The Beatles Play Sheffield

[Guest Milling_Radio]

Hey there,

I'm trying to find information for a music documentary project I'm working on, about The Beatles gigs in Sheffield. If anyone has any info on, or more importantly, attended any of these gigs or knows anyone who did, please could you contact me.

Particular interest in the following:

Azema Ballroom, White Lane, Gleadless on 12th February 1963

(Peter Stringfellow booked the Fab Four to play this venue, for £85. The Azena normally held 500 people, but Stringfellow sold 2,000 tickets and it's estimated another 1,000 showed up on the night. Tickets were four shillings (20p) rising to five shillings (25p) when demand took off.)

or:

Gaumont Cinema, Barkers Pool on 8th December 1965

(Compering the Gaumont show was a local lad, Jerry Stevens of Seagrave Avenue, Gleadless.)

Or any gigs The Beatles played in Sheffield in the 60's. If anyone has any information or contacts that could help me in my research, it would be most appreciated.

Please, please do not hesitate to get in touch - I need stories and memories of these memorable events. Just reply to this message on here or email me on - milling.radio@hotmail.co.uk

Thank you for your time,

Mike Milling

Free-lance radio programme producer/researcher

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