sit with you again January 15 on your birthday to do this again!!!!!! I love you mom!!!!
I am 73 and I saw them perform in1966 also when I was 16 years old . They were iconic then and will always remain part of my youth, ahuge fan. Loved them!!!
Did you by chance see Steppenwolf back then in your youth?
could you please tell where did you see them perform?
It's a strong sound from the guitars and loud genius voices! Very beauty strong sound!
They sounded great live! They were amazing musicians and played live thousands of times, always excellent!
The last concert by the kings of music.
The kings are still playing....they're called the Rolling stones
@@CelebFactsQuotes Maybe - the Stones might be the kings, but that would make the Beatles the emperors.
@@CelebFactsQuotes Hahahahahahaha
John and Paul knowing it was their last concert were taking selfies with fans in the background Way ahead of their time again!
I wonder at what moment exactly they said enough is enough to each other. After the Phillipines, or at some point during their last US tour?
@@tdeb79I just read that it was at a Cincinnati date of this tour. The conditions were pretty awful and they decided they had enough.
I was here.
Goodbye John, Paul, George and Ringo.
Never again would we be blessed by a Live Appearance here in the US. This was so sad. Technology for live performances simply had not caught up with current recording technology.
A short 14 years later, we lost John. 21 Years later, George would be lost to cancer.
If I had one wish that I could share with the world it would be to have history change, to give us the Beatles yet one more time.
Love this comment. So jealous. I was born late 90s, Feel like I was born in the wrong time. God bless you sir
35 years later, George passed in 2001.
@@frankieecanales8827 21 + 14 is 35 if my math was correct.
I’m a lifelong Beatles fan, but I never cease to be amazed by the hysteria. I’ve been to plenty of great concerts, by legendary performers, but this energy is just different.
They created spontaneous joy. Something about their chemistry created joy in others to the point where it just burst out. Note everyone's euphoric expressions.
Because back then the majority of the fans were young teenage girls like you would fibd at a k pop concert now or somthing..also it was still generally a very conformed and repressed society back then and they were maeketed towards these frustrated teen girls that all thought they were going to marry them..they really cared little about the music in my opinion..even the band cited this as reason they stopped touring..it was just nonsence..watch the southpark episode with the Jonas brothers..it will tell you all you need to know about thus phenomenon..lol
Completely agree., the hysteria is not about the music,it"s somehow sick and will perhaps follow anything looking glorious. As long as it"s the beatles we can live with it.
You weren't alive then. if you were, you'd have witnessed their genius, wit and charisma. If you were alive then, then you weren't paying attention because no one who was paying attention would be baffled by the hysteria. They were gods.
@@chadrew6 Thank you! I'm listening to these spoilsports claiming that the Beatles were marketed. LOL. They came out of left field - a recording company in England - and the music industry had nothing to do with their success and was playing catchup the whole time. The Beatles absolutely refused to do advertising. They insisted on playing in integrated venues. I was one of those teenaged girls in the concerts, and I was neither frustrated nor hoping to marry one of the Beatles. The music was everything. I was 11 in 1964 and that music came from out of nowhere, and it was nothing like what I'd ever heard before. We were having FUN, and there was nothing "sick" about it. The funny thing is, these commentators sound exactly like our parents did back then- disapproving and censorious. And, by the way, men and boys have been making fools of themselves over sports teams for decades. Is that 'hysteria' too?
I was there at this Beatles concert. I was 16 years old and went with my youngest sister. I had wanted to see the two previous Beatles concerts in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1964 and 1965, but my mom did not let me go to those. I am really glad that I got to see the Beatles for one time at this really wonderful concert.
I saw them at the cow palace in SF in 65....didn't get to the 64 one...we lived close enough to c the CP from the back window...I'd been 2 CP many times to c the Giants play✌️✌️😺...this was this last time I was there. August 29 1966 😺😺😺✌️✌️
What was the sound like?
@@Voxac100b 4 m I cs...4 speakers ....not tied in2 the park pa system ..add 2 that AT LEAST....30000 screaming girls....there was NO sound😵💫😵💫😵💫🤪🤪🤪
The sound was very good. At least at that final concert in the Bay Area, very few people were screaming while they played. So one could hear the Beatles very well. And their playing was as wonderful as it almost always was .@@Voxac100b
I heard a bootleg of this show, it's very listenable as it had been remastered. Best version of 'I Feel Fine' I have ever heard.
I saw them on the Ed Sullivan show. I had two older sisters. I was 11 at the time. They asked my mom if they could watch the Beatles on t.v.. My mom said no! The girls threw a mad dog slobbering fit. My mom gave in and we all had a fun night. Will never forget it.
This show really gives you a glimpse of part of why they quit touring, and moreover why they probably wouldn't have if technology was better in their time. If they had a strong enough amplification system that could blast through the crowd screams like rock concerts have had now since the early 1970s, everyone would have heard them no matter how loud they screamed. If they had each had their own on-stage feedback monitors they'd have been able to clearly hear each other, which would have enabled them to perform even better and really enjoy it again.
But they had none of that. While they still sounded pretty good, they were stressing themselves to do that more by note/beat memory than by simply playing the music. They couldn't relax and have fun. It was a tense 20-30 minutes every time they took the stage by 1966. Ringo couldn't go off the downbeat and had to keep it simple so the others could feel it on the stage floor. He watched John's ass bounce and Paul's head shake to know where they were in the song. Seriously. George was playing straight off memory - they knew what their set list was going to be so when they got into the 4th song all he could do was watch the others count in with their toe taps and play what he knew to be the riff of the 4th song in watching Paul and John's feet.
Candlestick was the straw that broke the camel's back. In 1965 they had a guy driving them to and from the stage at Shea Stadium in a '65 Oldsmobile Starfire station wagon. A regular car anyone could buy at their local Olds dealer at the time. By the time they got here to Candlestick in 1966, they needed a Brinks armored security truck.
Paul still wanted to keep touring at this point, when the other three had gotten fed up with it by this time. But after riding in that truck you see he finally had it too. Paul referred to that Brinks truck that took them out on that field as a "chrome meat wagon"...... it was a truck designed for transporting cash securely to/from banks. Inside there's no seats, why would there be? The 4 of them were on the floor sliding around. He literally told the others, inside that truck, after this show, as you see it driving off the field, "you're right, this is nuts. I'm with you now, we're done touring"
The management should never have agreed to large outdoor shows with the equipment available in 1966. Other than the money made, it really was a waste of everybody's time. Other bands like the Rolling Stones came to the conclusion that the Beatles weren't as tight when playing live as they truly were based on these shows. In reality, the Beatles were an incredibly tight band when playing live, but had to make all kinds of sacrifices due the reasons you've outlined.
It's unfortunate because, not playing live and touring was a big factor in their breakup. Not spending that time together led them in different directions and caused them to become far more self involved. John and Paul both came to the conclusion that they had come to the end of the band's viability due to the lack of material at the end, but that only stemmed from not being forced to spend day after day in close quarters bouncing ideas off each other. With no one but themselves to bounce ideas off of, it all got to the point where they had to create entire songs without the input of the other, and by the time the other had the chance to add any insight, the one who wrote the song had already become overly possessive of it. When you are writing a song everything is still quite up in the air, once it's written the feeling of ownership is much stronger.
This has become an age old story of the demise of many of the greatest and highest earning bands. In the 70's you pretty much knew a bands days were numbered once you started seeing them arriving at shows in separate limo's.
The old saying is "absence makes the heart grow fonder", but that couldn't be further from the truth when it comes to bands.
They do have monitors at this show. You can clearly see three, one at each end of the stage and one on the ground tilted up at the center of the stage. The PA system does seem a bit lackluster though, even if the crowd wasn’t screaming I’m not sure it would have been large enough. but it’s still more than the announcer PAs they are claimed to have used.
Aside from all that, the Beatles were quickly getting into material that couldn’t be recreated on stage by four people in the 60s, so along with all the other hassles it was the right time to stop.
@@frodobaggins7252 The 1964 Washington concert's Long Tall Sally was as rock and roll as anything The Stones ever did. Yes, they were a tight band but rarely got the chance to show it. So glad they were smart enough to do the Let It Be rooftop concert. One After 909 really cooks.
@@tuckertastictk The ' monitor system ' is miles away from where they are , one is on the ground , not even on the stage , ridiculous for an outdoor show . The stage amps are 100 watt Vox ' Super Beatle ' models , the first of their solid state series and famous for breaking down . At Shea Stadium there are tiny column speakers on the ground again , they had the stage system patched into the metal Tannoy horns used for sports games and a bunch of Altec line mixers . No EQ , no nothing . When the Stones got serious about touring , they had giant stage gear ( Keef had four Ampeg SVTs ) , huge monitor systems , even bigger PA systems and a whole swag of extra musicians , keyboards, horns , singers, percussionists ... They also had 40 plus crew
@@weehudyy yes, and they aren’t even miking the amps at all, so basically the guitars and bass amps are running close to 100% all the time.
How did they ever begin to harmonize when they couldn't even hear themselves? Amazing.
They had monitors at this show
@@Voxac100bWdym monitors
@@Cover_McCartneya monitor is a speaker pointed back at the performer so they can hear themselves, I don’t know if they had those back then but that’s what a monitor is
@@justicerice3589 ohhh ok
I was born a week after this concert and now my mom is dying from cancer.their music is helping keeping it for me from crying🎉 all the time.god bless you the music gods.
God Bless your mother, hope you find peace ❤
Bless you and your Mum. ❤
Peace to you
Bless you James and your beautiful Mom
11 song set list..~ 30 minute long concert and then they had to rush the heck out of there. No wonder they had it and opted to become a studio band after this. This phenomenal level of musical creativity will probably remain unmatched for generations to come. Truly generational talents.
After this Harrison said.."That's it I'm done being a Beatle"... it was just 4 years of insanity,then came Sgt Peppers and music changed forever!!!
I was eight years old and living in Fremont, California when The Beatles performed at Candlestick Park. It's only about a 40 minute drive. My older sister Brenda offered to take me but I refused. I enjoyed listening to The Beatles on the radio but I wasn't about to put myself in middle of 40,000 screaming teenage girls. Hellll no lol. My sister enjoyed herself, but she said the sound system was pretty bad. Somehow they hooked the output of The Beatles microphones and instruments into the P.A. system and it caused an almost a two second delay between what you saw and what you heard.
Seven months later my sister and I watched the Strawberry Fields/Penny Lane videos on television. We had opposite reactions. She hated it. She didn't like the mustaches, the clothes or their new sound. I thought the videos and music were spectacularly cool. I was singing those songs in the shower for days.
I'd say Brenda is/was one great sister!
I'm 65 yr's old I never went to one of the beatles concerts , I never had the opportunity.I was 9 yr's old when they played this last concert in San fran.thank God for you tube.
Never ceases to amaze me how they could hear themselves sing and play and yet stay in harmony. There is no stage foldback, and no stage enclosure to keep the acoustics contained. You can hear them pushing their vocals so they can hear each other. The power of the PA in those days would approximate to something we would now see in a small local hotel or club. Truly amazing band !!
They couldn't hear themselves or their instruments at all. They were just well-rehearsed and playing blind. Ringo would watch their body movements.
I was in a band and we were well rehearsed. We were very tight but there was this one club that was rather prestigious however on stage even with fold-back speakers we could not hear our instruments at all. We played the first show there and I thought we must have sucked because none of us could hear our instruments not even the drums. We watched the video and were rather surprised that we were actually very tight and even kept the Dynamics of the songs but that came from having been so well rehearsed
At this show there was 3 x s ALTEC LANSING 9844 studio monitors in place which I think might be causing some of the feedback during the show.but anything is better than nothing.
