24 March 1963
Concert:
Empire Theatre, Lime Street, Liverpool
"comprising a piece of card, mounted with clippings from a Chris Montez/Tommy Roe programme, signed on the reverse by John and Paul; a Roe/Montez concert ticket stub, Liverpool Empire, 24th March 1963; a publicity photograph; and a typed piece entitled Verily It Is The Beatles, together with copy"
Source: Sotheby's auction, 3 December 2002
This photo with Chris Montez and Tommy Roe may have been taken backstage at the Liverpool Empire.
Chris Montez remembered: "I was touring England with Tommy Roe and an unknown group called the Beatles. They were booked to get the show going and they had such energy and power. They played me their album, 'Please Please Me', before it was released and I was knocked out. I couldn't stop singing 'I Saw Her Standing There'. It was such a great song. I was top of the charts and topping the bill, but when we got to Liverpool, I said, 'This is your town, you close the show, I'm not the headliner here.' They were amazed that I should say that."
Source: http://www.spencerleigh.demon.co.uk/Fabs_Americans.htm
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