The Beatles smuggled into concert venue in police van in Southend-on-Sea, Essex 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 9 1963)


Video: 'The Beatles Arrive For A Concert At Odeon Cinema, Southend - ITN News - 9 December 1963'

(Monday, December 9, 1963, first show scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. GMT) — The Beatles were filmed today being smuggled into Odeon Cinema in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, in the back of a police van for tonight’s concerts.

They were also filmed backstage at the venue.

The occasion was the 30th date of the band’s 1963 Autumn Tour of the UK and Ireland.