On June 29, 1966, The Beatles came to Japan for the first time. Therefore today is bitoruzu kinenbi (ビートルズ記念日), Anniversary of The Beatles. They had 5 concerts in 3 days from June 30 to July 2 at the Budokan(武道館), in Tokyo. A-grade seat was yen2,100, B-grade seat was yen1,800 and C-grade seat was yen1,500. More than 35,000 riot policemen and security guards were mobilized. 6,520 high school students were guided because they did not go to school but to concert.
The Beatles debuted in 1962 and dissolved in 1970. They sold more than 1,000,000,000 copies by 1985.
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