query: who played the first concert at shea stadium

pos: Shea Stadium one of its peaks at their Shea concert. Film footage shows many teenagers and women crying, screaming, and even fainting. The crowd noise was such that security guards can be seen covering their ears as the Beatles entered the field. The sound of the crowd was so deafening that none of the Beatles (or anyone else) could hear what they were playing. Nevertheless, it was the first concert to be held at a major stadium and set records for attendance and revenue generation, demonstrating that outdoor concerts on a large scale could be successful and profitable, and led the Beatles

pos: The Beatles at Shea Stadium the footage, you can see how we reacted to the place. It was very big and very strange." In 1970, John Lennon recalled the show as a career highlight: "At Shea Stadium, I saw the top of the mountain." In 2008, Paul McCartney played the last concert at Shea Stadium with Billy Joel before the stadium was closed. The concert was documented in the film "The Last Play at Shea". The Beatles at Shea Stadium The Beatles at Shea Stadium is a fifty-minute-long documentary of the Beatles' 15 August 1965, concert at Shea Stadium in New York City, the highlight

pos: Shea Stadium Garfunkel in August 1983. On August 18, 1983, The Police played in front of 70,000 fans at Shea, a concert that the band's singer and bassist Sting described as "like playing the top of Everest", and announced near the end of the concert: "We'd like to thank the Beatles for lending us their stadium." The Rolling Stones performed at Shea for a six-night run in October 1989, and Elton John & Eric Clapton played a concert in August 1992. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed at Shea in early October 2003. The last concert event was a two-night

pos: Shea Stadium pair of tickets for the Beatles' concert at Shea Stadium in 1965. Shea Stadium was parodied as "Che Stadium" ("named for the Cuban guerilla leader, Che Stadium") for The Rutles film "All You Need is Cash" for a sequence that spoofed the Beatles' concert at the stadium. Shea Stadium was parodied as Spray Stadium in an episode of Batman 66. In 1987, Marvel Comics rented Shea Stadium to re-enact the wedding of Spider-Man/Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson. Recently on VH1's documentary series "7 Ages of Rock", Shea Stadium was named the most hallowed venue in all of rock music.

pos: The Beatles' 1965 US tour US. He adds that this was easily achieved, given the band's huge international popularity, and effective. The opening show, at Shea Stadium in the New York borough of Queens, on 15 August was record-breaking and one of the most famous concert events of its era. It set records for attendance and revenue generation. Promoter Sid Bernstein said, "Over 55,000 people saw the Beatles at Shea Stadium. We took $304,000, the greatest gross ever in the history of show business." It remained the highest concert attendance in the United States until 1973, when Led Zeppelin played to an audience of 56,000

pos: Shea Stadium at Shea Stadium was the historic 1971 concert by Grand Funk Railroad in 1971, which broke the Beatles' then-record for fastest ticket sales. Humble Pie was the opening band. The same filmmakers for the documentary of the Rolling Stones concert at Altamont were commissioned to film it, but to date, a final film has not been released. The stadium hosted numerous concerts since then, including Jethro Tull with opening act Robin Trower in July 1976 (billed as Tull v. Boeing because of the proximity to LaGuardia Airport), The Who with opening act The Clash in October 1982, and Simon &

pos: The Beatles at Shea Stadium in America in 1965. The documentary first aired on BBC1 on 1 March 1966. In West Germany, it aired on 2 August that year. It aired in the United States on ABC on 10 January 1967. The film captures not only the concert, the attendance of which was 55,600, the largest Beatles concert up to that time, but also the events leading up to the concert, including the Beatles' helicopter ride from Manhattan to Flushing Meadows, their preparation in the dressing room (i.e. the visiting baseball team's locker) at Shea Stadium, and clips from the show's other acts, including Motown

pos: Shea Stadium pitch to Mike Piazza, then, as the Beatles' "In My Life" played on the stadium speakers the two former Met stars walked out of the centerfield gate and closed it behind them, followed by a display of blue and orange fireworks. Three National League Division Series were played at Shea Stadium. The Mets won all three, and never lost a Division Series game at Shea. Seven National League Championship Series were played at Shea Stadium. The decisive seventh game of this series was played at Shea Stadium, marking the only time that the Mets ever lost the deciding game of

pos: Shea Stadium engagement by Billy Joel on July 16 and July 18, 2008. The concert was dubbed "The Last Play at Shea", and featured many special guest appearances, including former Beatle Paul McCartney who closed the second show with an emotional rendition of the Beatles classic "Let It Be". Other artists that joined Joel on stage for the shows were former Shea performer Roger Daltrey of The Who, Tony Bennett, Don Henley, John Mayer, John Mellencamp, Garth Brooks, and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith. The concert was the subject of a documentary film of the same name, which is used along with Shea's

pos: The Beatles at Shea Stadium The Beatles at Shea Stadium The Beatles at Shea Stadium is a fifty-minute-long documentary of the Beatles' 15 August 1965, concert at Shea Stadium in New York City, the highlight of the group's 1965 tour. The documentary was directed and produced by Bob Precht (under his Sullivan Productions banner), NEMS Enterprises (which owns the 1965 copyright), and the Beatles company Subafilms. The project, placed under the direction of manager of production operations M. Clay Adams, was filmed by a large crew led by cinematographer Andrew Laszlo. Fourteen cameras were used to capture the euphoria and mass hysteria that was Beatlemania

pos: Sid Bernstein to perform together for charity. During the Beatles Shea concert, Bernstein had the phrase "The Rascals are coming!" displayed on the Shea Stadium scoreboard. "I had met the Rascals in the summer of '65 though Billy Smith (Amato) who actually discovered this group in Westhampton Long Island playing at a nightclub called the Barge. I put their name up on the scoreboard (at Shea) - 'The Rascals are coming! The Rascals are coming!' A lot of people who hadn't seen pictures of them thought they were a black group. I sensed something big about them." Brian Epstein demanded the Shea

pos: Led Zeppelin name nor the album title was printed on the sleeve. "Houses of the Holy" topped charts worldwide, and the band's subsequent concert tour of North America in 1973 broke records for attendance, as they consistently filled large auditoriums and stadiums. At Tampa Stadium in Florida, they played to 56,800 fans, breaking the record set by the Beatles' 1965 Shea Stadium concert and grossing $309,000. Three sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden in New York City were filmed for a motion picture, but the theatrical release of this project ("The Song Remains the Same") was delayed until 1976. Before the final

pos: Festival for Peace other important acts of the period. The Summer Festival for Peace was the first major concert at Shea Stadium after the last performance of The Beatles in 1966. A wide selection of still photos shot by photographer Ken Davidoff are the only readily available visual documentation of the concert itself. It proved to be one of the last performances for Janis Joplin who died only two months later, as well as a reunion and last performance with her former band, Big Brother & the Holding Company. When the concert was first announced, Joplin was not scheduled to perform, but Big

pos: The Beatles at Shea Stadium the release of the Ron Howard film "" on 15 September 2016. All songs written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, except where noted. The concert itself was a milestone in popular musical history as the first major stadium concert. The documentary was a highlight of the 1995 "Beatles Anthology" series, which featured extensive clips from the film. Ringo Starr described the concert in "The Beatles Anthology": "What I remember most about the concert was that we were so far away from the audience. ... And screaming had become the thing to do. ... Everybody screamed. If you look at

pos: Beatlemania August 1965. The circular stadium had been constructed the previous year with seating arranged in four ascending decks, all of which were filled for the concert. It was the first time in history that a large outdoor stadium had been used for such a purpose, and the event sold out in 17 minutes. The rest of the tour was highly successful, with well-attended concerts on each of its ten dates. The opening concert at Shea Stadium attracted an audience of 55,000, the largest of any live concert that the Beatles would perform. The band arrived by armoured car. In June

pos: The Beatles at Shea Stadium "The Beatles at Shea Stadium" was also shown in cinemas in the United States. The band's friend from their years in Hamburg, Klaus Voormann, designed the advertisements used to promote the film. Although the film has not been officially available on DVD or VHS (except via a 1978 release by Media Home Entertainment that was successfully sued by Northern Songs), it has been widely available on the bootleg circuit for decades, including in a "raw audio" form that restores the original Shea Stadium audio track. A thirty-minute reissue of the footage of the concert was remastered and issued simultaneously with

pos: The Beatles: Eight Days a Week was produced with the cooperation of Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and Beatle widows Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison. In addition to directing the documentary, Ron Howard also served as a producer alongside Brian Grazer, Nigel Sinclair, and Scott Pascucci. Written by Mark Monroe, the film was edited by Paul Crowder. Prior to the film's release, it was announced that it includes 30 minutes of film footage shot for the band's 1965 concert at Shea Stadium. That concert was filmed by Ed Sullivan Productions and broadcast on TV in 1966 as "The Beatles at Shea Stadium". Consisting of 11 songs, the

pos: The Beatles' 1965 US tour was confined to the spectator areas of the stadium, with nobody other than the band members, their entourage, and security personnel allowed on the field. As a result of this, the audience was a long distance away from the band while they played on a small stage in the middle of the field. "Beatlemania" was at one of its highest marks at the Shea Concert. Film footage taken at the concert shows many teenagers and women crying, screaming, and even fainting. The crowd noise was such that security guards can be seen covering their ears as the Beatles enter the

pos: Cannibal & the Headhunters and Lopez died of lung cancer on July 30, 2010, aged 65. [Category:American pop music groups]] Cannibal & the Headhunters Cannibal & the Headhunters were an American band from East Los Angeles. They were one of the first Mexican-American groups to have a national hit record, "Land of a Thousand Dances", recorded on the Rampart label. They were the opening act on The Beatles' second American tour, backed up by the King Curtis band. They played at the historic Shea Stadium concert from August 15 to August 30 during the 1965 tour that was headlined by The Beatles. They were

pos: Help! (song) Sullivan Show", broadcast the following month; the show is available on the DVD "The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles". "Help!" was included in the set list for The Beatles' 1965 US tour. The 15 August performance at Shea Stadium was seen in the 1966 documentary "The Beatles at Shea Stadium", although the audio for the song was re-recorded prior to release. The group's 29 August performance at the Hollywood Bowl was chosen for the 1977 album "The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl". The final live concert performances of "Help!" were heard within The Beatles' 1965 UK tour

pos: Paul McCartney a popular photographer with several rock groups, including the Jimi Hendrix Experience, the Grateful Dead, the Doors and the Beatles, whom she first met at Shea Stadium in 1966. She commented, "It was John who interested me at the start. He was my Beatle hero. But when I met him the fascination faded fast, and I found it was Paul I liked." The pair first properly met in 1967 at a Georgie Fame concert at The Bag O'Nails club, during her UK assignment to photograph rock musicians in London. As Paul remembers, "The night Linda and I met, I spotted

pos: Cannibal & the Headhunters Cannibal & the Headhunters Cannibal & the Headhunters were an American band from East Los Angeles. They were one of the first Mexican-American groups to have a national hit record, "Land of a Thousand Dances", recorded on the Rampart label. They were the opening act on The Beatles' second American tour, backed up by the King Curtis band. They played at the historic Shea Stadium concert from August 15 to August 30 during the 1965 tour that was headlined by The Beatles. They were discovered by Rampart Records label owner and founder Eddie Davis—and were among the 1960s Mexican-American musicians

pos: The Beatles' 1965 US tour The Beatles' 1965 US tour The Beatles staged their second concert tour of the United States (with one date in Canada) in the late summer of 1965. At the peak of American Beatlemania, they played a mixture of outdoor stadiums and indoor arenas, with historic concerts at Shea Stadium in New York and the Hollywood Bowl. Typically of the era, the tour was a "package" presentation, with several artists on the bill. The Beatles played for just 30 minutes at each show, following sets by support acts such as Brenda Holloway and the King Curtis Band, Cannibal & the Headhunters,

pos: The Beatles' 1965 US tour Harrison Ringo Starr The Beatles' 1965 US tour The Beatles staged their second concert tour of the United States (with one date in Canada) in the late summer of 1965. At the peak of American Beatlemania, they played a mixture of outdoor stadiums and indoor arenas, with historic concerts at Shea Stadium in New York and the Hollywood Bowl. Typically of the era, the tour was a "package" presentation, with several artists on the bill. The Beatles played for just 30 minutes at each show, following sets by support acts such as Brenda Holloway and the King Curtis Band, Cannibal

