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| image = Beatles rooftop concert.jpg | |||
| artist = [[the Beatles]] | | artist = [[the Beatles]] | ||
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On 30 January 1969, [[ | {{Short description|Final public performance of The Beatles}} | ||
On 30 January 1969, [[The Beatles]] performed an unannounced concert from the rooftop of their [[Apple Corps]] headquarters at 3 [[Savile Row]] in central London. Joined by keyboardist [[Billy Preston]], the group played a short live set that would later become known as the Rooftop Concert, widely regarded as the band’s final public performance. <ref>{{Web citation|author=Mojo|newspaper=Mojo Music|title=20 Things You Need To Know About The Beatles’ Rooftop Concert|date=2014-01-30|url=https://www.mojo4music.com/11595/20-things-need-know-beatles-rooftop-concert/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160212044408/https://www.mojo4music.com/11595/20-things-need-know-beatles-rooftop-concert/|archive-date=31 January 2026|retrieved=2026-01-31}}</ref> | |||
The concert took place during lunchtime and quickly attracted attention from pedestrians, nearby office workers, and onlookers watching from surrounding buildings. After approximately 42 minutes, the performance was brought to an end following the arrival of the [[Metropolitan Police]], who requested that the volume be reduced. | The concert took place during lunchtime and quickly attracted attention from pedestrians, nearby office workers, and onlookers watching from surrounding buildings. After approximately 42 minutes, the performance was brought to an end following the arrival of the [[Metropolitan Police]], who requested that the volume be reduced. | ||
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[[Category:Concerts in London]] | [[Category:Concerts in London]] | ||
[[Category:January 1969 events]] | [[Category:January 1969 events]] | ||
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