# 50 years ago today: The Beatles play their final gig together **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 30, 2019, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-years-ago-today-the-beatles-play-their-final-gig-together/828681 "2019-01-30T17:33:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![The\_Stafford\_Cripps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stafford_cripps/32/7167_2.png) [@The\_Stafford\_Cripps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stafford_Cripps)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2019, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-years-ago-today-the-beatles-play-their-final-gig-together/828681/21 "2019-01-31T13:14:13Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > The Jefferson Airplane did a rooftop gig around the same time, in NYC. That was pretty cool, in the same way…people leaning out of windows, people in the street staring up. > > Which band did it first? Too lazy to look it up. According to Wikipedia, the fantastic House at Pooneil Corners was recorded on a New York rooftop in 1968, so it was first. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2019, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-years-ago-today-the-beatles-play-their-final-gig-together/828681/22 "2019-01-31T17:09:54Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Wow. > Who did this? That would be the inestimable [Peter Serafinowisz](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NjTWvl8x-U) ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2019, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-years-ago-today-the-beatles-play-their-final-gig-together/828681/23 "2019-02-02T01:06:07Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > Which band did it first? Too lazy to look it up. Wasn’t it the B Sharps? ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2019, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-years-ago-today-the-beatles-play-their-final-gig-together/828681/24 "2019-02-02T03:12:55Z")
Ah, but The Stones were the first band to [play on a flatbed truck while driving down 5th Avenue](https://youtu.be/oCuACnB5JmQ?t=18) in NYC (I think) ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2019, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-years-ago-today-the-beatles-play-their-final-gig-together/828681/25 "2019-02-02T05:52:29Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > We could make it okay;) We could get married in Gibraltar near Spain. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2019, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-years-ago-today-the-beatles-play-their-final-gig-together/828681/26 "2019-02-02T05:59:43Z")
Christ, you know it ain’t easy. You know how hard it can be. The way things are goin’, they’re gonna crucify me.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2019, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-years-ago-today-the-beatles-play-their-final-gig-together/828681/27 "2019-02-02T07:40:10Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > [The rooftop concert](https://vimeo.com/279940593), the tail-end of the rather depressing Let It Be movie\*, showed the guys still could still play together despite the interpersonal turmoil. A bittersweet end to a fabled career. > > \*I see that Peter Jackson has signed on to do a film using unreleased footage from the original movie. Should be interesting. Damn, gone already? Anyone have a video link to rooftop? ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2019, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-years-ago-today-the-beatles-play-their-final-gig-together/828681/28 "2019-02-02T13:51:14Z")
I could be proven wrong but I’m disappointed there isn’t a marker on the street underneath the location of this. You’d think English Heritage would put one of their blue plaques up to mark the location… ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2019, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-years-ago-today-the-beatles-play-their-final-gig-together/828681/29 "2019-02-02T15:04:35Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > Damn, gone already? Anyone have a video link to rooftop? Here’s a taste: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCtzkaL2t\_Y](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCtzkaL2t_Y) Arguably the best part anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-years-ago-today-the-beatles-play-their-final-gig-together/828681/30 "2019-02-03T09:33:43Z")
For the record, I understand Abbey Road was recorded after Let It Be was taped but released before the film and album were. Editing the LIB tapes/film down to a usable form was a difficult task no one really wanted to do. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-years-ago-today-the-beatles-play-their-final-gig-together/828681/31 "2019-02-03T13:37:59Z")
> [@jaycat](#): > > Here’s a taste: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCtzkaL2t\_Y](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCtzkaL2t_Y) > > Arguably the best part anyway. Thank you! My favorite song from that session was Dig A Pony. Always loved that song. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-years-ago-today-the-beatles-play-their-final-gig-together/828681.md?page=1)