The 26th date of The Beatles’ 1964 British tour was a return to Sheffield’s City Hall. It was the group’s fifth and final visit to the venue.
They performed two concerts on this night, 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 6.30pm and 8.50pm.
Also on this day...
- 2015: Love Me Do drummer Andy White dies
- 2013: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires
- 2011: Good Ol’ Freda: documentary on Beatles fan club secretary secures funding
- 1968: George Harrison produces Is This What You Want? by Jackie Lomax
- 1965: Editing, mixing: The Beatles’ Third Christmas Record, Michelle, What Goes On, Run For Your Life, Think For Yourself
- 1963: The Beatles live: Granada Cinema, East Ham, London
- 1962: The Beatles live: Star-Club, Hamburg
- 1961: The Beatles live: Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool
- 1961: The Beatles live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (lunchtime) – Brian Epstein meets The Beatles
- 1960: The Beatles live: Kaiserkeller, Hamburg
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