I love how George is wearing comfy loafers instead of his Beatles boots.
In the 1980's i remember hearing on the news that there was no film or recording of the beatles last concert at candlestick park apart from one fan's tape , which was being privately sold at auction ...so i thought thats that , i can only imagine what it was like......All these years later we have that recording synced with cine film and it is no exaggeration i feel to say it is miraculously resurrected!
Greatest rock band there ever was. ❤️
That whole scene from screaming girls (and boys) to the running around the field to the final exit in an ominous security truck is just so bizarre now. And to think they could sound as good as they did with such ridiculous “sound support.” Excellent historical record. Thank you!
They didnt have sound support..
They relied on whatever company the promoter used. Mort Feld and his team did a good job
@@Voxac100b Thanks for that info. I meant just compared to today's sound systems, it seemed weak, but I know that's not fair. They had what they had at the time and The Beatles popularity was just so unprecedented. It was such a huge venue (to me) to throw sound to the audience.
Did they just crank up their amps as loud as possible? Or did they run it through the PA system? Either way, I bet the sound was incredibly distorted at times
@@Jason21012 no. The candlestick park pa was not used....just 4 amps and mics....I was there...couldn't hear them...just screaming....but u SAW them...THAT was worth all else....THEY played for 31 minutes....my tix was $6.50!
I had the best dad...he took me to this show. It was crazy.
59 years later they are still recognized by EVERYONE! What does that tell you ?
My mom took me to this concert...I will never forget..I was 10 years old
Tell me. Do you have the ticket stub(s)?
@@alonenjersey he'll no
@@cesarulisesrodriguez9724 Aw crap. Oh well.
How was it?
Duvido
That was really a moment in history. Beatlemania is witnessed reaching maximum level. It's highly unlikely anything like this will ever happen again - a rock band causing thousands of girls to weep and scream uncontrollably? It was a combination of their awesome riffs and their looks that caused this. Then they just walked away from performing live at the highest level ever seen. After that immediately evolved even further as culture icons, writing and recording even more amazing music, and reaching number one over and over and over without even touring to promote themselves like most bands must do. Too cool.
Extremely good analysis!! 👍🎶
15000 tickets left over for this show
@@stevec3892 still a massive crowd
@@stevec3892 Candlestick in late August with that sea breeze coming in was not a pleasant place to be.
I agree with this. One of the things I liked about The Beatles was the fact that each single they released sounded different than the one before it. I think it was their ability to evolve and write even better and more complex material that afforded them the "luxury" of not having to tour and promote themselves. I remember hearing John Lennon say "I don't want to be still be singing 'She Loves You' at 60"
Adam, Thanks you for this Video. I’m 75 and this was our Era. And we Loved❤ it.. Great memories. Yeah!
All the shows at the Cavern Club and in Hamburg made them a super tight band, even though they couldn't hear each other, the vocals and harmonies were spot on for a show like this. They weren't singing, they were screaming to be heard. Total professionals, they had no idea what was to come when they walked into EMI studios for their first recording session. Love them or not, they changed the world. I remember my Mom buying me a Beatles pin from our tiny hole in the wall store in our neighborhood when I was 5 years old. Everyone knew who The Beatles were!
They were such an amazing guitar band. And singing in perfect harmony even with those awfull sound systems that were avaiable on those days.
Monitors are helping
They didn't have monitors. That was part of the problem.
The Beatles were a gift from God, they sang about love
Verdade
I’ve often thought the same thing …they were crafted by Our creator to shake the world .Their timing on the worlds scene came even right when the world needed such a lift after JFK
Yes, although there is no god.
The only guys who really changed this world to a better place , at least for a couple of years ! That's what I believe in . All you need is love ...
@@geofflee6295 damn
The starkness and isolation of the stage, the biggest band in the history of the world being sent off in the barest of circumstances. That there was no pomp and ceremony, no farewell, just made it more cooler. Only the Beatles would shut the door on Beatlemania like this. There should have been 50 cameras, the best 1966 live recording system, instead we get a tape recorder (requested by Paul cause he knew this was it) and some home video. Super effort AdamBound. Thanks.
