Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum - September 3, 1964
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Rupert2
N 39° 49.683 W 086° 08.109
16S E 574008 N 4409030
The Beatles played two concerts on September 3, 1964. One concert was in the Coliseum and the other was hastily arranged and had to be moved across the street to the Grandstands. The coordinates will take you the front enterance of the Coliseum.
Waymark Code: WM2FNZ
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 10/26/2007
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from the Beatles Ultimate Experience website:
"The Beatles traveled from Philadelphia to Indianapolis, playing 2 shows on September 3rd at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. After a fun and entertaining chat with the press, and a quick meet-and-greet with a group of lucky locals, the Beatles took to the stage.
According to motor racing writer Bob Jennings who was one of the teenagers in attendence that day: "There was an afternoon show in the fairgrounds Coliseum before a packed house of something like 10,000 screaming fans. Ticket demand was so hot, an evening show was hastily scheduled in front of the grandstand on the one mile dirt race track because the Coliseum was already booked for another State Fair event. I was able to get tickets to the evening show... a couple hundred yards from the stage. There was an electricity that's hard to describe... about the only thing I can compare it to is the start of the Indianapolis 500."
Following their two performances that day in Indianapolis, the Beatles departed for Milwaukee Wisconsin, the next stop along their franticly-paced 1964 North American Tour."
Location:
Indiana State Fairgrounds
East 38th Street and Fall Creek Blvd.
Indianapolis
Concerts were played in both the Coliseum and Grandstand.
Type of location: Concert venue
Connection to The Beatles:
They played two concerts here on September 3, 1964.
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