While every Beatles show after 1963 was something of a circus, nothing compared to the band’s ’66 tour. By then, the Fab Four were so popular they were traveling around in the back of an armored van.

Just three years after making their national British television debut (and two years after their Ed Sullivan Show breakout appearance), the Beatles delivered a surprise TV performance that would end ...

You watch footage of screaming crowds and cramped hotel rooms and can feel why the band walked away from the stage in 1966. They left touring because the noise, safety risks, and exhaustion made live ...

The Beatles retired from touring in 1966–long before they actually called it quits as a band. Their robust touring schedules (mixed with the fact the band didn’t feel they were very good live) moved ...

As an added bonus, we're also throwing in this behind-the scenes 1966 footage of The Beatles in Japan in which you learn, among other things, how often the lads wash their hair in an average week.

A Cup of Coffee and the Era of Music This is a column that takes about 16 minutes to read. Please enjoy it as a piece of ...

The 92-second clip that shows the Fab Four playing their song “Paperback Writer.” BBC and Kaleidoscope More than 50 years after the beginning of Beatlemania, it seems that every recorded moment the ...

The Beatles and Frank Sinatra were from disparate universes: The Beatles sang “A Day in a Life”; Sinatra sang “That’s Life.” The Fab Four floated down rivers with tangerine trees and marmalade skies.

On Aug. 29, 1966, the Beatles took the stage at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park. The performance marked the end of touring for one of the greatest and most influential acts of the rock era. Aside ...