The US tour really opened on August 15th with
a concert scheduled in New York at the Shea
Stadium, home of the New York Mets baseball
team. This was the first time in the history
of music that a stadium was used for a rock
concert ! 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. Tags :BeatlesSheaStadium1965
July 20, 1965 - Merv Griffin Show
George's 1st appearance on the Merv Griffin
show, doing a bit about commercials, somewhat
different than the routine that appeared on
his "Take Offs & Put Ons" album. Tags :GeorgeCarlinCommercials1965