After leaving Lincoln we drove to Cambridge to meet up with some old friends of mine. They are Freddie & Wendy Bannister who used to be big rock promoters. They had us enthralled with stories of some of the bands they had promoted, including Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Stones, The Byrds, Frank Zappa and many more.
Freddie told us about the time he booked the Beatles in 1963 (at the time just up & coming). They usually paid bands 100 quid to play but decided on a BIG gamble and forked out 250 quid to get The Beatles! They had to close the doors at 4pm with thousands outside still trying to get in!
Here's a couple of pics.
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