The Beatles - Live at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California (August 29, 1966 / Reconstruction)

Happy 55th anniversary to this historic concert, the last ticketed show of The Beatles’ career!
I’ve taken every source that is publicly available, synced it to real audio from the show, and assembled it together, creating 13 minutes of the whole show. There is one film, from Barry Hood, which I have been forced to remove as he copyright strikes those who do post it. Including his film it would bring the total to 15 minutes. If you want a link to the reconstruction including it, let me know.
Thank you PFRG/Nick for restoring and stabilizing two of the films! His channel is here: / thepfrg
Track Listing:
1. Introduction / Tuning 0:00
2. Rock and Roll Music 1:08
3. She’s A Woman 2:33
4. If I Needed Someone 4:50
5. Day Tripper 6:46
6. Baby’s In Black 8:38
7. I Feel Fine 10:05
8. I Wanna Be Your Man 11:20
9. Nowhere Man 11:25
10. Leaving the Stage 11:46

[@leokimvideo]

The band who created the big arena experience 20 years before it was viable

[@marcusdanelon8253]

I have been seeing your icon so many times, what do you do?

[@wmeyerhofer]

Not sure it ever truly became "viable"...more of a religious ceremony than a concert of music. All about celebrity, really.

[@clouds-rb9xt]

@@wmeyerhoferI think he means viable as in technology the audio amplification in 1966 was pretty poor

[@cualfuneri2510]

not only that, but after they became the first band to leave the stages only to focus on creating and recording music.

[@ralphshelley9586]

Shea Stadium never sold out! What? 6 dollars!

[@Oldbmwr100rs]

My aunt was at this show, she got the ticket for her birthday. To this day to her that ticket was one of the greatest birthday gifts she ever received. She still has the stub along with all her Beatle stuff from when she was obsessed with them. I think it was a whole $6 to see this show back then! She never did marry Paul though she really wanted to.

[@joseclaudiovilasboas151]

Que previlegio sensacional. 🇧🇷

[@TheAerovons]

I was at the show in St Louis …I was 14. It was 5.00 at Busch Stadium. A few years later my band was recording on Abbey Road and I met them all. They were super nice and it was the thrill of a lifetime!

[@volkerhaenf7403]

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[@volkerhaenf7403]

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[@yesman2755]

@@TheAerovons were you in the Aerovons ?

[@brianmelody8930]

I love how George is wearing comfy loafers instead of his Beatles boots.

[@frankwalton7323]

Trying not to be a Beatle?... I guess

[@joe6096]

This show really gives you a glimpse of part of why they quit touring, and moreover why they probably wouldn't have if technology was better in their time. If they had a strong enough amplification system that could blast through the crowd screams like rock concerts have had now since the early 1970s, everyone would have heard them no matter how loud they screamed. If they had each had their own on-stage feedback monitors they'd have been able to clearly hear each other, which would have enabled them to perform even better and really enjoy it again. But they had none of that. While they still sounded pretty good, they were stressing themselves to do that more by note/beat memory than by simply playing the music. They couldn't relax and have fun. It was a tense 20-30 minutes every time they took the stage by 1966. Ringo couldn't go off the downbeat and had to keep it simple so the others could feel it on the stage floor. He watched John's ass bounce and Paul's head shake to know where they were in the song. Seriously. George was playing straight off memory - they knew what their set list was going to be so when they got into the 4th song all he could do was watch the others count in with their toe taps and play what he knew to be the riff of the 4th song in watching Paul and John's feet. Candlestick was the straw that broke the camel's back. In 1965 they had a guy driving them to and from the stage at Shea Stadium in a '65 Oldsmobile Starfire station wagon. A regular car anyone could buy at their local Olds dealer at the time. By the time they got here to Candlestick in 1966, they needed a Brinks armored security truck. Paul still wanted to keep touring at this point, when the other three had gotten fed up with it by this time. But after riding in that truck you see he finally had it too. Paul referred to that Brinks truck that took them out on that field as a "chrome meat wagon"...... it was a truck designed for transporting cash securely to/from banks. Inside there's no seats, why would there be? The 4 of them were on the floor sliding around. He literally told the others, inside that truck, after this show, as you see it driving off the field, "you're right, this is nuts. I'm with you now, we're done touring"

[@frodobaggins7252]

