Johnny Gentle first met The Silver Beetles half an hour before they went onstage in Alloa, and they had just 20 minutes of rehearsal. They were never billed as The Silver Beetles on the tour. All posters gave the billing as "Johnny Gentle and his group".
The band decided to adopt stage names. John became Long John, Paul became Paul Ramon, George became Carl Harrison, Stuart became Stuart de Staël after the painter. Thomas Moore stayed Thomas Moore. George was given a black shirt by Gentle to wear on stage, to match those worn by Lennon and McCartney.
This was the only date of the tour not to take place on Scotland's north east coast; the others were all around the coast in the Highlands.
The repertoire throughout the Scottish tour was: Buddy Holly's "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" and "Raining In My Heart", Elvis Presley's "I Need Your Love Tonight", Ricky Nelson's "Poor Little Fool", Clarence Frogman Henry's "I Don't Know Why I Love You But I Do", Eddie Cochran's "Come On Everybody" and Jim Reeves' "He'll Have To Go".
George also remembered performing Elvis's "Teddy Bear" and "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck".