Almost a year to the day since their last appearance at St John’s Hall in Bootle, The Beatles returned for a fourth time.
Following The Beatles’ triumphant show at Litherland Town Hall on 27 December 1960, local teenage promoter Dave Forshaw booked The Beatles for three dates, each a month apart, at St John’s Hall.
The Beatles appeared on five occasions at St John’s Hall – on 6 January, 3 February and 3 March 1961, and on 2 March and 30 July 1962. The venue was situated opposite Bootle Town Hall on Oriel Road, but was later demolished.
Later this evening The Beatles played at the Tower Ballroom in New Brighton, at an event billed as a Mad March Rock Ball.
Last updated: 25 January 2024
Also on this day...
- 2010: Paul McCartney announces UK and Ireland summer tour
- 1999: Recording: Shake A Hand, Movie Magg by Paul McCartney
- 1969: John Lennon and Yoko Ono perform in Cambridge
- 1969: Paul McCartney produces Mary Hopkin’s Goodbye
- 1967: Recording, mixing: Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
- 1965: Filming: Help!, the Bahamas
- 1964: US single release: Twist And Shout
- 1964: The Beatles begin filming A Hard Day’s Night
- 1963: Television: ABC At Large
- 1963: The Beatles live: City Hall, Sheffield
- 1962: The Beatles live: Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, Wallasey
- 1961: The Beatles live: Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool
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