Ryan Davies Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 Beatles Tour of 1963 Does anyone remember the Beatles tour of Sheffield in 1963? Did you go to any of the performances? What are your memories of the performances? Did you attend the Azena Ballroom, Gleadless, performance? Any thoughts, quirky moments, or anything however big or small about the performances please let me know. Thanks, Ryan Davies joa02rmd@shef.ac.uk[/b] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPG Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 lol, im no where near old enough to remember it, but what i do know is the "Azena Ballroom, Gleadless" is now a Somerfield i'll move this into the "history" forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bowler Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 I was at the Azena for the beatles concert and I remember paying 6s 6d for a ticket on the black market outside, the original price was 5s 6d and someone opened the firedoor and hundreds poured in till the police restored order, I recall standing on a chair on a table. The Azena was called after the owners Arnold & Zena Fidler, Zena died this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Cooper Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 I seem to remember a story going around (I suppose it would be around 1964/5) that the Beatles had played at the Blue Bell on Main Street, Hackenthorpe. Am I imagining it? Was it an urban myth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lostrider Posted December 25, 2003 Share Posted December 25, 2003 Originally posted by Steve Cooper I seem to remember a story going around (I suppose it would be around 1964/5) that the Beatles had played at the Blue Bell on Main Street, Hackenthorpe. Am I imagining it? Was it an urban myth? An urban myth I am Afraid. But some big acts did play the Bell in the Sixties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirky Posted December 25, 2003 Share Posted December 25, 2003 slightly off subject but my mum saw buddy holly at the city hall and actually met him and got his autograph,it was sold at sotherby's about 2 years and she bought my sister a car with the money,about 3 grand i think it fetched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyman Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 Originally posted by kirky slightly off subject but my mum saw buddy holly at the city hall and actually met him and got his autograph,it was sold at sotherby's about 2 years and she bought my sister a car with the money,about 3 grand i think it fetched. He stayed at the Grand that night and walked across the road chatting to local guitar players. Second on the bill was DES O'CONNOR. unbelievable now but he was a bit of a rocker in 1957 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushbaby Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 Not only did Des support Buddy on that tour, but they shared digs throughout. At the end of the tour Buddy gave Des his guitar which Des still has to this day, He keeps it in a glass case and occasionally brings it on telly with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malibu Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 the ballroom in gleadless townend was owned by my auntie and uncle arnie and zeana sadly they are both deceased now but we have 1000s of memorys of her if any body wants to chat about this subject or anything else to do with gleadless drop me a line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owdlad Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 hiya malibu. Didn't they live in a flat around the back ? I think the azena was built by George Stainforth builders, and it's rumoured that the Beatles autoraphs were on the wall even when it was a Kwik Slave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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