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Thanks again for everyone sharing their memories, and joining in on the discussion. Thanks to those who sent me email addresses - will most likely get in touch at some point in the near future. keep them coming! Mike Milling [email protected]

while I'm on the subject - and you guys are obviously avid beatles fans - the other gigs we should hopefully be covering in the programme are: 1962 – Monday 19thNovember Thimblemill Road Baths, Smethwick, West Midlands 1962/63 – Welsh gigs Rhyl's Regent Dansette Ballroom, Saturday 14th July (first gig in Wales) 1962 Prestatyn's Royal Lido Ballroom, Saturday 24th November 1962 Mold's Assembly Hall, Thursday 24th January, 1963 1963 – March 28th ABC Cinema, Exeter (possibly) 1963 – Saturday 16thNovember Winter Gardens Theatre, Bournemouth (and, as you are already aware): 1963 to 65– Sheffield gigs Azema Ballroom, White Lane, Gleadless on 12th February & various over dates/venues from 63-65 If you have any info on any of these gigs, or know anyone who attended - please get in touch. Thanks Mike.

Thanks, guys. I'd love to hear more from @Bushbaby - @SILLY - @arrodbo ...and anyone else who has stories about these gigs. I need people we can actually interview for the radio programme, to share their fond memories. I'm working for an independent producer, the programme is in early stages (just gathering possible interviewees), but if we have enough to go on we should be able to get the programme made and broadcast on BBC (or another National, main-stream but commercial station). So if you would like to share your stories, please contact me at - [email protected] - stating your interest on being on the programme. This would really help me out - and impress my producer, who is relying on me to collect some contributors for the documentary. Please, please do not hesitate to get in touch - just so i can get an idea of who we could talk to, concerning the Sheffield gigs. Thanks again guys! Mike.

this is good guys, thanks - if you do have stories or know anyone who does, I'd love to hear more... Please get in touch.

Thanks @nuts77 would really appreciate that. If your mum has any fond memories and stories about the gigs she'd like to share, i'd love to hear the them. Look forward to hearing from you. Mike.

Hey there, I'm trying to find information for a music documentary project I'm working on, about The Beatles gigs in Sheffield. If anyone has any info on, or more importantly, attended any of these gigs or knows anyone who did, please could you contact me. Particular interest in the following: Azema Ballroom, White Lane, Gleadless on 12th February 1963 (Peter Stringfellow booked the Fab Four to play this venue, for £85. The Azena normally held 500 people, but Stringfellow sold 2,000 tickets and it's estimated another 1,000 showed up on the night. Tickets were four shillings (20p) rising to five shillings (25p) when demand took off.) or: Gaumont Cinema, Barkers Pool on 8th December 1965 (Compering the Gaumont show was a local lad, Jerry Stevens of Seagrave Avenue, Gleadless.) Or any gigs The Beatles played in Sheffield in the 60's. If anyone has any information or contacts that could help me in my research, it would be most appreciated. Please, please do not hesitate to get in touch - I need stories and memories of these memorable events. Just reply to this message on here or email me on - [email protected] Thank you for your time, Mike Milling Free-lance radio programme producer/researcher Mike Milling