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Two hundred fans packed the Assembly Hall in Mold to see The Beatles, whose second single Please Please Me had recently been released; earlier that day they had signed copies in Brian Epstein's Liverpool record store NEMS.

The Beatles received a £50 fee, far higher than the usual £10 given to pop groups in Mold at the time. By then, however, the group were commanding fees of up to £700 a night, although they reluctantly agreed to honour the booking.

Also on the bill were local group The Chariots. The Cavern Club's DJ Bob Wooler travelled down to compère the night, and Epstein was also present.

Prior to their performance, The Beatles gave a two-hour interview to David Sandison of the Wrexham Leader, which was published on 29 January.

"The minute Paul and John came out of the door to the stage, the place was filled with screams and hundreds of girls clamoured forward. The screams were carried on through the hour they were on stage. Then exhausted, The Beatles, the most exhausting group on the British music scene, signed autographs for the fans. 'We'd like to come back to Mold,' said John, 'but I don't know if they will want us back.'"

After the concert George Harrison went to see his aunt in nearby Broughton, while the other three Beatles went to The Talbot pub in Holywell, where the landlady brought them sandwiches.