THE BEATLES ROOFTOP CONCERT. Poster-quality Printable Download.
THE BEATLES ROOFTOP CONCERT. Poster-quality Printable Download.
It was a bitterly cold day in London, England on 30th January 1969 when, at approximately 12.30pm, The Beatles stepped out -totally unannounced, onto the roof of the Apple Corps Headquarters to play what was to be their last ever live performance together.
Ringo wore his wife Maureen’s bright red raincoat, John a fur coat belonging to Yoko, George a heavy sheepskin and Paul more reserved in a suit and tie.
The performance lasted over 40 minutes and they played nine takes of five songs; "Get Back," "Don't Let Me Down," "I've Got a Feeling," "One After 909," and "Dig a Pony". The set also included a very short take of “God Save the Queen”.
It was ‘lunch hour’ for the many people that worked in the nearby offices and shops on fashionable Savile Row. Most of them down on the road below looking up could hear The Beatles sing and play loud but could not see them, while many others lucky enough to be in high offices opened their windows and watched in total awe.
Eventually, two policemen arrived on the scene, PC Ray Dagg and Sergeant Ray Shayler, and threatened to arrest them for the noise after complaints by many businessmen in bowler hats, yet PC Dagg allowed them to play “just one more” song. That song was “Get Back” in which Paul McCartney improvised the lyrics and sang "You've been playing on the roofs again, and that's no good, 'cause you know your Mummy doesn't like that ... she gets angry ... she's gonna have you arrested!"
Afterwards, many thought the rooftop gig was a rehearsal for future live performances but this was sadly not to be. It was indeed, the end of an era.
This poster depicts the Beatles’ Blue Plaque that now mounts the façade of 3 Savile Row to commemorate that final live performance and the guitars played that day on the roof; Lennon’s Epiphone Casino, Harrison’s Fender Telecaster and McCartney’s Hófner 500/1 complete with the ‘Bassman’ sticker he applied to the ‘violin bass’ which is colour-accurate and not green lettering like the colour-enhanced original film but the correct dark aqua blue/green as on a now vintage Fender amplifier from where it was removed.
Will look fantastic if framed, especially if printed at UK A3 / USA Tabloid or Ledger (but will resize to any).
