No drum mics, no vocal stage monitors, no ear monitors, no guitar pedals, no backup row of instruments, ready to play in case of a broken string, only two roadies, no banks of backing vocalists, No fireworks, no smoke, no string section, no huge video screens, no spotlights or stage lighting,, No electronic guitar tuners, no synthesizers, no digital mixing board, no Guitar techs, no amp techs,, no personal assistants, no make up and hair, no costume, bodyguards, masseuses, lawyers, drivers, personal chefs…. ….. am I leaving anything out?
@adobedirtblues1321 You had just about everything there! Can I add "no autotune"! (I THINK you didn't mention that?) And as the world is today - no AI !! Thank God for these videos , - when everything was this GENUINE! And it's incredible how their songs can still be played , and all the words is still there for me! I was ONE year old at this time , so I might've remember ! 😊 (OR could it be that I heard the songs a FEW times since then!?)
No roadies?? Don't think so. Neil Aspinall and Mal Evans were their roadies. Neil took care of the group's needs, while Mal Evans was the equipment manager setting up the amps, guitars, and Ringo's drum kit prior to their concerts. In the video, you will see Mal and Beatles press agent Brian Sommerville rotating Ringo's drum kit every few songs.
@@thethrillofpattaya8404 My sentiments EXACTLY. Each was absolutely perfect for their respective bands. Charlie's humility though, was (hilarious) and a thing to behold: Reporter: "Is it difficult going from your jazz band to playing in the Rolling Stones?" Charlie: "Not really. It's both playing drums." Crickets...
I was 10 years old and my parents took me to see this concert! We were seated about halfway back from the stage and could see ok, but couldn't really hear well because of all the screaming. Still, it was so exciting to be in the same room as them! It snowed a blizzard that night and my dad put chains on the car and drove us down to the DC Coliseum like a trooper! When they announced "the Beatles!" they sent up a fake group of guys in wigs to fool and distract all the screaming girls while they slipped the real Beatles down the aisle to the stage practically unnoticed. It was chaos for a moment until they took the stage and grabbed their instruments. What a magical memory, and seeing this after all these years is like a dream! Thrilling!
I've always loved that song but l wasn't a super fan that went ballistic like their audiences did. I am 76 now and l think l appreciate their music more now than l did when l was 16.
Crazy huh?!? I was six when they performed here....those days, and music are looooong gone. I love seeing all guitarists chord structures, very clear to see. Awesome upload bruh😊
Their first US Tour. This was February 11, 1964; the next night they would perform in New York, then fly down to Miami 4 days later to end their first but brief US tour playing only 4 dates. They would come back in August of 1964 to do the US Tour everyone remembers. Historically in US history, this was 2 1/2 months after President Kennedy was killed. The amazing thing to me about this gig is there are no monitors up front, and they have only their individual amps behind them. The sound was coming out over the building sound system. There is no way they could hear themselves, yet they played on key for the most part, and musically were on point. Plus having to move the equipment like they did....and Ringo playing on a very bouncy platform....incredible. Also.....good to hear John in fine form; by August his voice was almost shot from singing so much. Love the quality of this. The greatest band of all time cheering up a nation in sadness. There will never be a time like this, or another band like this. My Dad always told me everything in Life is in a Beatle song. The older I get I've come to realize he was right.
This is one of Ringo's best performances I remember from this period. If he had crushed it any harder; then he would have crushed that little drum kit clean through the stage, & off onto their first Tour of China, by himself. They all seemed quite full of themselves that night. Paul was completely soaked, after four songs.
The stories she must have told you about that night!! She was so lucky to see them! You were lucky to have her as your Sister! God bless her, and all who loved her!! ❤
Set List: 2:17 Roll Over Beethoven 4:46 From Me To You 7:31 I Saw Her Standing There 10:54 This Boy 13:44 All My Loving 16:39 I Wanna Be Your Man 19:47 Please Please Me 22:11 Till There Was You 24:20 She Loves You 28:06 I Want To Hold Your Hand 31:32 Twist And Shout 35:12 Long Tall Sally
Being able to play anywhere near in time AND in harmony, in the middle of a screaming arena, without stage monitors is miraculous. These guys were road-worn pros after a solid year of European Beatlemania, as well as a thousand gigs in noisy, crappy clubs in the previous 5 years. Ringo’s steady time also allowed them, if necessary, to just count beats and get to the chorus together. A solid drummer is often overlooked, but SO essential. Remember, he probably couldn’t hear the other guys, so he had to count and just watch for visual cues. These guys were experts at generating amazing excitement without pyro, rotating drums, OTT costumes or stage lighting. Truly the greatest band in the world at the time.
It blows my mind that they had such primitive live gear and no stage monitors.. girls screaming insanely loud, some of the vocal mics not even working half the time, janky rotating drum riser, drum set on the verge of falling apart.. half the songs the amps are turned away from them and aren't even mic'd up and they still killed it and never missed a beat. Such raw energy! The Beatles had such a punk rock mentality. I can't stress to the ppl who dont play shows on how stressful it is to not be able to hear yourself playing in a live mix, and these guys nailed it.
It isnt a punk rock mentality as they are not boycotting the system because there simply isnt one yet. Id call it pioneering mentality. And the amps and drums are miced but only for the recording. The PAs where only vocal amplifiers.
They weren't popular at all in Engkand, they used to call pubs pretending to be their groupies to get gigs, because they didn't have any there. American teenage girls are what made them famous.
What professionals these guys were at so young an age. It was hot, loud, mics not working. Ringo kept the guys in line beating the hell of the drums and cymbals. All my loving was great with George joining in eith Paul on vocals. Of course this boy all singing in harmony. I remember the Beatles on Ed Sullivan first time. Everyone was watching. You had to be there. I was 8 years. I will never forget those days.
