Shea Stadium stories:
Beyonce, Paul McCartney in Concert on ABC!
Nov 11th, 2009 - ABC News
Two of the world's biggest music stars will be appearing on ABC-TV Thanksgiving night to entertain the entire family.
Beyonce Knowles and Sir Paul McCartney will appear...Beyonce, Paul McCartney in Thanksgiving specials
Nov 11th, 2009 - Boston
NEW YORK—ABC says Paul McCartney and Beyonce (bee-AHN'-say) will star in back-to-back one-hour specials Thanksgiving night. The evening starts at 9 p.m. EST with a Beyonce concert that was taped over the summer in Las Vegas.
McCartney returns, 'drinks it all in' at Citi Field opening
Jul 18th, 2009 - USA Today
• The event: "Cute" Beatle Paul McCartney, still earning the title at age 67, performs Friday's opening concert at the new Citi Field, the first in a three-night run (continues July 18 and July 21).
Paul McCartney @ Citi Field, 7.17.09
Jul 18th, 2009 - Newsday
Yes, it was a home run that sparked those fireworks high above Citi Field Friday night – not from one of the usual sources, but from pop music’s most-dependable slugger...
Shea's Greatest: Paul McCartney's Citi Field concerts next week ...
Jul 16th, 2009 - NY Daily News
The show lasted just 30 minutes. The band couldn't hear a thing. And neither could the fans, except for the sound of their own screaming. But that didn't stop the Beatles'...
Shea Stadium videos from YouTube:
9:57BEATLES - SHEA STADIUM (1965)
The US tour really opened on August 15th with a concert scheduled in New York at the Shea Stadium, home of the New York Mets baseball team. This was the first time in the history of music that a stadium was used for a rock concert ! Seen by 55600 fans ...
5:14History of Shea Stadium
Journal News Mets beat writer John Delcos takes you on a tour of Shea Stadium and talks about its history as the Amazin's play their final season here. Get full coverage at www.LoHud.com/MLBPreview. mets.lohudblogs.com
3:15Shea Stadium Tribute
[][][][][][][][] READ DESCRIPTION [][][][][][][][] Click here to watch in high quality www.youtube.com A tribute I made to try to capture some of the great moments at Shea Stadium, home of the New York Mets from 1964-2008. ***Sorry about the audio if you don't like it ...
6:21shea stadium demolition final video inside - jan 2009
the last video ever of shea stadium from the inside during deconstruction. taken january 2009
Shea Stadium from WikiPedia:
William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea (pronounced /??e?/), was a stadium located in the New York City borough of Queens, in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park. It was the home baseball park of Major League Baseball's New York Mets from 1964 to 2008. Originally built as a multi-purpose stadium, Shea was also the home of the New York Jets football team until 1983. It was demolished to furnish additional parking for the adjacent Citi Field, the current home of the Mets.
In 1960, the National League agreed to grant an expansion franchise to the owners of the New York franchise in the abortive Continental League, provided that a new stadium be built. Mayor Robert Wagner, Jr. had to personally wire all National League owners and assure them that the city would build a park.
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