Ringo Starr gives a press conference in Sydney, Australia
Ringo Starr arrived in Sydney on the morning of 14 June 1964, following a long flight from London Airport via […]
June 1964
The Beatles live: Centennial Hall, Adelaide
The Beatles played their second night of shows at the Centennial Hall, Adelaide, Australia, on 13 June 1964. They performed
The Beatles live: Centennial Hall, Adelaide
The day after they landed on Australian soil, The Beatles flew from Sydney to Adelaide in a chartered Ansett ANA
The Beatles arrive in Australia
The Beatles flew from Hong Kong to Sydney, stopping en route in Darwin to allow their aeroplane to refuel. Although
Interview in Hong Kong
The Beatles took a flight to Sydney, Australia, the day after their two shows at Hong Kong’s Princess Theatre. They
Mixing: I’ll Be Back
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith The Beatles were on tour while this hour-long
The Beatles live: Princess Theatre, Kowloon, Hong Kong
The Beatles gave two concerts at the Princess Theatre at 130 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, in the Kowloon region
A Hard Day's Night, Studio
Mixing: A Hard Day’s Night, Things We Said Today
Studio Three (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith While The Beatles were away on
The Beatles arrive in Hong Kong
More than 1,000 fans were waiting for The Beatles at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Airport when they arrived on 8
Travel: Amsterdam to Hong Kong
On the morning of 7 June 1964 The Beatles flew from Amsterdam to Hong Kong, a journey which took in
The Beatles live: Blokker, the Netherlands
Prior to performing two concerts in the village of Blokker in the Netherlands – their only two shows on Dutch
Television: Treslong, Hillegom, Netherlands
Following the previous day’s concerts in Copenhagen, Denmark, The Beatles flew to Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands, arriving at 1pm.
The Beatles’ world tour begins in Copenhagen, Denmark
For all the concerts they played between 1963 and 1966, The Beatles only undertook one world tour. It began on
Recording, mixing, editing: Long Tall Sally, Matchbox, I Call Your Name, Slow Down, When I Get Home, Any Time At All, I’ll Cry Instead
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith While The Beatles were on tour in Denmark,
Recording: You Know What To Do, You’re My World, No Reply, Any Time At All, Things We Said Today
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith Following Jimmie Nicol’s hastily-arranged rehearsal ahead of The
Ringo Starr is taken ill before The Beatles’ world tour
On the morning of 3 June 1964 Ringo Starr collapsed with tonsillitis and pharyngitis during a photo session for the
Recording: Any Time At All, Things We Said Today, When I Get Home
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith Three songs for the non-soundtrack side of the
Recording: Matchbox, I’ll Cry Instead, Slow Down, I’ll Be Back
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith During this day’s two recording sessions The Beatles