They didn't throw a strop like a lot of the artists would do today and walk off stage. Suppose its the difference between The Best and the rubbish we have today.
When I was sixteen I missed out on seeing this one and Pink Floyd at Pompeii (as a double bill!) in the theatre.... They were screened one night, as a midnight show, by the students' film club at the local university, but I thought one had to be a college student and inscribed at uni to get to attend the screenings (you had to be a member of the club). It was only several years later that I grasped that there was no "only current pr former students" rule for the film club. ;)
Wow!! Great Picture Quality!! …now we need “someone” to pull the audio out of the muck! Seriously? I’ve found the “experiencing” YT channels that listen for the first time to songs from the past. I am BLOWN AWAY by those that listen to Led Zeppelin for example and have NEVER heard their songs….SO? So, if you watch them doing Whole Lotta Love, and compare it straight across with the Beatles 10-15 years earlier there’s light years difference….of course the Beatles were the original gift to music, and by the time we get to Jimmy Paige and Robert Plant singing and playing … (never to ignore Bonzo or Jones ❤) well…. 🙄
Man….trial by fire! Two mics that they have to move themselves between four singers. NO monitors with deafening, screaming fans, UN-miced drums and amps…..Those many years of clubs gigs sure paid off. Amazingly good, considering all that.
This has to be Ringo's #1 greatest live performance. His energy levels are off the charts explosive and it's hard to even look at anyone else (and the other three are terrific!). This is a masterclass in pure rock'n'roll drumming.
Watching Ringo get pissed that his drum kit was facing the wrong direction and trying to turn it around had me rolling in hysterical laughter. So raw of a setup, yet these young men rocked it. Very talented all of them in their own right. Have always loved George’s clean picking. Thanks for posting this video.
They weren't 4 guys but a well oiled machine.....No band today could pull off what they did then. No bad notes, great harmony (how could they even hear each other)....they had gigged so much everything was just automatic.....they will be remembered as one of the greatest things of the 20th century. There will NEVER be another BEATLES !!!!!!!
In February 1964, NOBODY were like The Beatles. The whole rock 'n roll music world took notice & nothing was ever the same. Many people don't know, but The Beatles were the VERY first musical act to perform ANY Motown song on the BBC. The freakin' doors were blown open. Three guys, all playing electric guitar, singing perfect harmony around one mic? NOBODY was doing this. I'm so happy to have high-five-ed Paul after his concert at the United Center in Chicago back maybe 12-15 years ago.
The quality of performance when faced with the shambolic stage set up is simply staggering. They cut their teeth so thoroughly in Hamburg that they were consummate professionals by this stage. And to think that only two years later they would create "Tomorrow Never Knows" and completely change the landscape of music is crazy.
I am almost 68 years old, and I never saw the Beatles live. This was an incredible show to see and now I feel as if I have gotten to see them live. They were the REAL DEAL! Musically, vocally and personally. Love the Beatles 4EVR
Wow! I will be 68 in August, and I saw them on The Ed Sullivan show with my family too. I can remember it like it was yesterday. I have the DVD's of that show now, and I love to watch them every so often. Long Live The Beatles.
A testament to their amazing talents. No monitors, no prep of sound mix, screwed up stage and drum riser. Ringo like a machine always on beat, fantastic. That’s what playing to rowdy crowds five hours a night in Germany for weeks gets you!
The Beatles’ first US concert was watched by a crowd of 8,092 fans at the *Washington Coliseum in Washington, DC. Tuesday 11 February 1964.* *CBS TV* recorded the concert on black and white film. It was shown in American cinemas on March 14 and 15, 1964. The Beatles' presentation was shown together with another one by The Beach Boys and Leslie Gore, leading many to believe for a time that they had all performed in the same place and on the same date
... YeSneil, from basic, full-on thumpan bompa-bompan rock'n'roll, & onto-into progressive & concept albums, within a handful of years is a truly trailblazing achievement ...
Kinda brings you to tears what a beautiful simple innocent bygone era. I was 10 years old when I first heard them on the radio and it was shocking how it affected kids our age. It turned me into a drummer. Super talented guys. Long live Paul & Ringo!!!
Max Weinberg saw them on the Sullivan show when he was a kid. He thought Ringo looked like he was having so much fun, he thought to his little kid self, "I want to do that!"
Their actual first performance in the US was the taped version of the 3rd Ed Sullivan show from the afternoon before the live debut on Feb. 9, 1964. The first song they did their was "Twist & Shout," again a cover.
I love Paul's awkward song introductions, then the song starts and it's like a punch in the gut. Even with the very crude stage technology, when the Beatles started preforming it's a transforming experience. They were way beyond any other artist and sixty years later, this performance is still valid and inspirational.
@@67Pepper Paul was 21 here, he would turn 22 on June 18, 1964. This concert was on Feb. 11, 1964, 2 days after their first LIVE TV appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show on Sunday Feb.9th. On Feb. 12th they played CARNEGIE HALL in NYC. They were the FIRST rock group to ever play in that esteemed hall.
They were all good, but George stood out there in the guitar world in those days in terms of his compositional skills, sophistication, creativity and variety of styles. Everything from beautiful gut string playing on “and I love her” to unique slide playing on the later albums. On and on. When you sing the song to yourself, on many of the songs you will include the guitar riff as you hum it to yourself because it has become a part of the song itself. Not easy. Not to mention he was a terrific songwriter and singer. The Beatles were a once in a lifetime combination of talents without a doubt.
No crowd ever reacted to a rock band the way they reacted to The Beatles! Just look at expressions of facination and disbelief that their actually infront of The Beatles ! This was a hyper euphoria and those kids had a good time!
You forgot The Rolling Stones . I saw them at the same place . Washington Coliseum Nov. 22 , 1965 . The cops were putting girls that made it to the stage in headlocks and tossing them off the stage .
Epic! Amazing, no tuners, no auto-tune, no monitors, no in-ears, where's the PA? Maybe a sorrounding house PA ...just 3 amps, an unmiked drum kit, no wonder why Ringo's smashing those drums in perfect timing, how could they hear each other, and be that tight?!!! Anyone who's ever played in a band, live, knows what I'm talking about...unbelievable, what a band, and Paul's vocals on Long Tall Sally are insane, after screaming for 1//2 an hour...
Believe me that after playing dingy clubs in Hamburg for 8hrs a night to a bunch of hookers, sailors and gangs while popping pills to keep them awake… this was a breeze.
Who ever said The Beatles weren't good live never seen this show.All those hours playing Hamburg and The Cavern paid off.. I love when the bass kicks in on Roll Over Beethoven. I would love to see Peter Jackson work his magic on this show like he did with Get Back. They were a super tight band live.
unless you were way up front you weren't hearing anything but the excruciating, high pitch collective that is all whining coming from every single girl in that venue and at that point It pretty much sounds like a continuous whistle in your ear that you can't stop
You take Charles Berry the brothers Everly, stir and fuse in a little early Stax,C&W a pinch of soul into yer Liverpool true wanabee rock&rollers , add Scouse humour!.Popular music progressed but there was never better time.
The Beatles’ first US concert was watched by a crowd of 8,092 fans at the *Washington Coliseum in Washington, DC. Tuesday 11 February 1964.* *CBS TV* recorded the concert on black and white film. It was shown in American cinemas on March 14 and 15, 1964. The Beatles' presentation was shown together with another one by The Beach Boys and Leslie Gore, leading many to believe for a time that they had all performed in the same place and on the same date.
JL always looked so happy back in those days’. It’s sad that he seemed to lose his smile and spark as the years’ rolled by. Although Abbey Road will always be my favourite album ever.. I love this Beatles era. They are loving life and it radiates through their performances ❤
Gotvto see 2 of the Beatles in person anyway..Paul with Wings and Ringo with Ringo's all Star Band. I wish I could have experienced the Beatles together in their hayday...what an ecmxperience that would have been!!!!
Great Stage manner. Walk up to the mic and walk away from the mic, sharing the mic for the harmony chorus, getting back to the separate position and bowing together after each song. Thanks to Brian Epstein.
Us 13 year olds fell in love with them in the US because of that song. Imagine, just to hold the hand of your favorite Beatle.... The angst of young teens!😅
fuck that they had the best sound system in the world the first 2 vox ac100 watt amps made in dartford kent england for john and george way ahead of fender amps and pauls t60 bass amp 30 to 40 watts with 60 watts peak output power
@@dr.krinkleweldon5934 I don't think they tied the strings off back then either. It's not a knot, but a bent over crease that keeps it from going out of tune. Beatles also did not change their strings regularly, only when they broke.
John Lennon singing Twist and Shout and the camera man never once shows a closeup of John singing yet fixated the camera on Paul and George singing harmonies and Ringo playing drums. He really dropped the ball on that one
What I find most admirable about the Beatles is their meteoric rise/development as artists. How their songs from 1962-64 were so essentially bubblegum pop, and by 1966-7 they had matured so amazingly as musicians & artists. The speed of their development is positively staggering 🙏🎭🎶
Today's music industry just can't handle bands and artists that have this much power to progress and grow into new skin year by year. People like Bowie, Joni Mitchell, Prince, Steely Dan or Jimi Hendrix wouldn't have found the MB today amenable to what they wanted to achieve either...
This February 11 1964 Washington Coliseum concert is probably the closest we can have of what The Beatles sounded like at the Cavern Club in Liverpool and also in the clubs in Germany !
The guys are rotating around the stage, yet the amps remain in the same place behind them. And, the fans still love it. Ringo is singing, but without a boom, just a vertical mic stand that Paul sets up for him and it still goes great!
I'm 43 yrs old, and to this day I believe this is the greatest band in our history. In color, on a bigger stage, with I believe two more musicians added, to them, and 5 to 6 yrs later they were mind blowing awesome. My dad played in a band for many years, and they played oldies. I was about ten yrs old, and watching him play the drums which is extremely hard, he did a few Beatles solo's. God bless them for what they brought to America. I wasn't born yet, but watching them gives you goosebumps. When someone can do that, they are extremely just great. God bless them, and all their fans.
Just think folks....on this night these masterpieces of music were brand new to most of us. How many thousands of times have we heard them now...and they are still the best ever!
"For the ones that grew up in this era;We rocked right?There will never be another generation like ours sadly gone for good;Thanks to the Lord we lived-it"
Truly is amazing on so many levels the sound is as good as it is and they play so in sync. No monitors, nothing mic’d except the voices, unbelievable crowd noise and the sound man did a half as job. Amps facing the other way, spinning the drum riser and not a single complaint from the band. True toros, true talent.
Ladies and Gentlemen, with this you have witnessed the definition of TALENT! The Beatles were astoundingly good and people that don’t realize it are musically deficient.
I've never seen or heard Ringo playing with such wild abandon before! At times he sounded like Keith Moon. He was hitting the drums so hard, they were shaking from the ferocity! Sure the set-up and equipment used were primitive, but the excitement and rock and roll energy were incredible. And, of course, the whole band sounded GREAT! A valuable slice of history that was captured, like lightning in a bottle. I'm so glad it was filmed, but I wish that the cameraman had brought more film!
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No drum mics, no vocal stage monitors, no ear monitors, no guitar pedals, no backup row of instruments, ready to play in case of a broken string, only two roadies, no banks of backing vocalists, No fireworks, no smoke, no string section, no huge video screens, no spotlights or stage lighting,, No electronic guitar tuners, no synthesizers, no digital mixing board, no Guitar techs, no amp techs,, no personal assistants, no make up and hair, no costume, bodyguards, masseuses, lawyers, drivers, personal chefs….
