Police
Inspector Carl Bear of Cleveland’s Juvenile Bureau, left, orders George
Harrison and the other members of the British pop group The Beatles,
off the stage of the Public hall, Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 16, 1964 as
teenagers rushed the stage. Bear let the group back on after wailing
youngsters were given 15 minutes to cool down. From left to right, Bear,
Harrison, John Lennon, unknown, and Ringo Starr, top right. (AP Photo)
The Cleveland Public Hall just couldn’t stand the heat of Beatlemania.
Above is a photo of Carl Bear (great name by the way) of the Cleveland police ordering the Beatles
to leave the stage because the thousands of screaming fans were being
unruly and needed time to calm down before they could resume wailing at
the top of their lungs once the Fab Four returned.
Fans reportedly jumped over police barricades, stormed the stage, and
generally acted unruly as they basically lost their minds during the
show. It is a microcosm of just how deeply the Beatles affected young
fans’ minds when they invaded America that year.
According to the book The Beatles in Cleveland, the Beatles (and all
rock shows, for that matter) were banned from any shows in Cleveland
following the 1964 debacle, but it only took two years for John, Paul,
George and Ringo to return in August 1966.
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