'FAREWELL TO CANDLESTICK: THE FINAL CONCERT' MEETS THE BEATLES’ 1966 FINAL SHOW
Paul McCartney took the crowd of 50,000 at San Francisco’s
Candlestick Park on a magical mystery tour back through time at
tonight’s historic 'Farewell To Candlestick: The Final Concert'.
During a rarely performed rendition of Little Richard's 'Long Tall
Sally' — the last song to be performed in its entirety at The Beatles’
August 29, 1966 final concert at the same venue — the crowd was
transported back to that very same night courtesy of a collection of
previously unreleased photographs by the late Jim Marshall.
Photo by MJ Kim
Photo by Jim Marshall
The only photographer to be granted unfettered access to photograph
The Beatles’ last ever concert, Marshall’s images were granted this
exclusive usage by Paul for his bittersweet goodbye to this iconic
ballpark. The images will next be viewable by the general public with
the October 14 release of a new book on Marshall’s work The Haight: Love, Rock and Revolution (Insight Editions). The Haight... is currently available for pre-order at Amazon.com.
Jim Marshall is world-renowned as the pioneer of rock-and-roll
photography. A principal photographer at Woodstock, and the only
photographer allowed backstage at The Beatles' last concert, he
immortalized artists such as the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, Jimi
Hendrix and Jefferson Airplane before they became household names. His
tools of the trade were a manual Leica camera and unlimited access to
the artists. This allowed Marshall to capture some of the most iconic
images in music history, and In 2014 Marshall became the first
photographer ever to receive the GRAMMY Trustees Award for his body of
work. Marshall passed away in 2010, and gave his iconic and inspired
archive to his long-time assistant and friend Amelia Davis, who keeps
Marshall's legacy alive and thriving.
'Farewell To Candlestick: The Final Concert' is the latest sold out
stop on Paul’s current 'Out There' tour. As always, the marathon 'Out
There' sets feature music from the most beloved catalog in popular
music, as Paul performs songs spanning his entire career - as a solo
artist, member of Wings and of course as a Beatle. The McCartney live
experience is a once in a lifetime opportunity; in just three hours some
of the greatest moments from the last 50 years of music are relived;
the very soundtrack of so many of our lives. The last decade has seen
Paul and his band perform in a staggeringly impressive range of venues
and locations, including outside the Coliseum in Rome, in Moscow's Red
Square, Buckingham Palace, the White House, a free show in Mexico to
over 400,000 people, and even a live broadcast into Space. The tour
resumes September 28 at Petco Park in San Diego.
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