MADRID, Spain.- At noon on January 30, 1969, the iconic British rock band The Beatles offered their last concert. Remembered as “Concert on the roof”, because they played from the roof of Apple Corps, their recording studio in London, it lasted about 40 minutes and it was an impromptu performance, with workers from the building’s offices and some policemen as audience.
By that date the group was about to disintegrate. His last concert had been three years earlier, at Candlestick Park, in San Francisco, United States. But they had yet to record an album and shoot a documentary. As a result of these projects they decided to give what would be their last concert.
That day they were accompanied by American keyboardist Billy Preston. The general production was in charge of George Martin and included the sound technician Alan Parsons, who in 1973 recorded The Dark Side of the Moon (The dark side of the moon) with Pink Floyd; and Glyn Johns, a participant in the production of Led Zeppelin’s first album.
According to testimonies, during the concert John Lennon he put on Yoko Ono’s coat and Ringo Starr his partner’s red raincoat. There were about 7º C and strong winds.
Several of the songs sung that day, such as “Get Back”, “Don’t Let Me Down”, “One After 909” and “I’ve Got a Feeling”, were included in let it betheir twelfth and final album.
The launch of Let it be It was scheduled for July 1969, but it was postponed until September to coincide with the presentation of the documentary of the same name. The date was postponed again due to the release of the album Abbey Road, that same year. In 1970 the documentary Let it be won an Oscar for Best Original Score.
Little more than a year after the “Concert on the roof”, on April 10, 1970, The Beatles announced their separation.
The Beatles influenced his music and style in his generation and they transcended to the later ones as one of the essential bands in the history of music. His success and his musical innovations inspired great musicians.
