The Beatles’ only concert in the Yorkshire town of Middlesbrough took place at the Astoria Ballroom on 25 June 1963. The support act was Billingham group The Johnny Taylor 5.
Last updated: 27 June 2023
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The Johnny Taylor Five guitarist, Eric Shoosmith, recalls his time appearing with The Beatles at Middlesbrough Astoria.
http://www.stanlaundon.com/jtaylor.html
I believe that another band played that evening as well as the Johnny Taylor Five. A band from Newcastle, called Vince King And The Stormers, had won a competition to open the show. The guitarist in Vince King And The Stormers was a guy called Vic Malcolm who later went on to be in the band Geordie.