The management should never have agreed to large outdoor shows with the equipment available in 1966. Other than the money made, it really was a waste of everybody's time. Other bands like the Rolling Stones came to the conclusion that the Beatles weren't as tight when playing live as they truly were based on these shows. In reality, the Beatles were an incredibly tight band when playing live, but had to make all kinds of sacrifices due the reasons you've outlined. It's unfortunate because, not playing live and touring was a big factor in their breakup. Not spending that time together led them in different directions and caused them to become far more self involved. John and Paul both came to the conclusion that they had come to the end of the band's viability due to the lack of material at the end, but that only stemmed from not being forced to spend day after day in close quarters bouncing ideas off each other. With no one but themselves to bounce ideas off of, it all got to the point where they had to create entire songs without the input of the other, and by the time the other had the chance to add any insight, the one who wrote the song had already become overly possessive of it. When you are writing a song everything is still quite up in the air, once it's written the feeling of ownership is much stronger. This has become an age old story of the demise of many of the greatest and highest earning bands. In the 70's you pretty much knew a bands days were numbered once you started seeing them arriving at shows in separate limo's. The old saying is "absence makes the heart grow fonder", but that couldn't be further from the truth when it comes to bands.

[@tuckertastictk]

They do have monitors at this show. You can clearly see three, one at each end of the stage and one on the ground tilted up at the center of the stage. The PA system does seem a bit lackluster though, even if the crowd wasn’t screaming I’m not sure it would have been large enough. but it’s still more than the announcer PAs they are claimed to have used. Aside from all that, the Beatles were quickly getting into material that couldn’t be recreated on stage by four people in the 60s, so along with all the other hassles it was the right time to stop.

[@rubygreta1]

@@frodobaggins7252 The 1964 Washington concert's Long Tall Sally was as rock and roll as anything The Stones ever did. Yes, they were a tight band but rarely got the chance to show it. So glad they were smart enough to do the Let It Be rooftop concert. One After 909 really cooks.

[@weehudyy]

@@tuckertastictk The ' monitor system ' is miles away from where they are , one is on the ground , not even on the stage , ridiculous for an outdoor show . The stage amps are 100 watt Vox ' Super Beatle ' models , the first of their solid state series and famous for breaking down . At Shea Stadium there are tiny column speakers on the ground again , they had the stage system patched into the metal Tannoy horns used for sports games and a bunch of Altec line mixers . No EQ , no nothing . When the Stones got serious about touring , they had giant stage gear ( Keef had four Ampeg SVTs ) , huge monitor systems , even bigger PA systems and a whole swag of extra musicians , keyboards, horns , singers, percussionists ... They also had 40 plus crew

[@jamesfetherston1190]

@@weehudyy yes, and they aren’t even miking the amps at all, so basically the guitars and bass amps are running close to 100% all the time.

[@KennyMcmullen-y8q]

I am 73 and I saw them perform in1966 also when I was 16 years old . They were iconic then and will always remain part of my youth, ahuge fan. Loved them!!!

[@lesschoenberger3070]

Did you by chance see Steppenwolf back then in your youth?

[@cualfuneri2510]

could you please tell where did you see them perform?

[@robertoalvesdasilva5933]

It's a strong sound from the guitars and loud genius voices! Very beauty strong sound!

[@danfoss1535]

They sounded great live! They were amazing musicians and played live thousands of times, always excellent!

[@paulwagner6439]

Adam, Thanks you for this Video. I’m 75 and this was our Era. And we Loved❤ it.. Great memories. Yeah!

[@maryomnes9445]

I was there that night. My friend and I had front row seats. It was the best time of my life. I was screaming for Paul. No one can replace The Beatles. I still have my ticket 🎫 stub. I have had friends ask me if I wanted to sell it and I said no. I will never get rid of it. This brings back memories for me. 😊😊❤❤

[@malachy9400]

I'm glad for you Mary that you experienced the thrill of that concert and you're right to cherish that stub. I was only 5 and growing up in Ireland when this happened but my older sister loved the Beatles and their records played every day in our house; loved those days.

[@southernlainey9270]

The real Paul?!

[@cberkley4582]

Get bent Mary, honestly 😅 I’m 26. Do you understand how inconceivable that is for me to understand? It’s the equivalent of someone telling you that they saw Jesus spreading the gospel live…

[@k.t.5405]

hope the ticket's framed... btw, what was it like being a teen back then?

[@maryomnes9445]

@@k.t.5405 The ticket 🎫 is framed. And it is worth a lot of money. It was great growing up back then. It was so much fun going out on weekends with my friends.

[@leelydston1225]

I was here. Goodbye John, Paul, George and Ringo. Never again would we be blessed by a Live Appearance here in the US. This was so sad. Technology for live performances simply had not caught up with current recording technology. A short 14 years later, we lost John. 21 Years later, George would be lost to cancer. If I had one wish that I could share with the world it would be to have history change, to give us the Beatles yet one more time.

