Shea Stadium concert anniversary

The official Beatles stores are celebrating the anniversary this way.

August 15 is the sixtieth anniversary of The Beatles’ concert at Shea Stadium, back in 1965. Cinema audiences were treated to a 30 minutes 4K restoration of the filmed concert with remade sound by Giles M. after the main feature, Ron Howard’s “The Beatles: Eight Days A Week” back in 2016. But the film was not an added bonus when said feature made it to disc. At the time, it was speculated that promoter Sid Bernstein’s company was disputing the ownership, a lawsuit Apple Corps won in 2017. And yet, no release since. Could it be that the Ed Sullivan production company Sofa Entertainment has some stake in the film?

Still, the film has been available on pirate DVDs for decades, some taken from that final BBC screening of the film in 1979, some from the broadcast master of the USA screening on ABC from 1967. A fan has made a trailer for another take on the film, restoring the two missing songs from the original TV film, “Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby” and “She’s A Woman” with AI-made footage, where George and Paul seemingly mouth the lyrics to the songs. His version of The Beatles at Shea Stadium is due out 15 August – the anniversary date, most likely on YouTube or other free video channels. Here’s a trailer.