Day 10. The Beatles in Adelaide, June 12, 1964. If their reception in Hong Kong and Syndey were the worst then Adelaide was the best. In fact it was the biggest reception the band would ever get. It was also their only time visiting the city as part of their only tour down under.
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The day after they landed on Australian soil, The Beatles flew from Sydney to Adelaide in a chartered Ansett ANA jet, arriving at 11.57am.
An estimated 200,000 people lined the 10-mile route between Adelaide Airport and the city centre in the hope of seeing The Beatles’ motorcade. More than 30,000 surrounded the Town Hall, where they met the city’s mayor, James Campbell Irwin, along with council members and their families.
The Beatles were given toy koala bears. John Lennon told the reception, “Wherever we go, anywhere in the world, this reception which Adelaide has given us will stick in our memories.”
