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DESCRIPTION
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FIVE DAYS FOLLOWING
THEIR MOST MOMENTOUS AND HISTORICAL LIVE PERFORMANCE AT NEW YORK'S SHEA STADIUM,
The BEATLES arrived at Chicago’s Midway
Airport at 3am ON AUGUST 20, 1965, having flown from Houston, Texas. Local
police, wary of the trouble caused by crowds in Houston, had refused to allow
them to land at O’Hare International Airport. The O’Hare Sahara hotel had
unwisely announced that The Beatles were to stay there, causing thousands of
fans to keep a vigil outside. The noise was so great that few of the guests
managed to sleep that night.
The Beatles performed two shows at the BASEBALL STADIUM White Sox Park ON AUGUST
20, 1965 in Chicago, at 3pm and 8pm. The first concert was seen by 25,000, and
the second drew a crowd of 37,000. Tickets for the concerts were priced at
$2.50, $4.50 and $5.50. A promotion run by the 7-UP BEVERAGE COMPANY, also
offered purchasers the chance to win a pair of tickets, with 2,000 up for grabs
BY MAILING IN A PROMOTIONAL ENTRY FORM.
The Beatles’ set list featured 12 songs: the group’s short version of ‘Twist And
Shout’, followed by ‘She’s A Woman’, ‘I Feel Fine’, ‘Dizzy Miss Lizzy’, ‘Ticket
To Ride’, ‘Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby’, ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’, ‘Baby’s In
Black’, ‘Act Naturally’, ‘A Hard Day’s Night’, ‘Help!’ and ‘I’m Down’. The
Beatles were paid $155,000 for the two performances. The other acts on the bill
were Brenda Holloway and the King Curtis Band, Cannibal & The Headhunters, and
Sounds Incorporated. The Beatles were paid $155,000 for the two performances.
The other acts on the bill were Brenda Holloway and the King Curtis Band,
Cannibal AND The Headhunters, and Sounds Incorporated.
FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES IS PROUD TO OFFER TWO FULL, UNUSED CONCERT TICKETS IN
CONSECUTIVE SEATING ORDER TO THE FIRST BEATLES' WHITE SOX PARK 3:00 PM SHOW.
THESE ARE TWO OF THE GIVE-AWAY PAIRS OF 2,000 TICKETS FROM THE RARER 7-UP
BEVERAGE PROMOTIONAL CONTEST, EVIDENT BY THE BLUE STAMP "SPECIAL RATE
ORGANIZATION" PRINT ON THE BACK OF THE TICKETS.
THESE "UPPER GRANDSTAND" TICKETS ARE LAVENDER IN COLOR, WITH THE HORIZONTAL RED
STRIPE THAT HIGHLIGHTS ENTRANCE TO THE 3:00 PM AFTERNOON PERFORMANCE:
SECTION 41, SEATS Q342 AND Q344, WITH A $2.50 ADMISSION PRICE.
EACH FULL TICKET MEASURES 4¼" X 1¼", AND ARE IN NEAR MINT,
UNUSED CONDITION. THEY REMAIN STIFF AND FIRM.
NO BENDS , NO TEARS, NO FADING. A FAINT, SOFT CREASE IS EVIDENT WITH SOME USUAL
LIGHT AGE HANDLING, THAT DOES NOT DETRACT FROM THE BEAUTY OF THESE EXAMPLES.
FOR THE ULTIMATE IN PRESENTATION AND PRESERVATION,
THE TWO TICKETS ARE SECURED IIN A 5½" X 3½"
CRYSTAL CLEAR ULTRA-PRO® 1" THICK
BEVELED LUCITE SCREW-DOWN HOLDER BLOCK DISPLAY.
THE FULL TICKETS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY THE RARE ORIGINAL TWO-SIDED 7-UP BEVERAGE
COMPANY CONTEST ENTRY FORM FLIER TO WIN TICKETS TO THIS 3:00PM SHOW.
MEASURING 5½" X 4⅝",
THE BOTTOM 'MAIL IN' ENTRY SECTION OF THE FORM HAS BEEN NEATLY TRIMMED OFF. THE
REMAINING PART IS NEAR MINT.
ALSO INCLUDED IS AN ORIGINAL CONCERT TICKET STUB TO THE 8:00 PM EVENING
PERFORMANCE: UPPER DECK BOX, SECTION 31, TIER 1, SEAT 16, THIS IS THE PATRON
STUB AND WAS GIVEN TO THE FAN TO FIND HIS OR HER SEAT. SIZE OF THE TICKET IS
1½"
X 1 5/16" AND IS IN NEAR MINT MINUS CONDITION.
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