This was the 82nd night of The Beatles’ lengthiest residency in Hamburg, during which they played a total of 92 nights at the Top Ten Club.
The club was owned by Peter Eckhorn, who paid each of The Beatles 35DM (£3) per day. They were required to play from 7pm until 2am each weekday, and from 8pm until 4am on weekends, with a 15-minute break in each hour.
The performances at the Top Ten were so successful that Eckhorn twice extended The Beatles’ contract. They eventually left Germany following their final show at the club on 1 July 1961, having performed on stage for 503 hours during their stay.
Last updated: 24 January 2024
Also on this day...
- 2016: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Foellinger Theatre, Fort Wayne
- 2015: Paul McCartney live: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia
- 2014: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Circus Maximus Theater, Atlantic City
- 2006: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa
- 1992: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel
- 1976: Wings live: Forum, Inglewood
- 1968: Recording, mixing: Revolution 1, Revolution 9
- 1968: Paul McCartney flies from New York to Los Angeles
- 1967: Mixing: All You Need Is Love
- 1966: Recording, mixing: She Said She Said
- 1966: Mixing, editing: Love You To, I Want To Tell You, Here, There And Everywhere, For No One, Doctor Robert, Taxman
- 1965: Day off in Paris
- 1964: Travel: Sydney to Wellington
- 1963: The Beatles live: Odeon Cinema, Guildford
- 1963: John Lennon’s assault of Bob Wooler reaches the national press
- 1962: The Beatles live: Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, Wallasey
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