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| CURRENT INVENTORY / CONCERT EPHEMERA - CA083 | VIEW CART |
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SHEA STADIUM AUGUST 15, 1965 QUEENS, NEW YORK, USA COMPLETE FULL UNUSED CONCERT TICKET CONDITION : NM FULL, UNUSED ITEM#: CA083 PRICE: -------- 
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DESCRIPTION (ACTUAL SCANS) THE BEATLES’ MOST MOMENTOUS LIVE PERFORMANCE TOOK PLACE AT SHEA STADIUM, THE HOME OF THE NEW YORK METS BASEBALL TEAM. SEEN BY 55,600 FANS, IT CREATED A NEW WORLD RECORD FOR A POP CONCERT IN TERMS OF ATTENDANCE AND GROSS REVENUE. THE BEATLES’ SHARE OF THE $304,000 BOX OFFICE TAKINGS WAS ALSO A RECORD - $160,000. THE GROUP TRAVELED BY LIMOUSINE FROM THE WARWICK HOTEL TO A WATERFRONT HELIPORT, FLEW FROM THERE OVER NEW YORK CITY TO THE ROOF OF THE WORLD’S FAIR BUILDING AND MADE THE FINAL 100-YARD JOURNEY INTO SHEA STADIUM IN A WELLS FARGO ARMORED TRUCK. THEY SPRINTED THROUGH A TUNNEL, OUT INTO A DEAFENING WALL OF SCREAMS AND ONTO THE STAGE POSITIONED AT SECOND BASE AT 9:16PM. THE OPENING SUPPORTING ACTS IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE WERE BRENDA HOLLOWAY AND THE KING CURTIS BAND, CANNIBAL & THE HEADHUNTERS, SOUNDS INCORPORATED, AND THE YOUNG RASCALS. FROM THIS INFAMOUS VERY FIRST BEATLES' OPEN-AIR STADIUM SOLD-OUT SHOW, WE ARE PROUD TO OFFER A GORGEOUS ORIGINAL FULL, UNUSED CONCERT TICKET. THE "FIELD LEVEL BOX" TICKET IS YELLOW IN COLOR, WITH THE FAMOUS BLUE PRINT INCLUDING THE BEATLES GRAPHIC PHOTO. FIELD LEVEL BOX : BOX 109F, SEAT 4, $5.65 PRICE LOCATION, ENTER GATE D. THE FULL TICKET MEASURES 6" X 1 3/4", AND IS IN NEAR MINT, NEARLY PRISTINE UNUSED CONDITION. IT REMAINS STIFF AND FIRM. NO BENDS, NO CREASES, NO FADING. THIS EVENT HAS BECOME ACKNOWLEDGED AS THE BEATLES' MOST FAMOUS CONCERT - AND THIS TICKET HAS REMAINED IN MOST BEAUTIFUL CONDITION. FOR THE ULTIMATE IN PRESERVATION, WE PRESENT THE TICKET IN A 8" X 3 1/2" CRYSTAL CLEAR ULTRA-PRO® ¼" THICK BEVELED LUCITE SCREW-DOWN HOLDER DISPLAY. 1965 SHEA STADIUM TICKETS IN FULL, UNUSED CONDITION ARE SO VERY DIFFICULT TO ACQUIRE DUE TO THE CONCERT'S SOLD OUT STATUS. OUR INQUIRIES REVEAL THAT JUST OVER A DOZEN UNUSED SHEA 1965 TICKETS HAVE APPEARED IN THE MARKETPLACE.  
 
 
 
 
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