pos: Shea Stadium Charlotte. The football field at Shea extended from around home plate to centerfield, with the baseline seating rotating out to fill left and right fields. The first soccer game at Shea Stadium occurred during International Soccer League tournament play on June 17, 1965. The original New York Cosmos beat the Washington Diplomats, 2-0, in an NASL playoff game at Shea on August 17, 1976. New York United of the American Soccer League called Shea home in 1980. On Sunday, August 15, 1965, the Beatles opened their 1965 North American tour there to a record audience of 55,600. "Beatlemania" was at

pos: Act Naturally well. The Beatles covered the song in 1965 on the United Kingdom version of their album "Help!". It was released as the B-side of "Yesterday" in the United States. The song was sung by Ringo Starr, and Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic called it "an ideal showcase for Ringo's amiable vocals." They performed the song during an appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" which was taped on August 14, 1965, and broadcast on September 12, 1965. It was also performed at the Beatles' famous Shea Stadium concert on August 15, 1965, and played at some concerts throughout The Beatles' 1965

pos: Humble Pie was released to coincide with the album and failed to chart, however the band was becoming known for popular live rock shows in the US. On July 9, 1971, Humble Pie opened for Grand Funk Railroad at their historical Shea Stadium concert, an event that broke the Beatles record for fastest selling stadium concert, to that date. Also in 1971 Humble Pie released their most successful record to date "Rock On" as well as a live album recorded at the Fillmore East in New York entitled "Performance Rockin' the Fillmore". The live album reached No. 21 on the US "Billboard"

pos: Cultural impact of the Beatles in avant-garde composers such as Karlheinz Stockhausen and John Cage, similarly informed the recording of "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Sgt. Pepper". Quoting a composer from the UCLA School of Music, "Time" magazine's appreciation of "Sgt. Pepper" recognised the Beatles as having adopted concepts first pioneered by the Cologne group, thereby making an "enormous contribution to electronic music". The Beatles were the first entertainment act to stage a large stadium concert. At Shea Stadium in New York City on Sunday, 15 August 1965, the group opened their 1965 North American tour to a record audience of 55,600. The event sold out

pos: The Beatles: Eight Days a Week indicating "generally favorable reviews". An expanded, remixed and remastered version of the 1977 album "The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl" was released on 9 September 2016, to coincide with the release of the film. On 12 September 2016, Apple Corps. and Subafilms Ltd. were sued by representatives of Sid Bernstein, the concert promoter of the 1965 Shea Stadium concert, over the ownership of the master recordings from the event. While the copyright of the songs was not contested, the footage itself was claimed to be owned by Sid Bernstein Presents, LLC, the company representing Bernstein's interests, who himself died in

pos: Kenny and the Kasuals in the studio during recording, was impressed by "Journey to Tyme" and played an acetate of the song at his radio station. United Artists negotiated a deal with Kenny and the Kasuals to distribute the song nationally; it became a Top 10 hit in Dallas and the Northeast not long after. Encouraged by their success, the band relocated to Greenwich Village in New York City in 1967. There, Kenny and the Kasuals began receiving concert offers while United Artists presented the group with an enormous opportunity: Kenny and the Kasuals would share the bill with the Beatles at Shea Stadium.

pos: Andrew Laszlo a black man and white divorcee. In 1966, he filmed Francis Ford Coppola's "You're A Big Boy Now", with "Geraldine Page" receiving an Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actress. This was followed in 1968 by "The Night They Raided Minsky's", a big-budget musical marred by the mid-production death of Bert Lahr. On August 15, 1965, The Beatles were scheduled to give a concert at Shea Stadium in New York City. Andrew took on this Ed Sullivan production with trepidation and excitement since it would be the first extremely large rock concert to be filmed for television. Even with careful preparation,

neg: Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert is a CD and DVD music compilation of songs performed by American singer/songwriter Billy Joel during two concerts at Shea Stadium in New York City on July 16 and 18 of 2008. It was released on March 8, 2011. The film was produced by Jon Small, Joel's former bandmate in the 1960s groups The Hassles and Attila. The two concerts were the last performed at Shea Stadium before it was demolished to make way for Citi Field. It features guest appearances by Tony Bennett, Garth Brooks, John Mayer,

neg: Live at Shea Stadium Live at Shea Stadium Live at Shea Stadium is a live album by the English punk rock band The Clash. It was recorded at Shea Stadium in New York City on 13 October 1982, the band's second night opening for The Who; the concert was produced by Kosmo Vinyl. The original recordings were unearthed by Clash frontman Joe Strummer while packing for a move. The album was released in the United Kingdom on 6 October 2008 and in the United States the following day. Reception for "Live at Shea Stadium" was very positive. Review aggregator Metacritic, which collates reviews from

neg: 1988 New York Mets season 1988 New York Mets season The New York Mets' 1988 season was the 27th regular season for the Mets. They went 100–60 and finished first in the NL East. They were managed by Davey Johnson. They played home games at Shea Stadium. "Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In" October 4: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles October 5: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles October 8: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York October 9: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York October 10: Shea Stadium,

neg: Shea Stadium a National League Championship Series at Shea. Four World Series were played in Shea Stadium. The Yankees' World Series win in 2000 was the only time that a visiting team won a World Series at Shea Stadium. The Mets won both their World Series titles at Shea Stadium (in Game 5 in 1969, and Game 7 in 1986). The New York Yankees played their home games in Shea Stadium during the 1974 and 1975 seasons while Yankee Stadium was being renovated. The move to Shea had been proposed earlier in the decade, but the Mets, as Shea's primary tenants, refused

neg: Shea Stadium (Peoria, Illinois) current setup as a soccer-only facility. It was substantially reconfigured, with a few remnants of its baseball days remaining: the old press box; most of the first-base seating area, which now forms the main seating area for the soccer field; some of the light standards; and the concession stands and some other outbuildings on the property. On October 25, 2002, Meinen Field was renamed Shea Stadium after Tim Shea, a Bradley University alumnus. The first Bradley soccer game at the newly renovated Shea Stadium was in August 2003. On June 10, 2008, Shea Stadium played host to two Major League

neg: Shea Stadium Football League and later, the National Football League played at Shea for 20 seasons, from 1964 through 1983 (excluding their first home game in 1977, played at Giants Stadium). The stadium hosted three Jets playoff games: the American Football League Championship in 1968 (beat the Oakland Raiders, 27–23), an AFL Divisional Playoff in 1969 (lost 13–6 to the Kansas City Chiefs) and the 1981 AFC Wild Card Playoff game (lost 31–27 to the Buffalo Bills). For most of the Jets' tenure at Shea, they were burdened by onerous lease terms imposed at the insistence of the Mets. Until 1978, the

