Details
- Country: Australia
- City: Sydney
- Location: Sydney Stadium
Location
Location: Sydney Stadium • Sydney • Australia
Timeline
Concert Jun 19, 1964 • Australia • Sydney
EP Jun 19, 1964 • "Long Tall Sally" by The Beatles released in the UK
Concert Jun 20, 1964 • Australia • Sydney
Interview Jun 20, 1964 • Paul McCartney interview for Marilyn
Interview Jun 20, 1964 • The BEATLES ANSWER YOUR LETTERS inside
Next concert Jun 22, 1964 • New Zealand • Wellington
The Beatles | National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
Concert footage of popular acts was still in its infancy in the 1960s. This professionally shot footage is the result of employing multiple cameras and stylish editing in post-production that effectively captures the phenomena known as ‘Beatlemania’.
It’s very effective in showing the band performing and perhaps more so in showing the reaction of the fans!
Parts of the clip appear to be sped-up because the frame rate has been adjusted by the filmmaker; whether or not this is deliberate is unknown. Studio recordings of several songs – which don’t match the images – have been dubbed over the images, presumably because the sound that was captured live was predominantly screaming!
Despite this, it is an important recording of a significant era in popular culture. The scenes in this clip effectively serve to contextualise the pop culture phenomenon of Beatlemania.
Sydney Stadium
This was the 3rd concert played at Sydney Stadium.
A total of 3 concerts have been played there • 1964 • Jun 18 • Jun 19 • Jun 20
Too bad, there is no song listed for this concert. If you've been there, help us fill the set list for this concert by writing a comment!
