Bridge of Allan • Saturday, January 5, 1963

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From Daily Record, July 20, 2021:

A Beatles fan has recalled the night in early 1963 when the Fab Four played Bridge of Allan’s Museum Hall.

Davy Lowe, who lived in Raploch in the early 1960s, was just short of his 15th birthday when he saw the band at the Henderson Street venue not long before they shot to pop superstardom.

The Beatles’ Bridge of Allan gig on January 5, 1963, had been part a five-date tour of Scotland and took place two months after their debut single ‘Love Me Do’ had peaked at number 17 in the charts.

My recollection is that there was a sizable crowd, probably around 120 dancers, although there are differing accounts of this contained in various music books written over the years.

The Beatles’ Bridge of Allan set comprised rhythm and blues as well as soul classics like ‘Long Tall Sally’ and ‘Twist and Shout’ and some Lennon and McCartney originals like ‘Love Me Do’, ‘I Saw Her Standing There’ and to finish, ‘Please Please Me’, which they announced as their new single that would be available the following week. I have been a lifelong Beatles fan ever since. […]

It was a particularly cold, snowy and icy evening, some said the coldest for decades. Me and my good friend Josie Bell left the Raploch on foot to walk to the Museum Hall via the Cornton. The reason being we only had enough money to get into the gig and the late-night transport back to Stirling. […]

Davy Lowe – from Stirling music fan won’t forget night The Beatles played gig at Bridge of Allan venue – Daily Record, July 20, 2021

Last updated on July 28, 2021

Museum Hall

This was the 1st and only concert played at Museum Hall.