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Jim McGuinn

Remembering the Beatles' one gig in Minnesota

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Meet the Beatles
The Beatles take questions at a press conference in Bloomington in 1965, before their one and only concert in Minnesota.
Photo courtesy of Bill Carlson

Forty-five years ago, the Beatles played their one and only concert in Minnesota. It was August 21, 1965, and the Fab Four performed before screaming fans at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington.

The Current's Jim McGuinn and the Star Tribune's Jon Bream join Midday to talk about that night, and how the Beatles changed pop music forever.

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Fans at the concert
Fans at the Beatles concert at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minn., on Aug. 21, 1965.
Photo courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society
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Meet the Beatles
The Beatles take questions at a press conference in Bloomington in 1965, before their one and only concert in Minnesota.
Photo courtesy of Bill Carlson
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Beatles fans
Beatles fans await the arrival of John, Paul, George and Ringo at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport on Aug. 21, 1965.
Photo by Bill Carlson