….. am I leaving anything out?
@adobedirtblues1321
You had just about everything there!
Can I add "no autotune"! (I THINK you didn't mention that?)
And as the world is today - no AI !!
Thank God for these videos , - when everything was this GENUINE!
And it's incredible how their songs can still be played , and all the words is still there for me!
I was ONE year old at this time , so I might've remember ! 😊
(OR could it be that I heard the songs a FEW times since then!?)
I guess a brandy snifter full of Green M&M’s out of the question?
True....and they still sound good
No sound check....at least one dead mic....drum kit facing the wrong way.
No roadies?? Don't think so. Neil Aspinall and Mal Evans were their roadies. Neil took care of the group's needs, while Mal Evans was the equipment manager setting up the amps, guitars, and Ringo's drum kit prior to their concerts. In the video, you will see Mal and Beatles press agent Brian Sommerville rotating Ringo's drum kit every few songs.
For those who dog Ringo, he was absolutely the PERFECT drummer (temperament and skill) for the Beatles.
Agreed....actually a great drummer period! :)
John Lennon said when Ringo came into the band " The whole thing came together "
ABSOLUTELY! Ringo was the click track AND glue of that wonderful band.
Ringo was to The Beatles just as Charlie Watts was to The Stones! Rock Solid beat!
@@thethrillofpattaya8404 My sentiments EXACTLY. Each was absolutely perfect for their respective bands. Charlie's humility though, was (hilarious) and a thing to behold:
Reporter: "Is it difficult going from your jazz band to playing in the Rolling Stones?"
Charlie: "Not really. It's both playing drums."
Crickets...
I was 10 years old and my parents took me to see this concert! We were seated about halfway back from the stage and could see ok, but couldn't really hear well because of all the screaming. Still, it was so exciting to be in the same room as them! It snowed a blizzard that night and my dad put chains on the car and drove us down to the DC Coliseum like a trooper! When they announced "the Beatles!" they sent up a fake group of guys in wigs to fool and distract all the screaming girls while they slipped the real Beatles down the aisle to the stage practically unnoticed. It was chaos for a moment until they took the stage and grabbed their instruments. What a magical memory, and seeing this after all these years is like a dream! Thrilling!
The 16-year-olds in this audience are now 76 (in 2024).
Did ya find your mom or grandma there?
I've always loved that song but l wasn't a super fan that went ballistic like their audiences did. I am 76 now and l think l appreciate their music more now than l did when l was 16.
Crazy huh?!? I was six when they performed here....those days, and music are looooong gone. I love seeing all guitarists chord structures, very clear to see. Awesome upload bruh😊
Fat and wrinkled up hags. You can have them.
@@Zigaboomusiczig yes he found them. But the boys that knocked them up are no where to be found.
Ringo's beating those drums like they owe him money : )
well they weren't miced :D
Best comment of the day!😂
Well he had to do it like that to hear himself in the middle of that screaming crowd.
He’s crushing the drums, so tired of hearing people say he sucks. He’s fantastic.
Awesome drumming!
Their first US Tour. This was February 11, 1964; the next night they would perform in New York, then fly down to Miami 4 days later to end their first but brief US tour playing only 4 dates. They would come back in August of 1964 to do the US Tour everyone remembers. Historically in US history, this was 2 1/2 months after President Kennedy was killed.
The amazing thing to me about this gig is there are no monitors up front, and they have only their individual amps behind them. The sound was coming out over the building sound system. There is no way they could hear themselves, yet they played on key for the most part, and musically were on point. Plus having to move the equipment like they did....and Ringo playing on a very bouncy platform....incredible. Also.....good to hear John in fine form; by August his voice was almost shot from singing so much.
Love the quality of this. The greatest band of all time cheering up a nation in sadness. There will never be a time like this, or another band like this. My Dad always told me everything in Life is in a Beatle song. The older I get I've come to realize he was right.
A snare, bass, two toms, two cymbals, and a high hat was all Ringo needed to CRUSH it. 👍
He was the man, he really was. Drumming is stellar
This is one of Ringo's best performances I remember from this period. If he had crushed it any harder; then he would have crushed that little drum kit clean through the stage, & off onto their first Tour of China, by himself. They all seemed quite full of themselves that night. Paul was completely soaked, after four songs.
animal..
The drum riser looked wobbly, Ringo sure had a good balance on it.
Performed on pure muscle memory, they could barely hear themselves. Amazing live band.
12 hour sets in Hamburg, Germany paid off handsomely…
@@erwildersr trouble is today acts today don't want to put in the graft.😒
The good old days. RIP my sister who went nuts for these guys.
The stories she must have told you about that night!! She was so lucky to see them!
You were lucky to have her as your Sister! God bless her, and all who loved her!! ❤
I had the pleasure of sharing this clip with my favorite grandson Parker, who may be the youngest Beatle fan in my family.😊
For more than 60 years they made my life bright!
Greetings from a 74 yr old Beatles fan in the Netherlands 🇳🇱.
I agree with you. Greetings from the former Soviet Union.
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Me too!
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Set List:
2:17 Roll Over Beethoven
4:46 From Me To You
7:31 I Saw Her Standing There
10:54 This Boy
13:44 All My Loving
16:39 I Wanna Be Your Man
19:47 Please Please Me
22:11 Till There Was You
24:20 She Loves You
28:06 I Want To Hold Your Hand
31:32 Twist And Shout
35:12 Long Tall Sally
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Thx bro!! 👍
Thanks for doing this
Thanks!❤
Thank You ❤❤❤
Being able to play anywhere near in time AND in harmony, in the middle of a screaming arena, without stage monitors is miraculous. These guys were road-worn pros after a solid year of European Beatlemania, as well as a thousand gigs in noisy, crappy clubs in the previous 5 years.
