Video: 'The Beatles Live At The Convention Hall, Atlantic City, USA (Sunday 30th August 1964)'
(Sunday, August 30, 1964, approximately 10:00 p.m. EDT; during The Beatles’ 1964 North American tour) — Just three nights after U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson accepted the nomination for a full term of office at the 1964 Democratic National Convention, in the very same venue, The Beatles electrified a crowd of 18,000 fans at the Convention Hall in Atlantic City tonight, delivering an unforgettable performance in their signature style.
Before the show, the Fab Four stayed at the Lafayette Motel. On the day of the concert, they departed the motel at 2:15 p.m. EDT, cleverly hidden in the back of a fish truck. A short distance from the venue, they switched to their waiting tour bus to make a grand entrance.
The Beatles treated the audience to a 12-song set, including classics such as “Twist and Shout,” “You Can’t Do That,” “All My Loving,” “She Loves You,” “Things We Said Today,” “Roll Over Beethoven,” “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “If I Fell,” “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” “Boys,” “A Hard Day’s Night,” and “Long Tall Sally.”
Video: 'The Beatles Atlantic City Convention Hall 1964-08-30 complete soundboard'
After the show, the band left the venue in a laundry truck, as their limousine was deemed too conspicuous. They spent the night at the Marquis De Lafayette Hotel in nearby Cape May, where they stayed for a few days before their next concert in Philadelphia on September 2, 1964.
During their stay in Atlantic City, John Lennon and Paul McCartney found time to write two songs for the “Beatles For Sale” album. The first was “Every Little Thing.”
Video: 'The Beatles Outside the LaFayette Motor Inn Atlantic City 8/30/64'
“John and I got this one written in Atlantic City during our last tour of the States. John does the guitar riff for this one, and George is on acoustic. Ringo bashes some timpani drums for the big noises you’ll hear,” Paul McCartney said in an interview with Disc on November 14, 1964.
The other song penned during their break in New Jersey was “What You’re Doing.”
