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href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">the Beatles</a> attended a seminar on <a href="/wiki/Transcendental_Meditation_technique" title="Transcendental Meditation technique">Transcendental Meditation</a> (TM) held by TM creator <a href="/wiki/Maharishi_Mahesh_Yogi" title="Maharishi Mahesh Yogi">Maharishi Mahesh Yogi</a> at <a href="/wiki/Bangor_Normal_College" title="Bangor Normal College">Bangor Normal College</a> in <a href="/wiki/Bangor,_Gwynedd" title="Bangor, Gwynedd">Bangor</a>, Wales. The visit attracted international publicity for Transcendental Meditation and presented the 1960s youth movement with an alternative to <a href="/wiki/Psychedelic_drug" title="Psychedelic drug">psychedelic drugs</a> as a means to attaining higher consciousness. The Beatles' endorsement of the technique followed the band's incorporation of Indian musical and philosophical influences in their work, and was initiated by <a href="/wiki/George_Harrison" title="George Harrison">George Harrison</a>'s disillusionment with his visit to San Francisco's <a href="/wiki/Haight-Ashbury" title="Haight-Ashbury">Haight-Ashbury</a> district in early August. </p><p>The British press gave the nickname "the Mystical Special" to the train that transported the Beatles from London to Bangor, and some reacted with suspicion to the band's sudden devotion to the Maharishi. The four band members were accompanied by their partners and by fellow artists such as <a href="/wiki/Mick_Jagger" title="Mick Jagger">Mick Jagger</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marianne_Faithfull" title="Marianne Faithfull">Marianne Faithfull</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cilla_Black" title="Cilla Black">Cilla Black</a>. On 27 August, the Beatles learned of the death of their manager, <a href="/wiki/Brian_Epstein" title="Brian Epstein">Brian Epstein</a>, and cut their visit short. The four were impressed by the Maharishi's teachings and <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles_in_India" title="The Beatles in India">agreed to join him</a> at his ashram in <a href="/wiki/Rishikesh" title="Rishikesh">Rishikesh</a>, India to further their studies in meditation. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background_and_introduction_to_the_Maharishi">Background and introduction to the Maharishi</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Beatles_in_Bangor&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background and introduction to the Maharishi"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Haight-Ashbury_street,_San_Francisco.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Haight-Ashbury_street%2C_San_Francisco.jpg/220px-Haight-Ashbury_street%2C_San_Francisco.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="152" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Haight-Ashbury_street%2C_San_Francisco.jpg/330px-Haight-Ashbury_street%2C_San_Francisco.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Haight-Ashbury_street%2C_San_Francisco.jpg/440px-Haight-Ashbury_street%2C_San_Francisco.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1966" data-file-height="1362" /></a><figcaption>Contemporary shopfronts in <a href="/wiki/Haight-Ashbury" title="Haight-Ashbury">Haight-Ashbury</a>. The Beatles came to Transcendental Meditation following Harrison's visit to Haight-Ashbury, then an epicenter of the counterculture, and his disillusionment with the drug culture there.</figcaption></figure> <p>In the mid-1960s, <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">the Beatles</a> became interested in Indian culture,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEThe_Beatles2000260_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThe_Beatles2000260-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> after the band members, particularly <a href="/wiki/John_Lennon" title="John Lennon">John Lennon</a> and <a href="/wiki/George_Harrison" title="George Harrison">George Harrison</a>, began using the psychedelic drug <a href="/wiki/Lysergic_acid_diethylamide" class="mw-redirect" title="Lysergic acid diethylamide">lysergic acid diethylamide</a> (LSD) in an effort to expand their consciousness.<sup id="cite_ref-NewYorkTimes_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NewYorkTimes-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShoulerAnthony2009218–19_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEShoulerAnthony2009218–19-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September and October 1966, Harrison visited India,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERodriguez2012251–53_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERodriguez2012251–53-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where, in addition to furthering his <a href="/wiki/Sitar" title="Sitar">sitar</a> studies under Indian classical musician <a href="/wiki/Ravi_Shankar" title="Ravi Shankar">Ravi Shankar</a>, he developed a fascination for Vedic philosophy.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEThe_Beatles2000233_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThe_Beatles2000233-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELavezzoli2006177–78_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELavezzoli2006177–78-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Eager to find meaning in the Beatles' worldwide popularity, Harrison and his wife, <a href="/wiki/Pattie_Boyd" title="Pattie Boyd">Pattie Boyd</a>, investigated several options in their search for a <a href="/wiki/Guru" title="Guru">guru</a>, or spiritual teacher.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEClayson2003223_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEClayson2003223-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESchaffner197886_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESchaffner197886-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to Boyd, in February 1967, she began attending meetings in London held by the <a href="/wiki/Spiritual_Regeneration_Movement" class="mw-redirect" title="Spiritual Regeneration Movement">Spiritual Regeneration Movement</a>, an organisation that espoused the <a href="/wiki/Transcendental_Meditation_technique" title="Transcendental Meditation technique">Transcendental Meditation technique</a> devised by <a href="/wiki/Maharishi_Mahesh_Yogi" title="Maharishi Mahesh Yogi">Maharishi Mahesh Yogi</a>, and she soon shared her discoveries with Harrison.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBoyd200795–96_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBoyd200795–96-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In early August, the couple visited the <a href="/wiki/Haight-Ashbury" title="Haight-Ashbury">Haight-Ashbury</a> district of San Francisco, an area that represented the international centre of the <a href="/wiki/Hippie" title="Hippie">hippie</a> <a href="/wiki/Counterculture_of_the_1960s" title="Counterculture of the 1960s">counterculture</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Summer_of_Love" title="Summer of Love">Summer of Love</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEThe_Editors_of_''Rolling_Stone''200237_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThe_Editors_of_''Rolling_Stone''200237-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShoulerAnthony2009220–21_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEShoulerAnthony2009220–21-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Harrison was dismayed that Haight-Ashbury appeared to be populated primarily by drug addicts and dropouts rather than enlightened members of the counterculture.