The Rooftop Concert

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Fri 03 Jun 2022

On a freezing mid winter’s day in London, 1969, The Beatles gave their last ever live performance upon the rooftop of their Apple business headquarters in downtown Saville Row.

With a make shift rooftop stage, portable recording equipment, a bewildered crowd, the addition of Billy Preston on keys, and John and Ringo adorned in borrowed jackets, The Beatles’ Rooftop Concert became one of the most iconic live performances of all time.

Who could forget the passion of John Lennon singing ‘Don’t Let Me Down’, or Paul effortlessly delivering ‘Get Back’, or the raw guitar riffs of ‘I’ve Got a Feeling’ and ‘I Dig a Pony’, along with the uptempo blues ‘One After Nine o Nine’. The Rooftop Concert saw The Beatles at their finest, live rock n roll with no overdubs or studio trickery. The most influential and best known band of the twentieth century managed to spend 42 minutes performing upon their Apple business’ rooftop before the local constabulary intervened (politely) and requested that the equipment be turned off, and for the music come to an end.


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