Ringo’s steady time also allowed them, if necessary, to just count beats and get to the chorus together. A solid drummer is often overlooked, but SO essential. Remember, he probably couldn’t hear the other guys, so he had to count and just watch for visual cues.
These guys were experts at generating amazing excitement without pyro, rotating drums, OTT costumes or stage lighting. Truly the greatest band in the world at the time.
Those drums in this vid DID rotate.
You’re exactly right. For most other bands a concert under these conditions would be disastrous
I believe Ringo has said that he watched John's ass for his cues lmao
Yes, they certainly have "paid their dues".
Им было весело ....
It blows my mind that they had such primitive live gear and no stage monitors.. girls screaming insanely loud, some of the vocal mics not even working half the time, janky rotating drum riser, drum set on the verge of falling apart.. half the songs the amps are turned away from them and aren't even mic'd up and they still killed it and never missed a beat. Such raw energy! The Beatles had such a punk rock mentality. I can't stress to the ppl who dont play shows on how stressful it is to not be able to hear yourself playing in a live mix, and these guys nailed it.
did they use the amps as monitors?
well the back of the cabinets were open
@@Cheese_1337 which doesn't matter..
Without monitors they can't hear themselves. They were absolute pros.
It isnt a punk rock mentality as they are not boycotting the system because there simply isnt one yet. Id call it pioneering mentality. And the amps and drums are miced but only for the recording. The PAs where only vocal amplifiers.
No egos at this time, just friendship, & respect for individual talent. True musicianship.
There was egos lmao
They weren't popular at all in Engkand, they used to call pubs pretending to be their groupies to get gigs, because they didn't have any there. American teenage girls are what made them famous.
no P.A. amp stack whatsoever
Common goal.
@@KingfishStevens-di9ji😅😅😅What a load of shit. They were absolutely massive in the UK ( And sweden) way before Murican teenies discovered them.
You have to remember that this was as metal as it got in these days. These guys were badass.
9:12 Holy crap, Ringo just went into overdrive.
Guy was an absolute maniac…love it!!!
36:45 to the end. Arms flying all over. Too bad they moved the camera over to the singer.
LOL the kids dragging the amps around the stage, that drum kit shaking like a boat, great times! Fucking heroes!
No foldback. A mixing engineer from hell...or maybe a monkey.
And no monitors! My God what a nightmare
@@daitos1955 Roadies desperately needed
@@JuanMoreGame Had Roadies even been invented?
They had Mal Evans and Neil Aspinall l@@kenren110
What professionals these guys were at so young an age. It was hot, loud, mics not working. Ringo kept the guys in line beating the hell of the drums and cymbals. All my loving was great with George joining in eith Paul on vocals. Of course this boy all singing in harmony. I remember the Beatles on Ed Sullivan first time. Everyone was watching. You had to be there. I was 8 years. I will never forget those days.
They didn't throw a strop like a lot of the artists would do today and walk off stage. Suppose its the difference between The Best and the rubbish we have today.
This is the greatest performance I’ve ever seen-. Unbelievable human power!
I second, cleanest version yet. If a kid of today wants to know what was so big about The Beatles, they need to watch this.
I am a kid! 😅
I made 12 in the start of the year
I think half the people who don't get The Beatles don't WANT to get The Beatles.
This is, indeed, outstanding quality.
Never forget 1964, hearing I Wanna Hold Your Hand, for the first time. It was thrilling beyond communicating
When I was sixteen I missed out on seeing this one and Pink Floyd at Pompeii (as a double bill!) in the theatre.... They were screened one night, as a midnight show, by the students' film club at the local university, but I thought one had to be a college student and inscribed at uni to get to attend the screenings (you had to be a member of the club). It was only several years later that I grasped that there was no "only current pr former students" rule for the film club. ;)
Wow!! Great Picture Quality!!
…now we need “someone” to pull the audio out of the muck!
Seriously? I’ve found the “experiencing” YT channels that listen for the first time to songs from the past. I am BLOWN AWAY by those that listen to Led Zeppelin for example and have NEVER heard their songs….SO? So, if you watch them doing Whole Lotta Love, and compare it straight across with the Beatles 10-15 years earlier there’s light years difference….of course the Beatles were the original gift to music, and by the time we get to Jimmy Paige and Robert Plant singing and playing … (never to ignore Bonzo or Jones ❤) well…. 🙄
Man….trial by fire! Two mics that they have to move themselves between four singers. NO monitors with deafening, screaming fans, UN-miced drums and amps…..Those many years of clubs gigs sure paid off. Amazingly good, considering all that.
Amazingly good.
no modern music equipment is right! I can imagine what Harrison would have done with a line 6 helix or a kemper profiler!
são de outro mundo
And that drum "podium" pure hazzard! Amazing.
@@enpappa imagine tommy lee trying to work with that! drum podium
Ringo just killing it on that drum set. He was fantastic that night!!
This has to be Ringo's #1 greatest live performance. His energy levels are off the charts explosive and it's hard to even look at anyone else (and the other three are terrific!). This is a masterclass in pure rock'n'roll drumming.
To all you wonderful Beatles fans who now view this. It is a true connection of what made them so great. 🥰🦋🌹🇦🇺
Hi Rod. Am the postman for Strawberry Fields and Mendips 251 Menlove Avenue. Johns childhood home. Just making a Beatle connection.
The funny thing is that they are still # 1 today in 2024. Unbeatable !
@@user-ui7et5up6f ... Da da .. eat ik Kazimir !
Don't let the Stones hear that...
@@RudeBoy77777 ... Don't worry they are deaf today.
There's no band like The Beatles.
@@user-tc5vb5vw1c ... Kazimir !!! You again ?!