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEThe_Beatles2000259_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThe_Beatles2000259-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDoggett2007100–01_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDoggett2007100–01-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mindful of the Beatles' considerable influence on Western youth, particularly after the release of their 1967 album <i><a href="/wiki/Sgt._Pepper%27s_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band" title="Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band">Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEThe_Editors_of_''Rolling_Stone''200237_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThe_Editors_of_''Rolling_Stone''200237-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Harrison decided to quit taking LSD.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEClayson2003223_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEClayson2003223-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On his return to London, he shared his disappointment with Lennon, who had similarly begun to question the benefits of using LSD.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETillery201154_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETillery201154-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>nb 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:London_Hilton,_Park_Lane_(geograph_2668157).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/London_Hilton%2C_Park_Lane_%28geograph_2668157%29.jpg/150px-London_Hilton%2C_Park_Lane_%28geograph_2668157%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="213" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/London_Hilton%2C_Park_Lane_%28geograph_2668157%29.jpg/225px-London_Hilton%2C_Park_Lane_%28geograph_2668157%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/London_Hilton%2C_Park_Lane_%28geograph_2668157%29.jpg/300px-London_Hilton%2C_Park_Lane_%28geograph_2668157%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="640" /></a><figcaption>Harrison, Lennon and McCartney first met the Maharishi at the <a href="/wiki/London_Hilton_on_Park_Lane" title="London Hilton on Park Lane">London Hilton</a>, on <a href="/wiki/Park_Lane" title="Park Lane">Park Lane</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Maharishi was familiar to the Beatles through his appearances on the <a href="/wiki/ITV_Granada" title="ITV Granada">Granada Television</a> programme <i>People and Places</i> years earlier.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMiles1997400,_403_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMiles1997400,_403-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Magic_Alex" title="Magic Alex">Alexis "Magic Alex" Mardas</a>, a friend of the Beatles, had heard a lecture by the Maharishi in <a href="/wiki/Athens,_Greece" class="mw-redirect" title="Athens, Greece">Athens</a>; when it was announced that he was to make a public appearance in London later that August, Boyd and Mardas encouraged the Beatles to attend.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrownGaines2002242_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrownGaines2002242-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The London-based sculptor <a href="/wiki/David_Wynne_(sculptor)" title="David Wynne (sculptor)">David Wynne</a> has also been credited with the introduction;<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Harrison's recollection, it was Wynne who told him about the Maharishi's upcoming visit and recommended that Harrison attend.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEThe_Beatles2000260_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThe_Beatles2000260-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 24 August, Lennon, Harrison and <a href="/wiki/Paul_McCartney" title="Paul McCartney">Paul McCartney</a>, together with their respective partners, attended the Maharishi's lecture in the ballroom<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrownGaines2002242_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrownGaines2002242-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at the <a href="/wiki/London_Hilton_on_Park_Lane" title="London Hilton on Park Lane">London Hilton</a> on <a href="/wiki/Park_Lane" title="Park Lane">Park Lane</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBoyd200796_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBoyd200796-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Ringo_Starr" title="Ringo Starr">Ringo Starr</a> was not present, due to the recent birth of his and <a href="/wiki/Maureen_Starkey_Tigrett" title="Maureen Starkey Tigrett">Maureen Starkey</a>'s second child, Jason.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEThe_Beatles2000260_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThe_Beatles2000260-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrownGaines2002242_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrownGaines2002242-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Maharishi had announced his intention to retire, so this engagement was expected to be his last in the West.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGoldman2001273_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGoldman2001273-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Beatles were given front row seats and then met the Maharishi in his hotel suite after the lecture.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETillery201063_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETillery201063-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGoldman2001274_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGoldman2001274-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the meeting, he invited them to be his guests at a ten-day training retreat that was to begin the following day, in <a href="/wiki/Bangor,_Gwynedd" title="Bangor, Gwynedd">Bangor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gwynedd" title="Gwynedd">Gwynedd</a>, Wales.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrownGaines2002243_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrownGaines2002243-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Impressed by the lecture and the Maharishi, the band cancelled a recording session in order to accompany him to Bangor.