Music Flashback to The Beatles' famed Shea Stadium concert By Madeline Boardman Madeline Boardman Madeline Boardman is a former digital features director at Entertainment Weekly. She left EW in 2017. EW's editorial guidelines Updated on August 8, 2019 03:16PM EDT 01 of 18 The Beatles at Shea Stadium Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Over 50 years ago, on August 15, 1965, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr took the stage at New York City's Shea Stadium for the concert of a lifetime. The Beatles kicked off their 1965 tour, which would continue on to Toronto, Chicago, and Los Angeles, among other stops, with the Shea show, breaking attendance and financial records. See photos from the massive concert, ahead. 02 of 18 The Stage at Shea Stadium Art Zelin/Getty Images 03 of 18 Beatles Fans at Shea Stadium Dan Farrell/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images 04 of 18 The Beatles at Shea Stadium AP 05 of 18 Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, and George Harrison at Shea Stadium Santi Visalli Inc./Getty Images 06 of 18 The Beatles Leaving for Shea Stadium NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images 07 of 18 The Beatles at Shea Stadium Dan Farrell/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images 08 of 18 Beatles Fans at Shea Stadium SSPL/Getty Images 09 of 18 A Beatles Fan at Shea Stadium Jim Hughes/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images 10 of 18 The Beatles at Shea Stadium Art Zelin/Getty Images 11 of 18 The Beatles at Shea Stadium Dan Farrell/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images 12 of 18 Beatles Fans at Shea Stadium SSPL/Getty Images 13 of 18 Beatles Fans at Shea Stadium Jim Hughes/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images 14 of 18 A Beatles Fan at Shea Stadium Hyman Rothman/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images 15 of 18 A Beatles Fan at Shea Stadium Jim Hughes/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images 16 of 18 A Beatles Fan Who Rushed the Field at Shea Stadium Dan Farrell/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images 17 of 18 The Beatles at Shea Stadium AP 18 of 18 The Beatles at Shea Stadium NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images Close