The Beatles live: City Hall, Sheffield
This was The Beatles’ first appearance at Sheffield’s City Hall, as part of their UK tour with Helen Shapiro. They performed at the venue on five occasions in total: …
Category: Live
The Beatles live: Odeon Cinema, Southport
The Helen Shapiro tour of the United Kingdom continued with this date in Southport, Lancashire.
The Beatles live: Granada Cinema, Shrewsbury – Lennon and McCartney write From Me To You
While travelling with the rest of their tour companions from York to Shrewsbury on 28 February 1963, John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote their third single ‘From Me To …
The Beatles live: Rialto Theatre, York
The headliner of The Beatles’ first UK tour, Helen Shapiro, was ill for a second consecutive day, and so didn’t perform on this day.
The Beatles live: Gaumont Cinema, Taunton
This was part of The Beatles’ tour of the United Kingdom with headliner Helen Shapiro. The group had temporarily dropped out after 9 February 1963, to record the Please …
The Beatles live: Casino Ballroom, Leigh
This booking was arranged by Brian Epstein’s NEMS Enterprises. It was The Beatles’ only performance in the Lancashire town of Leigh. The Casino later became a nightclub, and was …
The Beatles live: Coventry Theatre, Coventry
This was The Beatles’ second live appearance in the city of Coventry in Warwickshire; their first had taken place at the Matrix Hall on 17 November 1962.
The Beatles live: Granada Cinema, Mansfield
The Beatles had toured with Helen Shapiro in the early part of February 1963, but had temporarily dropped out to record the Please Please Me LP and undertake a …
The Beatles live: Oasis Club, Manchester
This was the last of The Beatles’ live shows at the Oasis Club in Manchester.
The Beatles live: Majestic Ballroom, Birkenhead
This was the penultimate of The Beatles’ 17 appearances at the Majestic Ballroom, which stood on Conway Street in Birkenhead, Cheshire.
The Beatles live: St James Swimming Baths, Doncaster
The was The Beatles’ only live show at this Victorian era venue, normally used as a Turkish baths and swimming pool, although they performed in Doncaster, Yorkshire, on four …
The Beatles live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (evening)
By February 1963 appearances by The Beatles at Liverpool’s Cavern Club certainly weren’t unusual. However, by this time their fame had grown considerably, and demand to see them was …
The Beatles live: Queen’s Hall, Widnes
The Beatles performed two shows on this day at the Queen’s Hall in Widnes – their fifth and final appearance at the venue.
The Beatles live: Carfax Assembly Rooms, Oxford
This was The Beatles’ only live appearance anywhere in the county of Oxfordshire. It was arranged by John Smith, a London-based promoter.
The Beatles live: Ritz Ballroom, Birmingham
The Beatles’ only appearance at Birmingham’s Ritz Ballroom should have taken place on 11 January 1963. However, it was postponed due to blizzards making the roads impassable.
The Beatles live: Locarno Ballroom, Liverpool
The Beatles performed at a special Valentine’s Day dance at the Locarno Ballroom in Liverpool.
The Beatles live: Majestic Ballroom, Hull
This was The Beatles’ second live show at Hull’s Majestic Ballroom. The first had taken place on 20 October 1962. They played in the city on two subsequent occasions, …
The Beatles live: Astoria Ballroom, Oldham
The day after The Beatles recorded 10 of the songs that would appear on their debut album Please Please Me, they were back on the road with a performance …
The Beatles live: Empire Theatre, Sunderland
This was the last performance by The Beatles on this first part of their UK tour with Helen Shapiro. They were replaced on the 10 February show in Peterborough …
The Beatles live: ABC Cinema, Carlisle
The Beatles’ tour with Helen Shapiro received some newspaper publicity following an incident on this night in which the group, Kenny Lynch and Shapiro were barred from the Carlisle …