FEBRUARY 11, 1964
WASHINGTON COLISEUM
WASHINGTON, D.C. , USA
CONCERT TICKET STUB
ITEM #
CA067
CONDITION : VG (+)
PRICE : $1,450
6/13/11
FOLLOWING
THEIR TRIUMPHANT DEBUT ON THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW
ON FEBRUARY 9, 1964, THE BEATLES VERY FIRST CONCERT IN AMERICA
TOOK PLACE ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, AT THE WASHINGTON COLISEUM.
THE SHOW WAS A SELL-OUT AND ATTENDED BY 8,092 SCREAMING FANS
WHO PAID EITHER $2.00, $3.00 OR $4.00 TO SEE THEIR HEROES.
SHORTLY
BEFORE NOON ON THE 11TH, THE BEATLES, WINS RADIO DISC JOCKEY
MURRAY THE K, AND SELECT MEMBERS OF THE PRESS ARRIVED AT
MANHATTAN'S PENN STATION AND BOARDED AN OLD RICHMOND,
FREDERICKSBURG AND POTOMAC RAILROAD SLEEPER CAR NAMED
THE KING GEORGE HEADED FOR WASHINGTON, D.C. .
THE TRAIN RIDE GAVE THE BEATLES AND THE PRESS
ANOTHER CHANCE TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER.
THE TRAIN PULLED INTO WASHINGTON'S UNION STATION AT 3:09 P.M. .
WHEN THE
BEATLES CLIMBED ONTO THE STAGE JUST AFTER 8:30 P.M.
AND EVEN BEFORE THEY PLAYED A NOTE, FANS BEGAN SCREAMING AND
PHOTOGRAPHERS STARTED TAKING A BARRAGE OF PHOTOS.
THE POPPING FLASHBULBS CUT THROUGH THE DARKNESS WITH
THE INTENSITY OF A PYROTECHNIC SHOW. THE FIRST AMERICAN CROWD
ALSO FOLLOWED THE BRITISH TRADITION OF THROWING JELLY BEANS
ONTO THE STAGE. THE SCREAMING WAS SO LOUD AND HYSTERICALLY
PERSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CONCERT - AND THEN -
ABOUT 35 MINUTES AFTER THE BEATLES CLIMBED
ONTO THE STAGE, IT WAS OVER. THE BEATLES,
THE CROWD AND THE POLICE WERE EXHAUSTED.
FAB 4
COLLECTIBLES
PROUDLY OFFERS ONE OF THE RAREST PIECES OF
BEATLES CONCERT EPHEMERA AND ONE THAT RARELY SURFACES
TODAY. HERE IS AN ORIGINAL CONCERT TICKET STUB FROM THE
INFAMOUS FIRST AMERICAN CONCERT AT THE WASHINGTON COLISEUM.
THESE TICKETS, EITHER IN FULL
UNUSED
CONDITION (VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND), OR STUBS,
ARE AMONG THE RAREST OF ALL BEATLES
CONCERT
TICKETS IN
EXISTENCE. WASHINGTON COLISEUM TICKETS RATE JUST AS
MUCH A
VITAL AND IMPORTANT COLLECTIBLE AS THOSE OF
THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW AND CARNEGIE HALL. THESE TICKETS
CONTINUE TO BE IN HIGH DEMAND AMONG COLLECTORS.
THE MAJORITY OF THESE TICKETS FROM THIS VENUE
WERE DISCARDED OR LOST OVER THESE PAST 46 YEARS.
MEASURING
2˝" x 1˝", THE LIGHT BEIGE TICKET STUB IS
THE $4.00 "ARENA" SEATING LOCATION, AND IS IN VG (+) CONDITION,
DISPLAYING SOME FACIAL PAPER TEARS ON THE FRONT.
DESPITE THE OVERALL AGING OF THE TICKET STUB,
there are no rips or folds.
THE PIECE STILL DISPLAYS VERY legible and
the lettering print remains dark and bold.
please note that THE HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGES PRESENTED
here DRAMATICALLY
MAGNIFIES THE HANDLING FLAWS,
YET TO THE NAKED EYE AND IN PERSON, the ticket
STUB DISPLAYS SO MUCH CLEANER AND NOT AS worn.
FOR THE
ULTIMATE IN PRESERVATION,
we PRESENT the ticket
IN AN ultra-clear
ULTRA-PRO® 1" thick BEVELED
LUCITE screw-down display.
