McCartney Times

It’s hard to believe that one of the world’s best-known bands only played one show in Minnesota—but for almost everyone involved, The Beatles’ single foray into our Cities was unforgettable.After local concert promoter Ray “Big Reggie” Colihan underestimated the band’s popularity and failed to book them in Minnesota for their 1964 tour, he and Chicago’s Ed Pazdur doubled down on bringing the group to Metropolitan Stadium in August 1965. But Big Reggie fumbled the bag once again: Fearing Beatlemania and frenzied fans overtaking Bloomington and beyond, he got cold feet and completely underpromoted the show, and it didn’t even come close to selling out.Even so, the legendary night was packed with wild stories, from the Minneapolis Tribune intern who dressed up in a server’s uniform and got herself into The Beatles’ hotel room, to the Twins’ equipment manager Ray Crump introducing them to sauna culture for the first time, to a little tussle with local police when (unfounded) rumors arose of Paul McCartney hosting an underage girl.

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Source: By the Numbers: The Beatles in Minnesota – Mpls.St.Paul Magazine