Following the sacking of Pete Best, The Beatles were quick to recruit their new drummer.
Ringo Starr wasn’t a stranger to the band, having stood in for them on several occasions in Hamburg and Liverpool, where he primarily played for Rory Storm and the Hurricanes.
Ringo first played on the same bill as The Beatles on 13 March 1959, on the opening night of the Morgue Skiffle Cellar in Liverpool. He was playing with Al Caldwell’s Texans, and further down the bill were the Quarrymen. Caldwell later became Rory Storm; the Quarrymen, of course, were to become The Beatles.
On 18 August 1962, for the first time, The Beatles were officially John, Paul, George and Ringo. Following a two-hour rehearsal they played at the Hulme Hall in Port Sunlight from 10pm. The occasion was the local horticultural society’s 17th annual dance.
The capacity for Hulme Hall was 450 but, due to the popularity of The Beatles, it was unofficially enlarged to 500 when they performed. The other three dates they played at the venue were 7 July, and 6 and 27 October 1962.
Also on this day...
- 2019: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: The Rooftop at Pier 17, New York City
- 2016: Paul McCartney live: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland
- 2010: Paul McCartney live: Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh
- 2001: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Billy Bob’s Texas, Fort Worth
- 1998: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Expo 98, Lisbon
- 1995: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Greek Theatre, Los Angeles
- 1992: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Starplex Amphitheatre, Dallas
- 1989: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo
- 1969: Recording, mixing: Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight, The End
- 1966: The Beatles live: Suffolk Downs Racetrack, Boston
- 1965: The Beatles live: Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
- 1964: Travel: London to San Francisco
- 1963: The Beatles live: Princess Theatre, Torquay
- 1963: Television: Summer Spin
- 1961: The Beatles live: Aintree Institute, Liverpool
- 1961: The Beatles live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (lunchtime)
- 1960: The Beatles’ second day in Hamburg
Want more? Visit the Beatles history section.
Pete Best was fired on August 15th never to play with the Beatles again. The Beatles played the Majestic Ballroom on Friday, August 17th, 1962. They played with Faron and the Flamingoes and Carl Terry and the Cruisers.
Did Ringo play this date or did someone else sit in ?
Johnny Hutchinson of The Big Three.
Ringo was playing at Butlins Skegness when Epstein rang and asked him to join the Beatles (recalled by Bobby Thompson, bassist with Rory Storm in The Butlins Story ITV3)…Epstein asked Ringo to shave off his beard, and get a Beatle haircut…/..I can never understand why Rory Storm didnt complain, or why Best didnt join the Hurricanes?.. /…If the Beatles had played Skegness instead of Hamburg, would they have had the same enigmatic rock n roll heritage?…(It was OK for Rossi and Parfitt of Status Quo who met there with different bands)
hulme hall is NOT in birkenhead its port sunlight bebington which is approx 4 miles from birkenhead
Thanks, and sorry for getting it wrong.
sorry to say mate but hume hall is in birkenhead thats the name of the town full address is hume hall portsunlight birkenhead i know i live there
No it isn’t, i was born there, Hulme Hall is Port Sunlight , Bebington, Wirral, Cheshire (was Merseyside) Ringo first gig was 18th at Hulme Hall (my mum and dad played the previous weeks gig on the 11th 🙂
History certainly has been manipulated here.and it’s about time it was put right.That night at Hume Hall The Beatles were 2nd on the bill.Top of the bill were,The Saxons a Birkenhead band,led by tenor sax player Ken Newton,baritone Sax,Phil Darlington,lead guitar,John Sullivan, Piano,W.Williams.Bass and drums can’t remember there names.We practiced in Kens house opposite the old fire station on Borougher road Birkenhead. Here’a bit more useless information!! Later on down the line we played the Liverpool Phil in a battle of the bands type show,hosted by Tony Visconti.At the end of our performance,The Saxons that is, the Beatles came on stage,apparently Ken knew Starky (Ringo) quite well. They were all tanned and had just returned from a holiday. Personally,I had no idea who they were.Ken introduced Ringo to us, and that was that. A few months down the line they had a record out (Love me do). So! I digress, O! Ken’s alive, and resides in Spain, And I live in Oxton.
Regards,John Sullivan,lead guitarist….,.PS.If history was as honest as this trivial piece of information, the world be a far nicer place.
Having arrived at this webpage via Google, I was surprised to find your comment, which adds nicely to the page’s information. I’m not sure why you think the information on the page is incorrect. It includes no express statement that the Beatles were first on the bill that August 18, at Hulme Hall; but maybe you’re saying that their supposed 10 p.m. start, which is mentioned, suggests they were at the top of the bill.
Well–again: I really enjoyed a comment from someone who was there when it was all getting started.
I’m trying to find out which of The Beatles performances at Hulme Hall my dad played at. I’m hoping you can help?
He was lead guitar in several bands locally. His name was Roger Duggan.
I think the band may have been Cash and the Cash Men when the played on the same bill as The Beatles, but not sure. You seem knowledgeable on these things, so worth asking!
Thanks in advance
Youre the band that recorded Camel Walk?
This was the official debut of the classic line-up of The Beatles that we all came to know and love, as did millions of fans all over the word.
Ringo was a very good choice of replacement for Pete Best: he was not only a drastically better drummer, but also a very good percussionist, and his sense of humour and personality fitted in very well. He was a very good friend to John, Paul and George and all three of them liked his drumming very much.
I bet that Paul, as bassist, was very pleased to finally have his perfect rhythm section sidekick in a very good and experienced drummer like Ringo, thus finally solidifying the rhythmic backbeat, and George and John no doubt likewise felt happy to have Ringo in the band as well.