Mets to Celebrate 60th Anniversary of Beatles’ Shea Stadium Show

The
New
York
Mets
will
celebrate
the
60th
anniversary
of
the

Beatles‘
legendary
1965

Shea
Stadium
concert
on
Aug.
15
when
they
host
the
Seattle
Mariners.

At
6:15
p.m.
on
that
evening
—
approximately
an
hour
before
the
game
begins
—
a
performance
by
the
band 1964
the
Tribute
will
take
place
in
front
of
Shea
Bridge,
a
pedestrian
walkway
in
the
outfield
section
of
the
stadium.
Additionally,
the
first
15,000
fans
who
enter
the
stadium
will
receive an
exclusive
Shea
Stadium
replica.

The
game’s
first
pitch
will
be
thrown
by
people
who
worked
at
the
stadium on
that
day
in
1965
when
the
Beatles
performed
there
for
over
55,000
people
—
a
record-breaking
number
at
the
time.
To
end
the
night,
a
themed
fireworks
show
will
happen
after
the
game.

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The
Beatles
played
two
shows
at
Shea
Stadium
in
1965,
one
on
Aug.
15
and
the
other
on
Aug.
23.
The
following
year,
they stopped
performing
live
for
paying
audiences.

“Now
it’s
quite
commonplace
for
people
to
play
Shea
Stadium
or
Giants
Stadium
and
all
those
big
places,
but
this
was
the
first
time,” Paul
McCartney said
in Anthology. “It
seemed
like
millions
of
people,
but
we
were
ready
for
it.
They
obviously
felt
we
were
popular
enough
to
fill
it.
Once
you
go
onstage
and
you
know
you’ve
filled
a
place
that
size,
it’s
magic,
just
walls
of
people.”

What
Happened
to
Shea
Stadium?

Shea
Stadium
first
opened
in
1964,
two
years
prior
to
the
Beatles’
concerts.
It
served
as
the
home
venue
for
the
New
York
Mets
until
it
was
demolished
in
2009.
That
same
year,
a
new
baseball
park,
Citi
Field,
opened
directly
next
door
and
has
been
the
new
home
of
the
Mets
ever
since.

Watch
the
Beatles
Perform ‘I
Feel
Fine’
at
Shea
Stadium
in
1965