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMacDonald1998232_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMacDonald1998232-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Departure_and_experience">Departure and experience</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Beatles_in_Bangor&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Departure and experience"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 25 August, the Beatles travelled by train to Bangor. In their enthusiasm for the Maharishi, the group had invited friends such as <a href="/wiki/Mick_Jagger" title="Mick Jagger">Mick Jagger</a>, Jagger's then-partner <a href="/wiki/Marianne_Faithfull" title="Marianne Faithfull">Marianne Faithfull</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cilla_Black" title="Cilla Black">Cilla Black</a>, and Harrison's sister-in-law <a href="/wiki/Jenny_Boyd" title="Jenny Boyd">Jenny Boyd</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the first time for several years that the band had travelled without their manager, <a href="/wiki/Brian_Epstein" title="Brian Epstein">Brian Epstein</a>, and their tour managers, and they had not even thought to bring money;<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBoyd200799_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBoyd200799-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lennon remarked that it was "like going somewhere without your trousers on".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBoyd200797_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBoyd200797-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Beatles arrived at London's <a href="/wiki/Euston_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Euston Station">Euston Station</a> late in the afternoon and were caught up in a large crowd, made worse by the fact that it was the Friday before the <a href="/wiki/August_Bank_Holiday" title="August Bank Holiday">August Bank Holiday</a> weekend.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrownGaines2002243–44_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrownGaines2002243–44-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They were left to carry their own luggage due to the absence of their assistants and were mobbed on their way to the station platform. Lennon's wife <a href="/wiki/Cynthia_Lennon" title="Cynthia Lennon">Cynthia</a> became separated from the group and was then held back by police officers who mistook her for a fan.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESounes2010190_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESounes2010190-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Peter_Brown_(music_industry)" class="mw-redirect" title="Peter Brown (music industry)">Peter Brown</a>, an executive at Epstein's company NEMS, arranged for <a href="/wiki/Neil_Aspinall" title="Neil Aspinall">Neil Aspinall</a> to drive her to Bangor by car.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBoyd200798_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBoyd200798-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrownGaines2002244_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrownGaines2002244-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The band and their entourage were under constant scrutiny by reporters, photographers and television film crews<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrownGaines2002244_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrownGaines2002244-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESchaffner197887_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESchaffner197887-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who dubbed the train "the Mystical Special".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEClayson2003224_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEClayson2003224-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the journey, the Beatles joined the Maharishi in his first class compartment, partly to escape the attention of the press.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEClayson2003224_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEClayson2003224-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Faithfull's recollection, while Harrison and Boyd were the "real spiritual seekers" and Lennon also was "in his own way", McCartney was "very cynical" about the venture.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All of the Beatles were drawn to the Maharishi's contention that bliss was attainable through short sessions of meditation, with minimal change to their working day and regular lifestyle.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEClayson2003224_37-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEClayson2003224-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Starr later said of his first meeting with the Maharishi: "The man was so full of joy and happiness and it just blew my mind ... I thought 'I want some of that'."<sup id="cite_ref-Booth/Guardian_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Booth/Guardian-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>nb 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A large crowd of fans was gathered at <a href="/wiki/Bangor_railway_station_(Wales)" title="Bangor railway station (Wales)">Bangor railway station</a> awaiting the Beatles' arrival.<sup id="cite_ref-Dearden/BBC_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dearden/BBC-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The retreat was held at <a href="/wiki/Bangor_Normal_College" title="Bangor Normal College">Bangor Normal College</a> and served as an initiation course in Transcendental Meditation. The Beatles and around 300 others<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrownGaines2002243_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrownGaines2002243-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> learned the basics of TM,<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and each initiate was given a personal <a href="/wiki/Mantra" title="Mantra">mantra</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGreene200688_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGreene200688-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a 1967 interview, Harrison explained the process: </p> <blockquote><p>Each person's life pulsates in a certain rhythm, so they give you a word or sound, known as a mantra, which pulsates with that rhythm. By using the mantra … to transcend to the subtlest level of thought … the mantra becomes more subtle and more subtle, until finally you've lost even the mantra, and then you find yourself at that level of pure consciousness.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESchaffner197887_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESchaffner197887-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>nb 3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>All initiates were asked to donate a week's wages.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESounes2010189_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESounes2010189-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lennon described the financial arrangement as "the fairest thing I've heard of", adding: "We'll make a donation and we'll ask for money from anyone we know with money … anyone in the so-called establishment who's worried about kids going wild and drugs and all that. Another groovy thing: everybody gives one week's wages when they join … And that's all you ever pay, just the once."