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The Beatles August 1964

Title: Arriving in Las Vegas/The Sahara Hotel (Unknown TV News Raw Footage)
Type: TV News
Filming Location: McCarran Field Airport & The Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada
Filming Date: August 20th 1964
Broadcast Date: August 20th 1964
Country Of Broadcast: USA
Duration: 00:48 Seconds (Arrival); 00:46 Seconds (Sahara Hotel); 01:41 Minutes (Complete)
Quality: B+
Source: "The Beatles Rarities 1964 Vol 4" (BA Productions)
Other Sources: "The Beatles Eye Of The Hurricane 1964" (Picture Perfect)

Notes: Following the previous day`s performance in San Francisco, The Beatles flew straight to Las Vegas, where they arrived at 1am.

Their chartered aeroplane landed at 1am at the Old McCarran Field at McCarran International Airport, from where they were driven
to the Sahara Hotel. Two thousand fans defied the city curfew to see them arrive.

The group spent the morning in their 18th floor penthouse suite, before leaving at 2.30pm for a sound check.

This unknown tv news filmed their arrival at the airport and at the Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas.

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