The Beatles performed in Lincoln on just one occasion, as part of their 1963 Autumn Tour of the UK and Ireland. It was the 23rd date of the tour, which continued until 13 December.
Prior to the concert Ringo Starr was suffering from earache, so cut short the group’s rehearsal to have his ear syringed at the local hospital.
Throughout the tour The Beatles’ setlist throughout contained 10 songs: ‘I Saw Her Standing There’, ‘From Me To You’, ‘All My Loving’, ‘You Really Got A Hold On Me’, ‘Roll Over Beethoven’, ‘Boys’, ‘Till There Was You’, ‘She Loves You’, ‘Money (That’s What I Want)’ and ‘Twist And Shout’.
After the concert The Beatles were driven to a hotel near Doncaster. Their chauffeur’s driving was so erratic that upon their arrival the group telephoned Brian Epstein to demand a replacement for the rest of the tour.
If the driver went from Lincoln to Doncaster he may have gone through Torksey, a village with a hump back bridge on the MAIN road, if you dont know its there you take off and land with a bump…
I was there, first in the queue with Bob Parker, front row seats right in the middle, still have the ticket;
Hello mister Logan, do you speak french?
Hi John
How’s life? Just done a piece for BBC Radio Lincolnshire on that night back in November 1963 when we went to see The Beatles – quite a time ago.
Be interested in hearing from you.
My sister Maureen went to this concert ( she was 12), and somehow managed to touch John Lennon. She wouldn’t wash her hands for days, much to the consternation of my Dad !
When she left home to get married a few years later, she left her Beatles and Tamla Motown albums at home and I’ve loved their music ever since, also seeing Macca in concert twice.
My Grandad Duncan Logan was a teacher in Lincoln and in a meeting in the Council
Offices that day where the band were bundled in to protect them from fans. Grandad managed to get autographs for my then 15yr old Mum.
My grandad was the bouncer for the front door this day. I only just found out about it yesterday at his funeral. Raymond Woods.