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Mon Aug 14, 2017 8:21 pm
I saw The Beatles 3 times, all three years they toured the USA. THe first year was in Indianapolis Sept. 9, 1964 at the State Fairgrounds. There were 13,000 screaming girls inside the amphitheatre. Tickets were $6.50 and you had to send mail to get one, never knowing if you would. The concert had Jackie DeShannon and Clarence Frogman Henry before the Beatles came on. All three years, they only sang for 40 minutes each, 10 songs. I took photos the whole time in the 23rd row. They threw pitchers of beer on each other and were up on the piano. They came and left the stage in a U-Haul van and when they left, several people ran after the van down the highway, including my friend. You could not hear a thing for 40 minutes after the concert, all deaf from the screams.
Both the 2nd and 3rd years, we saw them in Chicago. One at the baseball stadium. The group that sang Land of 1000 Dances went on before them. After the concert, I got shoved onto a bus I did not want to go on, just the pressing crowd. We stopped to eat on the way home, and I can still remember the cheeseburger and strawberry shortcake I had.
The last year, they were in a concert hall. I was in the 2nd row. The music was deafening. The Beatles acted not the same as John had just made the Jesus comment, which was misinterpreted by everyone, and they were not happy and you could tell they were not having fun. But, the music was still good. I am so glad I got to see them each year. It was an experience.