neg: Robert Moses vehemently opposed this plan, citing the team's Brooklyn identity. Moses refused to budge, and after the 1957 season the Dodgers left for Los Angeles and the New York Giants left for San Francisco. Moses was later able to build the 55,000-seat multi-purpose Shea Stadium on the site; construction ran from October 1961 to its delayed completion in April 1964. The stadium attracted an expansion franchise: the New York Mets, who played at Shea until 2008, when the stadium was demolished and replaced with Citi Field. The New York Jets football team also played its home games at Shea from 1964

neg: Shea Stadium Shea before every home game. Jane Jarvis, a local jazz artist, played the popular songs on the Thomas organ at Mets games for many years at the stadium. On October 3, 2004, it was the venue for the last game in the history of the Montreal Expos, and the Mets won Montreal's major league story ended where it had started 35 years earlier: at Shea Stadium. The following year, the Expos relocated to Washington, D.C. and became the Nationals. The last game played at Shea Stadium was a loss to the Florida Marlins on September 28, 2008. However, the Mets

neg: Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert Steven Tyler, Roger Daltrey, John Mellencamp, Mark Wood, and Paul McCartney. All songs written by Billy Joel except "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" (Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer), and "Let It Be", "A Hard Day’s Night", and "I Saw Her Standing There" (Lennon–McCartney). In addition to the above, the DVD of the concert offers three extra performances: "Walk This Way" with Steven Tyler, "My Generation" with Roger Daltrey, and "Pink Houses" with John Mellencamp. § - denotes a song performed in a lower key to accommodate Joel's deepening vocal range Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert Live

neg: Don Brewer out Shea Stadium in 1971. In 2000, Don performed as a guest clinician at "Modern Drummer" Magazine's annual Drum Festival event, where he was honored as one of the most influential drummers in the history of rock. In 2006 Brewer rejoined Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band for their 2006–07 tour; it was his first appearance with the band since he played for them on their 1983 tour. He also played with them on Seger's 2011 tour. He also played drums during Bob Seger's 2014-2015 "Ride Out" concert tour throughout the United States. Don Brewer Donald George Brewer (born

neg: Shea Stadium while Giants Stadium was being built. The Giants were that year (2–5 at Shea). Their coach was Bill Arnsparger and their quarterback was Craig Morton. The Giants played their final five home games of 1973 and all seven in 1974 at the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut; Yankee Stadium was closed in October 1973 for a massive renovation, which was completed in time for the 1976 baseball season. On the night of October 9, 1965, Shea Stadium hosted the football rivalry between Army and Notre Dame for the first and only time. The Fighting Irish blanked the Cadets, 17-0,

neg: Billy Joel Always A Woman". On July 16, 2008, and July 18, 2008, Joel played the final concerts at Shea Stadium before its demolition. His guests included Tony Bennett, Don Henley, John Mayer, John Mellencamp, Steven Tyler, Roger Daltrey, Garth Brooks, and Paul McCartney. The concerts were featured in the 2010 documentary film "Last Play at Shea". The film was released on DVD on February 8, 2011. The CD and DVD of the show, "" were released on March 8, 2011. On December 11, 2008, Joel recorded his own rendition of "Christmas in Fallujah" during a concert at Acer Arena in Sydney

neg: 1969 New York Mets season at Shea Stadium in Queens, New York Saturday, October 11, 1969, at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland Sunday, October 12, 1969, at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland Tuesday, October 14, 1969, at Shea Stadium in Flushing, Queens, New York Wednesday, October 15, 1969, at Shea Stadium in Flushing, Queens, New York Thursday, October 16, 1969, at Shea Stadium in Flushing, Queens, New York In the movie "Oh, God!", God, as played by George Burns, explains to John Denver that "the last miracle I performed was the 1969 Mets." Part of the movie "Frequency" is set in Queens, New York, in

neg: William Shea one of the new teams, Shea abandoned the idea of the Continental League. The New York Mets played their first game on April 11, 1962. In 1964, the City of New York named the stadium in which the Mets were to play in Shea's honor — Shea Stadium. In 2008, the New York Mets retired the name "Shea" on the outfield wall of Shea Stadium alongside the other elite players and managers whom the Mets have deemed worthy of such an honor over the years (Tom Seaver, Mike Piazza, Gil Hodges, Casey Stengel, and Jackie Robinson, retired by all teams

neg: Shea Stadium of 1962–1963, along with the bankruptcies of two subcontractors and labor issues. The end result was that both the Mets and Jets played at the Polo Grounds for one more year. It was originally to be called "Flushing Meadow Park Municipal Stadium" – the name of the public park within which it was built – but a movement was launched to name it in honor of William A. Shea, the New York attorney who brought National League baseball back to New York. After 29 months and $28.5 million, Shea Stadium opened in 1964 on April 17, with the Pittsburgh Pirates

neg: The Quiet One (The Who song) John Entwistle to replace his song "My Wife" (from "Who's Next") on tour, and he did so for the years of 1981 and The Who's Tour of 1982. However, in following tours, this song was never played again; "My Wife" was brought back. Entwistle said about the song: A live version of 'The Quiet One' appears on a (DVD/BR) video 'The Who Live at Shea Stadium' recorded at that venue on 13 October 1982. Audio recording of the song from the same concert was also released as a bonus track on The Who album Face Dances in 1997. Another live

neg: The Who Tour 1982 when they reunited for Live Aid in 1985 and remained their keyboard player until 2011. Live material from 1982 has appeared on a number of different releases: The Clash's support set at Shea Stadium on 13 October became a popular bootleg, eventually being officially released as "Live at Shea Stadium" in 2008. with The band played two warm-up shows at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England shortly before travelling to North America. While Townshend's announcement during the first show that they planned to do "a proper British tour next year" was met with loud cheers, this ultimately did not

neg: Shea Stadium (Peoria, Illinois) Soccer teams in a U.S. Open Cup qualifier when the Chicago Fire played against the Columbus Crew in front 3,829 people, the largest crowd ever to see a soccer game at Shea Stadium. Shea Stadium (Peoria, Illinois) Shea Stadium is a former baseball stadium located in Peoria, Illinois, less than a mile north of Bradley University and just to the west of the USDA National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research. Converted to a soccer-specific facility in 2003, it is owned and operated by Bradley University and is the home of the Bradley Braves men's and women's soccer teams. The property

