By 1966 , the Beatles had grown weary of live performance . In John Lennon 's opinion , they could " send out four waxworks ... and that would satisfy the crowds . Beatles concerts are nothing to do with music anymore . They 're just bloody tribal rites . " In June that year , two days after finishing the album '' Revolver '' , the group set off for a tour that started in West Germany . While in Hamburg they received an anonymous telegram stating : " Do not go to Tokyo . Your life is in danger . " The threat was taken seriously in light of the controversy surrounding the tour among Japan 's religious and conservative groups , with particular opposition to the Beatles ' planned performances at the sacred Nippon Budokan arena . As an added precaution , 35,000 police were mobilised and tasked with protecting the group , who were transported from hotels to concert venues in armoured vehicles . The Beatles then performed in the Philippines , where they were threatened and manhandled by its citizens for not visiting First Lady Imelda Marcos . The group were angry with their manager , Brian Epstein , for insisting on what they regarded as an exhausting and demoralising itinerary
tour that started in West Germany
The Beatles' 1966 tour of Germany, Japan and the Philippines
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band