The Beatles had landed at 3:02 am that morning at Kennedy Airport, and were greeted by 3,000 waiting fans. They were driven to the Delmonico Hotel on Park Avenue and 59th Street where more fans were waiting, even though their stay was supposed to be a secret. One fan, snatchED RINGO STARR'S St. Christopher medallion as he made his way inside the hotel, although she returned it later that day at their pre-show press conference. The fans were dispersed by police at 4 am. By the time The Beatles awoke later that morning thousands OF more fans were outside. This press conference was held at the Crystal Ballroom in the Delmonico Hotel before the August 28th show.
The Beatles were flown to the stadium by helicopter, which departed late as the pilot didn't have permission to depart. They took to the stage at 9:50 pm, later than expected. Tickets for each of the venue's 15,983 seats were sold out, and extra ones were added at the high price of $6.50. The audience were kept from the stage by an eight-foot high fence topped with barbed wire.
The Beatles performed 12 songs: Twist And Shout, You Can't Do That, All My Loving, She Loves You, Things We Said Today, Roll Over Beethoven, Can't Buy Me Love, If I Fell, I Want To Hold Your Hand, Boys, A Hard Day's Night and Long Tall Sally. THE support acts were, in order of appearance, The Bill Black Combo, The Exciters, The Righteous Brothers and Jackie DeShannon.
PRESENTED HERE IS A BEAUTIFUL NEAR MINT MINUS
TICKET STUB FROM THE BEATLES' FIRST SHOW AT
FOREST HILLS. THE 1½"
X 1¾" TICKET
STUB IS THE "WHITE" FIELD CHAIR RIGHT
$5.95 LOCATION :
PORTAL 8 , ROW T, SEAT 12. THE 1964 FOREST HILLS SHOWS
ARE AMONG THE RAREST CONCERT
TICKET VENUES TO FIND IN IT'S FULL OR STUB STATE.
FOR THE ULTIMATE IN PRESERVATION,
WE PRESENT THE TICKET STUB IN A 5 1/2" X 3 1/2"
CRYSTAL CLEAR ULTRA-PRO® 1" THICK
BEVELED LUCITE SCREW-DOWN HOLDER DISPLAY.
FOLLOWING THE CONCERT, THE BEATLES MET UP WITH
BOB DYLAN BACK AT THE DELMONICO HOTEL, AND ON
THIS NIGHT, BOB DYLAN HAD INTRODUCED CANNABIS TO
THE BEATLES. THIS "TURN ON" BY DYLAN HAD a
significant effect on the BEATLES' music and lives in subsequent years. THE
TWO PARTIES WERE INTRODUCED BY A MUTUAL FRIEND,
THE WRITER AL ARONOWITZ. UPON ARRIVING AT THE
BEATLES' SUITE, DYLAN ASKED FOR CHEAP WINE, AND
BEATLES' ROADIE MAL EVANS WAS SENT TO GET SOME,
AND DURING THE WAIT DYLAN SUGGESTED THEY ALL
SMOKE SOME MARIJUANA. Some of The Beatles had
actually been introduced to cannabis in 1960,
but the drug had made little impression. After
the hotel room was secured, Dylan rolled the
first joint and passed it to JOHN. He
immediately gave it to RINGO, whom he called "my
royal taster". Not realizing the etiquette was
to pass it on, Ringo finished the joint, WHILE
Dylan and Aronowitz rolled more for each of
them. The Beatles spent the next few hours in
hilarity, looked upon with amusement by Dylan.
Brian Epstein kept saying, "I'm so high I'm on
the ceiling. I'm up on the ceiling." Paul,
meanwhile, was struck by the profundity of the
occasion, telling anyone who would listen that
he was "thinking for the first time, really
thinking." He instructed Mal Evans to follow him
around the hotel suite with a notebook, writing
down everything he said.
From here the Beatles tour left for Atlantic
City, but would return to New York on September
20th for the special charity event that was the
conclusion of the current tour. The event
entitled 'An Evening With The Beatles' was in
support of United Cerebral Palsy. The Beatles
gave their performance for free, as did the
other supporting artists.