neg: New York Jets Giants vacated the stadium in 1957. The Titans played their first four seasons at the stadium—in the final season they were renamed the Jets. The Titans shared the stadium with baseball's new expansion team, the New York Mets, for two years before both teams moved to the Shea Stadium in Queens in 1964. The Jets hold the distinction of being the final team to host a game at the Polo Grounds, a 19–10 loss to the Buffalo Bills on December 14, 1963. Wismer hoped the Titans could play in what would become known as Shea Stadium beginning in 1961. However,

neg: Shea Stadium to sign off on the deal. However, when the city stepped in to pay for renovating Yankee Stadium, the Mets had little choice but to agree to share Shea with the Yankees. On the afternoon of April 15, 1998, the Yankees also played one home game at Shea, against the Anaheim Angels after a beam collapsed at Yankee Stadium two days before, destroying several rows of seats. With the Mets playing a game at Shea that evening against the Chicago Cubs, the Yankees used the visitor's locker room and dugout and the Angels used the home dugout and old locker

neg: 2004 New York Mets season 2004 New York Mets season The New York Mets' 2004 season was the 43rd regular season for the Mets. They went 71-91 and finished 4th in the NL East. They were managed by Art Howe. They played home games at Shea Stadium. Green indicates a win, red indicates a loss, and gray indicates a postponement. Back in 1969, the New York Mets played the Montreal Expos in their first ever game. The game was played in New York. The Montreal Expos final game was played in New York against the Mets as well. October 3, Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York

neg: 1986 World Series was the second time in which the Mets' World Series win was in conjunction with a football championship by a New York team, as the New York Jets (then a member of the AFL) had defeated the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III. Three men who were involved in the final game of the 1969 World Series, played at Shea Stadium, were also on hand for the final game of this World Series, 17 years later, also played at Shea Stadium. They were: Mets manager Davey Johnson, Red Sox pitcher Tom Seaver, and Mets coach Bud Harrelson. Johnson made the

neg: Mets–Yankees rivalry qualify for postseason, the first time for the Yankees since that year and the second straight year where the Mets were eliminated on the last day of the season. It was also the last year both teams played at their old respective ballparks, Yankee Stadium and Shea Stadium. Yogi Berra, who played for both teams and managed both teams, was present at the closing ceremonies of both stadiums. Both teams finished with the same record (89-73) that year. The season was the first year that both teams played in their new stadiums, Mets at Citi Field and the Yankees at

neg: Steven Tyler On July 18, 2008, Tyler appeared with Billy Joel at the last concert to be played at Shea Stadium. Backed by Joel's band, he sang lead vocals on "Walk This Way". In August 2008, HarperCollins won an auction to publish Tyler's autobiography. That same month, Tyler performed with trumpeter Chris Botti in Boston. The concert was released as a CD/DVD, "Chris Botti In Boston" in March 2009. In December 2008, Tyler made a surprise appearance at the Trans-Siberian Orchestra concerts at Nassau Coliseum (December 12, 2008) and the Izod Center (December 13, 2008). At the Izod Center, he collaborated with

neg: Bobby Murcer says hello." In early 1974, along with Mickey Mantle, Murcer flew to Washington, D.C. to visit with Senator Edward Kennedy's (D-MA) son, Teddy, who recently had a right leg amputated due to cancer. Murcer and Mantle traveled at Senator Kennedy's request and George Steinbrenner's expense. Murcer, who had hit 25 homers with regularity, found it hard to hit home runs at Shea Stadium, where the Yankees played in 1974 and 1975 while Yankee Stadium was renovated. In the 1974 season, Murcer hit only two home runs at Shea, on consecutive days, (September 21 and 22, 1974). In 1974 Murcer led

neg: 2000 St. Louis Cardinals season RBI = Runs Batted In" "Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In" St. Louis won series, 3-0. This was the series in which pitching phenom Rick Ankiel permanently lost his command and control, throwing four wild pitches in one inning. October 11: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri October 12: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri October 14: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York October 15: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York October 16: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York 2000 St. Louis Cardinals season The St.

neg: Sting (musician) Outstanding Contribution to Music. Their initial sound was punk-inspired, but they switched to reggae rock and minimalist pop. Their final album, "Synchronicity", was nominated for five Grammy Awards including Album of the Year in 1983. It included their most successful song, "Every Breath You Take", written by Sting. According to Sting, who appeared in the documentary "Last Play at Shea", he decided to leave the Police while onstage during a concert of 18 August 1983 at Shea Stadium because he felt that playing that venue was "[Mount] Everest". While never formally breaking up, after "Synchronicity" the group agreed to concentrate

neg: McCoy Stadium of the stadium. Tolman hosts their new rival, the crosstown Shea High School, on the odd-number years. Saint Raphael will host Moses Brown School on the even-number years. In the mid-1990s the original Saints-Tolman game moved from Thanksgiving morning to the night before. For three years, McCoy Stadium hosted an annual concert during the summer. Bob Dylan was the first to perform at the stadium in 2006. Collective Soul, Live and Counting Crows performed in 2007. In 2008, Boston-based bands The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Dropkick Murphys performed at Mcoy as part of a three-stadium tour. The tour also included

neg: Comparisons between the National Football League and NCAA football the National Football League played at Shea for twenty seasons, from 1964 to 1983 (excluding their first home game in 1977 played at Giants Stadium). The stadium hosted three Jets playoff games: the American Football League Championship in 1968 (beat the Oakland Raiders, 27–23), an AFL Divisional Playoff in 1969 (lost 13–6 to the Kansas City Chiefs) and the 1981 AFC Wild Card Playoff game (lost 31–27 to the Buffalo Bills). For most of the Jets' tenure at Shea, they were burdened by onerous lease terms imposed at the insistence of the Mets. Until 1978, the Jets could not play

neg: The One Tour 1992 Summer Olympics. The show, filmed in front of 30,000 fans, was released on VHS and later on DVD. John and the band then moved on to the United States where "The One" was a commercial success. John returned to Dodger Stadium for two sold-out shows as well as another two at Shea Stadium. John also played six sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden, playing to approximately 120,000 people over the six shows. He finished the tour with two performances in Mexico, where he had never performed in concert before, and two in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The tour was seen

