This was The Beatles’ only concert in the Yorkshire town of Middlesbrough. The support act was Billingham group The Johnny Taylor 5.
Also on this day...
- 2015: Paul McCartney live at Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, South Carolina
- 2014: Ringo Starr live at Turning Stone Casino, Verona, New York
- 2013: Paul McCartney live at Arena di Verona, Verona, Italy
- 1968: Mixing, editing: Revolution 1, Revolution 9
- 1968: George Harrison produces Jackie Lomax’s Sour Milk Sea
- 1968: Paul McCartney flies from New York to London
- 1967: The Beatles on Our World: All You Need Is Love
- 1966: Live: Grugahalle, Essen, Germany
- 1964: Live: Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand
- 1962: Live: Plaza Ballroom, St Helens
- 1962: Live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (lunchtime)
- 1961: Live: Top Ten Club, Hamburg
- 1960: Live: Grosvenor Ballroom, Wallasey
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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.