This week’s BROW takes us to the middle of the fab’s 1964 tour of North America. Flying in from the Philadelphia show the night before, The Beatles arrived in Indianapolis at the Indiana State Fair on September 3, 1964. They kicked their afternoon concert off in the fairgrounds Coliseum, where they performed their 12-song set list running a little over a half-hour, before 10,000, or so, screaming fans. Since the show was an immediate sellout and the demand for tickets was so high, The Beatles agreed to do a second show in the evening, but since the Coliseum was booked for another State Fair event, they had to set the stage up on a dirt race track in front of the grandstand. Between shows there was a meet-and-greet with the press and a few locals (including Miss Indiana State Fair). When John was asked where they stood on the draft, he answered “about five-eleven”. The complete press conference was filmed for WISH-TV’s special Our Fair Beatles. This recording of She Loves You, introduced by John with a “thank you” from George at the end, comes from the afternoon show and I think you’ll agree comes over almost as fresh as a new copy of the original U.S. Swan 45. The set list for both shows went like this: Twist And Shout, You Can’t Do That, All My Loving, She Loves You, Things We Said Today, Roll Over Beethoven, Can’t Buy Me Love, If I Fell, I Want To Hold Your Hand, Boys, A Hard Day’s Night and Long Tall Sally. Another show, another $40,000, and now it’s off to Milwaukee for the next gig.

The Beatles at the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis, IN on Sep. 3, 1964

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