The Beatles’ concert at Portsmouth’s Guildhall scheduled for 12 November 1963 had been postponed after Paul McCartney fell ill with gastric flu.
It took place instead on this date, which was to have been the start of a four-day rest period for The Beatles. This was the group’s second and final appearance at the Guildhall, following their debut there on 30 March 1963.
The Beatles performed a standard 10-song set throughout their 1963 Autumn Tour: ‘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’.
This was the 27th date of the Autumn Tour, which ended on 13 December 1963.
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One of the most exciting nights of my life! My friends and I got tickets four rows from the front in the middle and when the curtain openend there they were in real life! The whole place was screaming and you couldn’t hear the music but who cared, we could listen to that at home. It was like my pictures were moving and I felt this feeling of emotion that made me want to cry! They looked so GORGEOUS in their suits with the velvet collars. The set wasn’t very long – not long enough, then they were whisked away, gone…..
Thanks Sheila, for sharing your memories – and for the scan of the ticket!
Hi Sheila, would you be interested in taking part in a short radio interview about your experience?
Good comments on this report,!!
I too was at that concert. I had a problem with my ticket. I had put it in my boot so it would not be taken but when I took it out it was in pieces! I cried but they took pity on me and let me in. I didn’t hear them, all I heard were screaming girls( we were sitting in the back) When the concert finished, the floor was covered in money and jelly babies! It was an amazing experience which I will never forget.