[@Noah1997callahan]

Love this comment. So jealous. I was born late 90s, Feel like I was born in the wrong time. God bless you sir

[@frankieecanales8827]

35 years later, George passed in 2001.

[@leelydston1225]

@@frankieecanales8827 21 + 14 is 35 if my math was correct.

[@RobTomp]

I was there at this Beatles concert. I was 16 years old and went with my youngest sister. I had wanted to see the two previous Beatles concerts in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1964 and 1965, but my mom did not let me go to those. I am really glad that I got to see the Beatles for one time at this really wonderful concert.

[@marshamariner7897]

I saw them at the cow palace in SF in 65....didn't get to the 64 one...we lived close enough to c the CP from the back window...I'd been 2 CP many times to c the Giants play✌️✌️😺...this was this last time I was there. August 29 1966 😺😺😺✌️✌️

[@Voxac100b]

What was the sound like?

[@marshamariner7897]

@@Voxac100b 4 m I cs...4 speakers ....not tied in2 the park pa system ..add 2 that AT LEAST....30000 screaming girls....there was NO sound😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫🤪🤪🤪

[@RobTomp]

The sound was very good. At least at that final concert in the Bay Area, very few people were screaming while they played. So one could hear the Beatles very well. And their playing was as wonderful as it almost always was .@@Voxac100b

[@geraldfields6169]

I heard a bootleg of this show, it's very listenable as it had been remastered. Best version of 'I Feel Fine' I have ever heard.

[@timmpittman]

I’m a lifelong Beatles fan, but I never cease to be amazed by the hysteria. I’ve been to plenty of great concerts, by legendary performers, but this energy is just different.

[@yes2day100]

They created spontaneous joy. Something about their chemistry created joy in others to the point where it just burst out. Note everyone's euphoric expressions.

[@hazelmoore4754]

Because back then the majority of the fans were young teenage girls like you would fibd at a k pop concert now or somthing..also it was still generally a very conformed and repressed society back then and they were maeketed towards these frustrated teen girls that all thought they were going to marry them..they really cared little about the music in my opinion..even the band cited this as reason they stopped touring..it was just nonsence..watch the southpark episode with the Jonas brothers..it will tell you all you need to know about thus phenomenon..lol

[@heinrichpeffenkoffer4894]

Completely agree., the hysteria is not about the music,it"s somehow sick and will perhaps follow anything looking glorious. As long as it"s the beatles we can live with it.

[@chadrew6]

You weren't alive then. if you were, you'd have witnessed their genius, wit and charisma. If you were alive then, then you weren't paying attention because no one who was paying attention would be baffled by the hysteria. They were gods.

[@yes2day100]

@@chadrew6 Thank you! I'm listening to these spoilsports claiming that the Beatles were marketed. LOL. They came out of left field - a recording company in England - and the music industry had nothing to do with their success and was playing catchup the whole time. The Beatles absolutely refused to do advertising. They insisted on playing in integrated venues. I was one of those teenaged girls in the concerts, and I was neither frustrated nor hoping to marry one of the Beatles. The music was everything. I was 11 in 1964 and that music came from out of nowhere, and it was nothing like what I'd ever heard before. We were having FUN, and there was nothing "sick" about it. The funny thing is, these commentators sound exactly like our parents did back then- disapproving and censorious. And, by the way, men and boys have been making fools of themselves over sports teams for decades. Is that 'hysteria' too?

[@locman75]

John and Paul knowing it was their last concert were taking selfies with fans in the background Way ahead of their time again!

[@tdeb79]

I wonder at what moment exactly they said enough is enough to each other. After the Phillipines, or at some point during their last US tour?

[@SnapeGaveMeDetention]

@@tdeb79I just read that it was at a Cincinnati date of this tour. The conditions were pretty awful and they decided they had enough.

[@eslermanu47]

The last concert by the kings of music.

[@CelebFactsQuotes]

The kings are still playing....they're called the Rolling stones

[@tdeb79]

​​@@CelebFactsQuotes Maybe - the Stones might be the kings, but that would make the Beatles the emperors.

[@starman2363]

​@@CelebFactsQuotes Hahahahahahaha

[@onyourmarkphoto]

How did they ever begin to harmonize when they couldn't even hear themselves? Amazing.

[@Voxac100b]

They had monitors at this show

[@Cover_McCartney]

@@Voxac100bWdym monitors

[@justicerice3589]

@@Cover_McCartneya monitor is a speaker pointed back at the performer so they can hear themselves, I don’t know if they had those back then but that’s what a monitor is

[@Cover_McCartney]

@@justicerice3589 ohhh ok

[@robertrusnak620]

59 years later they are still recognized by EVERYONE! What does that tell you ?

