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The Beatles’ 1965 concert at Shea Stadium was a landmark moment in music history, setting new standards for live events.

Sixty years ago, on August 15, 1965, four young men from Liverpool—collectively known as The Beatles—stepped into a baseball ...

Sixty years ago, on Aug. 15, 1965, The Beatles took the stage at Shea Stadium in New York for an iconic concert.

It was an August night in 2006, and an aging Shea Stadium was packed. Standing behind a podium near second base, Mets radio ...

An arsonist who started a fire that damaged a Beatles attraction in the Liverpool street where the band made their name has ...

In spite of the Beatles, the reputations of Lennon and McCartney have remained largely distinct: Lennon, the rebellious truth ...

Bruce Morrow helped introduce The Beatles 60 years ago when the British band kicked off a new era in rock 'n' roll by ...

Origin Story: The roots of this long-gestating song go back to 1966; Harrison first introduced "Isn't It a Pity" during ...

The Beatles may have felt like a band of brothers, but there are some pieces of their history that never truly got healed over those years together.

Beatles scholar Lewis immediately offers just one song as tops in his Beatles pantheon: All You Need Is Love. "It's a sentiment that's so primal and essential to our role on this planet," he says.

The New York Mets marked Beatles Night on Friday, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the band’s famous Shea Stadium concert. The timing made for a natural tie- ...