In 1966, The Beatles scheduled a tour of Germany, Japan, and the Philippines. It didn’t go super well. First, in Japan, they were scheduled to play Budokan, which is a
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![The Beatles’ final concert at Candlestick Park, from 1966](https://mccartney.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/maxresdefault-505x306_c.jpg)
By 1966, as Beatlemania was whipped up beyond a frenzy, The Beatles knew that their touring days were coming to an end as the dangers of being John, Paul, George
![When John Lennon compared the Beatles to Jesus in 1966](https://mccartney.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/When-John-Lennon-compared-the-Beatles-to-Jesus-in-1966.-1-505x306_c.jpeg)
On March 4, 1966, in an interview with journalist Maureen Cleave for the London Evening Standard, The Beatles’ John Lennon made a comment which would go on to threaten the
![Watch the moment The Beatles brought Beatlemania to Japan for the first time](https://mccartney.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Screen-Shot-2020-07-01-at-9.53.31-AM-505x306_c.png)
On June 30th 1966, The Beatles made their highly awaited debut in Japan, a spectacle which saw The Fab
![The Beatles Start Budokan Run On This Date In 1966](https://mccartney.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/beatles-budokan-66-1-505x306_c.jpg)
The Beatles’ 1966 tour would be the one that led the band to give up live shows altogether. There were
![Long-lost Beatles performance to be screened for the first time in 50 years | Louder](https://mccartney.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/FpuomUzfVW95RcZDA5LVrS-970-80-1-505x306_c.jpg)
The Beatles at the Top Of The Pops studio in 1966 (Image: © Getty) A long-lost clip of the Beatles
![‘I buried Paul’: Your guide to the convoluted conspiracy theory that Paul McCartney died in 1966 | National Post](https://mccartney.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/whitealbum-505x306_c.jpg)
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the release of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, which means it also marks the golden jubilee of the infamous “Paul is dead”