The Beatles arrive in Stockholm to perform four shows 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 28 1964)


Video: 'The Beatles swedish interviews (1963) Part 2' (July 28, 1964, at 0:00-1:56)

(Tuesday, July 28, 1964, 12:30 p.m. Central European Time) — The Beatles were interviewed by Klas Burling today on their plane after arriving at Arlanda Airport in Stockholm from London via Copenhagen for four shows at the Johanneshovs Isstadion.


Video: 'The Beatles arrive in Stockholm'

This brief segment has the Beatles adopting joke names, with Paul McCartney pretending to be Dave Clark, George Harrison posing as George Chakiris, and John Lennon adopting the last name Jagger.


Video: 'The Beatles - Sweden Interview' (airport reception at 0:18-2:14)

As passports are collected, Ringo Starr says he remembers Sweden well and asks if the girls are still around.


Video: 'CAN293 STOCKHOLM AIRPORT WELCOMES THE BEATLES'

Some three thousand fans wave and cheer as the boys emerge from their flight and are presented with bouquets of flowers by beauty queen Kerstin Dahlöf.

John Lennon sports sunglasses, and Paul McCartney snaps his fingers in time as a student band plays “I Want to Hold Your Hand” and “A Hard Day’s Night.”