Fact #105360

AJ (audience member) : The opening act was the Bill Black Combo. Black was a former bass player for Elvis in the mid-50s. His band opened for The Beatles throughout that '64 tour. They were okay. Their music was a little on the Jazzy side and mostly instrumental. And having no concept of an "opening act," I remember thinking, "Who are these guys and WHY are they playing? When are The Beatles gonna come out?"??When The Beatles did come out it was, of course, to a deafening ovation that didn't stop for the entire show. The images on TV you've seen a million times of screaming girls at Beatles concerts were no isolated incident. They all screamed and they all screamed for the entire show. Me? I didn't scream or jump up and down. I just remember not being able to stop smiling.??Set-wise, the lion's share was composed of hits from the albums Meet The Beatles, Something New, and A Hard Day's Night. ??I remember the only disappointment I had about the performance was one that only the naivete of a kid my age could've conjured up. I expected all the songs they did live to sound exactly like what I'd heard on their albums and on the radio