2010-08-25 / Features

Beatles’ Shea Stadium Performance Celebrated

On Monday, August 16, FlowerPowerCreative. com hosted an evening at Citi Field’s

(L. to r.); Mimi Boswell, Sheatles lead guitarist, Lisa Coppola, lead vocalist, Helena Holmes, bassist, Neil Chaimas, co-founder of Flower Power Creative, Doug Levison, co-founder of Flower Power Creative, Kerri Freda, keyboardist/guitar and Dena Tauriello, drummer. (L. to r.); Mimi Boswell, Sheatles lead guitarist, Lisa Coppola, lead vocalist, Helena Holmes, bassist, Neil Chaimas, co-founder of Flower Power Creative, Doug Levison, co-founder of Flower Power Creative, Kerri Freda, keyboardist/guitar and Dena Tauriello, drummer. Delta Sky360 honoring the 45th

anniversary of The Beatles’ historic performance at Shea Stadium. FlowerPowerCreative.com, an interactive Web site celebrating the 1960s and the baby boomer generation, hosted a star-studded event celebrating The Beatles historic performance at Shea Stadium 45 years ago.

Legendary Beatles promoter Sid Bernstein, the world-renowned music icon who first brought the group to America, was honored as a pioneer in the music industry and recognized for his remarkable grassroots approach developing worldwide interest in The Beatles’ groundbreaking concert at Shea Stadium. Paul McCartney, who Bernstein visited backstage in Philadelphia on August 15, expressed his love for Bernstein before a crowd of 25,000, and played his request of “The Long and Winding Road”.

(L. to r.); Sid Bernstein with Neil Chaimas and Doug Levison, co-founders of Flower Power Creative. (L. to r.); Sid Bernstein with Neil Chaimas and Doug Levison, co-founders of Flower Power Creative. Guests included May Pang, John Lennon’s personal assistant; Terry Sylvester, who replaced Graham Nash in The Hollies and was neighbor to Paul McCartney in Liverpool, and John Idan, bass player and vocalist for The Yardbirds. Neil Chaimas and Doug Levison, Flower Power Creative’s founders, hosted the event. The Sheatles, America’s only all- female Beatles tribute band, winner of the Battle of The Beatles Bands contest hosted by Flower Power Creative at Ella Lounge in Manhattan on August 2, entertained guests with a powerhouse set that included “Twist and Shout”, and dedicated “Birthday” to Bernstein, who celebrated his 92nd birthday on August 12.

Sid Bernstein poses with The Sheatles. Sid Bernstein poses with The Sheatles. “This is the best birthday celebration a guy could ask for,” Bernstein said. “I am so happy to be here in this special place that means so much to me with my friends, family and colleagues listening to The Sheatles, who are clearly destined for greatness.”

The event drew 200 invited friends, family, fans and guests to mark this milestone anniversary. Attendees enjoyed vegan cuisine and themed mocktails such as Strawberry Fields, A Taste of Honey, The Walrus and Here Comes The Sun. Doug Levison presented Bernstein with a bound tribute book of congratulatory and birthday wishes from such friends as Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and venerable music host Clay Cole.

“The Beatles influenced my most impressionable years and defined my generation,” Levison, founder of Flower Power Creative said. “Reliving The Beatles at Shea Stadium 45 years ago tonight at Citi Field is truly a dream come true for me, and having the legendary Sid Bernstein and stars from the British invasion here to mark this milestone is just magical. We invite the world to join us in the 50th anniversary celebration on Saturday night, August 15, 2015. The Sheatles are the next wave in keeping the spirit of The Beatles alive forever.”

The Beatles’ legendary Shea Stadium performance on Aug. 15, 1965 was an event that transformed music history. It has since been called the most famous concert event in the history of popular music. At the peak of Beatlemania in the U.S., The Beatles performed before an ecstatic crowd of 55,600 at Shea Stadium. The largest live concert audience in history led to 90,000 at Monterey Pop and over 500,000 at Woodstock.

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