The Beatles live: Guildhall, Portsmouth

The Beatles’ concert at Portsmouth’s Guildhall scheduled for 12 November 1963 had been postponed after Paul McCartney fell ill with gastric flu.

Ticket for The Beatles' Portsmouth concert on 12 November 1963, postponed to 3 December

It took place instead on this date, which was to have been the start of a four-day rest period for The Beatles. This was the group’s second and final appearance at the Guildhall, following their debut there on 30 March 1963.

The Beatles' 1963 winter tour programmeThe Beatles performed a standard 10-song set throughout their 1963 Autumn Tour: ‘I Saw Her Standing There’, ‘From Me To You’, ‘All My Loving’, ‘You Really Got A Hold On Me’, ‘Roll Over Beethoven’, ‘Boys’, ‘Till There Was You’, ‘She Loves You’, ‘Money (That’s What I Want)’ and ‘Twist And Shout’.

This was the 27th date of the Autumn Tour, which ended on 13 December 1963.

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