The Sunday Magazine How stadium concerts changed live music, from The Beatles to Taylor Swift

If Mary Grace Bova could choose to relive just one day in her life, she wouldn't hesitate for a second.

It would be August 15, 1965.

She was just 14, sitting in the "very overwhelming" stands of Shea Stadium in New York City, when The Beatles ran onto the field.

"You just saw them with your eyes in-person, it was just like something I'll never forget," Bova, who is now based in Pennsylvania, told CBC's .

"All I remember is screaming and crying and sweating."

That night, at the the height of Beatlemania, the group also known as The Fab Four performed a 12-song set in 30 minutes. More than 55,000 fans packed into the stadium, breaking records and redefining what a live concert could be.

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