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Two gigs for The Beatles today - The Offerton Palace Theatre Club, Stockport, England, UK, Europe, and The Southern Sporting Club, Manchester.Full article:
Tony Philbin (barman, Offerton Palace Theatre Club) : They were superb and the highlight for me was John Lennon singing Twist And Shout. He really belted it out and it made the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end.
The place was electric and they were so raw - I'd never seen anything like it before. We were used to seeing crooners so it was like a breath of fresh air when The Beatles arrived. It was very exciting because they weren't polished at all, and it was that sheer energy that made the night so special and memorable.
The place was in chaos with hordes of teenagers, mainly girls, screaming - which was unusual for the Theatre Club as it was a members club and the audience was generally older.
Other staff had difficulty getting in due to the huge crowds milling about outside. The screaming could be heard in the club and every word The Beatles sung could be heard outside for the unfortunate people without tickets.
At their request I took drinks down to their dressing room - a dozen bottles of Coke for which I was thanked.
(Source : Stockport Express,4 June 2003)
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The place was electric and they were so raw - I'd never seen anything like it before. We were used to seeing crooners so it was like a breath of fresh air when The Beatles arrived. It was very exciting because they weren't polished at all, and it was that sheer energy that made the night so special and memorable.
The place was in chaos with hordes of teenagers, mainly girls, screaming - which was unusual for the Theatre Club as it was a members club and the audience was generally older.
Other staff had difficulty getting in due to the huge crowds milling about outside. The screaming could be heard in the club and every word The Beatles sung could be heard outside for the unfortunate people without tickets.
At their request I took drinks down to their dressing room - a dozen bottles of Coke for which I was thanked.
(Source : Stockport Express,4 June 2003)