John Lennon and Brian Epstein holiday in Barcelona, Spain
On this day Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr went on holiday to Santa Cruz, Tenerife, for a 12-day […]
April 1963
The Beatles live: Memorial Hall, Northwich
This was the fourth of The Beatles’ six concert appearances at this venue in Northwich, Cheshire. The support acts were
The Beatles live: Music Hall, Shrewsbury
This was The Beatles’ second and final performance at the Music Hall in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. As with their 14 December
The Beatles live: Mersey Beat Showcase, Croydon
The fourth Mersey Beat Showcase event, starring artists from Brian Epstein’s management stable, took place on this evening at the
The Beatles are photographed by Fiona Adams
The Beatles were photographed by Fiona Adams in London on 25 April 1963. One of the images, known as the
The Beatles live: Mersey Beat Showcase, London
The third of Brian Epstein’s Mersey Beat Showcase concerts took place at the Majestic Ballroom in Finsbury Park, London.
The Beatles live: Floral Hall, Southport
This was the third appearance by The Beatles at the Floral Hall ballroom in Southport, Lancashire.
The Beatles live: Pigalle Club, London
The Beatles performed at this London night club and restaurant on just this one occasion, following their first appearance at
The Beatles live: NME Poll-Winners’ All-Star Concert
The Beatles were second on the bill for the New Musical Express 1962-63 Annual Poll-Winners’ All-Star Concert, held at the
The Beatles live: Mersey View Pleasure Grounds, Frodsham
This was The Beatles’ only concert appearance in Frodsham, a market town in the county of Cheshire. They played at
The Beatles live: Mersey Beat Showcase, Stoke-on-Trent
This was the second Mersey Beat Showcase, where Brian Epstein stable of performers travelled to a town or city to
Paul McCartney meets Jane Asher
On this day The Beatles topped the bill at the Royal Albert Hall, London, for a concert broadcast live by
The Beatles live: Majestic Ballroom, Luton
The Beatles’ first concert in Luton, Bedfordshire, took place on 17 April 1963. They returned to the town on two
Television: Scene At 6.30
The Beatles mimed to ‘From Me To You’ on the live television programme Scene At 6.30, broadcast in the north
The Beatles live: Bridge Hotel, Tenbury Wells
This was The Beatles only performance in the small market town of Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire. The concert took place at
The Beatles see The Rolling Stones perform for the first time
The Beatles had a rare night off so, after their third appearance on the ITV show Thank Your Lucky Stars,
Television: Thank Your Lucky Stars
This was The Beatles’ third appearance on the ABC Television show Thank Your Lucky Stars. It was shown in most
Television: The 625 Show – The Beatles’ first national TV appearance
Although they had by this time made 11 appearances on regional and independent television programmes in Britain, this was The
The Beatles live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (evening)
The Beatles headlined an eight-hour Rhythm And Blues Marathon at the Cavern Club on Good Friday, 12 April 1963.
The Beatles live: Co-operative Hall, Middleton
This was The Beatles’ only concert in Middleton, Lancashire. It took place on the day their third EMI single, ‘From