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Two shows with the Beatles. First out is the show from Shea Stadium in Atlanta on the 18th of August 1965. This was The Beatles only visit to Atlanta and it lasted around 10 hours, but was remarkable for one key reason: monitor speakers on the stage allowed them to hear themselves play – a rarity during the whirlwind of Beatlemania. 18 August was a hot day, and as there was no air conditioning in the stadium Paul McCartney requested a large fan for the backstage area, although it made little difference. Atlanta Stadium – later renamed the Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium – had only been recently opened. Tickets for the show had gone on sale two months earlier, with field level seats costing $5.50 and upper level ones $4.50. Fans had begun arriving at the stadium from 4.30am on the morning of the show. The second show is from the Empire Stadium in Vancouver on Saturday the 22nd of August 1964. This was Beatles first ever Canadian show and it took place in front of 20,261 fans at the Empire Stadium. The show began at 8.15 pm and The Beatles took to the stage at 9.25 pm. The support acts were, in order of appearance, The Bill Black Combo, the Exciters, The Righteous Brothers, and Jackie DeShannon. The Beatles performed an 11-song set, for some reason choosing not to play I Want To Hold Your Hand. The group’s performance was broadcast live by local radio station CKNW. After their performance they ran from the stage to their waiting limousine and were driven from the stadium, accompanied by motorcycle outriders, less than a minute after they stopped playing. The Beatles were taken straight to Vancouver International Airport, from where they flew straight to Los Angeles.

Track list:
1. Introduction-Atlanta 1965
2. Twist And Shout-Atlanta 1965
3. She’s A Woman-Atlanta 1965
4. I Feel Fine-Atlanta 1965
5. Ticket To Ride-Atlanta 1965
6. Dizzy Miss Lizzy-Atlanta 1965
7. Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby-Atlanta 1965
8. Can’t Buy Me Love-Atlanta 1965
9. Baby’s In Black-Atlanta 1965
10. I Wanna Be Your Man-Atlanta 1965
11. Help-Atlanta 1965
12. I’m Down-Atlanta 1965
13. Introduction-Vancouver 1964
14. Twist And Shout-Vancouver 1964
15. You Can’t Do That-Vancouver 1964
16. All My Loving-Vancouver 1964
17. She Loves You-Vancouver 1964
18. Things We Said Today-Vancouver 1964
19. Roll Over Beethoven-Vancouver 1964
20. Interruption-Vancouver 1964
21. Can’t Buy Me Love-Vancouver 1964
22. If I Fell-Vancouver 1964
23. Boys-Vancouver 1964
24. A Hard Day’s Night-Vancouver 1964
25. Long Tall Sally-Vancouver 1964