This particular blog has nothing to do with the 1965 Twins other than it took place in Met Stadium in 1965. I missed all the hullabaloo as I had just reported to U.S. Navy boot camp at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center to begin my 3+ year hitch.
On August 21, 1965, the Beatles traveled to Minneapolis Minnesota for a show at Metropolitan Stadium as the sixth stop along their 1965 North American Tour. Tickets were $2.50, $3.50, $4.50 and $5.50. The group received a guarantee of $50,000 and an additional 65 percent of sales above 18,500 tickets. 30,000 tickets were sold.
There are a number of good articles about the Beetles visit and I will try to provide you with some of the links.
Minnesota’s brush with Beatlemania 50 years later
The Beatles come to Minneapolis
The Beatles play Metropolitan Stadium
Live: Metropolitan Stadium, Minneapolis
Beatles Press Conference: Minneapolis, 8/21/1965
The Beatles come to Minneapolis
Instamatic Memories: The Beatles come to Minnesota
40 years ago tomorrow: The Beatles in Minneapolis
10 rare photos from the Beatles’ only Minnesota performance
Actually, the Beatles were heard just fine. But maybe not seen.
Beatles fans relive memories of Minnesota concert