The Beatles - 1964 Australian Tour Highlights Reel

It was 50 years ago that The Beatles made their one and only tour of Australia. The Beatles touched down in Sydney on June 11, 1964 and for an amazing 13 days they captivated the nation.

Hundreds of thousands lined the streets everywhere, Beatlemania was more intense here than anywhere else in the world. It was a time of massive musical and cultural change and a time for teenagers to challenge and defy authority.

Over 300,000 people turned out in Adelaide - it was the biggest crowd anywhere in the world, anytime! The Beatles performed 20 shows across Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane leaving in their wake a trail of euphoric, captivated youth. Australia was never the same following The Beatles 1964 tour. This montage captures the highlights of their tour and the euphoria that followed.

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[brucelamberton]

Years ago I had an older friend who told me his tale of seeing the Beatles in concert in Brisbane at Festival Hall (long demolished). He had saved his pocket money to buy a ticket - along with some school friends - even though his parents banned him from going. On the night of the concert he climbed out his bedroom window and caught a bus to town. When the show started he said you couldn't hear a single note they were playing because everyone was screaming; he then realised he was screaming too, even though he couldn't explain why! He got into quite a bit of trouble from his parents when he got home, but said it was one of the best days of his life. Whenever he told this story his eye would always shine and a smile would light up his face, even decades later.
BTW when he left school he got a job in the music industry, so I guess the Beatles changed his life.

[tylercass]

Paul had his 22nd birthday, during the Australian tour. George was 21, and John and Ringo were 23 years old. There’s a supernatural element to the manner in which the global population, literally, idolised these 4 very young men, like gods.

[roydidlock]

At a press conference after their arrival, John Lennon was asked by a reporter, "John, what did you expect to find in Australia"?, to which Lennon replied- "Australians!".

[pietroaligischiavi]

The greatest Band ever!! I saw the Beatles in Milano (Italy) on their second show. June 23, Still I love them!!!!

[colinpumpernickel]

Without any hype 300, 000 fans turned out in Adelaide. There is no other band in the world that has ever deserved such adulation. The kids were smart back then. They recognised a musical phenomenon which we will never experience again.

[davidmouzayek]

people showed up in Adelaide, that’s the entire city man

[virginiatabirao]

I was 9 years old, when beatles were so popular all over the world, I learned to admire the group at my teen age through the radio, they are really fantastic, superb incomparable, their songs will stay forever it will no be forgotten,

[doncourtreporter]

Biggest crowd anywhere in the world, any time. Wow. Believe me when I say they changed everything. I was 15 when I saw them in Atlanta. They were Fab. They were from another planet, another time.

[spockboy]

Imagine looking at 300, 000 people (you don't even know) who are all there to see you. Must be a strange feeling. :)

[jannmikoingelrabagogamingc]

Man, those chops at the top of that naked branch tree sure deserve an award for being dedicated fans of The Beatles, really!

[marjanp]

The world will never see anything like this ever as there will never be another Fab Four like the Beatles....❤️❤️❤️

[beatlefancraig]

This was well put together 10 years ago(in 2014) by EMI Australia, it's now approaching 60 years since The Beatles historic one-off tour of Australia & hopefully they'll have a 60th anniversary t.v special 📺 of the event?, God bless The Beatles!🙏🎶🎵

[worldwidehappiness]

The rain in Sydney was inspiration for the song Rain.

[jadeshannon]

I along with my family were among the people that were lining the streets in Melbourne to see The Beatles.

[frednurk]

A couple of weeks after they left Hard Days Night hit all the cinemas. I was 6. Beatle fan for life.

[grantc]

Those girls are now women in their late-60s and early-70s. Amazing.

[Big_Tuna]

They were the most appreciated band in the history. They(Ringo and Paul) will be gone soon but their music remains in our hearts.

[rickyreeve]

I just watched a John Lennon interview with Eliot Mintz and he says his fondest memories as a Beatle were going to the US for the first time and Going to Australia.

[chezzamp]

Wow, the memories!! RIP John and George

[Naughtybaz]

The most progressive band ever.
They did about every thing in such a short time, and the world followed
And still is. And will forever ✌️♥️