The Beatles at the NME Poll Winner’s Concert at Empire Pool, Wembley, 1 May 1966. Scanned from “The Beatles: Then There Was Music” by Tim Hill.
On 20 November 1964 The Glad Rag Ball organised by London University took place at the Empire Pool, Wembley, London. The show started at 9 pm and finished at 7am. The show was hosted by Jimmy Savile and featured The Rolling Stones, Animals, Long John Baldry, Susan Maughan, Lorne Lesley, Ginger Johnson & his African Drummers and Humphrey Lyttelton. Ringo Starr and John Lennon of the Beatles attended.
The Beatles top the bill at the twelfth annual NME Pollwinner’s All-Star Concert at the Empire Pool, Wembley on 26 April 1964. Brian Epstein is in the foreground watching them. Photo by Terence Spencer.
The Beatles top the bill at the twelfth annual NME Pollwinner’s All-Star Concert at the Empire Pool, Wembley on 26 April 1964. The shadow at the front is Brian Epstein. Photo by Terence Spencer.
The Beatles top the bill at the twelfth annual NME Pollwinner’s All-Star Concert at the Empire Pool, Wembley on 26 April 196 in from of “20.000 screaming, shaking, twisting fans”. The afternoon show took place just after the completion of A Hard Day’s Night and in the midst of rehearsals for Around the Beatles. They arrived at the venue in a catering lorry escorted by police motorcyclists, and spent just over ten minutes on stage, rattling through a set featuring “She Loves You”, “You Can’t Do That”. “Twist and Shout”. “Long Tall Sally” and “Can’t Buy Me Love”.
