Samira Ahmed's "A Hard Day's Night" and Amelia Davis' "The Beatles by Jim Marshall" bookend their touring years
Published
June 26, 2026 2:40PM (EDT)
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During a career that was chock-full of momentous events, The Beatles enjoyed plenty of turning points that contributed to their unparalleled achievements. And few loom larger than the release of “A Hard Day’s Night” (1964), their feature film debut, and their August 29, 1966, performance at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park. Both are subjects of terrific new books about the band.