Greatest band of All -Time !
If I Needed Someone sounded amazing, great harmonies!
My sister took me to this concert....I was 14. So fortunate to see them.I remember being thrilled and scared at the same time because it was not long after JFK's assassination and Ringo just looked so vulnerable up there on that riser. In the film Get Back Paul still had the set list on his Honer Bass. Didn't know that would be their last but they would later reward us with Sgt. Pepper.
I passed Candlestick Park when it was still there, several times on way to and from the airport. I thought about this every time.
There's no Candlestick Park anymore?!?!
@@JavierRodriguez-gn6bt demolition in 2015.
I was in CP alot b4 1965...the Giants home since 1960...this concert was the last time I was in the park...and 1965 was the last time I was in the Cow Palace...Beatles concert...I was 11 and 12.. something I still remember 😘😘✌️✌️🖖
Man, I thought this final concert appearance was pretty much lost to history. Can't believe they reconstructed this - great job! They sound immense.
AdamBound - Thanks for the post - now we have the end of the story... The Beatles made my life meaningful.
God they sounded great that night, unlike a lot of other dates in '66. Yes they knew it was the last.
By this stage they had monitors on a few rare occasions this was one as well as Dodger Stadium the day before
I remember my dad telling me when he dropped me off for the concert 'if u go on the field and go to jail u WILL stay there overnight!'. I'll alwaz remember that💖🌹😃
The end of an era and the end of the age of innocence. There could never be anything like this happening again.
yes I think you're right
So true .
Their last ever performance, absolute hysteria yet still amongst all the chaos and deafening noise what a great live band.
You can see why they chose to quit touring though.
I always thought "She's a woman", was an amazing song. Nice to hear it live. Plus the others of course. Brillant footage and always exciting to discover something I'd not seen before.
With the immortal words; And that’s the way it was, The greatest Band ever!!
Its a shame that this historic occasion was not properly recorded. Amazing to think that this concert was recorded four months after the Abbey Road sessions for Tomorrow Never Knows were completed.
Seems weird that it wasn't professionally recorded or filmed. Close-ups of the Fabs would have been so historical. I wonder why the opportunity was missed?
Great video! Thanks! I think I heard somewhere (an interview with Paul perhaps?) that there had been some slight lingering doubt as to whether to stop touring but that night being bounced around in the back of that armoured vehicle was the last straw....they all agreed NO MORE!
Last live concert. Aug 29, 1966. next to last concert was at Dodger Stadium a few days earlier. I was at that concert. Pretty similar to this concert. Beatles had dark green Beatles suits with black velvet trim. Tickets were seven dollars.
I love seeing the old footage of these concerts! It’s such a treat!
This is amazing! I’ve been a Beatles fan since 1963, and I’ve never seen as much Candlestick Park footage as you have here. Thank you so much!!!
This is true! The most Candlestick park footage of this concert I've ever seen!
Same sentiment here. So much color footage...I can't believe it!
I was there! Oh what a night! Loved every minute then and now watching it again! Perfect memories! ❤
A true musical phenomenon 🪲🪲🪲🪲+ 🍏🍎🍏🍎= Beautiful Beatles ❤❤🎉 2023
It's funny when John and Paul start rooting for the people running at the stage during Baby's in Black.
Ya. And they had said b4 they started 'if anybody runs on the field the concert is cancelled!'. OK. YA RITE. I GUESS THEY DIDNT WANT A RIOT 😃
Times were changing fast the Beatles last concert in San Francisco, by this time there were already over 15,000 hippies in San Francisco.
Their last real concert actually. A couple days earlier I saw them in LA - Dodger Stadium. 16 years old then and will never forget it. My buddy and I stayed until 2 AM or so ... no one wanted to go home. Total chaos and scary as things went wonky as they left. John and Ringo's limo had to retreat back into the stadium from the crowds outside. They had to run and hide somewhere in the stadium. I can very much see why they called the touring quits and it worked out much better for all of us.
