This was the second date of The Beatles’ British tour of 1964. They played two shows at Leicester’s De Montfort Hall, for which they were paid £850.
The Beatles’ set contained 10 songs: ‘Twist And Shout’, ‘Money (That’s What I Want)’, ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’, ‘Things We Said Today’, ‘I’m Happy Just To Dance With You’, ‘I Should Have Known Better’, ‘If I Fell’, ‘I Wanna Be Your Man’, ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ and ‘Long Tall Sally’.
The support acts on the tour were The Rustiks, Sounds Incorporated, Michael Haslam, The Remo Four, Tommy Quickly and Mary Wells, and the compère was Bob Bain. The concerts started at 6.15pm and 8.45pm.
Last updated: 24 January 2024
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- 2015: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: South Okanagan Events Centre, Penticton
- 2014: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands
- 2013: Paul McCartney live: Times Square, New York
- 2005: Paul McCartney live: Air Canada Centre, Toronto
- 2002: Paul McCartney live: Value City Arena, Columbus, Columbus
- 1993: Paul McCartney live: Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
- 1989: Paul McCartney live: Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris
- 1968: Recording, mixing: Piggies, Glass Onion, Rocky Raccoon, Long Long Long, Why Don’t We Do It In The Road
- 1968: George Harrison forms music publishing company Singsong Ltd
- 1962: The Beatles live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (evening)
- 1962: The Beatles live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (lunchtime)
- 1960: The Beatles live: Kaiserkeller, Hamburg
- 1959: The Quarrymen live: Casbah Coffee Club, Liverpool
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