A rare, original Beatles gig poster has sold for £3,000 at auction.
The flyer advertises the Fab Four’s concert at The Royal Hall in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.
The gig took place 60-years-ago on 8 March 1963.
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It was the only time that The Beatles played in the upmarket town.
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It was a random stop-off and was a stand alone gig and now part of their year-round tour
The Beatles had only released two singles when they played in Harrogate.
The poster appears to be in good condition.
It features green text that reads: “Dancing for teens and twenties.
”With the recording stars of Please Please Me.
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”The sensational Beatles.
”Together with Harrogate’s most popular group – Barry Corbett and his Mustangs.
”With the Chinchillas and The Apaches.
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”Friday 8th March
”8pm to 1am.”
It was sold at Tennants Auctioneers in Harrogate.
The listing reads: “The vendor states ‘The Apaches and The Mustangs were local Harrogate groups.
”Johnny Lockhead of the Apaches kept this poster from the 1963 night, in the 1970’s took it into a picture framers on Strawberry Dale Avenue in Harrogate to be framed.
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”He never returned for it.
”In approximately 1984 the framer agreed to sell it to me.
”Smaller copies have been made from it.
”This is original.”