19 August 1964

Wednesday 19 August

1964-08-19

Events

 * More than six months after taking the East Coast by storm, The Beatles travel to California to take the stage at the Cow Palace in San Francisco for the opening night of their first-ever concert tour of North America.

Top of the Pops

 * Presenters: Pete Murray & Alan Freeman
 * Playlist: (19) Dave Berry – The Crying Game (2) The Beatles – A Hard Day’s Night (crowd dancing) (3) The Honeycombs – Have I The Right? (13) The Kinks – You Really Got Me (23) Dionne Warwick – You’ll Never Get To Heaven (NEW) Brenda Lee – Is It True? (21) The Bachelors – I Wouldn’t Trade You For The World (1) Manfred Mann – Do Wah Diddy Diddy