Remembering the Beatles touching down in Darwin 56 years ago ahead of Australian tour
It was 56 years ago when Sergeant Pepper didn't teach the band to play, instead three of four Beatles landed in the early hours of a Darwin morning ahead of their imminent Australian Tour.
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Several hundred Beatles' fans gathered at Darwin airport in the early hours of the morning. Only a hand full of journalists had the opportunity to meet John, Paul, George and touring drummer Jimmie. The biggest band in the world was gracious, even after 30 hours of flights.
Ren Kelly, a Darwin-based disc jockey at a local commercial radio station and now Alice Springs' resident, heard rumours that the most popular band in the world at the time would be landing in the Northern Territory.
"I had a friend who was working as head of the tourist office up there, who had been talking with the Qantas staff … and he had tipped me off and said 'if I can get you an interview, would you like to?'" Mr Kelly said.
Source: abc.net.au
