Beatles Concert Tickets - Las Vegas 8/20/64

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Convention Center, Las Vegas - August 20, 1964

Location	Color	Admission	Comments
Afternoon (4:00)
Balcony	Orange	$ 2.20
Balcony	Red	$ 3.30
Balcony	Brown	$ 4.40
Main floor	Blue	$ 4.40
Main floor	Lt. Orange	$ 5.50
Main floor	White	$ 5.50
Evening (9:00)
Balcony	Orange	$ 2.20
Balcony	Red	$ 3.30
Balcony	Brown	$ 4.40
Main floor	Blue	$ 4.40
Main floor	Lt. Orange	$ 5.50
Main floor	White	$ 5.50

The Beatles were paid $25,000 for the 2 Las Vegas shows, with no percentage of the gross. There was no promotion for the show other than radio coverage and newspapers.

8,408 people were put in an Arena designed to hold 7,500 people per show. Patrons were put behind the stage to make this possible, and the fire laws were taken to the Nth degree as far as spacing between aisles and seating.

One of the inducements for the Beatles to come to Las Vegas was that they wanted to see Las Vegas. What they saw was the airport, a limousine, the Saharan hotel, the Convention Center, and the airport. Because the Beatles wouldn't be seeing any of Las Vegas, slot machines were brought up to their suite for them. It wasn't a manner of win or lose, they just wanted to see what it was like.

Many collectors and fans may not have realized that the photos used on the two Capitol picture sleeves above were taken from the 1964 Las Vegas concert.

The Saharan Magazine, October 1964, featured a review and photos of the Las Vegas Beatles concert.

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