The Beatles performed two shows on this night, each of which was seen by 1,500 people. The other acts on the bill were Mike Berry and Freddy Starr and the Midnighters.
The concerts were originally to have taken place at the Raith Ballroom in Kirkcaldy. Due to a decision by Brian Epstein that The Beatles would only perform in theatres, the booking was moved to the larger Carlton Theatre.
This was The Beatles' only visit to Kirkcaldy. The Carlton, which stood on Park Road, opened in 1937, and was later used as a bingo hall. It was demolished after a fire in 1972.
I found these photos and this story from that night, online.
A BEATLES fan was given a picture of the Fab Four - and found they were drinking a long-forgotten soft drink by Irn-Bru makers Barr's.
Gordon Bray, 58, spotted the unusual looking drinks carton in a picture taken backstage when the group toured Scotland in 1963.
He contacted A.G. Barr and was told the band were drinking a type of still orange that was only made for a short period in the early 1960s.
Then he found out that the band had been pictured with winners of a Daily Record competition to meet The Beatles backstage at their gig in the Carlton cinema in Kirkcaldy. But for some reason, the picture was not published in the paper.
Gordon, a retired bingo caller, said: "I love carrying out research into The Beatles.
"When I looked at this picture, I noticed this interesting looking carton in the background so I blew the image up to take a closer look at it.
"I'm an Irn-Bru fan myself. When I saw the name on the carton I thought it couldn't be regular Irn-Bru because it wasn't aerated.
"I got in touch with Barr's and they hadn't seen the photo before.
"But they looked into it for me and found out it was a kind of flat orange drink.
"I think they were quite excited to see it."
The Barr's still orange carton has an advert for Irn-Bru on the side.
It also features the cartoon characters used by the firm to promote the drink, the kilted boy Sandy and his turbanned friend Ba-Bru.
The two Fife girls pictured with the Fab Four were Lily Thomson, then 17, from Methil, and Valerie Hunter, then 18, from Rosyth.
But the smiles in the picture hid a row - Beatles manager Brian Epstein initially refused to allow the girls backstage as his group were "too big for that sort of thing".
John Lennon is said to have named the imaginary “Duchess of Kirkcaldy” from the Beatles Song ‘Cry, Baby Cry’ after the wife of the concert organiser.
He was rumoured to have visited Fife on several occasions to stay with the woman, whose name is not known.
Local rumour has it that the manager of rival venue The Kinema Ballroom, Cecil R Hunter, turned down the Beatles’ original booking enquiry to play there because his wife did not like the look of them.
One week after playing Kirkcaldy, The Beatles appeared on ‘Sunday Night At The London Palladium’ and Beatlemania was born.
Last night's performance had me hoarse with singing loads of old favourites ... crying with the emotion of it all ... reliving happy times from my youth ... remembering ...
Here are a couple of my favourite bits ... courtesy of magmazing on YouTube.
Amazingly, seated right behind me was a lady who came from my birth town ... Dunfermline, in Scotland!
and ......
one of my favourite Beatle songs, although he sang it, this is not from last night's show ... it's
What made our holiday extra special, was the incredible hospitality we received from friends and family.
As Scott said, "It wouldn't have been such a wonderful trip if we hadn't been able to visit and spend time with these great folks."
They opened their homes and their hearts to us.
Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, to Jim & Elaine, Harrison & Libby, Yvonne & Willie, Pat, Billy & Brenda, Janice, and Anne & Stan. You were unbelievably kind to us and we will never forget that.
Thanks to MaxExp Productions for letting me "borrow" this video of St. Andrews.