<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMiles2001275_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMiles2001275-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 26 August, the Beatles announced at a press conference that they were giving up hallucinogenic drugs.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMiles2001276_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMiles2001276-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The announcement came as an about-turn after McCartney had publicly admitted to taking LSD in June 1967, to the dismay of his bandmates.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESounes2010185_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESounes2010185-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFrontani2007158–59_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFrontani2007158–59-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERodriguez201258–60_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERodriguez201258–60-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>nb 4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was in keeping with the Maharishi's teachings, though the group decision had been made before they met him.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGoldman2001275_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGoldman2001275-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGould2007449_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGould2007449-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEThe_Beatles2000262_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThe_Beatles2000262-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Maharishi advised them privately to avoid involvement with the <a href="/wiki/Anti-nuclear_movement" title="Anti-nuclear movement">anti-nuclear movement</a> and to support the elected government of the day.<sup id="cite_ref-Felton_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Felton-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lennon later described the retreat as "incredible" and recalled that Jagger immediately telephoned his Rolling Stones bandmate <a href="/wiki/Keith_Richards" title="Keith Richards">Keith Richards</a>, telling him to come to Bangor with the other members of the band.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMiles2001275_47-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMiles2001275-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>nb 5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Epstein's_death"><span id="Epstein.27s_death"></span>Epstein's death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Beatles_in_Bangor&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Epstein's death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Beatles planned to attend the entire ten-day seminar, but their stay was cut short by the death of their manager <a href="/wiki/Brian_Epstein" title="Brian Epstein">Brian Epstein</a> in London on 27 August.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEIngham200643–44_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEIngham200643–44-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Epstein had arranged to entertain friends at his property in Sussex over the bank holiday weekend, but had said that he might join the band towards the end of the seminar.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEClayson2003225_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEClayson2003225-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Maharishi consoled them by saying that Epstein's spirit was still with them, and their good thoughts would help him "to have an easy passage"<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELennon2005201_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELennon2005201-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to his "next evolution".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGreene200688_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGreene200688-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMiles1997406_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMiles1997406-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Beatles held a press conference, during which Lennon and Harrison explained the Maharishi's views on death.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGoldberg2010152_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGoldberg2010152-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to McCartney, the Maharishi "was great to us when Brian died".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMiles1997406_66-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMiles1997406-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cynthia Lennon later wrote: "it was as though, with Brian gone, the four needed someone new to give them direction and the Maharishi was in the right place at the right time."<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELennon2005204_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELennon2005204-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aftermath_and_cultural_influence">Aftermath and cultural influence</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Beatles_in_Bangor&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Aftermath and cultural influence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles_in_India" title="The Beatles in India">The Beatles in India</a></div> <p>The Beatles made plans to spend time at the Maharishi's training centre in <a href="/wiki/Rishikesh" title="Rishikesh">Rishikesh</a>, India, in late October.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELennon2005206_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELennon2005206-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Felton_60-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Felton-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, at McCartney's urging, they postponed the trip until the new year to work on their <i><a href="/wiki/Magical_Mystery_Tour_(film)" title="Magical Mystery Tour (film)">Magical Mystery Tour</a></i> film project, as McCartney felt that they should first focus on their career after the loss of Epstein.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGould2007439–40,_461_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGould2007439–40,_461-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Harrison and Lennon appeared on <a href="/wiki/David_Frost" title="David Frost">David Frost</a>'s television programme in September 1967 espousing the benefits of Transcendental Meditation,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMiles2001280_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMiles2001280-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETillery201162_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETillery201162-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at which point, according to Cynthia, Lennon was "evangelical in his enthusiasm for Maharishi".