A contract for a 1965 Beatles concert that demonstrated the Fab Four's stand against segregation has sold for $23,000 US.
There was hot bidding on the contract at the Nate D. Sanders auction house in Santa Monica on Tuesday, pushing the price well above the $3,000 to $5,000 estimate.
The contract, signed by Beatles manager Brian Epstein, specified that they "not be required to perform in front of a segregated audience" for their August 31, 1965 show at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California.
In 1964, the Beatles threatened to cancel a concert at Florida's Gator Bowl after the band learned the audience was to be segregated. The group took the stage only after officials agreed the crowd could be integrated.
The 1965 concert at the Cow Palace was part of the band's third concert tour of the U.S.
The contract guaranteed the Beatles $40,000 from the gross box office receipts of more than $77,000 and demanded a minimum of 150 uniformed police officers for protection of band members.
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