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Permalink Reply by 1-2-3-FAW on July 11, 2026 at 9:56am

Here's another bearing the same " W.A.H ENTERPRISES " on the back I had nameD " back of concert ticket May 63 " . Could be from same event

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Permalink Reply by a pug called eva on July 12, 2026 at 10:32pm

It definitely is from this Norwich gig.

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on July 11, 2026 at 10:29am

Very nice. Here’s one that was sold by RR Auction:

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Permalink Reply by michelle on July 11, 2026 at 11:50am

classy, thats going to go high

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Permalink Reply by Jim Cushman on July 11, 2026 at 4:04pm

It's fine...

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Permalink Reply by a pug called eva on July 12, 2026 at 10:30pm

I have always taken an interest in these signed Norwich tickets as I come from that city. Interestingly, quite a few have turned up in recent years and my guess is that this must be the most signed Beatles ticket in existence. I wonder why there are so many?

Obviously the ticket was "signature and storage friendly", being of a card-like thickness rather than paper and being of a reasonable size, but it still seems remarkable that so many were signed and have survived. I know that "The Boys" went to a local fish n' chip show for a meal after the show so maybe some were signed there. I also saw in one of the descriptions (Kotte Autographs - see below) that The Boys signed some tickets when they were setting up their equipment. 

Here are other examples I found with a quick Google search:

1. RR Auction, sold 14 December 2017 (Ballroom's example above).

2. Kotte Autographs (still for sale at an eye-watering price).

3. Bonhams, sold 12 December 2012 (only John and Ringo).

4. Bonhams, sold 12 December 2012.

5. Iconic Auctions - sold for ca. $11,500. I found it when searching yesterday cannot find it again today. Maybe a re-sale of one of the above-mentioned examples.

6. Four other examples (not all "complete" and maybe not all real) shown at: https://www.beatlesource.com/savage/1963/63.05.17%20grosvenor/63.05...

I also came across a signed flyer for this gig in doing my search:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/norfolk.history.tales.myths/posts/7...

Does anyone have any theories as to why so many tickets were signed at this particular gig?

Does anyone know of another Beatles gig with so many signed tickets? A possible subject for a census?

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Permalink Reply by a pug called eva on July 12, 2026 at 10:50pm

P.S. I found another example that is partially shown in this article: https://www.edp24.co.uk/lifestyle/20806716.norwich-boy-taught-beatl...

I note from this article that The Boys also went to the cinema that was practically next to the gig venue. Maybe some things were signed there. I also note that Tony Sheridan also came from Norwich and went to the same secondary school as me.

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Permalink Reply by a pug called eva on July 22, 2026 at 11:38pm

Well, I had a totally unrealistic pop but the final hammer price was GBP 7.500. Add on the juice and I guess you're looking at something very close to GBP 10,000. Probably par for the course for this fully-signed ticket these days. It wasn't actually in as good a condition as it may have appeared. The condition report contains a lot of detailed photos in raking light:

https://auctions.tennants.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-3183---beatles-1963...

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Permalink Reply by JDZelenka on July 23, 2026 at 5:50pm

In an ITV news report on the auction, those interviewed stated that after the concert the Beatles climbed off the stage and started signing items for those near the front. For many the nearest thing to hand to sign was a ticket. Including the fees the ticket sold for a touch under 10,000 pounds. 

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