The Beatles played their first Sheffield gig at the Azena Ballroom in Gleadless on April 2, 1963, booked by a young Peter Stringfellow.
Located on White Lane in Gleadless, it was actually the second location for The Beatles first gig in the city after Stringfellow was forced to move it from the Black Cat Club after the band's explosion in popularity.
It was one of many gigs both in the city and across the region over the course of two years until their 1965 Sheffield City Hall performance.
The Fab Four said goodbye to the city on December 8, 1965, performing at Barker’s Pool during their final UK tour.
We take a step back in time to unearth images of the Fab Four, places they stayed, venues they played and we even found a set-list from one of the shows back then.
Do you remember when Beatlemania hit South Yorkshire in the 1960s?
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City hall ticket stubb from March 16 1963, the second time The Beatles played Sheffield | User (UGC)
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City Hall poster from March 2, 1963 - the firt time The Beatles played Sheffield | User (UGC)
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The Beatles in 1963 at the Gaumont which will be featuring in an exhibition at Doncaster Central Library from Charlie Worsdale's collection. Picture: Andrew Roe | Johnston Press Resell
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The Beatles at the Azena in Sheffield | Other 3rd Party