neg: David Rosenthal (musician) Philharmonic (released on DVD in 2002). In 2010, Rosenthal performed with the late Elie Wiesel for a concert in New York City titled "Memories and Melodies of My Childhood". The show was produced by legendary producer Phil Ramone and featured Rosenthal's orchestration. The concert featured Elie singing songs as he remembered them from his childhood and was accompanied by an orchestra and choir. The show was filmed and released on DVD, also titled "Elie Wiesel – Memories and Melodies from my Childhood" (2011). Rosenthal's other orchestration credits include Billy Joel's "Last Play at Shea" and "Live at Shea Stadium" (2011),

neg: Citi Field charity exhibition games. The first regular season home game was played on April 13, 2009, against the San Diego Padres. Citi Field hosted the 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, marking the second time the Mets have hosted the event (the first being in 1964, the inaugural season of Shea Stadium). Since the 1990s, the Mets had been looking to replace Shea Stadium. It had originally been built as a multi-purpose stadium in 1964. While it had been retrofitted as a baseball-only stadium after the NFL's New York Jets left for Giants Stadium after the 1983 season, it was still

neg: Who Let the Dogs Out? ESPN.com humorously commented "This is a little like scientists arguing over who discovered a deadly virus". The Baha Men recorded a version of the song that changed the chorus to "Who let the Mets out?" and all the lyrics to reflect the team and its players, which was played at Shea Stadium throughout the Mets' 2000 postseason run, including a live performance on the Shea Stadium field before Game 4 of the 2000 World Series against the New York Yankees. The song was written by David Brody of Z100 New York and recorded by the Baha Men initially for Z100.

neg: History of the Boston Red Sox a Henderson sacrifice fly off Moore. The Red Sox then found themselves with six- and seven-run wins at Fenway Park in Games 6 and 7 to win the American League title. In the 1986 World Series the Red Sox played the New York Mets. Boston won the first two games in Shea Stadium but lost the next two at Fenway, knotting the series at 2 games apiece. After Bruce Hurst recorded his second victory of the series in Game 5, the Red Sox returned to Shea Stadium looking to garner their first championship in 68 years. However, Game 6 would

neg: Sid Bernstein Presents Invasion to America. Bernstein also promoted musicians James Brown, Tito Puente, Ray Charles, The Dave Clark Five, Nina Simone, Jethro Tull and a number of other leading rock 'n roll, blues, jazz, and Latin artists. Looking further into the story behind Bernstein, Ressler and Strome found that despite a massive contribution to music, which included Bernstein's invention of the stadium concert with the 1965 Shea Stadium Concert, the benefit concert, multiple Beatles reunion attempts, and his organizing of some of the first mixed-race rock concerts in America. "Sid Bernstein Presents..." includes interviews with Lenny Kravitz, Dick Clark, Shirley MacLaine, Paul

neg: 1986 Houston Astros season League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 15, 1986, at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas, the home of the Astros. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 3-2. "Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In" October 8 (Astrodome, Houston, Texas) October 9 (Astrodome, Houston, Texas) October 11 (Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York) October 12 (Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York) October 14 (Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York) October

neg: New York Mets when the Mets played the Dodgers at Shea Stadium. Butch Huskey wore the number throughout the rest of his Mets career because of a grandfather clause placed on the retired number by MLB. Mo Vaughn also wore 42 during his stint with the Mets, because of the same clause. On the final opening day at Shea Stadium, April 8, 2008, the Mets unveiled a sign bearing the name "Shea" next to the team's retired numbers honoring William Shea and his contributions to the franchise. In 2014, a special memorial logo honoring broadcaster Ralph Kiner, depicting a microphone along with his

neg: Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at John Shea Field years and the coach of the team when the field opened in 1961. Shea Field was also home to many tailgaters during home football games at the adjacent Alumni Stadium. The Boston College baseball team played its final game at Shea Field on May 20, 2017. The team will move to a new baseball stadium, on nearby Brighton Campus, in spring 2018. Boston College's new Athletics Field House, an indoor practice facility for football and other varsity and intramural sports, is currently being constructed on the site of the former Shea Field. It is expected to open in August 2018.

neg: New York State of Mind with Vocals at the 2002 Grammy Awards. The two performed the song on the award telecast that night. They performed the song again at Shea Stadium during Joel's concert in 2008 to commemorate the closing of the stadium. Joel has also performed duets of the song with Elton John during their collaborative Face-To-Face Tour, with the country singer Garth Brooks during Brooks' Central Park Concert in 1997, and with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band as one of Springsteen's special guests during his performance at the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Concert" at Madison Square Garden

neg: Dennis Shea average of 36.00, with best figures 4/68. Dennis Shea died at Ormskirk, Lancashire, aged 58, on 22 September 1982. His uncle Alf Shea played 621 first-class matches for Glamorgan in 1928. Dennis Shea William Dennis Shea (7 February 1924 - 22 September 1982) was a Welsh cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm leg break googly. Born at Briton Ferry, Glamorgan, Shea made his first-class debut for Glamorgan in the 1947 County Championship against Warwickshire. He played 1 further first-class match in the 1947 against Northamptonshire and played his final first-class match in 1948 against the Combined Services.

neg: Mike Piazza August 8, 2006, Piazza played his first game at Shea Stadium since leaving the Mets. Throughout the three-game series, Piazza drew frequent standing ovations from New York fans. It was on par with that of Tom Seaver on his return to pitch at Shea Stadium in 1977 and 1978. Even more telling was during that series, on August 9, he drew a rare curtain call in the opposing park following a home run off Mets pitcher (and former Dodgers teammate) Pedro Martínez in the 4th inning. Not done for the day, Piazza went deep off Martinez again in the 6th.

