Details
- Country: Spain
- City: Madrid
- Location: Plaza de Toros
Location
Location: Plaza de Toros • Madrid • Spain
Timeline
Previous concert Jun 30, 1965 • France • Nice
Article Jul 01, 1965 • The Beatles fly from Nice to Madrid
Interview July 1965 • The Beatles interview for RAVE Magazine
Concert Jul 02, 1965 • Spain • Madrid
Concert Jul 03, 1965 • Spain • Barcelona
Interview Jul 03, 1965 • The Beatles interview for Fabulous208
Throughout much of July 1965 I was in Madrid working on United Artists’ new production, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum with Zero Mostel and Phil Silvers. As chance would have it, on 2 July the Beatles were to play the Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas, a well-known bullring in town. Many of the younger members of the crew knew of my Beatles connection and, since all official tickets to the concert had long been sold, I agreed to try calling Brian Epstein’s management company, NEMS (North End Road Music Stores), to get some complimentary ones. I called their London office to get the name and number of the hotel where the boys were staying and dialled the hotel with the intention of speaking to Neil Aspinall, who I knew would be with the group.
To my surprise John answered. He seemed in good cheer. ‘Denis, how are you?’
‘Fine.’
‘Where are you?’
‘I’m here in Madrid.’
‘Come over for a cup of tea.’
I explained about the ticket situation.
‘Yeah, of course we can sort something out. Just get yourself over here.’
I arrived at the hotel at around half past three and chatted with John and the other Beatles for a while. I was pleased to see them, and I think they were happy to see a familiar face. […]
Denis O’Dell – From “At the Apple’s Core: The Beatles from the Inside“, 2002
Plaza de Toros
This was the 1st and only concert played at Plaza de Toros.
Setlist for the concert
Written by Phil Medley, Bert Russell
Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
Written by Carl Perkins
Written by Chuck Berry
