Surprise Me!

Tribute band re-enacts Beatles' first U.S. gig

2014-02-12 1 Dailymotion

The United States' second wind of Beatlemania continues after several events to celebrate the band's first arrival to American shores fifty years ago.<br/> <br />The latest saw tribute act Beatlemania Now reimagine the band's first ever full set in the States at the Washington Coliseum.<br/> <br />Even though the adolescent screaming might have been conspicuously missing from the event, the performance still brought back a lot of memories to some of the crowd who were lucky enough to have been at the original performance.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Concert attendee, Carole McCracken, saying (English):<br/> <br />"I was here for the first concert. I was here. The stage was a boxing ring in the middle of the arena and I was in the fifth row. (Reporter: 'How was it?') It was fantastic. It was so exciting. It was unbelievable that they were right smack in front of me singing and I could hear everything. It was so exciting."<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Concert attendee, Jennifer Rothgeb, saying (English):<br/> <br />"My dad was th

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