Tribute band re-enacts Beatles' first U.S. gig
- 10 years ago
The United States' second wind of Beatlemania continues after several events to celebrate the band's first arrival to American shores fifty years ago.
The latest saw tribute act Beatlemania Now reimagine the band's first ever full set in the States at the Washington Coliseum.
Even though the adolescent screaming might have been conspicuously missing from the event, the performance still brought back a lot of memories to some of the crowd who were lucky enough to have been at the original performance.
SOUNDBITE: Concert attendee, Carole McCracken, saying (English):
"I was here for the first concert. I was here. The stage was a boxing ring in the middle of the arena and I was in the fifth row. (Reporter: 'How was it?') It was fantastic. It was so exciting. It was unbelievable that they were right smack in front of me singing and I could hear everything. It was so exciting."
SOUNDBITE: Concert attendee, Jennifer Rothgeb, saying (English):
"My dad was th
The latest saw tribute act Beatlemania Now reimagine the band's first ever full set in the States at the Washington Coliseum.
Even though the adolescent screaming might have been conspicuously missing from the event, the performance still brought back a lot of memories to some of the crowd who were lucky enough to have been at the original performance.
SOUNDBITE: Concert attendee, Carole McCracken, saying (English):
"I was here for the first concert. I was here. The stage was a boxing ring in the middle of the arena and I was in the fifth row. (Reporter: 'How was it?') It was fantastic. It was so exciting. It was unbelievable that they were right smack in front of me singing and I could hear everything. It was so exciting."
SOUNDBITE: Concert attendee, Jennifer Rothgeb, saying (English):
"My dad was th