This was the 12th of The Beatles’ 17 concert appearances at the Majestic Ballrom in Birkenhead.
The venue was owned by Top Rank, Britain’s largest entertainment organisation at the time, which ran ballrooms, cinemas, theatres and bingo halls around the country. The Beatles played at 12 of the company’s 28 ballrooms.
Their other performances at the Majestic Ballroom took place on 28 June; 5, 12, 19 and 28 July; 17 and 24 August; 8 and 22 September; 15 October; 22 November; and 15 December 1962; and 17 and 31 January; 21 February; and 10 April 1963.
Last updated: 25 January 2024
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- 2005: Paul McCartney live: Staples Center, Los Angeles
- 2001: George Harrison dies
- 1989: Paul McCartney live: Forum, Inglewood
- 1979: Wings live: Apollo, Manchester
- 1968: UK album release: Two Virgins by John Lennon and Yoko Ono
- 1967: Editing: Christmas Time (Is Here Again)
- 1966: Recording, mixing: Strawberry Fields Forever
- 1965: Radio: Saturday Club
- 1964: John Lennon appears on Not Only… But Also
- 1963: The Beatles live: ABC Cinema, Huddersfield
- 1963: UK single release: I Want To Hold Your Hand
- 1961: The Beatles live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (evening)
- 1961: The Beatles live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (lunchtime)
- 1960: Paul McCartney and Pete Best are arrested in Hamburg
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