I saw a Beatles concert yesterday! Sort of. A few days ago a coworker sent me a link to this story about the 40th anniversary of The Beatles last live public performance. That last concert was an impromptu rooftop performance in London to get footage for their film "Let It Be."
A Seattle Beatles cover band, Creme Tangerine, planned a re-creation of the rooftop concert for the anniversary here in Seattle. The location? The rooftop of the Copacabana Restaurant right here in Pike Place Market. Ken Mansfield, who was the U.S. manager of The Beatles' Apple Records and who was on that rooftop at the original performance attended this one as well. Of course I had to go!
Creme Tangerine did a wonderful job recreating the concert, performing the same set list from 40 years ago plus a few more songs. The concert lasted a little over an hour. Unlike the original concert the police did not come to shut it down. It was cold out there (around 40F, the fog just lifting), but people didn't seem to mind. The music was amazing. I took some video which I have yet to download. In the meantime, I found this TV video from King5 online. It's just 4 minutes long if you'd like to check it out.
I feel fortunate to work just a few blocks from Pike Place Market so I can take advantage of events like this when they come up!
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