Absolutely love Day Tripper from this show, wish the whole show was remixed and released.
The stage was plain, simple and stark. It was a contrast to the amazing group performing their magic from the platform.
AdamBound, you did a fantastic job on this, the most complete Candlestick film I've ever seen, Kudos to you ! A+
Good job syncing up the 8mm film with the music. The music heard here is an actual recording of the show.
facinating glimpse at The Beatles final performance in front of a paying audience; great job painstakingly editing all the various film sources
That really captured the Essence of The Beatles! Even with the crap equipment, by today’s standards they still sound good. So much talent in one band, phenomenal!
David Lee Roth explained that big stadiums like the Spectrum just weren't built for concerts, and VH had infrastructure troubles as well, prompting the brown m&m clause. The armored truck and the quixotic stage fence were bright red flags.
Jeez, despite being a couple years more recent it still looks like we are looking at the Zapruder films! And that, ladies and gentleman was the end of an era. The Beatles were no longer a "band" and split about 3 years later. At this point Sept '66 they were tired of playing to kids when they and their music was evolving. Plus they couldn't replicate the new songs Live - Revolver was out and they played NO songs from it. We boomers were so lucky to witness before during and after the whole 60s in real time. ☮
FANTASTIC BEATLES - I was 3 and a half when they performed here. At least I get to see them now.
The tape recording of this show is on YT and they performed this show like they knew it was their last. The music and vocals were awesome.
Must've been one of the most beautiful feelings ever after they finished this show, knowing they were done with it. The traveling, the hotels, the monotony of doing the same show night after night.
They didn't want Beatle mania to go on it was getting frightening. And that was that. Wasn't it fun.
Theyre last live show, they just couldn't take the hysteria, the absolute craziness anymore! Candlestick Park, 1966. The end of live Beatles. Well, except for rooftop in London 3 yrs later
You're so close and don't even realise it.
It was kind of fitting that they had their final concert in San Francisco, because this is where the next big music scene was coming from.
I wish I had been alive to see this concert, especially since I grew up 5 minutes away from the stadium and was able to see it just by driving up a hill. Candlestick Park was special to me because of the 49ers but learning that The Beatles last concert took place there, elevated the stadium forever in my eyes. Being able to see Paul McCartney play the last concert at the venue in 2014 was the greatest thing ever. Long live The Beatles!!!
The end of an era right here. You can see why the Beatles were so fed up with touring and the live shows. In particular I noticed how far apart they were from each other and then I went back and looked at the Royal Command Performance and they're basically on top of each other having a ball! I was along for the ride from the Ed Sullivan shows on! I don't blame them one bit for packing it in and say screw this! Best band ever. Period!!! ✌💕
They also felt that their safety was in jeopardy if they kept performing in the midst of such hysteria !!!###
.......apparently they stopped touring because Paul was killed in road accident but was replaced with a double - and why they changed image etc.....almost as bigger cover up as moon landing...
I love how the bass Is still hearable
Bass sounds travel 😜
Paul always had a greatsound
That's what happens when you mic the bass amp.
No matter where the Beatles were they are great and wonderful I love those 4 lads from Liverpool simply great
Thank you if you agree with me, I hope something wonderful comes to you
Thank you if Agee with me I hope a big wonderful comes to you, you deserve it James 70yr Ole fool when I die ill be sing I'm awarlus with a smile on my face 😔 an loving it
On "Day Tripper" it sounds like Paul is singing "He's a big teaser" Check it out.
Unless you experienced Beatlemania first hand it’s impossible to explain how intense it was. Folks were nuts for this band including me as a little kid.
I was there in my wide-wail red corduroy pants with my hair combed down. It was wild...could barely hear them over the screaming girls but still a great memory I was 16 but still have the ticket stub!
I was there! 🤩
Is that true?
