Goodbye Shea Stadium.  I never went to Shea, but I’ve certainly heard of it

Last night, Billy Joel, the last scheduled performer at Shea Stadium before it would be torn down, was joined by none other than Paul McCartney.

The Beatles, were the ones that gave Shea Stadium it’s most memorable moment in history.  On August 15, 1965, the Beatles played there, marking the first time a sports stadium was used for a rock concert. 55,600 fans showed up at this event,  and it set a new world record for a pop concert in terms of attendance and gross revenue. The Beatles’ share of the $304,000 box-office takings was also a record - $160,000.

As I watched excerpts of the concert on YouTube, I noted something that seemed kind of funny in retrospect.  All the still photographers were crammed into a small box-like enclosure.   One would barely have any room to move.  Hopefully, nobody in the box had any bean burritos or broccoli salads before the event, else that little enclosure would be rather fragrant…

Beatles at Shea

Folks that feel like sharing memories of Shea can join others at Loge13.com.

If you want to see the entire Beatles concert, someone broke it up into small chapters for YouTube, staring off with Part 1.