[@jameshesterberg7800]

I was born a week after this concert and now my mom is dying from cancer.their music is helping keeping it for me from crying🎉 all the time.god bless you the music gods.

[@williamsnyder1205]

God Bless your mother, hope you find peace ❤

[@uoyevolisp]

Bless you and your Mum. ❤

[@michaelworse6034]

Peace to you

[@vincelong3132]

Bless you James and your beautiful Mom

[@ultramet]

11 song set list..~ 30 minute long concert and then they had to rush the heck out of there. No wonder they had it and opted to become a studio band after this. This phenomenal level of musical creativity will probably remain unmatched for generations to come. Truly generational talents.

[@Ori0n1975]

It was kind of fitting that they had their final concert in San Francisco, because this is where the next big music scene was coming from.

[@w1lf1ewoo]

In the 1980's i remember hearing on the news that there was no film or recording of the beatles last concert at candlestick park apart from one fan's tape , which was being privately sold at auction ...so i thought thats that , i can only imagine what it was like......All these years later we have that recording synced with cine film and it is no exaggeration i feel to say it is miraculously resurrected!

[@paulyoung6487]

I'm 65 yr's old I never went to one of the beatles concerts , I never had the opportunity.I was 9 yr's old when they played this last concert in San fran.thank God for you tube.

[@JILOA]

I saw them on the Ed Sullivan show. I had two older sisters. I was 11 at the time. They asked my mom if they could watch the Beatles on t.v.. My mom said no! The girls threw a mad dog slobbering fit. My mom gave in and we all had a fun night. Will never forget it.

[@b577960]

Never ceases to amaze me how they could hear themselves sing and play and yet stay in harmony. There is no stage foldback, and no stage enclosure to keep the acoustics contained. You can hear them pushing their vocals so they can hear each other. The power of the PA in those days would approximate to something we would now see in a small local hotel or club. Truly amazing band !!

[@42roadsforman]

They couldn't hear themselves or their instruments at all. They were just well-rehearsed and playing blind. Ringo would watch their body movements. I was in a band and we were well rehearsed. We were very tight but there was this one club that was rather prestigious however on stage even with fold-back speakers we could not hear our instruments at all. We played the first show there and I thought we must have sucked because none of us could hear our instruments not even the drums. We watched the video and were rather surprised that we were actually very tight and even kept the Dynamics of the songs but that came from having been so well rehearsed

[@Voxac100b]

At this show there was 3 x s ALTEC LANSING 9844 studio monitors in place which I think might be causing some of the feedback during the show.but anything is better than nothing.

[@perrysar5954]

After this Harrison said.."That's it I'm done being a Beatle"... it was just 4 years of insanity,then came Sgt Peppers and music changed forever!!!

[@gonzagarte4214]

Adam Bound, you are great! Thank you!

[@64bluegrass]

That whole scene from screaming girls (and boys) to the running around the field to the final exit in an ominous security truck is just so bizarre now. And to think they could sound as good as they did with such ridiculous “sound support.” Excellent historical record. Thank you!

[@Voxac100b]

They didnt have sound support.. They relied on whatever company the promoter used. Mort Feld and his team did a good job

[@64bluegrass]

@@Voxac100b Thanks for that info. I meant just compared to today's sound systems, it seemed weak, but I know that's not fair. They had what they had at the time and The Beatles popularity was just so unprecedented. It was such a huge venue (to me) to throw sound to the audience.

[@Jason21012]

Did they just crank up their amps as loud as possible? Or did they run it through the PA system? Either way, I bet the sound was incredibly distorted at times

[@marshamariner7897]

@@Jason21012 no. The candlestick park pa was not used....just 4 amps and mics....I was there...couldn't hear them...just screaming....but u SAW them...THAT was worth all else....THEY played for 31 minutes....my tix was $6.50!

[@MeTube3]

I passed Candlestick Park when it was still there, several times on way to and from the airport. I thought about this every time.

[@JavierRodriguez-gn6bt]

There's no Candlestick Park anymore?!?!

[@MeTube3]

@@JavierRodriguez-gn6bt demolition in 2015.

[@marshamariner7897]

I was in CP alot b4 1965...the Giants home since 1960...this concert was the last time I was in the park...and 1965 was the last time I was in the Cow Palace...Beatles concert...I was 11 and 12.. something I still remember 😘😘✌️✌️🖖

[@weinerschnitzelrock1]

Last live concert. Aug 29, 1966. next to last concert was at Dodger Stadium a few days earlier. I was at that concert. Pretty similar to this concert. Beatles had dark green Beatles suits with black velvet trim. Tickets were seven dollars.

