The beatles played on the roof for just under 45 minutes which engineer glyn johns recorded the audio in the basement and lindsay hogg s cameramen caught the action.
The beatles playing on the roof.
Although few people could see them crowds gathered in the streets below to hear the beatles play.
It wound up being their last show.
The beatles rooftop concert marked the end of an era for many fans.
Behind the group s final public performance in their final public performance the beatles made history playing on top of the apple studios becoming the most.
But what led up to it is a story on its own.
They had stopped touring in 1966 but on jan.
It was a frigid day on the apple corps rooftop in late january 1969 but the beatles showed up anyway to play to a.
The beatles rooftop concert.
The timing coincided with the lunch hour of many nearby workplaces which led to crowds quickly forming.
The beatles rooftop show began at around midday.
The beatles january 30 1969 rooftop gig is unforgettable.
This is what the beatles.
Several of the rooftop performances particularly that of dig a pony were regarded as showing the beatles once again in top form.
No one knew the concert staged for the documentary let it be would be the band s final performance.
30 1969 they made history atop the apple corps office building in london s garment district.
In this two part series we re exploring why and how.
The group did record one more album abbey road on which work started the following month but by september 1969 the beatles had unofficially disbanded.