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Monday, May 20, 1963

Southampton

Concert • By The Beatles • Part of the Roy Orbison / The Beatles Tour

Last updated on November 27, 2024


Details

Location

  • Location: Gaumont Cinema

Timeline

Band members

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From Bonhams : The Beatles An Unusual And Large Autographed Photograph And Concert Handbill, 1963,
From Bonhams : The Beatles An Unusual And Large Autographed Photograph And Concert Handbill, 1963, – the black and white print by Martin Southampton of The Beatles and the manager of The Gaumont Cinema, Southampton, the original mount signed in blue ballpoint by Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison, framed, with newspaper clippings from the 1960s, 1980s and 1990s; together with a handbill for the Beatles concert at The Gaumont, 20th May 1963, complete with ticket order form, framed. The Beatles first appeared at the Gaumont Cinema in Southampton on 20th May 1963, when this photograph was taken. They returned to appear on 13th December that year, which is presumably when the photograph was signed.
From Bonhams : The Beatles An Unusual And Large Autographed Photograph And Concert Handbill, 1963,
From Bonhams : The Beatles An Unusual And Large Autographed Photograph And Concert Handbill, 1963,

Gaumont Cinema

This was the 1st concert played at Gaumont Cinema.

A total of 3 concerts have been played there • 1963May 20Dec 131964Nov 6

Setlist for the concert

See song statistics for “Roy Orbison / The Beatles Tour”

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John Thorpe • 1 month ago

I was at this concert in 1963 as I was a big fan of both Roy Orbison and The Beatles. I have been trying for years to get a copy of the flyer to this particular concert and have even been to the venue itself as one used to be displayed in one of the bars. They were not very helpful. Are you able to point me in the direction of any firm that specialises in providing such pieces of memorabilia, please ? Thank you.


The PaulMcCartney Project • 1 month ago

Hi John,

Doing a quick Google Seach, I found some reprints available, not for this date though - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/373444806498?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5338722076&customid=&toolid=10050 - maybe you can contact this vendor so see if they have reprints for this specific data ?

Hope this helps


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