neg: 1976 New York Mets season 1976 New York Mets season The New York Mets season was the 15th regular season for the Mets, who played home games at Shea Stadium. Led by manager Joe Frazier, the team had an 86–76 record and finished in third place in the National League East. On December 6, Mrs. Lorinda de Roulet, daughter of the late Joan Payson, was named president of the Mets. The critical decisions, however, were still made by board chairman M. Donald Grant and General Manager Joe McDonald. On September 16, before a small crowd of 5,472 at Shea Stadium, Jerry Koosman overcame a home

neg: Shea Stadium Shea Stadium Shea Stadium (; formally known as William A. Shea Municipal Stadium) was a stadium in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, New York City. Built as a multi-purpose stadium, it was the home park of Major League Baseball's New York Mets for 45 seasons as well as the New York Jets football team from 1964 to 1983. The venue was named in honor of William A. Shea, the man who was most responsible for bringing National League baseball back to New York after the Dodgers and Giants left for California in 1957. It was demolished in 2009 to create additional

neg: 1988 New York Mets season Flushing, New York October 11: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles October 12: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles 1988 MLB All-Star Game 1988 New York Mets season The New York Mets' 1988 season was the 27th regular season for the Mets. They went 100–60 and finished first in the NL East. They were managed by Davey Johnson. They played home games at Shea Stadium. "Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In" October 4: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles October 5: Dodger Stadium, Los

neg: History of the New York Mets against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Shea Stadium. During the ceremonies, Robinson's jersey number, 42, was retired by Major League Baseball. The Mets won the game 5-0. The Mets season in 1998 began with an unforgettable opening day game at Shea Stadium on March 31 against their division rival Philadelphia Phillies, marking the first time that a regular season baseball game was played in New York in March. Both of them were involved in the longest scoreless opening day game in the National League and the longest one in the MLB since when the Washington Senators beat the Philadelphia Athletics

neg: History of the New York Jets as their other two remaining games, and finished 5–8–1. Although the Jets drew just over 100,000 fans to the Polo Grounds in seven home games, they quickly sold 17,500 season tickets for the first season in Shea Stadium. The game against the Bills on December 14 was the last sporting event to take place at the Polo Grounds before its demolition in 1964. Running back Matt Snell was drafted by both New York teams, and the Jets were able to sign him. On September 12, 1964, New York played its home opener at Shea Stadium, defeating Denver 30–6 before a

neg: 1967 New York Mets season 1967 New York Mets season The 1967 New York Mets season was the sixth regular season for the Mets. They went 61–101 and finished 10th in the National League, 40½ games behind the NL pennant and World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals. They were managed by Wes Westrum and Salty Parker. They played home games at Shea Stadium. Although the Mets took a step back from the previous year, 1967 marked the debut of pitcher Tom Seaver. On July 19, at Shea Stadium he fired 10 strikeouts (The first of 62 games he would achieve that feat as a Mets

neg: History of the Colorado Rockies against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium. David Nied was the starting pitcher in a game the Rockies lost, 3–0. The franchise's first home game at Mile High Stadium, and first win in franchise history, came four days later with an 11–4 win over the Montreal Expos. The winning pitcher was Bryn Smith who beat his former team for the win. One of the most memorable plays in the game, and in team history, occurred in the bottom of the first inning when 2nd baseman, Eric Young of the Rockies hit a leadoff home run. The game was played

neg: 1976 World Series Game 1, played at Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium, marked the first time the DH was used in a National League ballpark. Game 2, also at Riverfront Stadium, was the first World Series weekend game to be scheduled at night. After spending the last two years sharing home field with the New York Mets at Shea Stadium, the 1976 New York Yankees returned home to a rebuilt and modified Yankee Stadium. George Steinbrenner had now owned the team for three years, since 1973, with Billy Martin serving the first of his five stints as manager since 1975. General Manager Gabe Paul made

neg: New York Jets the team's lease at Shea, which was due to expire in 1983. Hess negotiated with New York mayor Ed Koch. Hess wanted the city to redevelop the stadium to expand its capacity. He also hoped to renegotiate other aspects of the lease—the Jets received no money from ticketholders parking at Shea. Hess's proposals met resistance from Koch. When negotiations reached an impasse, the Jets announced their intention to depart for New Jersey. On December 10, 1983 the Jets played their final game at Shea and lost to the Steelers 34–7. As fans pillaged the stadium for mementos, the scoreboard read

neg: Shea Stadium room of the New York Jets. Former Mets star Darryl Strawberry, then playing for the Yankees, hit a home run during the game. Stadium operators partially raised the Mets' home run apple signal before lowering it back down, to the delight of the crowd. Shea Stadium also hosted the first extra-inning regular season baseball opener ever played in New York, on March 31, 1998, when the Mets opened their season against their rival Philadelphia Phillies, playing the longest scoreless opening day game in the National League and the longest one in Major League Baseball since . The Mets won the

neg: Paul Crowder (filmmaker) documentary about Shea Stadium, the New York Mets and Billy Joel, told through the last concert played at the park in 2008. It was released in 2010. In 2012, Crowder edited "". In 2013, Paul Crowder was the director for Formula One documentary called "1". "1" is about Grand Prix racings golden era. Crowder is represented for directing commercials at Nonfiction Unlimited. Crowder was nominated for the American Cinema Editors Eddie & PrimeTime Emmy for editing the Grammy winning, Ron Howard directed 2016 documentary "".. In 2016, Crowder joined American Cinema Editors. Paul Crowder (filmmaker) Paul Crowder (born 30 December

neg: 2005 New York Mets season RBI = Runs Batted In" 2005 New York Mets season The New York Mets' 2005 season was the 44th regular season for the Mets. They went 83-79 and finished 3rd in the NL East. They were managed by Willie Randolph. They played home games at Shea Stadium. The 2005 season is also noteworthy for being Mike Piazza's last season as a Met. In the last game of the season, he was given a long standing ovation from the fans at Shea Stadium. "Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting

neg: 2005 New York Mets season 2005 New York Mets season The New York Mets' 2005 season was the 44th regular season for the Mets. They went 83-79 and finished 3rd in the NL East. They were managed by Willie Randolph. They played home games at Shea Stadium. The 2005 season is also noteworthy for being Mike Piazza's last season as a Met. In the last game of the season, he was given a long standing ovation from the fans at Shea Stadium. "Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs;

neg: 1962 Major League Baseball expansion the repeated setbacks on the field, the Mets proved popular with fans of the previous NL franchises in New York, drawing more than 900,000 fans to the Polo Grounds in 1962. The Mets played one more season at the stadium, before Shea Stadium was built in time for the 1964 season, in which New York drew 1.8 million spectators. By 1969, the Mets had won their first World Series, one of two earned by the franchise. In addition, New York has won five NL titles and six division championships. The Colt .45s played their first three seasons at Colt Stadium

