The Beatles first performance in Los Angeles caused a frenzy that ran for several days. Fearing wild fans, officials barred the band from using Burbank Airport. The Fab Four stayed in a private home since no hotel could stand the onslaught of fans.

Hours before their first sold-out concert at Hollywood Bowl the evening of August 23, 1964, Beatlemania hit Studio City. The Beatles dropped in on for a "secret" press conference at the Cinnamon Cinder, a nightclub for teenagers at 11345 Ventura Boulevard.

The Cinder belonged to Bob Eubanks, the KRLA disc jockey (now TV personality) who also presented the Beatles concert. He thought the club would be a quiet place to let writers interview the band. He was wrong.

At about 7 p.m., the Beatles tried to sneak in. Word got out, however, and Ventura Boulevard was mobbed. "More than 400 teenagers staged a mass attack," the now-defunct Valley Times reported. One 15-year-old girl threw herself in front of the Beatles' limousine, but was unhurt.

Fans who didn't get to see the Beatles at the Cinder or the Bowl always had the drive-in. That week, "A Hard’s Day Night" was screening at the Sepulveda Drive-in.