The Beatles’ second and final visit to Plymouth was the 16th date of their 1964 British tour. They had previously performed at the same venue, the ABC Cinema, on 13 November 1963.
The Beatles performed two concerts each night on the tour, for which they were paid £850. Their set 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. On this evening the two shows began at 6.15pm and 8.30pm.
Also on this day...
- 2013: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Credicard Hall, São Paulo
- 2010: Royal Mint issues limited edition John Lennon £5 coin
- 2002: Paul McCartney live: America West Arena, Phoenix
- 1991: US album release: Choba B CCCP by Paul McCartney
- 1989: Paul McCartney live: Hallenstadion, Zürich
- 1973: US single release: Mind Games by John Lennon
- 1968: Mixing: Hey Bulldog, All Together Now, All You Need Is Love, Only A Northern Song
- 1967: Filming: Magical Mystery Tour
- 1965: Recording, mixing: We Can Work It Out, Day Tripper
- 1963: The Beatles live: Sporthallen, Eskilstuna, Sweden
- 1963: Mixing: With The Beatles album
- 1962: Television: People And Places
- 1961: The Beatles live: Hambleton Hall, Liverpool
- 1960: The Beatles live: Kaiserkeller, Hamburg
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