25 May 1963

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Radio broadcast:

Saturday Club
BBC Light Programme, 10.00 am - 12.00 pm
Recorded 21 May

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Concert:

City Hall, Barker's Pool, Sheffield, Yorkshire



"When I booked tickets for the Beatles/Roy Orbison tour in early 1963, I really wanted to see the Big O, who was then the headliner over the Merseyside upstarts. By the time they reached Sheffield, the Fab Four were top of the bill, although I remained to be convinced that they deserved it. I remember the great Roy Orbison, alone on the stage, dressed all in black, winning over the audience, but nothing prepared me for the uproar when the Beatles appeared. I spent most of the set watching the people around me in disbelief. I wrote in my diary "like a Roman orgy with screaming twisting girls" . . . but I was convinced: they were magic.

Brian Clay"

Source: Sunday Times, 7 September 2009

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"John Lennon annotated signature and original 1963 Beatles' ticket stub

A piece of paper signed and annotated Love to Marie from the Beatles John Lennon xxx, together with an original pink ticket stub for The Beatles / Roy Orbison Show on Saturday 25th May 1963 at the City (Oval) Hall Sheffield. (2)

Condition: Fold marks and slight age marks to paper.

Autograph paper measures approx. 3.75 x 4.75 inch (9.5 x 11.5 cm)"

Source: http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/1269335

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Source: http://www.fab4collectibles.com/AA090.htm

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The Beatles Book No. 14, September 1964



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