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELennon2005204_68-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELennon2005204-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>nb 6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Due to the interest generated by their first appearance on the show, Frost invited the pair back a week later, where they discussed TM with a studio audience of clergymen, academics and journalists.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMacDonald1998240_75-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMacDonald1998240-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output 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.quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:25%; ; padding:8px;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>We want to learn the meditation thing properly, so that we can propagate it and sell the whole idea to everyone. This is how we plan to use our power now. They've always called us leaders of youth, and we believe this is a good way to give a lead.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETurner2006142_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETurner2006142-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </blockquote> <div style="padding-bottom: 0;"><cite class="left-aligned" style="">– John Lennon, September 1967</cite></div> </div> <p>The Beatles' allegiance to the Maharishi and his teachings marked the first time that the band had committed to employing their influence to popularising a cause.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETurner2006142_76-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETurner2006142-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their attendance at the Bangor seminar, together with Harrison and Lennon's promotional activities, resulted in Transcendental Meditation becoming a worldwide phenomenon.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDoggett2007101_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDoggett2007101-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShoulerAnthony2009222–23_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEShoulerAnthony2009222–23-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his book <i>American Veda</i>, author Philip Goldberg likens the Maharishi's Hilton lecture to <a href="/wiki/Swami_Vivekananda" title="Swami Vivekananda">Swami Vivekananda</a>'s visit to the West in 1893 in terms of its importance for Indian religion.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGoldberg2010151_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGoldberg2010151-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a result of the coverage given to the Beatles' interest in TM, words such as "mantra" and "guru" became commonly used in the West for the first time.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGoldberg201018–19_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGoldberg201018–19-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While the band's new anti-LSD message was met with public approval,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGoldberg2010152_67-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGoldberg2010152-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> their championing of the Maharishi and TM was often the subject of confusion and ridicule in the mainstream press,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDoggett2007101_77-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDoggett2007101-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFrontani2007252_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFrontani2007252-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> particularly in Britain.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorman1996310_82-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorman1996310-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At a court event in October, Queen <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a> remarked to <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Lockwood" title="Joseph Lockwood">Sir Joseph Lockwood</a>, the chairman of <a href="/wiki/EMI" title="EMI">EMI</a>: "The Beatles are turning awfully <i>funny</i>, aren't they?"<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENorman1996310_82-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENorman1996310-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Now publicised as "The Beatles' Guru", the Maharishi went on his eighth world tour, giving lectures in Britain, Scandinavia, West Germany, Italy, Canada and the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-Lefferts_83-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lefferts-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MichaelCooper1967BenMerk.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/MichaelCooper1967BenMerk.jpg/250px-MichaelCooper1967BenMerk.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/MichaelCooper1967BenMerk.jpg/375px-MichaelCooper1967BenMerk.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/MichaelCooper1967BenMerk.jpg/500px-MichaelCooper1967BenMerk.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2406" /></a><figcaption>Jagger, Faithfull and <a href="/wiki/Brian_Jones" title="Brian Jones">Brian Jones</a> (back row: second, third and fifth from left, respectively) meeting with the Maharishi in Amsterdam in September 1967</figcaption></figure> <p>Among the counterculture and the <a href="/wiki/Underground_press" title="Underground press">underground press</a>, the Maharishi's ascendancy was viewed as a significant development in the youth movement's search for universal spiritual awareness.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDoggett2007101–02_84-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDoggett2007101–02-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To some members of the US counterculture, the Beatles had found the "answer"; their endorsement of meditation was especially welcome in Haight-Ashbury, where summer's end was marked by an increase in drug casualties.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGoldberg2010149–50_85-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGoldberg2010149–50-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Beatles' more spiritually aware peers were also inspired by their example.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDoggett2007101_77-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDoggett2007101-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEThe_Editors_of_''Rolling_Stone''200236_86-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThe_Editors_of_''Rolling_Stone''200236-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Scottish singer-songwriter <a href="/wiki/Donovan" title="Donovan">Donovan</a> sought out the Maharishi in California,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELeitch2007185_87-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELeitch2007185-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> having bonded with Harrison following the latter's return from India in late 1966. Donovan later said that he and Harrison had avidly read Hindu spiritual texts and discussed meditation as a way to achieve genuine higher consciousness, but had lacked the method or a "guide" until meeting the Maharishi.