~ 20 August 1964 following the previous days performance in San Francisco, The Beatles flew straight to Las Vegas, where they arrived at 1am ~ ~ Their chartered aeroplane landed at the McCarran International Airport, from there they were driven to the Sahara Hotel. 2,000 fans defied the city curfew to see them arrive. They spent the morning in their 18th floor penthouse suite, before leaving at 2.30pm for a sound check ~ ~ The Beatles performed two shows at the Las Vegas Convention Center, at 4pm and 9pm, each of the shows were seen by 8,000 people. Between the two shows the police received a bomb threat, but decided that if they cancelled the second show the risk of violence by disappointed fans was too great of a risk ~ ~ After the second show The Beatles were advised to stay away from the casinos, after police concerns that underage fans would be tempted to follow them. The hotel management sent two slot machine to their rooms. The police had used brutal tactics of force to keep fans away from the stage while The Beatles were heading towards the exit. A reporter was kicked by a motorcycle officer and a girl was kicked in the ribs by one of the policemen. The Beatles had paid a lot of money for protection and security, but brutal force wasnt necessary ~ ~ There was all kinds of trouble in the States. There was everyone trying to sue us. There were girls trying to get into our rooms so they could sue us for totally made-up things. There was always this very peculiar suing consciousness. Id never heard about suing people until we went to America. - George Harrison, Anthology ~
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