Watching Ringo get pissed that his drum kit was facing the wrong direction and trying to turn it around had me rolling in hysterical laughter. So raw of a setup, yet these young men rocked it. Very talented all of them in their own right. Have always loved George’s clean picking. Thanks for posting this video.
They weren't 4 guys but a well oiled machine.....No band today could pull off what they did then. No bad notes, great harmony (how could they even hear each other)....they had gigged so much everything was just automatic.....they will be remembered as one of the greatest things of the 20th century. There will NEVER be another BEATLES !!!!!!!
The greatest thing that ever happened to humanity period
Они уникальные и неповторимые.😅
You're wrong. The Beatles will live forever!
In February 1964, NOBODY were like The Beatles. The whole rock 'n roll music world took notice & nothing was ever the same. Many people don't know, but The Beatles were the VERY first musical act to perform ANY Motown song on the BBC. The freakin' doors were blown open. Three guys, all playing electric guitar, singing perfect harmony around one mic? NOBODY was doing this.
I'm so happy to have high-five-ed Paul after his concert at the United Center in Chicago back maybe 12-15 years ago.
The quality of performance when faced with the shambolic stage set up is simply staggering. They cut their teeth so thoroughly in Hamburg that they were consummate professionals by this stage. And to think that only two years later they would create "Tomorrow Never Knows" and completely change the landscape of music is crazy.
I am almost 68 years old, and I never saw the Beatles live. This was an incredible show to see and now I feel as if I have gotten to see them live. They were the REAL DEAL! Musically, vocally and personally. Love the Beatles 4EVR
Wow! I will be 68 in August, and I saw them on The Ed Sullivan show with my family too. I can remember it like it was yesterday. I have the DVD's of that show now, and I love to watch them every so often. Long Live The Beatles.
The world's first rock band. Pure Talent and a few instruments. This is magic.
First "British" Rock Band
first popular band querras decir.
That’s not the kinks, goof.
😂. They aren’t the Kinks, Goof
A testament to their amazing talents. No monitors, no prep of sound mix, screwed up stage and drum riser. Ringo like a machine always on beat, fantastic. That’s what playing to rowdy crowds five hours a night in Germany for weeks gets you!
Ringo was an absolute beast back there!
The Beatles’ first US concert was watched by a crowd of 8,092 fans at the *Washington Coliseum in Washington, DC. Tuesday 11 February 1964.*
*CBS TV* recorded the concert on black and white film. It was shown in American cinemas on March 14 and 15, 1964. The Beatles' presentation was shown together with another one by The Beach Boys and Leslie Gore, leading many to believe for a time that they had all performed in the same place and on the same date
Who would have thought back then that 60 years into the future the Beatles legacy actually would get better!? It did with no slow down in sight
... YeSneil, from basic, full-on thumpan bompa-bompan rock'n'roll, & onto-into progressive & concept albums, within a handful of years is a truly trailblazing achievement ...
This is the number one Band in the world 🌍🌍🌍
Always has been and always will be
Aunque chilles y te revuelques en tu propio veneno de odio jamas habra quién los supere
Yes we know
Lemmy agreed
Kinda brings you to tears what a beautiful simple innocent bygone era. I was 10 years old when I first heard them on the radio and it was shocking how it affected kids our age. It turned me into a drummer. Super talented guys. Long live Paul & Ringo!!!
Max Weinberg saw them on the Sullivan show when he was a kid. He thought Ringo looked like he was having so much fun, he thought to his little kid self, "I want to do that!"
This is the best live rock and roll show ever made by rock group with no stage effects.
John Paul George and Ringo the greatest band ever The Beatles
I love how it's the hugely anticipated first Beatles concert in the United States, and they open up with a cover tune and with George singing lead. 🎸
Their actual first performance in the US was the taped version of the 3rd Ed Sullivan show from the afternoon before the live debut on Feb. 9, 1964. The first song they did their was "Twist & Shout," again a cover.
@@BernieOliver Right, that's why I said 'concert' instead of 'performance.' But they always did a great cover, on record or live 🎸
@@BernieOliverWhat a fond memory, that first Ed Sullivan show. I sat 1 foot from the TV, so in love with them!!😅
I love Paul's awkward song introductions, then the song starts and it's like a punch in the gut. Even with the very crude stage technology, when the Beatles started preforming it's a transforming experience. They were way beyond any other artist and sixty years later, this performance is still valid and inspirational.
I think Paul was about 20 yrs. old so he and the lads did really well under pressure.
no P.A. amp stack whatsoever
Whatever fanboy.
@@67Pepper Paul was 21 here, he would turn 22 on June 18, 1964. This concert was on Feb. 11, 1964, 2 days after their first LIVE TV appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show on Sunday Feb.9th. On Feb. 12th they played CARNEGIE HALL in NYC. They were the FIRST rock group to ever play in that esteemed hall.
Ringo was unleashed on this tour, I've never saw him playing so hard as he did it here‼️
He swings like crazy!
Не следовало доверять ему кухонную посуду.😊
They were hungry then! First full show in USA.
I've always loved Ringo's liberal use of the big Ride Cymbal - really drives the band.
Back in the day the drums weren’t mic’s pretty tough to compete with amps unless you beat the hell out of your kit!
They were all good, but George stood out there in the guitar world in those days in terms of his compositional skills, sophistication, creativity and variety of styles. Everything from beautiful gut string playing on “and I love her” to unique slide playing on the later albums. On and on. When you sing the song to yourself, on many of the songs you will include the guitar riff as you hum it to yourself because it has become a part of the song itself. Not easy.
Not to mention he was a terrific songwriter and singer. The Beatles were a once in a lifetime combination of talents without a doubt.
