When the world's greatest pop band played their final public concert in
January 1969, there were no tickets or posters printed. When John
Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr emerged at
lunchtime from the headquarters of their own company, Apple, five
stories above London's Savile Row, only a select group of people knew
what the hell was happening. The rooftop concert was one of the Beatles'
most spontaneous acts. The Beatles on the Roof studies the rooftop
concert in penetrating detail, uncovering new truths and debunking old
myths about the event. Nobody knew it yet--not even the band--but this
was the last time they would play live to the public.