The Beatles Carnegie Hall poster, New York City – 1964 – Yellow

Poster: The Beatles Carnegie Hall poster, New York City – 1964 – Yellow

On February 12 1964 The Beatles gave two 34-minute concerts at Carnegie Hall, beginning at 7.45pm and 11.15pm. Backstage they were greeted by guests including Shirley Bassey, and were given a gold disc by Swan Records for selling a million copies of  She Loves You.

Tickets for the concerts had gone on sale at the box office on 27 January, and had completely sold out by the following day. 2,900 people saw each of the two shows, which were promoted by New York impresario Sid Bernstein. The warm-up act for both performances was The Briarwoods.

This is a reproduction of the original advertising that hung outside Carnegie Hall to announce the Beatles’ February 12, 1964 concert. The only know original copy belongs to the Carnegie Hall itself, although authorised copies were made by Sid Bernstein. A  Sid Bernstein reproduction poster sold for £705 in 2000

Our posters are carefully and professionally created from vintage originals. Whilst great care is taken in the production of these posters, we also try to maintain a vintage feel, so there may be small imperfections, fold marks, scuffs, tears or marks that were part of the original poster master. If these do appear they should be visible on the larger views of the item on this listing. The originals of many of the posters we offer can cost many thousands of pounds, so whilst these posters look great, especially framed and mounted on a wall, they are intended as a fun, affordable reproductions and not intended fine art prints.

The 50x70cm version has been specially produced to be used in conjunction with Ikea’s 50x70cm Ribba picture frame which currently retails for around £12. So you can bag a bargain of print and poster for just £22.