[@ldchappell1]

I was eight years old and living in Fremont, California when The Beatles performed at Candlestick Park. It's only about a 40 minute drive. My older sister Brenda offered to take me but I refused. I enjoyed listening to The Beatles on the radio but I wasn't about to put myself in middle of 40,000 screaming teenage girls. Hellll no lol. My sister enjoyed herself, but she said the sound system was pretty bad. Somehow they hooked the output of The Beatles microphones and instruments into the P.A. system and it caused an almost a two second delay between what you saw and what you heard. Seven months later my sister and I watched the Strawberry Fields/Penny Lane videos on television. We had opposite reactions. She hated it. She didn't like the mustaches, the clothes or their new sound. I thought the videos and music were spectacularly cool. I was singing those songs in the shower for days.

[@williamj.sheehan2001]

I'd say Brenda is/was one great sister!

[@U2WB]

Greatest rock band there ever was. ❤️

[@cesarulisesrodriguez9724]

My mom took me to this concert...I will never forget..I was 10 years old

[@alonenjersey]

Tell me. Do you have the ticket stub(s)?

[@cesarulisesrodriguez9724]

@@alonenjersey he'll no

[@alonenjersey]

@@cesarulisesrodriguez9724 Aw crap. Oh well.

[@Warumfragstdu]

How was it?

[@ressileticiamartinslopes5771]

Duvido

[@204776439]

That was really a moment in history. Beatlemania is witnessed reaching maximum level. It's highly unlikely anything like this will ever happen again - a rock band causing thousands of girls to weep and scream uncontrollably? It was a combination of their awesome riffs and their looks that caused this. Then they just walked away from performing live at the highest level ever seen. After that immediately evolved even further as culture icons, writing and recording even more amazing music, and reaching number one over and over and over without even touring to promote themselves like most bands must do. Too cool.

[@thomaskemer8109]

Extremely good analysis!! 👍🎶

[@stevec3892]

15000 tickets left over for this show

[@thedogwoods5716]

@@stevec3892 still a massive crowd

[@Colley1973]

@@stevec3892 Candlestick in late August with that sea breeze coming in was not a pleasant place to be.

[@boblittle2529]

I agree with this. One of the things I liked about The Beatles was the fact that each single they released sounded different than the one before it. I think it was their ability to evolve and write even better and more complex material that afforded them the "luxury" of not having to tour and promote themselves. I remember hearing John Lennon say "I don't want to be still be singing 'She Loves You' at 60"

[@WeaponsEducation]

The Beatles were a gift from God, they sang about love

[@joseclaudiovilasboas151]

Verdade

[@roadlizzard56]

I’ve often thought the same thing …they were crafted by Our creator to shake the world .Their timing on the worlds scene came even right when the world needed such a lift after JFK

[@geofflee6295]

Yes, although there is no god.

[@michaelworse6034]

The only guys who really changed this world to a better place , at least for a couple of years ! That's what I believe in . All you need is love ...

[@nicosullivan3880]

@@geofflee6295 damn

[@johnvrabec9747]

All the shows at the Cavern Club and in Hamburg made them a super tight band, even though they couldn't hear each other, the vocals and harmonies were spot on for a show like this. They weren't singing, they were screaming to be heard. Total professionals, they had no idea what was to come when they walked into EMI studios for their first recording session. Love them or not, they changed the world. I remember my Mom buying me a Beatles pin from our tiny hole in the wall store in our neighborhood when I was 5 years old. Everyone knew who The Beatles were!

[@Exhausted-resource]

My mom died 5/20/22, and I listen to the Beatles with her on her birthday and on Mother’s Day, today is Mother’s Day and thank you for the Beatles mom, I miss you and love you so so much!! I hope you’re enjoying this as much as me and with me!!!! I’ll sit with you again January 15 on your birthday to do this again!!!!!! I love you mom!!!!

[@lionheartroar3104]

I had the best dad...he took me to this show. It was crazy.

[@jamesleblanc7437]

If I Needed Someone sounded amazing, great harmonies!

[@Colley1973]

The starkness and isolation of the stage, the biggest band in the history of the world being sent off in the barest of circumstances. That there was no pomp and ceremony, no farewell, just made it more cooler. Only the Beatles would shut the door on Beatlemania like this. There should have been 50 cameras, the best 1966 live recording system, instead we get a tape recorder (requested by Paul cause he knew this was it) and some home video. Super effort AdamBound. Thanks.

