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The Beatles at Shea Stadium, New York

1966
Not on view
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.
This poster touts the Beatles’ second performance at Shea Stadium, one year after they became the first rock band to play a show at the venue. The expanding scale of rock concerts led to the development of advanced live-sound reinforcement equipment and the genre of "arena rock" in the 1970s.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title:
    The Beatles at Shea Stadium, New York
  • Printer:
    Murray Poster Printing Co., New York
  • Artist:
    The Beatles
  • Date:
    1966
  • Medium:
    Paper
  • Dimensions:
    Length: 23 5/8 in. (60 cm)
    Width: 17 5/8 in. (44.8 cm)
  • Classification:
    Ephemera
  • Credit Line:
    from the collection of David Swartz
  • Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments