For music fans, the history of The Beatles is a sprawling, decade-long epic filled with revolutionary albums, global tours, and cultural shifts. While every month has its share of milestones, certain calendar days stand out for how perfectly they capture the different eras of the band’s career. May 20 is one of those dates. Looking…
October 3 1959 – The Quarry Men perform at the Casbah Coffee Club, West Derby, Liverpool. October 3 1960 – The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,West Germany. This will be their final night at the Indra, which is closed by the police when neighbors complain about the noise. The Beatles are moved to…
1962- The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club twice – at lunchtime and again at night. 1963 – The Beatles, back on tour, this time with Americans Chris Montez and Tommy Roe, perform at the Granada Cinema, East Ham, London. It is quite clear, from the first of the two “houses” this night onward, that The Beatles…
1961 – The Beatles perform at Aintree Institute, Aintree, Liverpool. 1962- The Beatles perform at the Casbah Coffee Club. 1963- The Beatles perform at the Plaza Ballroom, St. Helens. This is the first booking for which The Beatles are paid 100 pounds. 1964- More train filming for “A Hard Day’s Night” (as yet untitled). Another day’s travel to Minehead…
19 February “Beatles Photos on This Day” The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). John’s song “You’re Going To Lose That Girl” is recorded in one day (two basic takes plus overdubs). An unsuccessful attempt is made on March 30 to improve the song, and the track completed this day is…
1961- The Beatles perform at St. John’s Hall, Tuebrook, Liverpool. 1962 – The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club – a night show. 1963- The Beatles tape an appearance for ABC Television’s “Thank Your Lucky Stars”, which was the most influential pop program at the time. The Beatles ‘play’ a lip-sync performance of “Please Please Me”. The show…
1961 – The Beatles perform at the Cassanova Club, Liverpool, and at Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool. Advertisements for the Cassanova Club appearance credited The Beatles as the originators of a foot-stomping dance called “The Atom Beat”. At Litherland Town Hall, while The Beatles are presenting a Valentine’s Day show, Paul McCartney sings Elvis Presley’s “Wooden Heart”,…
1961 – The Beatles perform at Lathom Hall, Seaforth, Liverpool, and at The Cassanova Club, Liverpool. 1962 – The Beatles perform at the Casbah Coffee Club, West Derby, Liverpool. 1963- The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). During 585 minutes of studio time, The Beatles complete ten songs for their first album. While…
1961 -The Beatles perform at Aintree Institute, Aintree, Liverpool, and at Lathom Hall, Seaforth, Liverpool. 1962- The Beatles perform at the Youth Club, St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church Hall, Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire. 1964 – The Beatles hold a press conference at the Plaza Hotel in New York. The day after their record-breaking appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show,…
01.02.1961 The Beatles perform at Hambleton Hall, Huyton, Liverpool. 01.02.1962 The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club at lunchtime. That night they perform at the Thistle Cafe, West Kirby, Wirral, Cheshire. This performance is the first for which Brian Epstein took a commission, although he only takes 10% to cover the cost of petrol, oil, and…