UPDATES FOR 2004

• 7th December 2004 - Some UK Beatles posters for  "Operation Big Beat'  ( 10th November 1961), and "Beatles Night Out" ( 17th August 1962) both at the Tower Ballroom,New Brighton and also one for the Azena Ballroom,Gleadless, Sheffield, Yorkshire ( 12th February 1963), one for the Town Hall Ballroom, Abergavenny  (22nd June 1963) and one for the Empire Theatre, Liverpool (5th December 1965). Foreign Beatles posters for KB Hallen, Copenhagen (4th June 1964) , one for Veilinghal Op Hoop Van Zegan, Veilingweg, Blokker ( 6th June 1964),  one for  the Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles (29th & 30th August 1965) and one for Circus Krone Bau, Munich; Grugahalle, Essen and the Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg ( 24th -26th June 1966). A couple of Beatles film posters: A HArd Day's Night and HELP! Next some Rolling Stones posters: one for Kolner Sport Halle, Cologne (30th March 1967), one for their 1971 UK Tour (4th - 14th March 1971), one for their 1976 European Tour ( 28th April 23rd June 1976) , one for Knebworth Park (21st August 1976) and for for Mick Jagger's Role in the film Ned Kelly. A Pink Floyd poster for their 1977 European Tour ( 23rd January to 1st March 1977).

• 30th November 2004 - Rolling Stones posters for their 1972 American Tour ( 3rd June - 26th July 1972) and their 1978 American Tour  ( 10th June - 26th July 1978), Hamburg  (30th August 1998), and Pink Floyd posters for  their performance at The Cheetah Club, New York (12th November 1967), their  1972 Uk Tour ( 20th January - 20th February 1972), their performance at The Bank, Torrance California ( 23rd & 24th August 1968) and their 1974 Uk Tour ( 4th November - 14th December 1974) and one for The Who for their performance at Cow Palace, San Francisco ( 20th November 1973). Beatles tickets for Atlantic City Convention Hall ( 30th August 1964) and accompanying letter. Two Beatles tickets to the Forest Hills Music Festival on 28th August 1964 along with the accompanying letters, envelope and shipping label from the WMCA to the Beatles contest winner. Two Beatles tickets to the performance at King George's Hall, Blackburn ( 9th June 1963). A Rolling Stones ticket for their performance at the Gaumont Theatre, Bradford ( 26th September 1964).

• 19th October 2004 - A 1969 promotional poster advertising the album Abbey Road,  Yellow Submarine Dimensional puzzles D1- D5, Rolling Stones posters for their 1973 European Tour , their 1981 Wolrd Tour and the German section of their 1982 European Tour (6th-11th June 1982) .

• 7th October 2004 -  Handbill for 25th January 1961 ( Hambleton Hall, Huyton, Liverpool), a ticket for 30th October 1964 ( Gaumont Theatre, Bournemouth), aposter for the German concerts on 24th -26th June 1966 ( Munich & Hamburg), two tickets and their ticket envelope  for 3rd September 1964 (Indiana State Fair), two tickets for 15th September 1964 ( Public Auditorium, Cleveland) and the 21st August 1966 (Busch Memorial stadium, St.Louis). A letter relating to the Madrid concert on 2nd July 1965  from Wendy Hanson, Personal Assistant to Brian Epstein.  Four ticket envelopes relating to the concert on 23rd August 1964  (Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles), a ticket envelope  and a bus ticket both relating to the concert on 30th August 1965 (Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles)

• 6th October 2004 - Ticket scans for : 10th December 1963 ( Gaumont Theatre, Doncaster), 30th December 1964 ( Odeon Cinema, Hammersmith), 4th September 1964 ( Milwaukee Arena), 15th August 1965 ( Shea Stadium, New York) and the 21st August 1966 (Busch Memorial stadium, St.Louis). A handbill  for 23rd May 1963 ( Odeon Theatre, Nottingham), a ticket order form for a ticket purcahsed for the 28th August 1966 ( Dodger Stadium,Los angeles) issued by the Mutual Theatre Ticket Agency, a safety note welcoming   Beatles fans to the concert on 23rd August 1966 but advising them to remain seated until the end of the concert. Three Rolling Stones handbills for 17th May, 7th June & 2nd & 23rd August 1963( Wooden Bridge Hotel, Guildford) and one  for the 15th December 1963 (Civic Hall, Guildford).

