The Beatles

A concert poster advertising a performance by The Beatles at the Town Hall Ballroom, Abergavenny.

• The concert took place on the 22nd June 1963 and were supported by local band The Fabulous Fortunes.
• The poster also advertises other events that took place at the ballroom in May and June.
• This work is presented unframed.

This was to be The Beatles’ only performance in Abergavenny. They were booked by local promoter Eddie Tattersall who had agreed a fee of £250 with Brian Epstein. The concert was advertised as 7.30pm to 11.45pm but The Beatles were late taking the stage because of John Lennon’s appearance on Juke Box Jury earlier in the day. The show had been recorded at London’s BBC studios, however, filming ended at 9.15pm. Following this, John was driven to Battersea Helipad from where he took a chartered helicopter flight to Wales. He landed at Abergavenny’s Pen-y-pound football ground at 9.50pm and was driven straight to the Town Hall. The rest of The Beatles had arrived earlier in the day and had been invited to a civic reception given by the Mayor and Mayoress of Abergavenny, Councillor and Mrs J.F. Thurston. The Beatles took to the stage at 10.30pm where they performed in front of around 600 fans. After the concert, all four Beatles signed autographs which were sold to fans for threepence each, with proceeds going to the local branch of the Freedom From Hunger Campaign.