It was fifty years ago that Beatlemania descended upon East Anglia as thousands queued for tickets to see the Fab Four in concert.

In 1964 Anglia Television joined the crowds outside the Gaumont Cinema in Ipswich as fans waited in line. Were you there? Did you get your tickets? Why not let us know what the concert was like?

Is this you queuing for tickets for the Beatles in Ipswich in 1964? Credit: ITV News Anglia

In an interview at the time with Anglia Television, John Lennon denied rumours that he was leaving the band, Ringo Starr told us how he got his nickname and Paul McCartney tried his hand as a television reporter.

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Beatles film 'A Hard Day's Night,' later in November the venue, which is now the Regent Theatre, is hosting 'The Magic of the Beatles'.

It's a production retracing their live shows and the Beatlemania which followed them wherever they went.

Click below to watch a report from 1964 by Anglia Television reporter Chris Kelly before going onto be a network presenters on such television programmes as Wish You Were Here, Clapperboard and Food and Drink.

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An Anglia reporter tries to buy Beatles tickets for £5 off these fans in 1964 Credit: ITV News Anglia

The queue to buy Beatles tickets in Ipswich in 1964 Credit: ITV News Anglia