Beatles Play Rooftop: Last Public Performance
Twelve minutes of pure rock rebellion. The Beatles climb to the rooftop of their Apple Records building, cranking amplifiers to blast "Get Back" and "Don't Let Me Down" across London's financial district. Businessmen in gray suits stare upward. Pedestrians stop. Traffic freezes. And then the cops arrive, determined to shut down this unauthorized concert. But John, Paul, George, and Ringo play on — their final public performance, a middle finger to the establishment, a moment of pure musical defiance that would become legendary.
January 30, 1969
57 years ago
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