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Tuesday 18 August 2009

Winnipeg's Brief Stint of Beatlemania

It was 45 years ago today that The Beatles land in Winnipeg for a refuelling stop. They left the plane briefly, long enough to greet fans from the tarmac and give a couple of interviews. Here is some video of their Winnipeg stop.

They were coming from England to begin a North American Tour that includes stops in
Vancouver,
MontrĂ©al  and two shows in Toronto. Sadly, there were no Winnipeg dates.

The above photo is from the
Winnipeg Tribune Photo Collection at the University of Manitoba Archives. It appeared on August 19, 1964 and is entitled: Beatle fan Dianne Clear saw her heroes at the Winnipeg International Airport.

1 comment:

Shaun M Wheeler said...

Interesting, no footage of Decker's Dash!