This was The Beatles’ first appearance at Sheffield’s City Hall, as part of their UK tour with Helen Shapiro.
They performed at the venue on five occasions in total: four in 1963 and once in 1964.
Last updated: 25 January 2024
Also on this day...
- 2010: Paul McCartney announces UK and Ireland summer tour
- 1999: Recording: Shake A Hand, Movie Magg by Paul McCartney
- 1969: John Lennon and Yoko Ono perform in Cambridge
- 1969: Paul McCartney produces Mary Hopkin’s Goodbye
- 1967: Recording, mixing: Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
- 1965: Filming: Help!, the Bahamas
- 1964: US single release: Twist And Shout
- 1964: The Beatles begin filming A Hard Day’s Night
- 1963: Television: ABC At Large
- 1962: The Beatles live: Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, Wallasey
- 1962: The Beatles live: St John’s Hall, Bootle
- 1961: The Beatles live: Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool
Want more? Visit the Beatles history section.
2nd March = my birthday
Sheffield = my hometown
How I wish I was alive in 1963 to see this