[@westmorelandgreasy348]

Man, I thought this final concert appearance was pretty much lost to history. Can't believe they reconstructed this - great job! They sound immense.

[@0010Kev]

Great video! Thanks! I think I heard somewhere (an interview with Paul perhaps?) that there had been some slight lingering doubt as to whether to stop touring but that night being bounced around in the back of that armoured vehicle was the last straw....they all agreed NO MORE!

[@guttorocha]

They were such an amazing guitar band. And singing in perfect harmony even with those awfull sound systems that were avaiable on those days.

[@Voxac100b]

Monitors are helping

[@docsavage8640]

They didn't have monitors. That was part of the problem.

[@ArchieFatcackie]

Their last ever performance, absolute hysteria yet still amongst all the chaos and deafening noise what a great live band. You can see why they chose to quit touring though.

[@VegasPublicity]

I was there! 🤩

[@コンちゃん-s3o]

Is that true? 2024/08/29

[@jdwfenton]

It was at this point where the Beatles were sick of touring. The screaming was so bad they could barely hear themselves sing or play. And judging by the audio on this tape, this was probably a technical nightmare.

[@19E37-e3i]

David Lee Roth explained that big stadiums like the Spectrum just weren't built for concerts, and VH had infrastructure troubles as well, prompting the brown m&m clause. The armored truck and the quixotic stage fence were bright red flags.

[@cuda426hemi]

Jeez, despite being a couple years more recent it still looks like we are looking at the Zapruder films! And that, ladies and gentleman was the end of an era. The Beatles were no longer a "band" and split about 3 years later. At this point Sept '66 they were tired of playing to kids when they and their music was evolving. Plus they couldn't replicate the new songs Live - Revolver was out and they played NO songs from it. We boomers were so lucky to witness before during and after the whole 60s in real time. ☮

[@davyanonymous9674]

The end of an era and the end of the age of innocence. There could never be anything like this happening again.

[@w1lf1ewoo]

yes I think you're right

[@michaelworse6034]

So true .

[@kevinm8555]

God they sounded great that night, unlike a lot of other dates in '66. Yes they knew it was the last.

[@Voxac100b]

By this stage they had monitors on a few rare occasions this was one as well as Dodger Stadium the day before

[@jbyesterday3959]

Greatest band of All -Time !

[@antoan1antoan]

AdamBound - Thanks for the post - now we have the end of the story... The Beatles made my life meaningful.

[@clintlewis8122]

Last show ever 😢

[@thnkdignity]

My sister took me to this concert....I was 14. So fortunate to see them.I remember being thrilled and scared at the same time because it was not long after JFK's assassination and Ringo just looked so vulnerable up there on that riser. In the film Get Back Paul still had the set list on his Honer Bass. Didn't know that would be their last but they would later reward us with Sgt. Pepper.

[@VoidPaul97]

I love how the bass Is still hearable

[@growlerthe2nd712]

Bass sounds travel 😜

[@resurrectionsunday]

Paul always had a greatsound

[@michaelharrington75]

That's what happens when you mic the bass amp.

[@jackhopkins4314]

On "Day Tripper" it sounds like Paul is singing "He's a big teaser" Check it out.

[@ustheserfs]

not a single song featured from their newly released revolver lp this tour, tells you they understood well their touring days were numbered.

[@johnsurrey7426]

This is amazing! I’ve been a Beatles fan since 1963, and I’ve never seen as much Candlestick Park footage as you have here. Thank you so much!!!

[@jamesburbine9138]

This is true! The most Candlestick park footage of this concert I've ever seen!

[@BeatlesLover39]

Same sentiment here. So much color footage...I can't believe it!

[@bobriccio5299]

AdamBound, you did a fantastic job on this, the most complete Candlestick film I've ever seen, Kudos to you ! A+

[@bobnodzo535]

With the immortal words; And that’s the way it was, The greatest Band ever!!

[@thumbsaloft]

Absolutely love Day Tripper from this show, wish the whole show was remixed and released.

[@mikesaunders4775]

Its a shame that this historic occasion was not properly recorded. Amazing to think that this concert was recorded four months after the Abbey Road sessions for Tomorrow Never Knows were completed.

[@continentalgin]

Seems weird that it wasn't professionally recorded or filmed. Close-ups of the Fabs would have been so historical. I wonder why the opportunity was missed?

[@rogermartin404]

Check out the Armored Bank Escape vehicle next to the stage.

[@elwin38]

The tape recording of this show is on YT and they performed this show like they knew it was their last. The music and vocals were awesome.

