The Beatles live: Astoria Ballroom, Middlesbrough
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 …
Radio: Saturday Club
The Beatles’ fourth appearance on the BBC’s Saturday Club radio show was recorded on 24 June 1963 at the Playhouse Theatre in London.
Television: Summer Spin
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 …
The Beatles live: Town Hall, Abergavenny
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 …
Television: Juke Box Jury
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 live: Odeon Cinema, Guildford
The Beatles’ only live appearance in Guildford, Surrey, took place on 21 June 1963.
John Lennon’s assault of Bob Wooler reaches the national press
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 …
John Lennon apologises for assaulting Bob Wooler
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 …
The Beatles Ltd is formed
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 …
Radio: Easy Beat
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 interviews Brian Epstein
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 …
John Lennon beats up Cavern DJ Bob Wooler at Paul McCartney’s 21st birthday party
Paul McCartney celebrated his 21st birthday with a party held at his Aunt Gin’s house at 147 Dinas Lane, Huyton, Liverpool.
Radio: Pop Go The Beatles
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 Beatles live: Odeon Cinema, Romford
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 …
The Beatles live: City Hall, Salisbury
The Beatles’ only concert in Salisbury, Wiltshire, was booked in April 1963 by Brian Epstein. It took place on 15 June.
The Beatles live: Mersey Beat Showcase, Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, Wallasey
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 …
The Beatles live: Southern Sporting Club, Manchester
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.
The Beatles live: Palace Theatre Club, Stockport
The Beatles performed two concerts on 13 June 1963, both in venues they hadn’t played before.
The Beatles live: Grafton Rooms, Liverpool
The Beatles’ third known concert at Liverpool’s Grafton Rooms had been arranged in February 1963, and was a fundraiser for the charity the National Society for the Prevention of …
The Beatles live: Pavilion, Bath
Although The Beatles’ UK tour with Roy Orbison had finished the previous night, the group was back on the road on 10 June 1963 with a concert in the …