This date, the 12th of The Beatles’ 1964 British tour, was the second time they performed at the Gaumont State Cinema in London’s Kilburn district. They had previously performed there on 9 April 1964.
On this day The Beatles performed two concerts, for which they were paid £850. Their set throughout the 1964 tour contained 10 songs: ‘Twist And Shout’, ‘Money (That’s What I Want)’, ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’, ‘Things We Said Today’, ‘I’m Happy Just To Dance With You’, ‘I Should Have Known Better’, ‘If I Fell’, ‘I Wanna Be Your Man’, ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ and ‘Long Tall Sally’.
The support acts on the tour were The Rustiks, Sounds Incorporated, Michael Haslam, The Remo Four, Tommy Quickly and Mary Wells, and the compère was Bob Bain. The evening’s two shows began at 6.40pm and 9pm.
Also on this day...
- 2015: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Citi Performing Arts Center, Boston
- 2014: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater
- 2012: Apple Inc granted trademark for The Beatles’ Apple Corps logo
- 2010: English Heritage plaque unveiled at Lennon and Ono’s former London home
- 2005: Paul McCartney live: Bradley Center, Milwaukee
- 1993: Paul McCartney live: Palasport, Florence
- 1980: US single release: (Just Like) Starting Over by John Lennon
- 1974: Press conference: George Harrison, Los Angeles
- 1968: Recording: Yellow Submarine film score
- 1963: Travel: London to Stockholm, Sweden
- 1963: Recording, mixing: I Wanna Be Your Man, Little Child, Hold Me Tight
- 1960: The Beatles live: Kaiserkeller, Hamburg
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