The Beatles perform seven songs for ‘Pop ’63’ on Swedish National Radio in Stockholm 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 24 1963)


Video: 'I Saw Her Standing There (Anthology 1 Version)'

(Thursday, October 24, 1963, 5:00 p.m. Central European Time) — Although their short tour of Sweden didn’t technically start until the following day, The Beatles recorded a radio appearance today for producer Klas Burling’s Sveriges Radio (Swedish National Radio) show Pop ’63.


Video: 'From Me To You (Anthology 1 Version)'


Video: 'Money (That's What I Want) (Anthology 1 Version)'

The recording took place at the Karlaplansstudion – later the Maximteatern – in Stockholm, in front of a studio audience of teenage girls. A hundred tickets were given away, but more than twice as many people turned up in the hope of seeing the performance.


Video: 'Roll Over Beethoven (Anthology 1 Version)'


Video: 'You Really Got A Hold On Me (Anthology 1 Version)'

The Beatles played a spirited set of seven songs: “I Saw Her Standing There,” “From Me To You,” “Money (That’s What I Want),” “Roll Over Beethoven,” “You Really Got A Hold On Me,” “She Loves You,” and “Twist And Shout.”


Video: 'Paul McCartney Interviewed for Swedish Radio - 10/24/63'

Between “Money” and “Roll Over Beethoven” the group took a short break, and local band Hasse Rosén and the Northmen performed three songs.


Video: 'The Beatles at Karlaplansstudion, Stockholm, Sweden, 24 October 1963'

This edition of the radio show was subtitled “Popgrupp från Liverpool på besök i Stockholm,” which translates as “Pop group from Liverpool visiting Stockholm.” It was broadcast on Nov. 11, 1963, from 10:05-10:30 p.m.