24 Jun 2014

The Beatles New Zealand Tour 1964 Part 2: Wellington

From Afternoons, 3:30 pm on 24 June 2014

The Beatles play their first four concerts in Wellington. Screaming overpowers the local sound system while hotel security is breached by a group of female fans. The group play the same set of songs at each 20 minute show.

Fans and police during Beatles concert at Wellington Town Hall The Dominion Post Collection Alexander Turnbull Library crop
The second Beatles' concert at the Wellington Town Hall on 23 June 1964. Two policemen and a security guard are restraining a fan near the stage. from The Dominion Post Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library