The Beatles (live performances)

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The Beatles (live performances) refers to the band’s energetic onstage era, particularly in the early 1960s, when they played rock and roll standards and their own hits in clubs, theaters, and stadiums around the world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concert tour history
live performance career
rock concert act
broadcastAppearance The Ed Sullivan Show
broadcastAppearanceDate 1964-02-09
characteristicFeature high audience screaming levels
limited onstage monitoring
short concert durations
use of Ludwig drum kit
use of Rickenbacker and Gretsch guitars
use of Vox amplifiers
culturalImpact central to phenomenon of Beatlemania
helped define modern stadium rock concerts
earlyRepertoireIncludes "I Saw Her Standing There"
"I Want to Hold Your Hand"
"Long Tall Sally"
linked to: Long Tall Sally

"Money (That's What I Want)"
"Please Please Me"
linked to: Please Please Me

"Roll Over Beethoven"
linked to: Roll Over Beethoven

"She Loves You"
linked to: She Loves You

"Some Other Guy"
linked to: Some Other Guy

"Twist and Shout"
linked to: Twist and Shout
endDate 1966
finalCommercialConcert Candlestick Park, San Francisco
finalCommercialConcertDate 1966-08-29
genre Merseybeat
pop rock
rock and roll
notableEarlyVenue Kaiserkeller, Hamburg
linked to: Kaiserkeller

The Cavern Club, Liverpool
linked to: The Cavern Club

The Indra Club, Hamburg
Top Ten Club, Hamburg
notableRecordingOfLivePerformance Anthology live tracks
Live at the BBC
The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl
notableTour 1964 North American tour
1965 North American tour
1966 world tour
notableVenue Candlestick Park, San Francisco
Ed Sullivan Show studio, New York
linked to: Ed Sullivan Theater

Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles
linked to: Hollywood Bowl

Royal Variety Performance, London
Shea Stadium, New York
linked to: Shea Stadium

Washington Coliseum, Washington, D.C.
linked to: Washington Coliseum
performedBy The Beatles
reasonForStoppingTours desire to focus on studio work
exhausting schedule
poor sound quality in large venues
startDate 1960
tourRegion Australia
Canada
France
Germany
Hong Kong
linked to: Hong Kong, China

Italy
Japan
New Zealand
Philippines
Scandinavia
Spain
United Kingdom
United States
typicalSetlistIncludes original compositions
rock and roll standards

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Rip It Up coveredBy The Beatles (live performances)
Little Queenie coveredBy The Beatles (live performances)
Back in the U.S.A. notableCoverVersionBy The Beatles (live performances)
All Shook Up hasCoverVersionBy The Beatles (live/early performances)
linked to: The Beatles (live performances)