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The Beatles abandoned touring following their final US concerts because prior ordeals including death threats in Tokyo and physical abuse in Manila convinced them that tours had grown too large and complex for Brian Epstein to manage safely. They decided to focus exclusively on record production instead of continuing live performances.
John Lennon made his controversial remark to Maureen Cleave of the London Evening Standard in February 1966 during an interview series called How Does a Beatle Live? The comment initially caused no concern until late July when the teen magazine Datebook reproduced the article with the quote prominently displayed on its cover.
Over 2,000 fans broke through security barriers at Cleveland Municipal Stadium on the 14th of August while the band played Day Tripper. The Beatles stopped performing and sheltered backstage for thirty minutes before security was restored and the show resumed.
The city council in Memphis voted to cancel afternoon and evening concerts scheduled for the 19th of August at Mid-South Coliseum rather than allow municipal facilities to be used as a forum to ridicule anyone's religion. Members of the Ku Klux Klan nailed a Beatles LP to a wooden cross outside the venue vowing vengeance against the group.
The Beatles played their final paid concert of their career on the 29th of August 1966 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco before an audience of 25,000 people. Seven thousand tickets remained unsold due to reduced sales and the expense of paying the prearranged $50,000 performance fee plus hiring an orchestra for the local musicians union.