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Mets commemorate 60th anniversary of The Beatles' Shea Stadium concert

Friday night, the Mets commemorated the 60th anniversary of The Beatles' historic show at New York City's Shea Stadium. CBS ...

When the Beatles hit a grand slam in rock-and-roll

The Beatles’ 1965 concert at Shea Stadium was a landmark moment in music history, setting new standards for live events.
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Radio legend 'Cousin Brucie' remembers Beatles at Shea Stadium

Bruce Morrow helped introduce The Beatles 60 years ago when the British band kicked off a new era in rock 'n' roll by ...

The Beatles bet on filling Shea and invented rock’s new era

Perhaps no event looms larger than the Beatles’ August 15, 1965, performance at Shea Stadium in front of 55,600 fans. The concert ushered in a new era in rock music in which superstardom was defined ...
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On This Day in 1965, The Beatles Set Two World Records in New York—With Mick Jagger and Keith Richards in the Audience

The Beatles witnessed the height of Beatlemania when they opened their tour with a record-setting crowd in New York.

The Science of Why Humans are Obsessed with Stadium Concerts

Lindsay A. Fleming explains why, 60 years after the Beatles popularized the stadium tour, fans are still obsessed.