The Beatles arrive in Chicago to begin North American tour 60 years ago this hour (Aug 11 1966)


Video: 'The beatles - Live At The International Amphitheater, Chicago 1966' (The band's airport arrival first 5 videos in playlist)

(Thursday, August 11, 1966, 4:55 p.m. CDT) — The Beatles flew into O’Hare Airport in Chicago this this afternoon on a flight from Boston (where they changed planes after flying in from London) to begin their third (and what would turn out to be their last) American tour the following day.

The Beatles were driven directly from the airport to their hotel, where two separate press conferences would be held to clarify John Lennon’s “more popular than Jesus” remarks.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *