On this night in 1966, the Beatles closed their last US tour with a concert on a damp, chilly and windy night at Candlestick Park, the baseball stadium south of San Francisco. The night was so uncomfortable that nearly half of the seats were empty on a night that started at 6pm with sets from The Remains, Bobby Hebb, The Cyrcle and the Ronettes. The Beatles didn't hit the stage until almost 9:30. The eleven song set the group played on the stage behind second base left the band feeling so miserable about the expreience that it ended up being the last full scale public concert they did together.

Ringo Starr later wrote, "There was a big talk at Candlestick Park that this had got to end.  At that San Francisco gig it seemed that this could possibly be the last time, but I never felt 100% certain till we got back to London.  John wanted to give up more than the others. He said that he'd had enough."

It was also one of the earliest concerts promoted with a poster that broke the mold of using the kind of block letters and photos typical in posters promoting boxing matches. A Bay Area poster art scene would flourish in the coming years. Original Wes Wilson posters for the concert are valued at $7,000. 

 

Other Noteworthy Classic Rock events on August 29 include...

1958 George Harrison becomes a member of the Quarrymen.

1976 Spirit reunites for a concert in Santa Monica, CA. 

1984 U2 launches Unforgettable Fire tour in New Zealand. 

1989 Axl Rose joins Tom Petty on Knockin' On Heaven's Door at Syracuse Fairgrounds concert. 

1990 Former Tubes keyboard player Vince Welnick joins the Grateful Dead.   

1992 U2 plays Yankee Stadium in New York City.

1994 Peter Gabriel releases Secret World Live. 

1995 Two killed in helicopter crash during Meat Loaf video shoot in California.

2006 Bob Dylan releases Modern Times…