The Beatles perform live on TV’s ‘Blackpool Night Out’ 50 years ago this hour (July 19 1964)


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(Sunday, July 19, 1964, 8:25-9:25 p.m. BST) — The Beatles appeared live tonight on the ABC television show Blackpool Night Out at Blackpool’s ABC Theatre.

They performed five songs: A Hard Day’s Night, Things We Said Today, You Can’t Do That, If I Fell and Long Tall Sally.

The Beatles also took part in comedy sketches for the show, for which they dressed up as characters including refuse collectors and medical surgeons.