SHEA STADIUM
QUEENS, NEW YORK, U.S.A.
SUNDAY, August 15, 1965, 8:00 pm

4 Original FULL Unused CONCERT TICKETS
with CONSECUTIVE SEAT NUMBERS

ALSO INCLUDES ACCOMPANYING VARIOUS
ORIGINAL SID BERNSTEIN EPHEMERA
 

ITEM # : CA076
CONDITION : NEAR MINT
PRICE : $20,000

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
NOT JUST ONE, BUT FOUR 1965 SHEA STADIUM FULL, UNUSED
CONCERT TICKETS IN CONSECUTIVE SEATING ORDER.

ThESE "FIELD LEVEL BOX" tickets ARE YELLOW IN COLOR, WITH
THE FAMOUS BLUE PRINT INCLUDING THE BEATLES GRAPHIC PHOTO.
FIELD LEVEL BOX : BOX 28J, SEATS 1 THROUGH 4,
$5.65 PRICE location, ENTER Gate B.

EACH FULL ticket measureS 6" X 1¾",  and ARE in NEAR MINT,
NEARLY PRISTINE unused condition. THEY REMAIN STIFF AND FIRM.
NO BENDS, NO CREASES, NO FADING. NEARLY FORTY-six YEARS HAVE
PASSED SINCE THIS EVENT, WHICH HAS become
ACKNOWLEDGED AS THE BEATLES' MOST FAMOUS CONCERT -
AND THESE TICKETS HAVE REMAINED IN MOST BEAUTIFUL CONDITION.

for the ultimate in presentation and preservation,
WE FIRST HAVE SLID THE FOUR TICKETS FREELY INTO
AN ACID-FREE 4 MIL THICK MYLAR 45RPM 7½" X 7¾"
RECORD SLEEVE, WHICH WAS THEN SECURED INTO AN
CRYSTAL CLEAR Ultra-Pro® ½" THICK LUCITE
8" X 10" SCREWDOWN BEVELED Frame.

 Also includes IT'S MATCHING ACRYLIC display stand WHICH WILL
support the framed tickets for your showcase purposes.

ALSO INCLUDED WITH THE FOUR FULL TICKETS ARE AN ARRAY OF
ORIGINAL EPHEMERA FROM THE HISTORIC 1965 SHEA CONCERT.  FIRST UP IS
THE VERY RARE ORIGINAL 6½" X 8½" FLYER/LETTER ISSUED TO TICKET HOLDERS.

PRINTED ON BOTH SIDES, ONE SIDE IS A NOTE FROM SHOW PROMOTER,
SID BERNSTEIN ABOUT THE HEAVY REACTION BY FANS FOR TICKETS
ALONG WITH UPCOMING SHOWS AT THE VENUE. THE REVERSE SIDE IS AN
ORDER FORM WITH BEATLES PICTURES FOR THE TOUR PROGRAM.
BEARING SOME PROPER AGING, THE CONDITION IS VG+++ TO
NEAR MINT MINUS WITH TWO HORIZONTAL ORIGINAL
FOLDS FOR INSERTION WITH THE TICKETS IN THE ENVELOPE.

ALSO INCLUDED IS THE ORIGINAL 7½" x 4" MAILING AND DATED
ENVELOPE, POSTMARKED JULY 24, 1965.  IT IS IN VG+ condition
with a tear on the reverse flap.

NEXT UP IS AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE "ROLLING STONES" HAND OUT CARD
ANNOUNCING THEIR UPCOMING NOVEMBER 6, 1965 CONCERT AT SHEA STADIUM.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE SEEN THIS 3½"  X 2¾" CARD, WHICH
IS PRINTED ON ONE SIDE ONLY.  IT ALSO READS "THE RASCALS ARE COMING"
AT THE BOTTOM. THIS IS AN MOST INCREDIBLE ITEM AND THE "WELCOME" TEXT ON
THE CARD SUGGESTS IT WAS HANDED OUT AS THE PATRON ENTERED SHEA STADIUM
FOR THE BEATLES SHOW. THE CONDITION OF THE CARD IS NEAR MINT.

FINALLY, HERE IS A 3½" X 3" NEW YORK NEWSPAPER CLIPPING ADVERTISING THE SHOW.

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. THIS IS THE VERY FIRST TIME EVER
THAT FOUR CONSECUTIVE SEATS HAVE SURFACED - AND TO HAVE THEM
ACCOMPANIED BY A COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL AND RARE CONCERT DOCUMENTS
MAKES THIS PACKAGE AS COMPLETE AS ONE CAN HOPE FOR.