John Lennon attended the premiere of the stage play Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band On The Road on 17 November 1974.
The event took place at the Beacon Theatre in Manhattan, New York City. Lennon arrived with May Pang in a limousine, with large crowds outside the theatre hoping for a glimpse of the former Beatle.
After the performance, Lennon and Pang attended a reception party at the Hippopotamus club. Other celebrities at the event included Ronnie Spector, Bianca Jagger, Peter Brown, Alice Cooper, and Ahmet Ertegun.
Ringo Starr performed at the Beacon Theatre on 16 and 17 February 1999, 23 May 2000, 17 and 18 June 2014, 15 November 2017, and 6, 7, and 8 June 2022.
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