In the summer of 1964 Beatles Mania was in full swing and B.C. was no exception. August 22nd 1964 the Beatles played there only show ever in Vancouver. It was only a month after A Hard Day’s Night Came out and the Beatles were on top of the world.

The Beatles played the night before in Seattle and arrived in Vancouver late. Mainly because the pilot did not have the proper paper work to enter Canada. When they finally arrived in Canada, the band hopped in a limousine, had a short tour of the city, had some burgers and milkshakes, attended their press conference all before being shipped off to Empire Field.

The concert was held at Empire Field. It was scheduled to start at 8:00 PM but the band didn’t get hit the stage until 9:23 PM, due to the border delay. The show had 20,621 in attendance and only lasted 27 minutes. They played 11 songs. Fans who attended the concert claim it was difficult to hear to band over all the screaming. Authorities struggled to hold the crowd back and had to urge them to calm down so no one would get hurt.

The Beatles were suppose to spend the night at the Hotel Georgia downtown. But because they were so late getting to town, after the show ended the band went straight back to the airport and continued their tour in the United States and just like that the biggest band in the world had their first trip to Canada and only trip to Vancouver.

I’d love to go back in time and check out this show. I’ve been a fan of the Beatles since I was a teenager. I love their music and have spent countless hours watching old videos on YouTube. They will never be another band like them and it’s pretty cool to think that if only for a short time they were in our city.