Hundreds of thousands of excited fans greeted the band in the staid South Australian capital at the peak of global Beatlemania
hen the Beatles arrived in Australia in 1964 for their first and only tour of the country, huge crowds greeted them everywhere they went. But one of the biggest turnouts was in Adelaide, where an estimated 350,000 people flocked to the city to catch a glimpse of them.
Adelaide wasn’t originally on the tour schedule, but local radio presenter Bob Francis petitioned to have it added, and 12,000 tickets were sold out in just over five hours for four shows, two each on 12 and 13 June. The Beatles were the biggest band in the world and their songs were dominating the Australian charts with hits such as Can’t Buy Me Love and All My Loving, also previously a No 1.
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