The Beatles — Live in Munich
Recorded June 24, 1966
Circus-Krone-Bau · Munich · 
Germany
Setlist
Wrong timestamp?
Latest album at the timeRubber Soul1965Rubber Soul is the most recent British album at the time of the show and appears in the cut with Nowhere Man.“To see the opening of the 1966 international trip, two days after the Beatles finished Revolver.”
Context
Two days after finishing the Revolver sessions, the Beatles return to the stage in Munich. It is June 24, 1966, the start of the trip through West Germany, Japan and the Philippines. The studio work is moving forward, but the concert still depends on four musicians, amplifiers and about half an hour of songs.
At the Circus-Krone-Bau, Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr move from Rock and Roll Music to their own songs. Yesterday gets electric backing from the group instead of the solo acoustic format. Before I'm Down, the three guitarists argue over the lyrics; McCartney starts singing and still mixes up the verses.
ZDF records the evening show and airs an edit on July 5, titled Die Beatles. The trip moves on to Essen, Hamburg and Asia, before the farewell to touring in the United States. The Munich cut preserves six songs from this interval between studio discipline and the flaws exposed on stage.
- Yesterday appears with electric backing from all four Beatles.
Lineup at this show
The lineup of this performance — not necessarily the current one.
- John LennonVocals and guitar
- Paul McCartneyVocals and bass
- George HarrisonGuitar and vocals
- Ringo StarrDrums
Trivia
George Harrison introduces Yesterday as a track from Beatles for Sale, although it is not on that album.
Before I'm Down, Lennon, McCartney and Harrison try to remember the lyrics; Paul still swaps verses during the performance.
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