Fact #190516
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The Beatles play at The Ritz, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, Europe, supported by The Vernons Girls, The Brook Brothers and others.Full article:
Margaret Flynn (audience) : My friends and I walked down the Grosvenor Road to the Ritz and were just met with a sea of people. Screaming girls and lots of boys too - but of course we weren't getting anywhere near it. The police had crowd control and barriers everywhere.
Chris Maccabe (audience) : As I recall there were some protests from politicians and church leaders who felt the Beatles were breaking a mould that wasn't acceptable... Belfast was a very strict place and the Beatles brought a degree of fun, and I suppose broke down some barriers because they were extremely innocent and their songs at that time were very innocent too.
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Chris Maccabe (audience) : As I recall there were some protests from politicians and church leaders who felt the Beatles were breaking a mould that wasn't acceptable... Belfast was a very strict place and the Beatles brought a degree of fun, and I suppose broke down some barriers because they were extremely innocent and their songs at that time were very innocent too.