Beatles in Australia Original newspaper Adelaide Riot as 25'000 Fans Hysterical
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Original Newspaper Scottish Daily Express June 13 1964
Great Headline IT'S A RIOT
Australian Beatle Fans Stop Show
THERE may have been loudly colorful change brewing in England, but it was steady black and white for Australia during the winter of 1964.
The Beatles were in Australia for less than a fortnight. But we would never be the same.
And so it was that the Beatles would fly from Sydney to Adelaide for their first Australian appearances. Like today, not much happens in South Australia and the world’s most famous band in town was big news.
Almost half the population of the state lined the route from Adelaide Airport to the city — perhaps more than 300,000 people. Various Beatles said ever after that it had been their biggest reception.
“I didn’t know that many people were in Adelaide,” said the assistant tour manager, Malcolm Cooke.
They did two sets a night of just 10 songs. With Nicol on drums, the band omitted their version of the Shirelles’ song Boys. It had been Ringo’s token vocal on the band’s first album.
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