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cheguevara_malcolmx t1_iyeac7z wrote

Yes, the screams of the crowd were drowning out the sound equipment of the day. The Beatles couldnt even hear themselves play.

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GonzoVeritas t1_iyew94g wrote

Fun fact - they had to stop playing clubs earlier in their career because the fanatic female audience was spontaneously urinating all over the floor when they came out to perform. It was too much for the club owners.

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2ekeesWarrior t1_iyf86ff wrote

I'm sorry WHAT

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GonzoVeritas t1_iyfas92 wrote

From an interview with Bob Geldof:

>“The Beatles was a case of watching females in excelsis. It's the old cliché, but you couldn't hear them for all the screaming. I remember looking down at the cinema floor and seeing these rivulets of piss in the aisles. The girls were literally pissing themselves with excitement. So what I associate most with The Beatles is the smell of girls' urine.”

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>John B. Lynn, son of the owner of a venue The Beatles played, told The Washington Post that the concert hall smelled like the pee of over-excited girls after the show.

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2ekeesWarrior t1_iyfbe3s wrote

Was it like that with all the budding Rock and Roll pioneers? The pop stars of the time?

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GonzoVeritas t1_iyfbmx8 wrote

Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones told a similar story. He said they wanted to keep performing in clubs, but the owners wouldn't let them because of all the piss. Mick would come out, and the piss would flow.

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BadgerSauce t1_iyfau0b wrote

He’s saying they peed on the floor like an excited puppy.

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bolanrox t1_iyegjny wrote

My mother was at Shea for them and Grand funk. She said it all just became a wash of white noise from the screams.

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amazingsandwiches t1_iyemd8w wrote

Whoopi Goldberg was at the Shea show.

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