Fact #187622
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The Beatles play at Wimbledon Palais, Wimbledon, London, England, UK, Europe. This show is billed as the 'Southern Area Fan Club Convention' of The Beatles Fan club, and the group has to perform behind steel barriers erected to keep the fans at bay.Full article:
Rosemary Rolls (fan) : My friend's dad took us in his car, dropped us off and arranged a time to pick us up. We queued for what seemed like hours with crowds of people, mostly young girls.
We were only 14 and 15 and had never been to London on our own.
When we eventually got inside there were cages around the stage, we were packed in like sardines.
The screams from the crowd made it difficult to hear The Beatles properly, loads of girls were fainting and police officers had to carry them out.
At one time the crowds nearly pushed the cages in on top of The Beatles. Not very pleasant.
(Source : https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/nostalgia/beatles-fan-recalls-calm-night-10650075)
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We were only 14 and 15 and had never been to London on our own.
When we eventually got inside there were cages around the stage, we were packed in like sardines.
The screams from the crowd made it difficult to hear The Beatles properly, loads of girls were fainting and police officers had to carry them out.
At one time the crowds nearly pushed the cages in on top of The Beatles. Not very pleasant.
(Source : https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/nostalgia/beatles-fan-recalls-calm-night-10650075)