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Sunday, April 11, 1965

NME Annual Poll-Winners' All-Star Concert

Concert • By The Beatles

Last updated on July 21, 2023


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Location

  • Location: Empire Pool

Timeline

Some songs from this concert appear on:

From RetroNewser:

(Sunday, April 11, 1965, afternoon BST) — The Beatles topped the bill this afternoon at the 1964-65 New Musical Express Annual Poll-Winners’ All-Star Concert at the Empire Pool in Wembley in London.

They performed five songs before 10,000 people: I Feel Fine, She’s A Woman, Baby’s In Black, Ticket To Ride and Long Tall Sally. The performance was broadcast on ABC’s Pollwinners’ Concert in Britain on Apr. 18, 1965.

Also on the bill: The Moody Blues, Freddie and the Dreamers, Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames, The Seekers, Herman’s Hermits, The Ivy League, Sounds Incorporated, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, The Rolling Stones, Cilla Black, Donovan, Them, The Searchers, Dusty Springfield, The Animals and The Kinks.

American pop singer Tony Bennett presents an award to The Beatles at the New Musical Express Poll Winners' Concert at Wembley, London. Credits: Express Newspapers
American pop singer Tony Bennett presents an award to The Beatles at the New Musical Express Poll Winners’ Concert at Wembley, London. Credits: Express Newspapers
From Beatles – New Musical Express 1964-65 Poll-Winners All-Star Concert | Lot #89204 | Heritage Auctions (ha.com) – Beatles – New Musical Express 1964-65 Poll-Winners All-Star Concert Program (1965). Printed by lauded English music magazine NME (New Musical Express) for their 1965 poll-winners concert, featuring the Beatles, the Animals, Tom Jones, the Kinks, Them, the Rolling Stones, Freddie and the Dreamers, and many more. The 5.75″ x 8.75″ twenty-page black and white program features photos and bios of all participating acts and an alphabetized lineup for the show, which took place on April 11, 1965 in Wembly, and marked the third appearance (of four total) by the Beatles at the annual NME poll-winners concert. Rare, and in Very Good condition, with light toning, soiling, handling wear, corner wear, and creasing. From the Connie and Dennis Dailey Monumental Beatles Collection.
From Beatles – New Musical Express 1964-65 Poll-Winners All-Star Concert | Lot #89204 | Heritage Auctions (ha.com) – Beatles – New Musical Express 1964-65 Poll-Winners All-Star Concert Program (1965). Printed by lauded English music magazine NME (New Musical Express) for their 1965 poll-winners concert, featuring the Beatles, the Animals, Tom Jones, the Kinks, Them, the Rolling Stones, Freddie and the Dreamers, and many more. The 5.75″ x 8.75″ twenty-page black and white program features photos and bios of all participating acts and an alphabetized lineup for the show, which took place on April 11, 1965 in Wembly, and marked the third appearance (of four total) by the Beatles at the annual NME poll-winners concert. Rare, and in Very Good condition, with light toning, soiling, handling wear, corner wear, and creasing. From the Connie and Dennis Dailey Monumental Beatles Collection.
Tony Bennett and The Beatles

Empire Pool

This was the 3rd concert played at Empire Pool.

A total of 7 concerts have been played there • 1963Apr 21st1964Apr 26th1965Apr 11th1966May 1st1976Oct 19thOct 20thOct 21st

Setlist for the concert

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