Author: Joe
Friday 28 August 1964 Live This was the first of two performances, the second of which took place the following night, in front of 16,000 fans at the Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, New …
Thursday 27 August 1964 Live The Beatles performed for 14,000 fans at the Cincinnati Gardens venue in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Wednesday 26 August 1964 Live After having sold out all the dates thus far on their US tour, The Beatles only managed to sell 7,000 tickets for their only concert at the spectacular Red …
On another day off from their first US tour, The Beatles paid a visit to Burt Lancaster’s house to watch Peter Sellers’ film A Shot In The Dark.
Without a concert scheduled for this day, The Beatles rested at their rented house at 356 St Pierre Road, Bel Air, Los Angeles.
Ringo Starr gained his first lead vocal on a Beatles single, with the US release of their version of Carl Perkins’ Matchbox.
Sunday 23 August 1964 Live The Beatles’ concert at the Hollywood Bowl was recorded by George Martin and engineers from Capitol Records, who hoped to release it as a live album.
On 23 August 1964, John Lennon and Ringo Starr were interviewed while in Los Angeles. The occasion was The Beatles’ first concert at the Hollywood Bowl. The interviewer is …
Saturday 22 August 1964 Live The Beatles’ first Canadian concert took place in front of 20,261 fans at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver.
Friday 21 August 1964 Live The Beatles performed their usual 29-minute set in front of 14,720 fans at the Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington.
Thursday 20 August 1964 Live Following the previous day’s performance in San Francisco, The Beatles flew straight to Las Vegas, where they arrived at 1am.
Wednesday 19 August 1964 Live Although they had performed shows in New York, Washington DC and Miami in February 1964, this was The Beatles’ first proper tour of America.
On this day The Beatles flew from London Airport to San Francisco International, to begin their 25-date first American Tour.
Sunday 16 August 1964 Live The Beatles’ second appearance at Blackpool’s Opera House within a month took place on 16 August 1964. They had previously performed at the venue on 26 July 1964. Also …
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith The second day in the studio for what would become the Beatles For Sale LP saw work …
Wednesday 12 August 1964 Radio On this evening Brian Epstein held a party at his home at Flat 15, Whaddon House, William Mews, London. Each of The Beatles attended, as did Judy Garland, Cilla …
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith One month and a day after their third album A Hard Day’s Night was released, The Beatles …
Sunday 9 August 1964 Live The Beatles’ second visit to Scarborough in Yorkshire took place on 9 August 1964; they had previously performed there on 11 December 1963. On both occasions they performed at …
Sunday 2 August 1964 Live On 2 August 1964 The Beatles returned to Bournemouth’s Gaumont Cinema, following their six-night residency at the venue from 19–24 August 1963.
Following their two nights of concerts at the Johanneshovs Isstadion in Stockholm, Sweden, The Beatles flew to London Airport from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport. They arrived back in England at 3.45pm.