The Beatles’ 10 Most Iconic Live Shows

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Exploring 10 Iconic Live Performances, Eras, and Concerts by The Beatles to celebrate 60 years of Beatlemania! From Shea Stadium to the Star Club in Germany, let’s relive the greatest live moments from The Fab Four!

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0:00 – Intro: 60 Years of Beatlemania!
1:38 – The Casbah Coffee Club
2:18 – The Cavern Club
3:38 – The Star Club: Germany
4:41 – Beatlemania! 1964 Box Set
5:25 – The Royal Variety Performance
6:27 – The Ed Sullivan Show
7:49 – Washington Coliseum
8:54 – Shea Stadium
10:02 – The Hollywood Bowl shows
10:50 – Candlestick Park
11:45 – Apple Corps Rooftop Show

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The Casbah Coffee Club is an important part of Beatles history, Roeg Best (the son of Mona and Beatles road manager Neil Aspinall) owns the Liverpool Beatles Museum which is just down the street from where The Cavern was (and where the various new Caverns are) and it's a must see for any Beatles fan, there's so many personal belongings from The Beatles entire career but it especially brings those early days to life. Every item has a story. I've been a Beatles fan for most of my 41 years on this planet and I learnt so much there.
There is a venue between The Casbah and The Cavern that I think belongs on this list…The Jacaranda. That's where they played their first official gig as The Beatles and it's still going to this day. The mural on the walls downstairs was painted by The Beatles in 1960 and it's still there. A lot of big names play there, there's an open mic every Sunday which allows anyone the chance to perform in the same venue as The Beatles, there's a great open mic scene in Liverpool. If you're a musician in Liverpool, there's opportunities to perform pretty much every night.
Another (not so) fun fact about the Ed Sullivan performance…George was sick and had spent most of the day in bed. As a result, he wasn't there for the rehearsal and a stand in was used to get the lighting right, etc, so that it'd be ready to go when that night's show took place.
10 shows really isn't enough. Woolton Village Fete was technically a Quarrymen show, but it's iconic because that's where John and Paul first met. The show at Festival Hall in Melbourne that was televised deserves a mention as John Lennon said that it was the best recording of a live Beatles show, it was also one of the first shows with Ringo back after his time out due to having his tonsils out. The first show at the Budokan in Japan is interesting because the Japanese audience was very different and very much more reserved and controlled than they were used to. The Beatles could get quite sloppy live as they couldn't hear themselves, but in Japan, they could hear every note and had to be at the top of their game. The NME Poll Winners shows are all noteworthy, but the one from 1966 is especially worth a mention as it's the last time that The Beatles played for a paying audience in the UK, it's also unusual because George played his Gibson SG instead of his Rickenbacker 360/12 for If I Needed Someone. Sadly, while the 2 previous shows were filmed, The Beatles performance was not filmed at that show due to a contract dispute.
I hope that some day, they release a proper, official live DVD/BluRay set with the best quality footage from their career. I was hoping that was what Eight Days A Week would be, with a few interviews…but it was the other way around with mostly talking and minimal live footage (most of which was poorly colourized).

14 thoughts on “The Beatles’ 10 Most Iconic Live Shows”

@beyondartv

at 5:59 am

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@kevinkthedj

at 5:59 am

Whats the best Beatles live recording to check out? I am curious
@mjames4709

at 5:59 am

Why are they mostly American concerts?? There were some big ones in other countries; particularly those who took in the Beatles well before the Americans even realised who they were???
@slystone4892

at 5:59 am

I can’t believe we don’t have a full decent concert of his late more important artistic period
@skinnymac2411

at 5:59 am

This is perfect timing! I'm off to see Paul next week in London 🙂 Great video!
@aminahmed2220

at 5:59 am

I remember reading an article about Linda McCartney being at the Shea Stadium in August ❤???? 1965
@Homer625

at 5:59 am

Awesome! My favorite music reviewer discussing my favorite band. Loved this one
@theneonchimpchannel9095

at 5:59 am

The Casbah Coffee Club is an important part of Beatles history, Roeg Best (the son of Mona and Beatles road manager Neil Aspinall) owns the Liverpool Beatles Museum which is just down the street from where The Cavern was (and where the various new Caverns are) and it's a must see for any Beatles fan, there's so many personal belongings from The Beatles entire career but it especially brings those early days to life. Every item has a story. I've been a Beatles fan for most of my 41 years on this planet and I learnt so much there.
There is a venue between The Casbah and The Cavern that I think belongs on this list…The Jacaranda. That's where they played their first official gig as The Beatles and it's still going to this day. The mural on the walls downstairs was painted by The Beatles in 1960 and it's still there. A lot of big names play there, there's an open mic every Sunday which allows anyone the chance to perform in the same venue as The Beatles, there's a great open mic scene in Liverpool. If you're a musician in Liverpool, there's opportunities to perform pretty much every night.
Another (not so) fun fact about the Ed Sullivan performance…George was sick and had spent most of the day in bed. As a result, he wasn't there for the rehearsal and a stand in was used to get the lighting right, etc, so that it'd be ready to go when that night's show took place.
10 shows really isn't enough. Woolton Village Fete was technically a Quarrymen show, but it's iconic because that's where John and Paul first met. The show at Festival Hall in Melbourne that was televised deserves a mention as John Lennon said that it was the best recording of a live Beatles show, it was also one of the first shows with Ringo back after his time out due to having his tonsils out. The first show at the Budokan in Japan is interesting because the Japanese audience was very different and very much more reserved and controlled than they were used to. The Beatles could get quite sloppy live as they couldn't hear themselves, but in Japan, they could hear every note and had to be at the top of their game. The NME Poll Winners shows are all noteworthy, but the one from 1966 is especially worth a mention as it's the last time that The Beatles played for a paying audience in the UK, it's also unusual because George played his Gibson SG instead of his Rickenbacker 360/12 for If I Needed Someone. Sadly, while the 2 previous shows were filmed, The Beatles performance was not filmed at that show due to a contract dispute.
I hope that some day, they release a proper, official live DVD/BluRay set with the best quality footage from their career. I was hoping that was what Eight Days A Week would be, with a few interviews…but it was the other way around with mostly talking and minimal live footage (most of which was poorly colourized).
@theneonchimpchannel9095

at 5:59 am

From Moptops To Rooftop would be a great name for a Beatles documentary or live compilation.
@thereverse-flash9942

at 5:59 am

It’s crazy how much these guys achieved before turning 30.
@ElliYeetYT

at 5:59 am

It’s so tragic that most of their material post 1966 was never played live with the ‘full band’ aside from that one-off Rooftop concert.
@doctorrobert1339

at 5:59 am

A good one you could've included is the Atlanta show in 1965 right after Shea Stadium, where Baker Audio provided the sound for the concert with much louder speakers that could drown out the noise of the crowd and the band could hear themselves play, and both Paul and John comment on how good the sound was, so it's also a much more tight concert performance wise as well. There's a really good soundboard recording of that show and it's one of their best. Unfortunately Baker Audio refused to provide sound for the rest of the tour when Brian Epstein asked them, oh what could've been had they taken that offer!
@disneyfan8719

at 5:59 am

1:22 Oh, I would LOVE for you to do a Beatles album ranking AND a top 10 (or more) list someday (even if it's just a quick one at the end of the ranking)! I ALWAYS wanted to hear more of your thoughts on my favorite band!
@greendayrock

at 5:59 am

RIP John Lennon. 44 Years 🙁