Video: 'The Beatles Live At The Cinema Cyrano, Versailles, France - Associated Press - 15 January 1964'

(Sunday, January 15, 1964, 9:00 p.m. Central European Time) — Ahead of their 18-day season at the Olympia Theatre in Paris, France, The Beatles played a warm-up show tonight at the Cinéma Cyrano, 7 Rue Rameau, in Versailles.

Video: 'The Beatles Live At The Cinema Cyrano, Versailles, France - RTF Journal Televise - 16 January 1964'

All nine acts due to appear at the Olympia performed at the evening’s concert at the Cyrano, in front of an audience of 2,000. Along with The Beatles, the other main acts were French chanteuse Sylvie Vartan and American singer Trini Lopez.

Video: 'The Beatles Live At Olympia Theatre, Paris, France - Gaumont Actualites (Raw Footage) - 16 Jan 1964'

The entertainment began at 9:00 p.m. and finished after midnight. The Beatles’ fans were predominantly male, and there was noticeably less screaming than the group were used to – allowing them to hear their instruments more clearly than usual.