2024/08/29
This is the most video ive ever seen of this show. A little choppy here and there, but alot of good material! Thanks for sharing!!!
There's nothing on Earth that seems like The BEATLES! Considering all the technological paraphernalia used in 2023, no show is even remotely similar to them. I am very honored and happy to have experienced all of this. I am brazilian. :)
I agree, that being said if you get a chance. The Flaming Lips are very good live. Love, Loss, reflection, healing & the beauty of life.
Lived in the San Mateo area at the time (about 15 miles away). Stayed up all night trying to win some free tickets on KYA (Russ the Moose show) - was not successful, and didn't have the money to buy a ticket. Regret it to this day!
The equipment they had to do these Stadium concerts a broom band would reject today. They still sounded great above it all! Here were 4 lads who could play rock and roll! The chemistry between them was perfect It was a fine time. They contributed so much.
8 think bigfoot probably had a better photographer
About 6 years gigging...had to end. THEN they created the best music ever.
The Beatles have left the building and touring forever.
In my opinion that was the actual end of the band.
In other words The Beatles stopped being The Beatles after 1966.
@@MichaelConsuegra-iy2cx They were in an evolutionary time, and they knew it! The touring had to end in order to progress artistically. Even when they got onto the rooftop in 69 - they showed who they were as a band. Still and always - The Beatles. Just not the mop top version. What John Lennon called - trained fleas.
@@MichaelConsuegra-iy2cx The Beatles recorded some great music after they stopped touring. 66 definitely wasn't the end of the Beatles.
@@michaelharrington75 But they just weren't the same.
It was at this point where the Beatles were sick of touring. The screaming was so bad they could barely hear themselves sing or play. And judging by the audio on this tape, this was probably a technical nightmare.
They were so far ahead, as a creative entity, than what they were able to play live.
Still- sounds great. ❤️
thank you for this.
AdamBound - thank you for uploading this. The Beatles effect on people was extraordinary. The armourded vehicle gives me chills, there´s something sinister about it.
You also can be fascinated by this many thousands of happy fans ❤ & how beautiful HARRISONs: sound!
Well done. I didn't know any video existed. This is a great reconstruction and gives a feel of what it was like.
Probably all 8 mm film here. Shot with handheld cameras.
Some Beatles concerts, like WA DC in Feb. 64 were pro shot B & W video (although sometimes the kine is shown) .
Adelaide Hall '64, pro shot B & W vid.
Budokan '66 was pro shot color vid.
I was there. I was 13. I was seated ten rows behind third base dugout.
I was newborn but must have felt the Beatle vibrations. It still reverberates good as new.
Love it.
Remarkably raw sound.
Ringo saves the day with his excellent drumming.
John Lennon said The Beatles as a live act were already over the hill by the time they got to America.
It's not hard to see what he meant...and this being their last live concert anywhere......except on the roof over Abby Road.
Yes it is thanks God for have given The Beatles such talent here in the earth and in heaven Beatles forever and ever❤️
Check out the Armored Bank Escape vehicle next to the stage.
I wish there was footage of The Beatles Atlanta Concert , Baker Audio did the sound and it was great .The Beatles were very happy , it can be heard here on UA-cam . What is wild is how much electronics improved in 36 months , just look at Woodstock .
Amazing to think that they were just a couple months away from starting Sgt. Pepper and a complete revamp of their style and sound.
Adam Bound, you are great! Thank you!
This was truly the end of an era, and it perfectly illustrates why the Beatles decided to stop playing live shows. It's just remarkable that they were able to do so only two and a half years after first coming to America! But you can tell that they can't hear themselves by virtue of Paul's vocals in the first half of the show.
Exciting to see this but you feel sorry for them as musicians and sad that they quit touring! but who can blame them?
The modern rock concert was invented 15 minutes after this one ended.
Nah. They invented the modern rock concert in 1965 at Shea stadium.
The way they were bundled into the back of the van was one of the reasons we got Sgt pepper about a year later, thank you van.