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGoldberg2010151_79-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGoldberg2010151-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Harrison also introduced <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Wilson" title="Dennis Wilson">Dennis Wilson</a> of <a href="/wiki/The_Beach_Boys" title="The Beach Boys">the Beach Boys</a> to the Maharishi<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEClayson2003231_88-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEClayson2003231-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> when he and Lennon joined their teacher at a <a href="/wiki/UNICEF" title="UNICEF">UNICEF</a> benefit in Paris in December.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMiles2001287_89-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMiles2001287-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other artists who followed the Beatles' lead into TM included members of <a href="/wiki/The_Grateful_Dead" class="mw-redirect" title="The Grateful Dead">the Grateful Dead</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jefferson_Airplane" title="Jefferson Airplane">Jefferson Airplane</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGoldberg2010157_90-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGoldberg2010157-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> all of whom met the Maharishi with Jagger and Donovan in Los Angeles that autumn.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Due to the Beatles' attendance at Bangor and their commitment to study in India, the Maharishi's following increased tenfold to 150,000 students.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEEverett1999129_92-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEverett1999129-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November 1967, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Village_Voice" title="The Village Voice">The Village Voice</a></i> said that, given how many rock musicians had embraced meditation and the popularity of TM initiation courses on university campuses, "it looks now that Maharishi may become <a href="/wiki/More_popular_than_Jesus" title="More popular than Jesus">more popular than the Beatles</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGoldberg2010157_90-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGoldberg2010157-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In February 1968, having twice delayed their departure for India,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEClayson2003230_73-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEClayson2003230-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Beatles and their romantic partners joined the Maharishi at his ashram in Rishikesh,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETurner2006144_93-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETurner2006144-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> alongside Donovan, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Love" title="Mike Love">Mike Love</a> of the Beach Boys, and American actress <a href="/wiki/Mia_Farrow" title="Mia Farrow">Mia Farrow</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGould2007461–62_94-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGould2007461–62-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETurner2006146–47_95-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETurner2006146–47-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Beatles_in_Bangor&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_the_Beatles" title="Outline of the Beatles">Outline of the Beatles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles_timeline" title="The Beatles timeline">The Beatles timeline</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Beatles_in_Bangor&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Of all the four Beatles, Lennon and Harrison shared an interest in Hindu philosophy and were dedicated to incorporating <a href="/wiki/Utopia" title="Utopia">utopian</a> ideals into the group's music.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMacDonald1998233_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMacDonald1998233-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Harrison's fully <a href="/wiki/Indian_classical_music" title="Indian classical music">Indian classical</a>-styled "<a href="/wiki/Within_You_Without_You" title="Within You Without You">Within You Without You</a>" represented the band's most committed spiritual statement on <i>Sgt. Pepper</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELavezzoli20066–7_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELavezzoli20066–7-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShoulerAnthony2009220_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEShoulerAnthony2009220-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and one that Harrison was keen to separate from a drug-inspired "high".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEIngham2006199_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEIngham2006199-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-40">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Starr added that it was "one of those mind-altering moments of your life".<sup id="cite_ref-Booth/Guardian_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Booth/Guardian-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-45">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">According to the Maharishi's teachings, there were seven "levels" of consciousness. In author <a href="/wiki/Gary_Tillery" title="Gary Tillery">Gary Tillery</a>'s description, these were: waking, dreaming, deep sleep, pure or "transcendental" consciousness, cosmic consciousness, God consciousness, and Supreme Knowledge.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETillery201163–64_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETillery201163–64-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-56"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-56">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Despite Lennon and Harrison's urging since 1965, McCartney had declined to join them and Starr in their LSD experimentation until late 1966.<sup id="cite_ref-Gilmore/RS_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gilmore/RS-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERodriguez201254–56_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERodriguez201254–56-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His abstinence had created friction in the band,<sup id="cite_ref-Gilmore/RS_52-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gilmore/RS-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGould2007388–89_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGould2007388–89-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and his mid-1967 announcement was viewed by the other Beatles, particularly Harrison, as an example of McCartney craving attention.