Lynn: My father had run one ad in the paper, and the concert sold out. He was so stunned that a group he'd never heard of before sold out. It was such an unusual event and it was a windfall. He took the profit and used it to buy my mother a new Lincoln Continental convertible for her birthday. We came home from school and he said, "The Beatles concert bought that for your mother."
McCartney: I don't remember thinking we played particularly well. But looking back, time has been very kind to us. It was a cool gig.
Albert: The stage was in the middle of the arena and the band had to rotate around the stage.
McCartney: That was the first time we'd ever played in the round. How the hell are we doing to do that? "Well, just do a few numbers east then shuffle around north. Then do a few numbers north and shuffle around west." We said: "What's Ringo doing to do?" He had to shuffle the [drum] kit around himself. The idea that we had our backs and sides to three-fourths of the audience at any point of the show was awkward. We were used to getting them and holding them — paying attention to them and having them pay attention to us. There were a few things we did once with the Beatles, and playing in the round in Washington was one of them. I don't think I've done the in-the-round thing ever since.
“Roll Over Beethoven” — live at the Washington Coliseum, 60 years ago today.pic.twitter.com/GKtq5v4f0q
— A George Harrison Fan Page (@harrisonarchive) February 11, 2024
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