[@marshamariner7897]

I remember my dad telling me when he dropped me off for the concert 'if u go on the field and go to jail u WILL stay there overnight!'. I'll alwaz remember that💖🌹😃

[@barrycalvillo2466]

Times were changing fast the Beatles last concert in San Francisco, by this time there were already over 15,000 hippies in San Francisco.

[@franktaconelli9095]

facinating glimpse at The Beatles final performance in front of a paying audience; great job painstakingly editing all the various film sources

[@allenf.5907]

The Beatles have left the building and touring forever.

[@MichaelConsuegra-iy2cx]

In my opinion that was the actual end of the band. In other words The Beatles stopped being The Beatles after 1966.

[@allenf.5907]

@@MichaelConsuegra-iy2cx They were in an evolutionary time, and they knew it! The touring had to end in order to progress artistically. Even when they got onto the rooftop in 69 - they showed who they were as a band. Still and always - The Beatles. Just not the mop top version. What John Lennon called - trained fleas.

[@michaelharrington75]

​@@MichaelConsuegra-iy2cx The Beatles recorded some great music after they stopped touring. 66 definitely wasn't the end of the Beatles.

[@MichaelConsuegra-iy2cx]

@@michaelharrington75 But they just weren't the same.

[@frankwalton7323]

​@@MichaelConsuegra-iy2cxI get that and you're right. But it was because they didn't want to be the same. But they were still The Beatles.

[@robertbrown7408]

81 year old Paul and 83 year old Ringo are still touring 57 years later !

[@schallrd1]

The stage was plain, simple and stark. It was a contrast to the amazing group performing their magic from the platform.

[@humbleopinion1499]

I always thought "She's a woman", was an amazing song. Nice to hear it live. Plus the others of course. Brillant footage and always exciting to discover something I'd not seen before.

[@thewoodys_surf_instrumental]

Unless you experienced Beatlemania first hand it’s impossible to explain how intense it was. Folks were nuts for this band including me as a little kid.

[@danserdutz6700]

Their last real concert actually. A couple days earlier I saw them in LA - Dodger Stadium. 16 years old then and will never forget it. My buddy and I stayed until 2 AM or so ... no one wanted to go home. Total chaos and scary as things went wonky as they left. John and Ringo's limo had to retreat back into the stadium from the crowds outside. They had to run and hide somewhere in the stadium. I can very much see why they called the touring quits and it worked out much better for all of us.

[@wide_awake]

Beatlemania still blows my mind. These kids were under some sort of spell lol I still don’t understand why they were trying to rush the stage, fighting off cops and shit in the process haha wild stuff

[@toygiants8748]

Must've been one of the most beautiful feelings ever after they finished this show, knowing they were done with it. The traveling, the hotels, the monotony of doing the same show night after night.

[@Fred-fl2fo]

They didn't want Beatle mania to go on it was getting frightening. And that was that. Wasn't it fun.

[@TheIyouwas]

This is the most video ive ever seen of this show. A little choppy here and there, but alot of good material! Thanks for sharing!!!

[@mgy02]

Lived in the San Mateo area at the time (about 15 miles away). Stayed up all night trying to win some free tickets on KYA (Russ the Moose show) - was not successful, and didn't have the money to buy a ticket. Regret it to this day!

[@yes2day100]

It's funny when John and Paul start rooting for the people running at the stage during Baby's in Black.

[@marshamariner7897]

Ya. And they had said b4 they started 'if anybody runs on the field the concert is cancelled!'. OK. YA RITE. I GUESS THEY DIDNT WANT A RIOT 😃

[@CapAnson12345]

Amazing to think that they were just a couple months away from starting Sgt. Pepper and a complete revamp of their style and sound.

[@SharonMarieMonAmi]

I love seeing the old footage of these concerts! It’s such a treat!

[@KimSenior]

That really captured the Essence of The Beatles! Even with the crap equipment, by today’s standards they still sound good. So much talent in one band, phenomenal!

[@presto709]

Well done. I didn't know any video existed. This is a great reconstruction and gives a feel of what it was like.

[@theoldmet]

Probably all 8 mm film here. Shot with handheld cameras. Some Beatles concerts, like WA DC in Feb. 64 were pro shot B & W video (although sometimes the kine is shown) . Adelaide Hall '64, pro shot B & W vid. Budokan '66 was pro shot color vid.

[@betofogo17]

most famous band in the world, didn't they deserve a better stage?

[@JavierRodriguez-gn6bt]

This was 57 years ago...

