“When The Beatles played Shea Stadium on August 15, 1965, it was the first rock concert in a major stadium, with a sold-out crowd of 55.600 (…) The Beatles at Shea pioneered the stadium concert business, but more importantly, that concert established rock music as the preeminent popular art form of the 20th century, and The Beatles as its reigning royalty. So when Paul McCartney headlined at Shea Stadium, now renamed Citi Field and moved a few hundred yards away, for the first time since those historic shows, it was even more of an event than a Paul McCartney concert usually is. It was also his first tour in four years, and The Beatles were in the air once again (…) Over the three nights at Citi Field, 109.397 people saw and heard music that has stood the test of time and will be remembered for a long time to come (in other words, classic). How often do you get to see something like that?”
Michael Azerrad