Live: Co-operative Hall, Darwen
Denna fredag åkte The Beatles till Darwen i Lancashire för att spela på en danstillställning, som hade arrangerats av den lokala baptistkyrkan denna kväll.
The Beatles var som vanligt högst upp på listan över artisterna som hade bokats. Bland de övriga artisterna kan nämna The Electones, The Mike Taylor Combo ochThe Mustangs with Ricky Day.
David Yates arbetade denna dag, när The Beatles spelade i Darwen Co-operative Hall. Han har berättat att han mötte gruppen i entrén till lokalen och visade dem upp i hissen till omklädningsrummet,
Yates berättar vidare: They arrived separately. John Lennon and Ringo Starr had driven to Darwen in a van with their roadies, and Paul and George had made their way here in a green Ford Corsair. I couldn’t help thinking they were a scruffy bunch. In the dressing room George was even laughing at a tatty string vest he was wearing. What a transformation though when they went out onto the stage, smart grey high collared suits and shiny black Chelsea boots.
A few girls were hanging around in the corridors as they went to the stage and the group had a bit of a chat with them. The girls were well behaved and there wasn’t any hysterical screaming or grabbing at them – like you see in TV clips of their concerts. The girls straight away made a bee line for Paul. He was definitely the favourite.
After their stage act, which I thought very polished and very professional they signed autographs for another bunch of girls. Their dressing room was filled with loads of women! I managed to get an autograph from all four myself. I still have it today and treasure it.
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Tidigare denna dag sändes två av radioshowerna som The Beatles hade spelat in tidigare. Den 16 januari hade de spelat in BBC:s Radioshow Here We Go och den 21 januari hade de spelat in programmet Radio Luxembourg’s Friday Spectacular.
Här spelar The Beatles låtarna Chains (inte komplett), Please Please Me, Ask Me Why och Three Cool Cats i BBC:s Radioshow Here We Go. Den senare låten sändes aldrig i det färdiga programmet som man kunde lyssna på i radio denna dag.
