The Beatles First Toronto Visit

[TheGary1953]

I have this flag with the Beatles on it ,bought it at a yard sale in Forest Hill Toronto in the eighties along with a few other beatle things for ten dollars.I was so thrilled about getting it,had never seen another one until I saw yours.A favourite of mine

[pmcpk]

Con't .... Don't know what happened to that stub but I sure wish I had it now!

[pmcpk]

I saw the Beatles at Maple Leaf Gardens when I was very young, well I may have been 7 or 8. My parents bought us tickets for about $5.00. I don't remember alot, it's a bit of a blur now but but I do remember loads of screaming and tears, and people standing in their seats so I couldn't see but for me the most memorable moment was when Paul got down on one knee at the beginning of "If I Fell". I kept the ticket stub for years, we sat in what was referred to as the 'blues'. Don't know what hap

[brgau]

@pmcpk I was at three concerts and they never played that song in their concerts. I doubt that you were there.

[MUCKSLOP123]

Wow! what an experience to have actually seen them live! i never did! sure wish someone had of filmed the Toronto show? would love to have a copy of that if anyone out there has one! i'm sure it exists somewhere! i'n the meantime there's a great dvd i purchased on e-bay! has a green cover & says The Beatles live! it has a green cover! it's awesome! it contains 4 full length concerts! all uncut! 2 are B&W & the other are Colour, get your hands on this dvd if you can?

[alikatness]

Lucky me was also at that concert, floor seats that my friend and I purchased through a ticket agent the day before they went on sale at the Gardens, so we went down anyhow, showed off our tickets and I got interviewed by W5! And, you couldn't hear them singing from the floor either...lots of screaming! I'm still exited that I was there!

[Unclebeav]

My sister and I were fortunate enough to have been at the 1964 show at the Gardens. Our dad called home and asked if we wanted to see the Bugs - finally figured out he meant the Beatles. Said to give him a few minutes...he called us back and had gotten us 4th row Floor tickets. What a memory to have been there and seen them live.

[Hancox17]

Thanx for your post. Cool story. I'm a huge Beatles fan who grew up in England. Now living outside Toronto. I saw the Leafs play at the Gardens a few times plus Oasis about ten years ago. Hope they do something worthy with the building. The facade is majestic and needs to be preserved. You are a lucky guy to have seen the Beatles their.

Cheers.

[1967PONTIACGTO]

Actually, at the time the Canadian flag was the Red Ensign, not the Union Jack. The Red Ensign looked very similar to the Ontario flag.

[drut1]

Very cool...enjoyed it alot! maple Leaf gardens was one of approx 2 or 3 different North Americian venues that The Beatles played in during their three concert tours.

[drunkensnowgirl]

i want your beatle toys lol,,great vid 5 stars for a great story

[taylor1235]

Im from markham, what are some of your favourite songs?

[lawguy51]

Beatle songs? No Reply, Elanor Rigby, Tomorrow Never Knows, Every Little Thing, For No One, You Can't Do That, Sexy Sadie, I Want To Tell You...I tend to go for the songs that weren't singles.

[taylor1235]

me too, most of the songs i like by them are not very well known. people look at me cockeyed when i tell them which ones i like haha

[BeatsonsGirl84]

Oh my God, you have a REMCO doll! Aren't those super rare? I love that flag; Canada would get its own flag a few months later. How old were you when you saw them?

[lawguy51]

I used to have all four Remco dolls plus boxes but I sold them some time ago and kept this extra one I had of Paul. I was 13 when I saw them. Perfect age, don't you think?

[BeatsonsGirl84]

Yeah, it must have been fab to see them as a teenager; I'm sure most of the audience were around your age. Were the Toronto fans typically more reserved than the American ones? And do you still live in Toronto?

[lawguy51]

The audience was very young. I was 13.  There were a lot of parents there as well. I'd say that the Toronto girls screamed as well as their American counterparts. I do still live in Toronto, well, just outside in Mississauga.