The Beatles’ only concert in the Yorkshire town of Middlesbrough took place at the Astoria Ballroom on 25 June 1963. The support act was Billingham group The Johnny Taylor 5.
Page last updated: 25 January 2024
The Beatles live: Astoria Ballroom, Middlesbrough
Also on this day...
- 2022: Paul McCartney live: Glastonbury Festival
- 2016: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Pinewood Bowl Theater, Lincoln
- 2015: Paul McCartney live: Colonial Life Arena, Columbia
- 2014: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Turning Stone Casino, Verona
- 2013: Paul McCartney live: Arena di Verona, Verona
- 2010: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Casino Rama, Rama
- 2008: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Bank of America Pavilion, Boston
- 2006: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio
- 2000: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Humphreys Concerts By The Bay, San Diego
- 1992: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Summerfest, Milwaukee
- 1968: Mixing, editing: Revolution 1, Revolution 9
- 1968: George Harrison produces Jackie Lomax’s Sour Milk Sea
- 1968: Paul McCartney flies from New York to London
- 1967: The Beatles on Our World: All You Need Is Love
- 1966: The Beatles live: Grugahalle, Essen, Germany
- 1964: The Beatles live: Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand
- 1962: The Beatles live: Plaza Ballroom, St Helens
- 1962: The Beatles live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (lunchtime)
- 1961: The Beatles live: Top Ten Club, Hamburg
- 1960: The Silver Beetles live: Grosvenor Ballroom, Wallasey
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The Johnny Taylor Five guitarist, Eric Shoosmith, recalls his time appearing with The Beatles at Middlesbrough Astoria.
http://www.stanlaundon.com/jtaylor.html
I believe that another band played that evening as well as the Johnny Taylor Five. A band from Newcastle, called Vince King And The Stormers, had won a competition to open the show. The guitarist in Vince King And The Stormers was a guy called Vic Malcolm who later went on to be in the band Geordie.
I have a poster with the lineup(Johnny Taylor five, Vince king and the stormer a. And the Beatles.
They were on from 9.30 to10.15