neg: 1974 New York Mets season 1974 New York Mets season The 1974 New York Mets season was the 13th regular season for the Mets, who played home games at Shea Stadium. Led by manager Yogi Berra, the team finished the season with a record of 71–91, placing fifth in the National League East. This was the first time the Mets had a losing season since 1968. "Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in" "Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H =

neg: Everybody Loves You Now Gaslight au Go Go in 1971 and at Carnegie Hall in 1973. He played it as the 2006 shows at Madison Square Garden and the song was included on the resulting album "12 Gardens Live". This version incorporates a Hammond B-3 organ, which according to Bielen adds "soulful fullness." Joel also included it in his set for the final concert at Shea Stadium in July 2008, and it was included on the resulting album "". As early as 1974, "Billboard Magazine" critic Jim Melanson described "Everybody Loves You Now" as one of the songs that had brought Joel to national

neg: Wembley Stadium (1923) as David Bowie, Queen, Paul McCartney, Elton John, The Who, Dire Straits and U2, held at the stadium on 13 July 1985. Phil Collins performed at Wembley, then boarded a helicopter to London Heathrow Airport and took a British Airways Concorde to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to perform at the American segment of Live Aid at JFK Stadium on the same day. Other charity concerts which took place in the stadium were the Human Rights Now! concert, The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute Concert, , The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness and the NetAid charity concert. Acts who played at

neg: Shea Stadium complex process involving electrical, plumbing, field, and other similar work). The stadium was also not well maintained in the 1970s. The Jets moved to Giants Stadium for the 1984 season, enticed by the more than 15,000 additional seats there. Fans ripped apart Shea after the last game of the 1983 season, which also was the last game for Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw, who threw two touchdown passes to lead the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 34–7 victory. Even the scoreboard operator had a field day, displaying the home team as the "N.J. Jets". It was at Shea Stadium on

neg: Benny Ayala Benny Ayala Benigno Ayala Felix (born February 7, 1951) is a former Major League Baseball player who had a 10-season career from to . He played outfield, first base, and designated hitter. He played for the New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals both of the National League and the Baltimore Orioles and Cleveland Indians both of the American League. Ayala made his major league debut as the Mets' starting left fielder at Shea Stadium on August 27, 1974. With one out and the bases empty, he hit a home run in his first at bat off the Houston Astros'

neg: The Who Tour 1982 occur. The following is the set list from both dates (only the encores differed). All songs written by Pete Townshend unless otherwise specified. On the second night they also played: The band returned to North America for the first time in over two years, beginning this leg on 22 September at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland and ending on 31 October at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. The show on 13 October at Shea Stadium in New York City featured a rare performance of "I Saw Her Standing There" and closed with "Twist and Shout", both songs recorded

neg: Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at John Shea Field Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at John Shea Field Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at John Shea Field was a baseball stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. It was the home field of the Boston College Eagles baseball team from 1961 to 2017. The stadium held 1,000 people and was named after Commander John Joseph Shea, USN, a former football player (1916–1917) at Boston College, who died on September 15, 1942, when the aircraft carrier USS "Wasp" was torpedoed and sunk during the Guadalcanal Campaign in World War II. In 1997, the diamond was named for Eddie Pellagrini, head coach of the Eagles for 31

neg: Dennis Shea Dennis Shea William Dennis Shea (7 February 1924 - 22 September 1982) was a Welsh cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm leg break googly. Born at Briton Ferry, Glamorgan, Shea made his first-class debut for Glamorgan in the 1947 County Championship against Warwickshire. He played 1 further first-class match in the 1947 against Northamptonshire and played his final first-class match in 1948 against the Combined Services. In his 3 first-class matches, he scored 27 runs at a batting average of 13.50, with a top score of 18*. With the ball he took 5 wickets at a bowling

neg: Mets–Yankees rivalry rival Boston Red Sox in that year's ALCS. The Yankees then swept the Braves in the 1999 World Series for their 25th franchise title. During the regular season on July 8, 2000, the Yankees defeated the Mets by identical 4-2 scores in both ends of an unusual day-night doubleheader. With the first game played at Shea Stadium and the nightcap at Yankee Stadium, it was the first time since 1903 that two teams played two games in different stadiums on the same day. Dwight Gooden won the first game with a six inning effort in his first start since returning

neg: Festival for Peace the future. As such it paved the way for The Concert for Bangladesh (August 1, 1971), Farm Aid (September 22, 1985), Live Aid, etc. by demonstrating the fundraising potential for such large scale musical events. Festival for Peace The Festival for Peace was an all day concert event produced at Shea Stadium in Queens, NY on August 6, 1970. It was the second event of a series planned to raise funds for anti-war political candidates in the early 1970s. The first, the Winter Festival for Peace, took place in Madison Square Garden earlier in the year. The date selected for

neg: William Shea William Shea William Alfred "Bill" Shea (June 21, 1907 – October 2, 1991) was an American lawyer and a name partner of the prominent law firm of Shea & Gould. He is probably better known as the founder of the Continental League, which was instrumental in bringing National League baseball back to New York City with the New York Mets, and for being the namesake of the stadium where that team played for 45 years. Shea began undergraduate work at New York University, where he was admitted to the Zeta Psi fraternity, and later graduated from Georgetown University and the

neg: The Police or Group with Vocal. "Every Breath You Take" also won the American Video Award for Best Group video, and the song won two Ivor Novello Awards in the categories Best Song Musically and Lyrically and Most Performed Work from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. During the group's 1983 Shea Stadium concert, Sting felt performing at the venue was "Everest" and decided to pursue a solo career, according to the documentary "The Last Play at Shea". After the Synchronicity tour ended in March 1984, the band went on hiatus while Sting recorded and toured in support of his

neg: Shea Stadium game 1–0 in the bottom of the 14th inning. During the 1977 New York City blackout the stadium was plunged into darkness at approximately 9:30 p.m. during a game between the Mets and the Chicago Cubs. It occurred during the bottom of the sixth inning, with the Mets losing 2–1 and Lenny Randle at bat. Jane Jarvis, Shea's organist (affectionately known as Shea's "Queen of Melody") played "Jingle Bells" and "White Christmas". The game was eventually completed on September 16, with the Cubs winning 5–2. Shea Stadium held boxing matches in the mid-sixties. The New York Jets of the American