This week marks the 50th anniversary of the Beatles only performance
in the Twin Cities. Although The Beatles toured America three times
between 1964 and 1966, they performed one time only in Minnesota, at the
(Old) Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, on August 21, 1965, to an
estimated audience of 30,000 teenage fans. The Fab Four flew in to
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport from Midway Airport in
Chicago, where they had played to 50,000 fans at Comiskey Park the night
before and arrived at 4:15 pm., they were greeted by 3,000 screaming,
mostly female, fans.
Bob Bonis, who was The Beatles' U.S. Tour
Manager was also an avid photographer and had his trusted Leica M3
camera with him as he stood at the side of the stage watching over the performance.
During the show
he took a little more than a roll of photographs and they are now being
exhibited at The GRAMMY Museum® sponsored exhibition "Ladies and
Gentlemen… The Beatles!". Most of these photos are being exhibited and
seen by the public for the first time ever, and strictly limited edition
prints are now available for purchase.
Famed Beatles Expert and
founder of the Bob Bonis Archive, Lawrence Marion joined us today on
KARE 11 News@4 to talk about the photos and the milestone anniversary.
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