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESounes2010185_49-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESounes2010185-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEThe_Beatles2000255_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThe_Beatles2000255-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-62"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-62">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Richards subsequently said that he admired the "basic drive" behind meditation, but that it reached "insane proportions" due to the Beatles' interest. He added that, in contrast to Jagger's curiosity, "I was quite proud I never went and kissed the Maharishi's goddamn feet."<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBockris1992103_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBockris1992103-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-74"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-74">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Lennon said that, thanks to meditation, "I'm a better person and I wasn't bad before",<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGoldberg2010152_67-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGoldberg2010152-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while Harrison stated that "the world is ready for a mystic revolution."<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEClayson2003230_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEClayson2003230-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Beatles_in_Bangor&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 20em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEThe_Beatles2000260-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEThe_Beatles2000260_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEThe_Beatles2000260_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEThe_Beatles2000260_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFThe_Beatles2000">The Beatles 2000</a>, p. 260.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NewYorkTimes-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-NewYorkTimes_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFKozinn2008" class="citation news cs1">Kozinn, Allan (7 February 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/arts/07iht-07yogi.9826732.html?_r=1">"Meditation on the man who saved the Beatles"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:The_Beatles" title="Template:The Beatles"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:The_Beatles" title="Template talk:The Beatles"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:The_Beatles" title="Special:EditPage/Template:The Beatles"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="The_Beatles" class="fn org" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/John_Lennon" title="John Lennon">John Lennon</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Paul_McCartney" title="Paul McCartney">Paul McCartney</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/George_Harrison" title="George Harrison">George Harrison</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Ringo_Starr" title="Ringo Starr">Ringo Starr</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_the_Beatles" title="Outline of the Beatles">Outline of the Beatles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles_timeline" title="The Beatles timeline">The Beatles timeline</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Stuart_Sutcliffe" title="Stuart Sutcliffe">Stuart Sutcliffe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Best" title="Pete Best">Pete Best</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chas_Newby" title="Chas Newby">Chas Newby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norman_Chapman" title="Norman Chapman">Norman Chapman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Moore_(musician)" title="Tommy Moore (musician)">Tommy Moore</a></li> <li><a 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Jesus</a>"</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">In Bangor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles_in_India" title="The Beatles in India">In India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Break-up_of_the_Beatles" title="Break-up of the Beatles">Break-up</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murder_of_John_Lennon" title="Murder of John Lennon">Murder of John Lennon</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles_Anthology" title="The Beatles Anthology">Anthology</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_bands_featuring_members_of_the_Beatles" title="List of members of bands featuring members of the Beatles">Line-ups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Religious_views_of_the_Beatles" title="Religious views of the Beatles">Religious views</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles_timeline" title="The Beatles timeline">Timeline</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lists</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_the_Beatles" title="List of awards and nominations received by the Beatles">Awards and nominations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles_bootleg_recordings" title="The Beatles bootleg recordings">Bootlegs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles_albums_discography" title="The Beatles albums discography">Albums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles_singles_discography" title="The Beatles singles discography">Singles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles_in_film" title="The Beatles in film">Films</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_the_Beatles%27_instruments" title="List of the Beatles' instruments">Instruments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_the_Beatles%27_live_performances" title="List of the Beatles' live performances">Live performances</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_who_performed_on_Beatles_recordings" title="List of people who performed on Beatles recordings">Performers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Collaborations_between_ex-Beatles" title="Collaborations between ex-Beatles">Post-breakup collaborations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_songs_recorded_by_the_Beatles" title="List of songs recorded by the Beatles">Songs</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cover_versions_of_Beatles_songs" title="List of cover versions of Beatles songs">Cover versions of Beatles songs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_songs_covered_by_the_Beatles" title="List of songs covered by the Beatles">Songs covered by the Beatles</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles%27_recording_sessions" title="The Beatles' recording sessions">Recording sessions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tributes_to_the_Beatles" title="Tributes to the Beatles">Tributes</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tours and<br /> performances</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Beat_Ballad_Show_Tour" title="The Beat Ballad Show Tour">1960 Johnny