The
Beatles Concert Ticket Stub August 21,1966
Busch Memorial Stadium St. Louis, MO. Authentic
and in very good condition
The concert took place at the Busch Stadium, and was seen by 23,000 people. The support acts were The Del-Rays, The Remains, Bobby Hebb, The Cyrkle and The Ronettes. The show took place in heavy rain, with a makeshift shelter over the stage to protect the musicians, although water still dripped onto the amplifiers.
Ticket
Stub Information:
This ticket stub does not have any pin holes in it and has no major folds. There
is a slight sign of wear on the top right corner, as can be seen in the
photos. There is also a slight oil mark
that seems to go through the center, top portion of this stub, as can be seen
in the photos. This item comes with a
transparent, plastic, protective envelope.
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Concert
Information:
The Beatles were initially slated to perform in Cincinnati on August 20, 1966.
However, due to heavy rain, the concert was postponed to noon on August 21.
Immediately after this performance, the Beatles, accompanied by their
supporting acts, flew to St. Louis. There, they played an evening concert at
Busch Stadium, in front of 23,143 attendees, which was roughly half the
stadium?s capacity. The St. Louis concert was particularly challenging, as a
relentless downpour plagued the event. A temporary shelter was erected over the
stage, attempting to shield the musicians from the elements. Despite these
efforts, rainwater found its way onto the amplifiers. This risky situation
deeply concerned Paul McCartney, ultimately solidifying his belief that The
Beatles should retire from touring. Anticipating the rain might intensify, the
organizers adjusted the concert lineup. The Beatles were moved up to the fourth
slot. Preceding them were The Del-Rays, The Remains, and Bobby Hebb. The night
wrapped up with performances from The Cyrkle and The Ronettes. After the
concert, The Beatles then embarked on a flight to New York, touching down at
3:50 a.m. the next day.
We did this one concert in America,
when it was raining, with water coming in the amps, and we hated it ? we did
the show, but hated every minute of it. And then at the end of it, we were put
inside this metal-lined van, and were sort of clattered about in there. And I
think as we were sitting in there, John and George just said Sod this! But they
had been saying ?All this touring?? We were just shattering ourselves, And I
think that was when I said ?Sod it. ? I agree with you?. That made three of us,
so we went into recording. We decided to just keep recording, and if anybody
said ?When are you going to tour next??, we?d say ?We?re not sure. We weren?t
going to announce that we?d stopped touring; we just decided to quietly pull
out of it, and get into recording more.
Paul McCartney ? interview with Jamming!,
March 1983
It rained quite heavily, and they put
bits of corrugated iron over the stage, so it felt like the worst little gig
we?d ever played at even before we?d started as a band. We were having to worry
about the rain getting in the amps and this took us right back to the Cavern
days ? it was worse than those early days. And I don?t even think the house was
full.
After the gig I remember us getting in
a big, empty steel-lined wagon, like a removal van. There was no furniture in
there ? nothing. We were sliding around trying to hold on to something, and at
that moment everyone said, ?Oh, this bloody touring lark ? I?ve had it up to
here, man.?
I finally agreed. I?d been trying to
say, ?Ah, touring?s good and it keeps us sharp. We need touring, and musicians
need to play. Keep music live.? I had held on that attitude when there were
doubts, but finally I agreed with them.
George and John were
the ones most against touring; they got particularly fed up. So we agreed to
say nothing, but never to tour again. We thought we?d get into recording, and
say nothing until some journalist asked, ?Are you going out on tour?? ? ?Not
yet.? We wouldn?t make The Big Announcement that we?d finished touring forever,
but it would gradually dawn on people: ?They don?t appear to be going on tour,
do they? How long was that? Ten years? Maybe they?ve given it up.?
That was the main point: we?d always
tried to keep some fun in it for ourselves. In anything you do you have to do
that, and we?d been pretty good at it. But now even America was beginning to
pall because of the conditions of touring and because we?d done it so many
times.
Paul McCartney