Beatles arrive in Montreal after thousands of fans brave weather at airport 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 8 1964)


Video: 'The Beatles in Montreal 1964 Archive News Footage News Reel' (airport arrival at 0:00-1:00)

(Tuesday, September 8, 1964, 2:20 p.m. EDT; during The Beatles’ 1964 North American tour) — The Beatles arrived at Dorval airport in Montreal this afternoon to begin the band’s 16th stop of it’s first full North American Tour.

In spite of an awful storm, 5 000 fans are waiting for them at the airport, most of them girls, along with 120 officers from the RCMP.

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