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Archive - Feb 9, 2009
Feb 1964, Beatles 1st tour in US; 30 Jan 2009 on London rooftop, Beatles final public concert 40 yrs ago recreated
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Live rooftop concert shuts down part of Dundas Street
Re-enactment of The Beatles famous last concert together
Downtown London got back to 1969 over the noon hour as hundreds of fans cheered a band playing a re-creation of the Beatles' final public performance 40 years ago to the day. Led by London musician and Beatles expert Yuri Pool, the group played the songs in the same order, starting and finishing with versions of Get Back, the Beatles played in their legendary concert on the roof of Apple Records in London, England on Jan. 30, 1979. Hundreds of fans, standing in the cold, lined up 10 or 12 deep along a block of Dundas Street in downtown London.
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