Monday, July 04, 2005

This day in music history.

July 4, 1966, The Beatles perform two shows in Manila at the National Football Stadium. (100,000 fans attended) President Ferdinand Marcos pulls the Beatles' police protection after his wife claims the band snubbed her by not attending one of her parties. Later, an angry mob attacks the Band at the airport. Mal Evans (The Beatles road manager) and Brian Epstein (The Beatles manager) were ordered to leave the plane. Epstein is forced to give them £6,800 and sign a tax note that verified the exchange before the Beatles are allowed to leave.