Gentle Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles_Winter_1963_Helen_Shapiro_Tour" title="The Beatles Winter 1963 Helen Shapiro Tour">Winter 1963 Helen Shapiro Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roy_Orbison/The_Beatles_Tour" title="Roy Orbison/The Beatles Tour">1963 Roy Orbison Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles_on_The_Ed_Sullivan_Show" title="The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show"><i>The Ed Sullivan Show</i> appearances</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles%27_1964_world_tour" title="The Beatles' 1964 world tour">1964 world tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles%27_1964_tour_of_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="The Beatles' 1964 tour of Australia">The Beatles' 1964 tour of Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles%27_1964_North_American_tour" title="The Beatles' 1964 North American tour">1964 North American tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles%27_1965_European_tour" title="The Beatles' 1965 European tour">1965 European tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles%27_1965_US_tour" title="The Beatles' 1965 US tour">1965 US tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles%27_1965_UK_tour" title="The Beatles' 1965 UK tour">1965 UK tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles%27_1966_tour_of_Germany,_Japan_and_the_Philippines" title="The Beatles' 1966 tour of Germany, Japan and the Philippines">1966 tour of Germany, Japan and the Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles%27_1966_US_tour" title="The Beatles' 1966 US tour">1966 US tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Our_World_(1967_TV_program)" title="Our World (1967 TV program)"><i>Our World</i> performance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles%27_rooftop_concert" title="The Beatles' rooftop concert">Rooftop concert</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Fifth_Beatle" title="Fifth Beatle">Personnel</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: #EEEFFF">Management</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Aspinall" title="Neil Aspinall">Neil Aspinall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Barrow" title="Tony Barrow">Tony Barrow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Brown_(music_manager)" title="Peter Brown (music manager)">Peter Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Epstein" title="Brian Epstein">Brian Epstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mal_Evans" title="Mal Evans">Mal Evans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_James" title="Dick James">Dick James</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freda_Kelly" title="Freda Kelly">Freda Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allen_Klein" title="Allen Klein">Allen Klein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Lockwood" title="Joseph Lockwood">Joseph Lockwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alistair_Taylor" title="Alistair Taylor">Alistair Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derek_Taylor" title="Derek Taylor">Derek Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allan_Williams" title="Allan Williams">Allan Williams</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: #EEEFFF">Production</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Geoff_Emerick" title="Geoff Emerick">Geoff Emerick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Lush" title="Richard Lush">Richard Lush</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Martin" title="George Martin">George Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_McDonald" title="Phil McDonald">Phil McDonald</a></li> <li><a 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title="Harrisongs">Harrisongs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Songs" title="Northern Songs">Northern Songs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parlophone" title="Parlophone">Parlophone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seltaeb" title="Seltaeb">Seltaeb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Startling_Music" title="Startling Music">Startling Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swan_Records" title="Swan Records">Swan Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tollie_Records" title="Tollie Records">Tollie Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Artists" title="United Artists">United Artists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Artists_Records" title="United Artists Records">United Artists Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vee-Jay_Records" title="Vee-Jay Records">Vee-Jay Records</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Associated<br />places</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/10_Admiral_Grove" title="10 Admiral Grove">10 Admiral Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12_Arnold_Grove" title="12 Arnold Grove">12 Arnold Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/20_Forthlin_Road" title="20 Forthlin Road">20 Forthlin Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/251_Menlove_Avenue" title="251 Menlove Avenue">251 Menlove Avenue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/34_Montagu_Square,_Marylebone" title="34 Montagu Square, Marylebone">34 Montagu Square, Marylebone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abbey_Road,_London" title="Abbey Road, London">Abbey Road, London</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abbey_Road_Studios" title="Abbey Road Studios">Abbey Road Studios</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ad_Lib_Club" title="Ad Lib Club">Ad Lib Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Bag_O%27Nails" title="The Bag O'Nails">The Bag O'Nails</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beatles_Ashram" title="Beatles Ashram">Beatles Ashram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beatles-Platz" title="Beatles-Platz">Beatles-Platz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Angel_(nightclub)" title="Blue Angel (nightclub)">Blue Angel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Casbah_Coffee_Club" title="Casbah Coffee Club">Casbah Coffee Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Candlestick_Park" title="Candlestick Park">Candlestick Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carnegie_Hall" title="Carnegie Hall">Carnegie Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Cavern_Club" title="The Cavern Club">The Cavern Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cavern_Mecca" title="Cavern Mecca">Cavern Mecca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comiskey_Park" title="Comiskey Park">Comiskey Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Jacaranda" title="The Jacaranda">The Jacaranda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaiserkeller" title="Kaiserkeller">Kaiserkeller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kinfauns" title="Kinfauns">Kinfauns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Palladium" title="London Palladium">London Palladium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penny_Lane,_Liverpool" 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