The Beatles’ only appearance at Leeds’ Queen’s Hall took place on 28 June 1963, although they did perform at the city’s Odeon Cinema on three other occasions.
Thursday 27 June 1963 Songs The day after they began writing ‘She Loves You’ in a Newcastle hotel room, John Lennon and Paul McCartney finished the song in the dining room of McCartney’s family …
Wednesday 26 June 1963 Live The Beatles’ second and final concert at Newcastle’s Majestic Ballroom took place on 26 June 1963. They had previously appeared at the venue on 28 January 1963. This was …
Tuesday 25 June 1963 Live The Beatles’ only concert in the Yorkshire town of Middlesbrough took place at the Astoria Ballroom on 25 June 1963. The support act was Billingham group The Johnny Taylor …
Monday 24 June 1963 Radio The Beatles’ fourth appearance on the BBC’s Saturday Club radio show was recorded on 24 June 1963 at the Playhouse Theatre in London.
The Beatles headlined a special edition of Summer Spin – the summer title of Thank Your Lucky Stars – dedicated to Mersey Beat groups on 23 June 1963. It …
Saturday 22 June 1963 Live The Beatles took to the stage later than usual at the Town Hall in Abergavenny, Wales, on 22 June 1963, due to John Lennon’s appearance on the BBC television …
John Lennon appeared without the other Beatles on an edition of the BBC television show Juke Box Jury, recorded on this day and transmitted the following Saturday at 6.35pm.
The Beatles’ only live appearance in Guildford, Surrey, took place on 21 June 1963.
Friday 21 June 1963 Media News that John Lennon had assaulted Cavern Club DJ Bob Wooler at Paul McCartney’s 21st birthday party three days earlier reached the national press on this day. The report …
Two days after he assaulted Cavern Club DJ Bob Wooler for insinuating he had had an affair with Brian Epstein, John Lennon sent a telegram to apologise. The incident …
With the success of The Beatles looking assured, and expectations for better things as their fame grew across the United Kingdom, Brian Epstein formed The Beatles Limited to handle …
Wednesday 19 June 1963 Radio The Beatles’ second appearance on the BBC radio show Easy Beat necessitated a rush back to London following Paul McCartney’s 21st birthday celebrations.
Derek Taylor, a Manchester-based journalist for the Daily Express, had seen The Beatles in the city on 30 May 1963, and had instantly fallen under their spell. On 19 …
Paul McCartney celebrated his 21st birthday with a party held at his Aunt Gin’s house at 147 Dinas Lane, Huyton, Liverpool.
Monday 17 June 1963 Radio The initial run of The Beatles’ BBC radio show Pop Go The Beatles was intended to have four editions. The last of these was recorded on this day, though …
The last of six ‘Mersey Beat Showcase’ concerts, a format devised by Brian Epstein which consisted of one-off shows featuring his stable of artists, took place on 16 June …
Saturday 15 June 1963 Live The Beatles’ only concert in Salisbury, Wiltshire, was booked in April 1963 by Brian Epstein. It took place on 15 June.
The last of 27 live shows by The Beatles at the Tower Ballroom in New Brighton, a seaside resort in the town of Wallasey, Merseyside, took place on 14 …
Thursday 13 June 1963 Live Following their appearance in Stockport, Cheshire on 13 June 1963, The Beatles drove 10 miles to the Southern Sporting Club in Manchester for their second show of the night.