The 10th date of The Beatles’ 1963 Autumn Tour took place at the ABC Cinema in Plymouth, Devon.
They played two ‘houses’ on this date. The support acts were The Kestrels, Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers, the Vernon Girls and comedian Frank Berry.
Throughout the tour The Beatles played a standard set of 10 songs: ‘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’.
The Beatles returned to Plymouth on one other occasion, 29 October 1964, for another performance at the ABC Cinema.
Last updated: 24 April 2012
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