• 5th October 2004 - More scans;  UK Beatles tickets for ; 28th June 1963 (Queens Hall, leeds), 12th August 1963 (Odeon Theatre,Llandudno),  2nd January 1964 ( The Beatles Christmas Show at The Astoria, Finsbury Park), 2nd August 1964 ( Gaumont Theatre, Bournemouth) and 1st May 1966 ( The Empire Pool & Sports Arena, wembley) and US Beatles tickets for ; 18th August 1965 (Atlanta stadium, Georgia), 19th August 1965 (sam Houston, Coliseum) and 23rd August 1966 ( Shea Stadium, New York)

• 15th September 2004 - After a long summer break I have finally managed to find time to begin adding new images to the site again! Once again more tickets ( all UK this time) starting with 6th January 1964 (Astoria, Finsbury Park), 22nd October 1964 (Odeon Theatre, Leeds), 30th October 1964 ( Gaumont Theatre, Bournemouth), 4th & 6th January 1965 ( Odeon Hammersmith, London), 10th December 1965 ( Odeon Cinema, Hammersmith ) and 11th December 1965 ( Astoria, Finsbury Park).

• 9th July 2004 - Mainly ticket scans today apart from a membership card for The Cavern Club ending 31st December 1962. The tickets include 30th June 1963 ( ABC, Great Yarmouth), 27th November 1963 ( Mecca, Rialto, York), 26th July 1964 ( Blackpool Opera House), 29th December 1964 ( Odeon, Hammersmith), 20th June 1964 ( Sydney Stadium), 12th september 1964 ( Boston Gardens ), 15th August 1965 (Shea Stadium, New York), 30th August 1965 ( Hollywood Bowl), 13th August 1966 ( Olympia Stadium), 14th August 1966 (Cleveland Stadium, Ohio) and the 19th August 1966 ( Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis), 4th september 1964 ( Milwaukee Arena), 28th August 1964 ( Forest Hills Music Festival), 22nd August 1964 (Empire Stadium, Vancouver) , 23rd August 1964 (Hollywood Bowl), 15th August 1965 ( Shea Stadium, New York),  20th August 1965 (White Sox Park), 22nd August 1965 (Memorial Coliseum, Portland), 30th August 1965 ( Hollywood Bowl) and 17th August 1966 (Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto)

• 8th July 2004 - More scans added starting with a handbill for 7th July 1963 ( ABC Blackpool), a poster for 28th June 1962 ( Majestic Ballroom, Birkenhead), a handbill for 10th June 1963 ( The Pavillion, Bath) and a handbill for 3rd March 1963 (Gaumont Theatre, Hanley), a ticket for 6th July 1964 for the premiere of "A Hard Day's Night" at the London Pavillion, an alternative programme for Beatles Second Tour of Great Britain ( 9th - 31st March 1963), a programme for 30th June 1963 ( ABC Theatre, Great Yarmouth) and a poster for 16th August 1962 ( Riverpark Ballroom, Chester). An invitation in the form of a letter from United Artists Corp, New York to the press conference with The Beatles at the Plaza Hotel on 10th February 1964, a backstage pass for the 28th July 1964 ( Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm) and a handbill for a "Helping Hand Marathon" in which John Lennon was a guest star on 18th May 1975

