Were you at the lost Beatles gig in 1962 Birmingham?
Pop historians believe they have uncovered a mysterious lost Birmingham gig by The Beatles. And they’ve issued an SOS in the hope that members of the public who were at the 1962 concert will get in touch.
The Fab Four were then unknowns and Ringo Starr had only just joined the group. Not surprisingly, the set was played to a sparse audience at The Ritz Ballroom in Kings Heath.
Details of The Beatles’ gig at the same venue in February 15, 1963, are well-documented.
Then, the world’s greatest group was riding high in the charts with Please Please Me and they arrived at The Ritz to a chorus of screaming girls. But Bob Prew and Ken Whittaker, who organised the celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the ‘63 show, were stunned to be told it was The Beatles’ second visit. No fewer than four people have approached them, claiming to have been in the audience. “There must be something in it,” said Ken. “We have received the same information from four independent sources, all saying the same thing.
“It was apparently an ordinary Sunday, it was not crowded. Remember, no-one had heard of them. “They were just The Beatles. “I’ve gone through issues of New Musical Express from 1961 to 1966 in the hope the concert was advertised, but have found nothing.”
By: Mike Lockley
Source: Birmingham Mail
