Expert Explains Why The New Beatles Footage Is A Big Deal
New footage of the Beatles contains never-before-seen images from the final performance of their 1966 visit to Japan.
The Beatles performed five times at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo over three days from June 30 to July 2.
The second performance, a matinee on July 1, was broadcast on TV later in the day. The first performance on June 30 was also aired later and released as a video.
Omura Toru, who is well-versed in the Beatle's visit, says at the time, the band had lost its enthusiasm for performing live concerts, and it may explain why those two performances did not show them at their best, leaving many fans disappointed.
But Omura explains a publicist at the time said in a memo that after their first concert, the members got serious about improving their performance.
The Beatles received rave reviews from newspapers that called their final performance the best one out of the five concerts.
The new video also includes scenes from the first performance apparently captured from the audience seats.
Omura says no images like these have ever been found before, and it helps show how the Beatles were seen from the audience point of view.