This was the last of The Beatles’ 17 live appearances at the Majestic Ballroom 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 Birkenhead venue took place on 28 June; 5, 12, 19 and 28 July; 17 and 24 August; 8 and 22 September; 15 October; 22 and 29 November; and 15 December 1962; and 17 and 31 January; and 21 February 1963.
Last updated: 25 January 2024
Also on this day...
- 2019: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Amashin Archaic Hall, Amagasaki
- 2011: The Beatles’ first contract to be auctioned
- 2003: Paul McCartney live: Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester
- 2002: Paul McCartney live: United Center, Chicago
- 1970: George Harrison is interviewed for the BBC’s Fact Or Fantasy
- 1970: The Beatles’ final press release
- 1970: Paul McCartney announces The Beatles’ split
- 1967: Paul McCartney performs on The Beach Boys’ Vegetables
- 1965: Television: Top Of The Pops
- 1964: US album release: The Beatles’ Second Album
- 1964: Filming: A Hard Day’s Night
- 1962: Stuart Sutcliffe dies
- 1961: The Beatles live: Top Ten Club, Hamburg
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