The 15th date of The Beatles’ tour of the United Kingdom with Roy Orbison was at the Hippodrome Theatre on Middle Street in Brighton, Sussex.
They performed a seven-song set on this tour: ‘Some Other Guy’, ‘Do You Want To Know A Secret’, ‘Love Me Do’, ‘From Me To You’, ‘Please Please Me’, ‘I Saw Her Standing There’ and ‘Twist And Shout’.
This was the first of three occasions on which The Beatles performed at the Brighton Hippodrome. They returned on 12 July 1964 and 25 October 1964.
Last updated: 25 January 2024
Also on this day...
- 2023: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Cuthbert Amphitheater, Eugene
- 2022: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Boch Center, Boston
- 2018: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Borgata Event Center, Atlantic City
- 2016: Paul McCartney live: Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid
- 2010: Paul McCartney is honoured by President Obama at the White House
- 2009: Paul and Ringo reunite for Beatles Rock Band launch
- 2004: Paul McCartney live: Stadion Letzigrund, Zürich
- 1997: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Mohegan Sun Event Center, Uncasville
- 1993: Paul McCartney live: Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee
- 1992: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Sunrise Musical Theatre, Sunrise
- 1976: Wings live: Chicago Stadium, Chicago
- 1967: Recording, mixing: It’s All Too Much
- 1967: US album release: Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
- 1966: Recording, mixing: I Want To Tell You, Yellow Submarine
- 1965: John, George and Ringo attend the première of Richard Lester’s The Knack (And How To Get It)
- 1964: Recording: Any Time At All, Things We Said Today, When I Get Home
- 1962: Travel: Hamburg to Liverpool
- 1961: The Beatles live: Top Ten Club, Hamburg
- 1960: The Silver Beetles live: The Institute, Neston, Wirral
Want more? Visit the Beatles history section.
Brighton Hippodrome is under threat from developers. There is a plan to convert the building and fill it with food franchises, with an eight screen mini cinema complex buried underneath. An alternative community plan supported by theatre architects and Ambassador Theatre Group to restore it as a 1550 seat theatre is being ignored by the city council. There will be a rally in support of the theatre plan in Brighton on November 8th. The Our Brighton Hippodrome group, @ourhippodrome, has produced a business plan…