And then there was Paul. His bass playing, his singing voice, and his unmatched songwriting skills. The talents run deep.
george was 21
@@annode actually George was still 20 at this concert, though he did have his 21st birthday on Feb. 25, 1964
@@patticrichton1135 Technicalities. ; )
And after watching "Get Back" a couple of years ago we all got to see John doing the leads on the rooftop. That was an eye opener for me
No crowd ever reacted to a rock band the way they reacted to The Beatles! Just look at expressions of facination and disbelief that their actually infront of The Beatles ! This was a hyper euphoria and those kids had a good time!
You forgot The Rolling Stones . I saw them at the same place . Washington Coliseum Nov. 22 , 1965 .
The cops were putting girls that made it to the stage in headlocks and tossing them off the stage .
@@tommurphree5630Stones always second rate and derivative
pop band
As long as they didn't stand up! I'd like to hear what threats were made to the audience before the show, to not dare to stand up during the concert.
@@tommurphree5630😂👌🏼
Epic! Amazing, no tuners, no auto-tune, no monitors, no in-ears, where's the PA? Maybe a sorrounding house PA ...just 3 amps, an unmiked drum kit, no wonder why Ringo's smashing those drums in perfect timing, how could they hear each other, and be that tight?!!! Anyone who's ever played in a band, live, knows what I'm talking about...unbelievable, what a band, and Paul's vocals on Long Tall Sally are insane, after screaming for 1//2 an hour...
There's speakers above the stage these might have acted as monitors too.
Autotune wasn't even invented yet bruh
The songs.the musicianship. Playing live in such an environment! The harmonies! Masters! These guys were amazing. Puts today’ S performers to shame.
Crazy to think this is only 40 years away from getting 100 years old.
Ringo was the beast at this gig. His best playing. Improvise, energetic, hard picking, he is great. And all this on the floating stage!
He’s so good. I’m honestly blown away. Never seen this before.
@@davidpitcairn950 His energy during this show astounds me!
Западная молодеж и Советская молодеж одинакого любили Битлз ❤
amazing to even play under those conditions.
Supposedly the band could not hear themselves !
Believe me that after playing dingy clubs in Hamburg for 8hrs a night to a bunch of hookers, sailors and gangs while popping pills to keep them awake… this was a breeze.
@@user-ve2pd1xb3v they didn't have any monitors to hear themselves with!!
Hey Ringo...set your drum kit up on this rickety unleveled riser stand!
The kit isn't even miked up. It must be being picked up by the vocal mics.
They made me want to play guitar and at 67, I still do!
And stay with it -
Me too
Sixty three and still going, Brother!
@@hydrokeychain9318 Hell ya!
Picked up drums as well
What a frantic/ energetic performance. The girls screaming, every single song being a hit. Goosebumps- I cannot imagine being there.
Makes me aware of their signature manners. The shared microphones, the bows, the head shaking.
The jelly beans tossed directly at them and their instruments. George said later that he HATED that.
Who ever said The Beatles weren't good live never seen this show.All those hours playing Hamburg and The Cavern paid off.. I love when the bass kicks in on Roll Over Beethoven. I would love to see Peter Jackson work his magic on this show like he did with Get Back. They were a super tight band live.
Can you IMAGINE being in that Audience watching this LIVE?!!
unless you were way up front you weren't hearing anything but the excruciating, high pitch collective that is all whining coming from every single girl in that venue and at that point It pretty much sounds like a continuous whistle in your ear that you can't stop
The woman in the white sweater knows she's got a good seat! 12:50
You take Charles Berry the brothers Everly, stir and fuse in a little early Stax,C&W a pinch of soul into yer Liverpool true wanabee rock&rollers , add Scouse humour!.Popular music progressed but there was never better time.
@@simonworman7898 they started out doing skiffle which is pretty much what you are talking about
Pure joy!
The Beatles’ first US concert was watched by a crowd of 8,092 fans at the *Washington Coliseum in Washington, DC. Tuesday 11 February 1964.*
*CBS TV* recorded the concert on black and white film. It was shown in American cinemas on March 14 and 15, 1964. The Beatles' presentation was shown together with another one by The Beach Boys and Leslie Gore, leading many to believe for a time that they had all performed in the same place and on the same date.
JL always looked so happy back in those days’. It’s sad that he seemed to lose his smile and spark as the years’ rolled by. Although Abbey Road will always be my favourite album ever.. I love this Beatles era. They are loving life and it radiates through their performances ❤
After all these years I still think "When I Saw Her Standing There" is one of the best rock & roll songs ever written.
Gotvto see 2 of the Beatles in person anyway..Paul with Wings and Ringo with Ringo's all Star Band. I wish I could have experienced the Beatles together in their hayday...what an ecmxperience that would have been!!!!
Great Stage manner. Walk up to the mic and walk away from the mic, sharing the mic for the harmony chorus, getting back to the separate position and bowing together after each song. Thanks to Brian Epstein.
The Girls fainted everyone screamed, everything screeches, no one undrstood anything about the Musik.. unique.. great Band ever The Beatles
Always amazes me at how George plays so flawlessly, they were all so driven we were blessed to be around to watch it happen.
9:09 (lol) John's ROCKING it out on the GUITAR and looking at Ringo TEARING IT UP on the drums!!!
In the universe of music, there are The Beatles, and then... there's everyone else.
The Beatles have always been pure happiness for everyone.
So true!
Wow what an amazing RESTORATION! So talented and an amazing service to history/ the world! 😄👍 Thank you for making! 🎶
I Want To Hold Your Hand. Arguably the best pop song ever recorded. Perfection.
Us 13 year olds fell in love with them in the US because of that song. Imagine, just to hold the hand of your favorite Beatle.... The angst of young teens!😅
that's where the sum of 4 people adds up to something bigger than just a band, they were an explosive phenomenon
This is one of the greatest total chaotic audio-visual nightmares ever.
I was only a newborn when they broke up but my mom had all the albums, and I grew up listening to them on repeat. Long live The Beatles.