• 16th June 2004 - Another big gap with no new image scans! Anyway first in is a return sheet for the performance at Colston Hall Bristol on 10th November 1964, three posters added; 14th November 1963 ( ABC Exeter), 7th July 1963( ABC Blackpool) and 12th August 1963 (Odeon, Llandudno)and two programmes for premieres of a Hard Day's Night on 6th July 1964 ( London Pavillion ) and 10th July 1964 (Odeon Cinema, Liverpool). A tax return for Steve Jones (Sex Pistols) from 1979. Two black & white 12" x 12" Beatles Portraits manufactured by Resco; one of Ringo Starr & the other of George Harrison. A Led Zeppelin poster for 23rd to 25th May 1975 ( Earls Court London).Alternative programme for 7th June 1963 (Beatles Third Tour of Great Britain). Tickets for 7th June 1963 ( Odeon theatre, Glasgow), two tickets for 21st October 1964   ( Odeon Theatre, Glasgow), two tickets for 23rd August 1964 ( Hollywood Bowl), 27th August 1964 ( Cincinnati Gardens), 18th August 1965 ( Atlanta Stadium, Georgia) and 20th August 1966 ( Crosley Field, Cincinnati).

• 19th May 2004 - Where does the time go?! Two months without any updates....sorry! New scans today are; several new Beatles tickets for   30th May 1963 (Odeon Theatre, Manchester), 14th August 1963 (Odeon, Llandudno), 25th October 1963 ( Nya Aulan, Karlstad, Sweden), 27th October 1963 ( Goteborg, Sweden),  28th October 1963 (Boras, Sweden), 11th December 1963 (Futurist Theatre, Scarborough), 30th August 1964 (Atlantic City), 25th October 1964 ( Hippodrome, Brighton), 21st August 1965 ( Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington), 26th June 1966 ( Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg) and   12th August 1966 ( International Amphitheatre, Chicago). Rolling Stones tickets for; 30th August 1964 ( Gaumont Theatre, Bournemouth), two for 13th September 1965 and 1st April 1967 ( both for the Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg) and 9th April 1967 ( Palazzo Dello Sport, Genova). Three Cavern Club Official Pass Out Tickets for th 24th,26th & 31st December 1963 and two Cavern Club Membership cards for 1962 and 1963.

• 17th March 2004 - Lots more tickets;   one for 20th May 1963 ( Gaumont Theatre, Southampton),one for 19th August 1964 ( Cow Palace, San Francisco), two for 22nd August 1964 ( Empire STadium, Vancouver), one for 3rd September 1964 ( Indiana State Fair), one for 6th September 1964 ( Olympia Stadium, Detroit), four tickets for 15th August 1965 ( Shea Stadium,New York), two for 20th August 1965 ( White sox Park, Chicago), one for 28th August 1965 (Balboa Stadium, California),one for 30th August 1965 ( Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles), three for 31st August 1965 ( Cow Palace, San Francisco) , one for 12th August 1966 ( International Amphitheatre, Chicago), two for the 15th August 1966 ( D.C. Stadium, Washington), one for 19th August 1966 (Mid South Coliseum, Memphis),two for  23rd August 1966   ( Shea Stadium, New York), and one for 25th August 1966 ( Coliseum, Seattle). Rolling Stones tickets for 4th October 1964 (Gaumont Theatre, Southampton), 13th November 1965 (Washington Coliseum, Washington) and 25th September 1966 (Empire, Liverpool).

• 12th March 2004 -  Three magazines added; The Beatles ( Pocket Books 1964), Beatles (Charlton Pub 1964-1965)and The Original Beatles Book( Petersen Speciality Company 1964). A ticket and a handbill both for the concert at St. John's Hall, Bootle on 30th July 1962

