The Beatles Live at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California (1966)

[pajmf]

Does anyone know which station sponsored this concert? I am a bit perplexed :)

[darkhoarse820]

@pajmf I would think KRLA considering it's advertised at the front of the stage...

[loknloll]

best part of this video is the sound.

[Roseantique2003]

I was there, too. I was 14. This is one of the clearest films I've seen of this concert. I remember when the deejays introduced them, it was George that you see who started out of the gate first. This was the first time I had ever been scared at a concert (and I had been to many). The kids in the whole stadium started stamping their feet before the opening acts were even on- the whole place was concrete, and I was really afraid the structural integrity of the bleachers would be a problem.

[TedCosmosTopper]

THE BEATLES Sunday August 28, 1966 Dodger Stadium 01.Rock and Roll Music (Chuck Berry cover) 02.She's a Woman 03.If I Needed Someone 04.Day Tripper 05.Baby's In Black 06.I Feel Fine 07.Yesterday 08.I Wanna Be Your Man 09.Nowhere Man 10.Paperback Writer 11.Long Tall Sally (Little Richard cover) The Remains opened the 8 pm show then Bobby Hebb sang his hit Sunny then The Cyrkle sang Red Rubber Ball then The Ronettes closed. 90 minutes later, the headliners.

[RecoveriingLeftie]

@bigmac72956-Wow...Considering that there was no field seating in front of the 2nd base stage...that WAS a GREAT location! My recollection of actually being able to hear the Beatles matches yours. As they came out of the dugout below me, and approached the stage, the crowd noise was deafening. I struggled to hear them after they plugged in and started playing, but after that, I could hear. I got home that night, and I wrote down every song I could remember. Pretty sure that I got them all. lol!

[bigmac72956]

I was on the upper deck, forth roll back right behind home plate. they were perfect seats and what i remember we could hear pretty good.....

[RecoveriingLeftie]

@emaccomputer: As I said, I heard everything but the first half of the first song, "Rock And Roll Music". My seat was on the Club Box level (between home & 3rd). It's a narrow level with small boxes and fewer seats so there were fewer people screaming right next to me. The sound quality of the PA was poor by today's standards, but most of the time, I could hear the vocals, guitars, and bass well...the drums were WAY in the background. It was a poor mix, but it WAS the Beatles! Hope that helps.

[HankTh3Dwarf]

Why isn't this in 1080p?

[duilawyr]

slight correction, the Vox amps played the music, but voices were over the awful PA. To the 2 businessmen we swindled and sold fake tickets too (since some girls sold them to us!) we are still sorry. Send me your names and I'lll pay you $25 each.

[duilawyr]

Times article left out Bobby Hebb, "Sunny" as an opener. In the Times picture George is singing "If I Needed Someone" WATCH FOR MY FRISBEE!!

[ponch1079]

Some ones cell didnt have sound lol

[PC3900]

45 years ago today - there's a commemorative story in the LA Times. A testiment to the group's uber-mythic image that we remember these shows like sacred events.

[paalomino]

I was there and yes, screaming was everywhere. I had a headache afterwards, but nevertheless, it was an amazing experience. $8 per person !

[boomette]

Sound quality?? Zilch...the whole show was fans screaming...Beatles using what was state of the art gear at the time (The infamous Vox amps...), but they might have done better to use the PA system at the park. I believe that was one of the reasons they stopped touring...it was a JOKE musically. By the time we all got to see Jimi Hendrix at the Shrine things had really moved forward....and when musicians and audiences starting losing their hearing....hey, we didn't know the price we'd pay!

[ASLpianocovers]

What was the name of that song? I couldnt quite make it out -____

[boomette]

This was my concert too! I remember every minute...and of course we couldn't hear a thing over the screaming and crying...thanks for posting this. I still have my orange ticket stub. Changed my life, Beatlemania.

[emaccomputer]

@boomette Question: I'm a big Beatles fan and have been researching the P.A. Systems that The Beatles used for concerts. Was it really as bad as I've read where people could absolutely not hear the Beatles at all. I've heard bootleg recordings made from the audience and they sound ok, not loud in your face like today, but you can hear them sing and guitars, not so much drums. How much could you hear them? Thanks.

[ShesInLosAngeles]

I was there too! Seats right above the 3rd base dugout. Couldn't hear a lick of music, but I did not care :)

[papajdk47]

1:48

[RecoveriingLeftie]

I attended this concert 3 wks before my 15th birthday. The public transit system ran special buses to the event from all over SoCal. I remember looking at the long line to buy tickets snaking downhill as my bus inched up the incline to the stadium.-this was the ONLY place for an LA rock'n'roll fan to be on that summer's eve in 1966. I could hear the Beatles pretty well except for parts of their 1st tune, and though he played aggressively, it was hard to hear Ringo. Unforgettable-a perfect night!

[emaccomputer]

@RecoveriingLeftie Question: I'm a big Beatles fan and have been researching the P.A. Systems that The Beatles used for concerts. Was it really as bad as I've read where people could absolutely not hear the Beatles at all. I've heard bootleg recordings made from the audience and they sound ok, not loud in your face like today, but you can hear them sing and guitars, not so much drums. How much could you hear them? Thanks.

[bigwavedaveism]

I was there also. It was a nice night and the Harbor Freeway was packed and traffic was slow. A lot of people had their windows down and tuned to KRLA. The Beetles were playing. You could hear people in their cars singing to the Beetles tune being played. Our seat were at the top tier. The Beetles could hardly be heard. Someone was tossing some round objects on the stage. George said " if you don't stop throwing those puffy balls, we're going to leave"!". There was a car in the tent.

[simurgh3]

I was there ... somewhere in the upper tiers. Walked all over Hollywood that day w/ friends and say where they supposedly were staying up on a hill. Next to their last concert ever! Stayed at the Biltmore Hotel in LA - where Ghostbusters was filmed yrs later (the parts on the inside). Nice memories :)

[troutmask1970]

the concert industry was born!!

[romero09x3]

Too bad that show only lasted 30 minuets... Still a show I wish I could have seen

[jointcracking]

I was there that evening at Dodger Stadium to see the Beatles live in concert so many years ago. I was only 11 years old but it was an event that I will never forget.