It's a great achievement to be able to play so flawlessly in this hellish noise, without monitors and with a lousy sound system!
fuck that they had the best sound system in the world the first 2 vox ac100 watt amps made in dartford kent england for john and george way ahead of fender amps and pauls t60 bass amp 30 to 40 watts with 60 watts peak output power
I loved it , thank you, 😊I just saw Paul McCartney a few months ago, I'm 11 and it was my first concert I went with my dad and my older siblings
There will never be another Beatle's ❤...Sadly
Let’s be glad there was the one and only . Their music will never die
What about Marilyn Manson and Snoop Dog?
The Beatles rode in on pop Music Tidal Wave that only happens once in a 100 years, or more.
The closest comparison to the Beatles for me would be Depeche Mode and Coldplay.
"There will never be another Beatle's".... Or another Beatles.
Damn Ringo!! He's a Hell of a drummer!!
Being able to play like this without monitors is simply crazy amazing. Crazy that they're in time and tune vocally as well as they are. Amazing.
George's guitar work here is fantastic
As always, but he had trouble keeping the guitar in tune though.
@@JP5466 it's called alternate tuning. 😂
@@dr.krinkleweldon5934 I don't think they tied the strings off back then either. It's not a knot, but a bent over crease that keeps it from going out of tune. Beatles also did not change their strings regularly, only when they broke.
George had the ultimate British sound ❤
John Lennon singing Twist and Shout and the camera man never once shows a closeup of John singing yet fixated the camera on Paul and George singing harmonies and Ringo playing drums. He really dropped the ball on that one
What I find most admirable about the Beatles is their meteoric rise/development as artists. How their songs from 1962-64 were so essentially bubblegum pop, and by 1966-7 they had matured so amazingly as musicians & artists. The speed of their development is positively staggering 🙏🎭🎶
18:02 wonderful!
Their early songs were the greatest thank you
@@charlesross1682 A big fan of the simple little ditties, the “bubblegum pop”, are you?
@@timothymeehan181 You are clueless.
Today's music industry just can't handle bands and artists that have this much power to progress and grow into new skin year by year. People like Bowie, Joni Mitchell, Prince, Steely Dan or Jimi Hendrix wouldn't have found the MB today amenable to what they wanted to achieve either...
I love how primitive the stage set up is.
You'd think it would be a mess, but all those gigs they played before this prepared them for anything
I wonder if any of the audience members watch this now, sixty years later, and recognize themselves.😊
That's the best question ever. Would love to hook up with as many as possible and watch and interview them whil they watch the film on a big screen .
This February 11 1964 Washington Coliseum concert is probably the closest we can have of what The Beatles sounded like at the Cavern Club in Liverpool and also in the clubs in Germany !
The guys are rotating around the stage, yet the amps remain in the same place behind them. And, the fans still love it. Ringo is singing, but without a boom, just a vertical mic stand that Paul sets up for him and it still goes great!
I'm 43 yrs old, and to this day I believe this is the greatest band in our history. In color, on a bigger stage, with I believe two more musicians added, to them, and 5 to 6 yrs later they were mind blowing awesome. My dad played in a band for many years, and they played oldies. I was about ten yrs old, and watching him play the drums which is extremely hard, he did a few Beatles solo's. God bless them for what they brought to America. I wasn't born yet, but watching them gives you goosebumps. When someone can do that, they are extremely just great. God bless them, and all their fans.
If top 40 pop jingles is your thing, definitely.
They sound GREAT! All these years later. Right on key amidst all the screaming fans...
I'd hardly call Ringo's singing on key. I don't think he sang one note on key.
The Beatles in the Raw, The best group from England, Who conquered the world.
They created the need for modern PA systems and fold back monitors! It’s amazing they sounded that great when they couldn’t hear themselves at all!!
I love Ringo's playing. He can really stay in the pocket while expressing the song
Even after many years their energy is exciting, they are the best band of all time! And no one will ever surpass them!
The ecstasy in the audience faces is equal to the sublime performance.
"this boy" is incredible, what a performance!
Just think folks....on this night these masterpieces of music were brand new to most of us. How many thousands of times have we heard them now...and they are still the best ever!
You Just Can’t Beat The Beatles
"For the ones that grew up in this era;We rocked right?There will never be another generation like ours sadly gone for good;Thanks to the Lord we lived-it"
AMEN TO THAT
We loved everybody, no racial bull as today. We just treated each other with respect.
😊😅😮😢😂
The good old days when a whole show could fit neatly on one lp.
This needs a full release from Apple.. I know it was shown on their site a few years ago, but it still needs releasing.
Anyone who says Ringo isn't a great drummer needs to really re-evaluate their opinion!!!
His drum playing would as good in punk
Taste, innovation and power.
....and he's playing on a freeking turntable!
Truly is amazing on so many levels the sound is as good as it is and they play so in sync. No monitors, nothing mic’d except the voices, unbelievable crowd noise and the sound man did a half as job. Amps facing the other way, spinning the drum riser and not a single complaint from the band. True toros, true talent.
The GOAT of all goats, cows & horses! Legends!
Don't forget gorgeous border collie dogs
And chickens!😅
Ladies and Gentlemen, with this you have witnessed the definition of TALENT! The Beatles were astoundingly good and people that don’t realize it are musically deficient.
The people in the audience witnessed something that will most likely never be seen again!
Its insane how good they sound in these circumstances
I've never seen or heard Ringo playing with such wild abandon before! At times he sounded like Keith Moon. He was hitting the drums so hard, they were shaking from the ferocity!
Sure the set-up and equipment used were primitive, but the excitement and rock and roll energy were incredible. And, of course, the whole band sounded GREAT! A valuable slice of history that was captured, like lightning in a bottle. I'm so glad it was filmed, but I wish that the cameraman had brought more film!