• 18th February 2004 - Beatles tickets for 10th July 1964 ( Odeon Cinema, Liverpool),  30th August 1964 ( Atlantic City Convention Hall), 11th September 1964 (Gator Bowl Staium, Jacksonville),three for 15th August 1965 ( Shea Stadium, New York), two for 22nd August 1965 ( Memorial Coliseum, Portland),the 14th August 1966 ( Cleveland Stadium, Ohio) and two for 16th August 1966 ( John F Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia). Some tickets for other artists include 1oth December 1974 (George Harrison at Boston Garden), a Led Zeppelin ticket for 23rd May 1975 (Earls Court Arena, London), two Alice Cooper tickets for 11th September 1975 ( Empire Pool, Wembley), one for 19th September 1975 ( George Jones at The Odeon,Hammersmith) and one for 20th September 1975 ( Johnny Cash at the Royal Festival Hall, London)

• 16th February 2004 - Two Beatles tickets for 9th December 1963 ( Southend-on-Sea), a ticket for 29th August 1964 ( Forest Hills, New York), a diary excerpt and a list of the songs played at that concert (written on the back of a flyer advertising an Animals concert on 4th September 1964), a ticket for 3rd September 1964 (Indiana State Fair) and one for the 18th August 1965 ( Atlanta Stadium). A couple of Rolling Stones tickets; 2nd July 1975 ( Capital Centre, Maryland) and 25th January 1967 ( Lime Grove Studios of the BBC. Show was recorded on the Wednesday and broadcast on the Thursday).

• 11th February 2004 - A Rolling Stones handbill for their concert on 17th June 1965 at the Capitol Theatre, Aberdeen as part of their Scottish and Scandinavian Tour, and several Rolling Stones tickets for 3rd July 1966 (Conventional Hall, New Jersey ) , two for the 25th July 1972 ( Madison Square Gardens, New York), 28th September 1973 (Olympiahalle, Munich)  and  16th June 1976 (Olympiahalle, Munich). A rare first class BOAC Menu from a San Francisco to Tokyo flight which the Beatles made in 1966, signed on the reverse by all the Beatles. A Swedish promotional flyer advertising the sale of various Beatles singles, eps & albums, a White one sided programme insert of the Beatles 1964 Chicago ( 5th September 1964) visit advertising coming attractions in the City by Triangle Productions.   Beatles tickets for 21st April 1963 ( Empire Pool & Sports Arena, Wembley),  2nd July 1966 Nipon Budokan, Tokyo and 29th August 1966 ( Candlestick Park, San Francisco). Ticket envelopes for concerts on 4th September 1964 ( Milwaukee Auditorium/Arena) and 27th August 1964 ( Cincinnatti Gardens, Ohio)

• 2nd February 2004 - A few more items added, the first one being a Blackpool Opera House programme for the concert held there on 26th July 1964, several Beatles tickets ; 27th August 1964 (Cincinnati Gardens, Ohio), 28th August 1964 (Forest Hills Music Festival, New York), 4th September 1964 ( Milwaukee Arena, Milwaukee), 12th September 1964 ( Boston Garden, Boston) 29th August 1965 ( Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles), 31st August 1965 ( Cow Palace, San Francisco)and  20th August 1966 ( Crosley Field, Cincinnati, Ohio) and a couple of Rolling Stones tickets for 13th September 1973 ( City Hall, Newcastle) and 4th June 1982 (Netherlands)

• 10th January 2004 - Happy New Year!! Once again, after quite a long gap ( had a very busy end of the year last year!) I am able to get busy with many more additions and updates to my site. First in are a Beatles ticket for The Joe Brown Show at Cambridge Hall, Southport ( 26th July 1962),a couple of tickets for the 15th September 1964 ( Public Auditorium, Cleveland) and a ticket envelope  sponsored by Sherman Clay for the Beatles concert at Cow Palace on the 31st August 1965. Next are some Rolling Stones tickets for; the Easter Monday show at the Ricky Tick Club, Reading on the 30th March 1964,  the performance on the 24th July 1964 at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, the concert on the 8th September 1964 at The Odeon Theatre, Colchester, the concert at the Gaumont Theatre, Ipswich on 2nd October 1966 and at Round House Chalk Farm on 14th March 1971 and the performance at Forest National, Brussels on 7th May 1976.