The Beatles 1965 Complete, Unused Shea Stadium, New York Concert Ticket PSA-Graded Good 2. ...

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AN UNUSED TICKET TO THIS CONCERT IS ALMOST BLASPHEMY

The Beatles 1965 Complete, Unused Shea Stadium, New York Concert Ticket PSA-Graded Good 2. An original full, untorn concert ticket for arguably the most famous rock concert in history, and that would be the Beatles' first appearance at Shea Stadium in Flushing, New York on Sunday, August 15, 1965.

Although the Fabs didn't sell out Shea in 1966, it's said that for this concert in '65 they could have sold out the place 10 times over. So any unused ticket from this '65 Shea date is a rare commodity indeed. It's often speculated that the only way a ticket for this historic show went unused was either a member of the press had one but was ushered in through a media entrance; or somebody got very ill, or had an emergency pop up, and had to eat their tickets.

This highly collectible ticket measures 6 1/4" x 1 1/2" and grades to PSA Good 2 condition, but on a scale of 1-10 it looks much, much better than that. From the Archives of Charlie Rothschild.

More Information: Charlie Rothschild is a music manager with a career that spanned decades. In his early career, Charlie booked musical acts at Gerde's Folk City in Greenwich Village, most notably Bob Dylan in September 1961, Dylan's first paid gig in New York City. He went on to work for renowned manager Albert Grossman (Dylan, Peter, Paul & Mary, Janis Joplin). As a manager, touring manager and concert promoter himself, Charlie worked alongside folk and rock 'n' roll greats Bob Dylan, the Velvet Underground, Gordon Lightfoot, Judy Collins, Peter, Paul & Mary, Allen Ginsberg, Ian & Sylvia, The Clancy Brothers, Odetta, The Fugs and Pearls Before Swine, among others. Charlie also ran the storied 1960's New York City music venue Balloon Farm, before going out on his own in 1972.


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