[@jayclarke5466]

Yeah was ‘66 wtf…check Hendrix stage in Maui

[@debbieschafgans8897]

I was there! Oh what a night! Loved every minute then and now watching it again! Perfect memories! ❤

[@ernestturriziani2489]

FANTASTIC BEATLES - I was 3 and a half when they performed here. At least I get to see them now.

[@subg8858]

Crazy that they set up the stage in centerfield so every fan was minimum 200 feet away. Not to mention they needed about ten times as many speakers for that size audience

[@macca1146]

The way they were bundled into the back of the van was one of the reasons we got Sgt pepper about a year later, thank you van.

[@sandylieberum3294]

I was there in my wide-wail red corduroy pants with my hair combed down. It was wild...could barely hear them over the screaming girls but still a great memory I was 16 but still have the ticket stub!

[@dlsmpsn]

I was in HS at the time and a huge Beatles fan, and lived nearby, but I could not afford the $6 ticket. My classmtes that whent said they could not hear them over the screaming girls.

[@jantollefsen1567]

3 years before the moon landing. It had the same effect. Music was never the same after.😊😊

[@Anthony-qj7qe]

Day tripper sounds hauntingly beautiful, sort of like a hard rock version of the song...great stuff 😎

[@Disappointed-dom]

That riff sounds killer almost Hendrix like before Hendrix 👍🏻🤟🏼.

[@Connordlo]

The Beatles pioneered hard rock and psychedelic rock 100%

[@evazen4665]

AdamBound - thank you for uploading this. The Beatles effect on people was extraordinary. The armourded vehicle gives me chills, there´s something sinister about it.

[@Jakal-pw8yq]

The end of an era right here. You can see why the Beatles were so fed up with touring and the live shows. In particular I noticed how far apart they were from each other and then I went back and looked at the Royal Command Performance and they're basically on top of each other having a ball! I was along for the ride from the Ed Sullivan shows on! I don't blame them one bit for packing it in and say screw this! Best band ever. Period!!! ✌💕

[@JohnnyNation]

They also felt that their safety was in jeopardy if they kept performing in the midst of such hysteria !!!###

[@viclimited9081]

.......apparently they stopped touring because Paul was killed in road accident but was replaced with a double - and why they changed image etc.....almost as bigger cover up as moon landing...

[@essbo53]

I was there, second row seats behind the 3rd base dugout.

[@waynemarvin5661]

Thank you so much for this. You did a great job. I saw them in Portland on August 22 of 65 (my 13th birthday) and had tickets to the Candlestick Park concert, but couldn't make it. This captured the feel, I'm sure. Thanks again.

[@dirtylemon3379]

Did you ever read the poem, Portland Colleseium? It's by famed beat poet Allen Ginsberg. He was at that very concert and penned this poem about it. You should check it out.

[@jeffreyfinley8654]

Wow some Revolver!

[@adrianokury]

It's appalling to think that they were the top artists of the moment and people didn't bother to produce decent footage of most shows. After all it was 1966 and not 1926... And now AdamBound has to recreate it from tantalizing scattered fragments....

[@wwekane2468]

I mean from everything said about their shows, nobody could hear anything. I’m not sure audio would have been good anyways.

[@terrythekittieful]

@@wwekane2468 I think they would have had the technology to drop the level of the crowd noise but I might be wrong. Just as well they went out with a bang on the rooftop three years later. There is a video of them performing on Swedish TV (1963?) and the sound isn't too bad, likewise the performance at Melbourne's Festival Hall in 1964. Not great sound by 2021 standards but not totally bad either.

[@dalesmith4026]

@@wwekane2468 the soundboard recording would have sounded ok. This is a field recording in this video.

[@marshamariner7897]

@@wwekane2468 I was there in 65&66 and u couldn't hear squat. The sound barrier broke for the 31 min they were on stage the album 8 days a week has great sound for the songs they did in 65-66 I got the album in 2015 and FINALLY got yo hear the concert I was at but couldn't hear I. 1966🌹💖🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@Sheikofarabye]

I like to imagine paul and ringo revisit this video a lot

[@martinmchugh001]

About 6 years gigging...had to end. THEN they created the best music ever.

[@beatlemaniac8527]

Just realised it was the anniversary of this legendary concert. Thanks for sharing, man!

[@ddk999]

They were so far ahead, as a creative entity, than what they were able to play live. Still- sounds great. ❤️

[@atroyz]

What’s amazing is that this is a mere 4 months away from 1967 and the Sgt. Pepper era. They’d be recording “Strawberry Fields” just 2-3 months after this, yet most of the songs they played in this SF concert were already 2 years old.

[@cesarulisesrodriguez9724]

The most famous Band ever