Saturday, June 25, 1966
Essen • 9pm show
Concert • By The Beatles • Part of the 1966 Germany Tour
Last updated on October 22, 2023
Saturday, June 25, 1966
Concert • By The Beatles • Part of the 1966 Germany Tour
Last updated on October 22, 2023
Location: Grugahalle
Article Jun 25, 1966 • The Beatles travel from Munich to Essen
Concert Jun 25, 1966 • Germany • Essen • 5pm show
Concert Jun 25, 1966 • Germany • Essen • 9pm show
Interview Jun 25, 1966 • Press conference in Essen
Interview Jun 25, 1966 • The Beatles interview for WDR Radio
Next concert Jun 26, 1966 • Germany • Hamburg • 3pm show
Jun 25, 1966 • From WDR Radio
Jun 25, 1966
The Beatles travel from Munich to Essen
Jun 25, 1966
On the morning of this day, The Beatles travelled from Munich to Essen to perform two concerts at the Grugahalle, the first one at 5 pm and the second one at 9 pm, and held a press conference between the sets. Also appearing on the bill were Cliff Bennett and The Rebel Rousers, The Rattles, and Peter and Gordon.
After this concert, The Beatles went back to the train station and reboarded the same train that had brought them from Munich to Essen, in the morning. The train would bring them to Hamburg, the third and final destination of their German trip.
[…] Before going on stage John, George and Paul put in another practice for “Paperback Writer” — Paul was still very far from satisfied. The difficulty being that on record they sing a four-part harmony, yet on stage they can only manage three, and the mere fact that John’s voice was cracking up, didn’t help matters.
After the second show, which was even wilder than the first, we waited for the crowd to disperse before leaving the theatre to go back to the station where the train had been waiting.
It was about twelve thirty when we arrived at the station. A very late dinner was served about one o’clock and everyone was in excellent spirits, except poor old John whose throat was getting worse, so his evening was spent drinking lemon teas and taking lozenges. Everyone else sat round the table playing cards and trying to think up L.P. titles — again! This time Paul fancied the word “pendulum”. […]
From The Beatles Monthly Book – August 1966
This was the 2nd concert played at Grugahalle.
A total of 2 concerts have been played there • 1966 • Jun 25 (5pm show) • Jun 25 (9pm show)
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