The Beatles first ever tour: Sweden 1963

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Follow The Beatles on their first ever international tour. Remember 1963? Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his famous speech "I Have a Dream". The USSR sends the first woman into space. Lee Harvey Oswald kills JF Kennedy in Dallas. The term "Beatlemania" is created by the UK press and The Beatles make their first ever tour outside the UK. Destination? Sweden! Between the 23rd and 31st October 1963 The Beatles visited 5 Swedish cities, gave 9 concerts, did a famous recording for the Swedish radio and participated in a Swedish TV music show. We will reveal where they played, where they stayed and what else they did during the tour.

Holly Golightly