Friday, August 21, 1964
Seattle
Concert • By The Beatles • Part of the Summer 1964 US & Canada Tour
Last updated on April 19, 2019
Friday, August 21, 1964
Concert • By The Beatles • Part of the Summer 1964 US & Canada Tour
Last updated on April 19, 2019
Location: Seattle Center Coliseum
Concert Aug 20, 1964 • USA • Las Vegas • 4pm concert
Concert Aug 20, 1964 • USA • Las Vegas • 9pm concert
Concert Aug 21, 1964 • USA • Seattle
Concert Aug 22, 1964 • Canada • Vancouver
Concert Aug 23, 1964 • USA • Los Angeles
From HistoryLink.org, March 17, 2003:
On August 21, 1964, the Beatles give their first concert in Washington state. They played at the Seattle Center Coliseum to 14,300 screaming fans. The stage is raised 12 feet for the Beatles’ protection. Scalpers sell the $5 tickets for $30. Just after 8 p.m. the show starts with the following opening acts: Bill Black Combo, Exciters, Righteous Brothers (“You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling”), and Jackie de Shannon (“What the World Needs Now Is Love Sweet Love”).
Can’t Buy Me Love
“Beatlemania” swept Seattle days before the Fab Four’s arrival. Woolworth’s Department Store sold Beatle wigs, Beatle Bobbin’ Head dolls, trading cards, and record albums, proclaiming “It’s a mad fad, dad” in their advertisements.
Security was stepped up at the Edgewater Inn Hotel, where the Beatles would be staying. A 350-foot-long plywood fence covered in barbed wire was erected, and arrangements were made for the harbor patrol to prevent waterbound Beatle fans from approaching the building by boat.
Things We Said Today
On the day of their performance, the lads from Liverpool held a press conference at the hotel, and answered questions with their usual aplomb:
Q:Well, it was said in Las Vegas and in Frisco that your performance couldn’t be heard because of the noise. Now, how do you feel about this? Do you consider it might hurt your future concerts?
PAUL: “It’s been going on for a couple of years, you know.”
Q: “How many more years do you think it will go on?”
PAUL: “Don’t know. We’re not…”
JOHN: “We’re not taking bets.”
Q: “Have you got any idea? Will it be three? Four? What do you think?”
GEORGE: “Till death do us part.” (laughter)
Later, Paul McCartney was asked what he might do after he was through with singing:
PAUL:Don’t know. Probably John and I will carry on songwriting.
JOHN: (jokingly) “I’m not doing it with you.”
PAUL: “Oh, no!” (laughter)
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
That evening, the opening acts took to the stage beginning at 8:00 p.m. At 9:25 disc jockey Pat O’Day from radio station KJR, Seattle’s leading Rock and Roll station, introduced the Beatles. The crowd went wild. […]
During the concert, hundreds of teenage girls rushed the stage in the hopes of catching the eyes of their idols. Police and firefighters did their best to prevent injuries, but 35 people required first aid treatment, ranging from bumps and bruises to all-out hysteria. One girl was restrained on a stretcher, all the while screaming “Paul! I love you!”
The Beatles waited an hour before leaving the Coliseum in the rear of an ambulance that returned them to the heavily guarded Edgewater Inn on the waterfront. They earned $34,569 for their performance. The next day they left for Vancouver, British Columbia. MacDougall’s Department Store purchased the carpet from the room they stayed in, cut it up, and sold the pieces for souvenirs.
This was the 1st concert played at Seattle Center Coliseum.
A total of 3 concerts have been played there • 1964 • Aug 21st • 1966 • Aug 25th (8pm show) • Aug 25th (3pm show)
Written by Phil Medley, Bert Russell
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