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Beatlemania is a term that originated during the 1960s to describe the intense fan frenzy directed toward British pop rock band The Beatles during the early years of their success. The word is similar to the much earlier term Lisztomania, used to describe fan reaction to the concerts of pianist Franz Liszt.
Andi Lothian, a former Scottish music promoter, claims that he coined the term while speaking to a reporter at the Caird Hall Beatles concert that took place as part of The Beatles' Mini-Tour of Scotland, on 7 October 1963,[1] and an early printed use of the word is in The Daily Mirror 15 October 1963[2] in a news story about the previous day's Beatles concert in Cheltenham.
Beatlemania was already evident when the band arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York in February 1964, but became common in the United States after The Beatles performed on several editions of The Ed Sullivan Show the same month. It was characterised by intense levels of hysteria and high-pitched screaming, demonstrated by female fans both at concerts and during the band's travels. The extent of Beatlemania in the United States is evidenced by their sales. During the 6½ years between the appearance of the "I Want to Hold Your Hand" single on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Let It Be LP, The Beatles had the Number One single in the US for a total of 59 weeks and topped the LP charts for 116 weeks. In other words they had the top-selling single one out of every six weeks, and the top-selling album one out of every three weeks."[3]
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The term later became the name of various tribute groups dedicated to singing the songs of The Beatles, many with impersonators of the group.[4][5]
The term has had a number of derivatives with the suffix "-mania", usually short-lived, to describe a similar phenomenon toward other bands, such as "Rollermania"[6] in the early 1970s for the Scottish band Bay City Rollers, "Menudomanía" in the 1980s to describe frenzy across Latin America for the boyband Menudo, and "Spicemania" in the 1990s[7][8] for the Spice Girls. In professional wrestling, the popularity of Hulk Hogan during his tenure led to the creation of the term Hulkamania. In modern times, the "-mania" suffix is often placed at the end of sports figures' names when they acquire sudden popularity, such as with Tim Tebow and his "Tebowmania" in 2011.
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- Len Garry (Tea-chest bassist, replacement for Bill Smith; 1956-1958)
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- Bill Smith (Tea-chest bassist, with the band for only three weeks; 1956)
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Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
Sat, 18 May 2013 02:06:49 -0700
It was Friday, May 17, 1963 when Beatlemania reached Norwich, when the Liverpudlian band played the Grovesnor in Prince of Wales Road. That venue may now be a KFC takeaway restaurant – but the memory of that special gig lives on as one of the ...
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Orlando Sentinel
Sat, 18 May 2013 13:55:23 -0700
Next to the barricades, Anderson is clustered with seven other McCartney early-birds, evidence that the 2013 version of Beatlemania is alive and well. They were sweating, comparing notes about kids and pets named after Beatles songs or band members, ...
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Broadway.com
Wed, 08 May 2013 09:18:27 -0700
Let the Beatlemania begin! Let It Be, the West End hit musical featuring more than 20 of The Beatles' greatest hits has found a new home! The Fab Four will hit Broadway this summer, starting previews July 16 at the St. James Theatre, with an opening ...
| ![]() Official London Theatre (press release) (blog) |
Official London Theatre (press release) (blog)
Fri, 17 May 2013 06:36:54 -0700
The theatrical concert, which takes a chronological trip through the Beatles' story, from Cavern Club grafters to Beatlemania and the studio masterpieces, will also become the latest show to introduce lower priced tickets when, from 3 June, it will ...
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OUPblog (blog)
Tue, 07 May 2013 00:33:15 -0700
To celebrate the release on this monumental album, Oxford Bibliographies has released an extensive bibliography on The Beatles with chapters on the early years of in Liverpool and Hamburg, Beatlemania, individual studies of John, Paul, George, and ...
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Shore News Today
Thu, 02 May 2013 11:22:26 -0700
LINWOOD – One thing the Beatles may have taught us is that you get by with a little help from your friends. And that is exactly what the Linwood Volunteer Fire Department had in mind when organizers planned the presentation of “Beatlemania Now ...
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The Sparta Independent
Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:30:18 -0700
NEWTON — The Cast of Beatlemania will perform at the Newton Theatre on Saturday, Aug. 3 — the first, original and only complete representation of The Beatles, according to the release. The Cast of Beatlemania is made up by John, Paul, George and ...
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Fall River Herald News
Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:03:07 -0700
Durfee Student Government, in partnership with the Narrows Center for the Arts, presents the national touring production of “Beatlemania” on Saturday, May 4 at 7 p.m. at the Nagle Auditorium, located at B.M.C. Durfee High School. The event is a ...
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