Day off in Cape May, New Jersey
Following their concert the previous night at the Convention Hall in Atlantic City, The Beatles relaxed at the Marquis de […]
August 1964
The Beatles live: Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
The Beatles performed before 18,000 fans at the Convention Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on 30 August 1964.
The Beatles live: Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, New York
The second of The Beatles’ two performances at the Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, New York City was seen by
Bob Dylan turns The Beatles on to cannabis
On 28 August 1964 the future of rock ‘n’ roll changed forever, when Bob Dylan introduced The Beatles to cannabis.
The Beatles live: Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, New York
This was the first of two performances, the second of which took place the following night, in front of 16,000
The Beatles live: Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati
The Beatles performed for 14,000 fans at the Cincinnati Gardens venue in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Beatles live: Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Denver
After having sold out all the dates thus far on their US tour, The Beatles only managed to sell 7,000
The Beatles meet Burt Lancaster and Jayne Mansfield
On another day off from their first US tour, The Beatles paid a visit to Burt Lancaster’s house to watch
Day off in Bel Air, Los Angeles
Without a concert scheduled for this day, The Beatles rested at their rented house at 356 St Pierre Road, Bel
US single release: Matchbox
Ringo Starr gained his first lead vocal on a Beatles single, with the US release of their version of Carl
The Beatles live: Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles
The Beatles’ concert at the Hollywood Bowl was recorded by George Martin and engineers from Capitol Records, who hoped to
Interview: John Lennon and Ringo Starr in Los Angeles
On 23 August 1964, John Lennon and Ringo Starr were interviewed while in Los Angeles. The occasion was The Beatles’
The Beatles live: Empire Stadium, Vancouver, Canada
The Beatles’ first Canadian concert took place in front of 20,261 fans at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver.
The Beatles live: Coliseum, Seattle
The Beatles performed their usual 29-minute set in front of 14,720 fans at the Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington.
The Beatles live: Convention Center, Las Vegas
Following the previous day’s performance in San Francisco, The Beatles flew straight to Las Vegas, where they arrived at 1am.
The Beatles live: Cow Palace, San Francisco
Although they had performed shows in New York, Washington DC and Miami in February 1964, this was The Beatles’ first
Travel: London to San Francisco
On this day The Beatles flew from London Airport to San Francisco International, to begin their 25-date first American Tour.
The Beatles live: Opera House, Blackpool
The Beatles’ second appearance at Blackpool’s Opera House within a month took place on 16 August 1964. They had previously
Recording, mixing: I’m A Loser, Mr Moonlight, Baby’s In Black, Leave My Kitten Alone
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith The second day in the studio for what
Radio: The Teen Scene
On this evening Brian Epstein held a party at his home at Flat 15, Whaddon House, William Mews, London. Each