The Beatles’ 1965 concert at Shea Stadium was a landmark moment in music history, setting new standards for live events.

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Sixty years ago, on Aug. 15, 1965, The Beatles took the stage at Shea Stadium in New York for an iconic concert.

Sixty years ago, on August 15, 1965, four young men from Liverpool—collectively known as The Beatles—stepped into a baseball ...

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The Beatles may have felt like a band of brothers, but there are some pieces of their history that never truly got healed over those years together.

Beatles scholar Lewis immediately offers just one song as tops in his Beatles pantheon: All You Need Is Love. "It's a sentiment that's so primal and essential to our role on this planet," he says.