This day had initially been set aside as a rain check date for The Beatles’ concert at Shea Stadium the previous day. Fortunately the weather remained good, allowing them …
Sunday 15 August 1965 Live The Beatles’ record-breaking first performance at New York’s Shea Stadium was watched by 55,600 fans, and marked the beginning of the group’s second full US concert tour.
The Beatles had wowed US television audiences during their first three appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show, recorded in February 1964 during their first American visit. On this day …
The Beatles left England at midday to fly to America to begin their second tour of the United States.
The Beatles’ eighth US album released by Capitol Records, Help!, was issued on this day as MAS-2386 (mono) and SMAS-2386 (stereo).
The Silkie, a folk group signed by Brian Epstein to NEMS Enterprises and managed by Alistair Taylor, recorded a version of The Beatles’ ‘You’ve Got To Hide Your Love …
The Beatles’ fifth UK album, Help!, was released on this day as Parlophone PMC 1255 (mono) and PCS 3071 (stereo).
The Beatles made just one television appearance in Britain to promote the Help! album; other shows had to run pre-recorded clips instead.
The Beatles spent much of this day rehearsing at the Saville Theatre in London. The theatre was run by Brian Epstein’s NEMS Enterprises.
The Beatles’ second film Help! had its royal première at the London Pavilion, Piccadilly Circus, London.
Ringo Starr and his wife Maureen Starkey bought their first home on this day. Sunny Heights was a large mock Tudor house in Weybridge, Surrey, less than a mile …
‘Help!’, The Beatles’ 10th Parlophone single, was released just before the world première of the film of the same name.
‘Help!’, The Beatles’ 10th Capitol Records single, was released just before the world premiere of their second feature film.
Tuesday 13 July 1965 Award On behalf of him and John Lennon, Paul McCartney accepted five Ivor Novello awards during a luncheon at the Savoy Hotel on the Strand, London.
The Beatles flew back to England from Barcelona in Spain on this morning, following their nine-date 1965 European Tour.
Saturday 3 July 1965 Live The Beatles’ 1965 European Tour ended on this day, with a concert at the Plaza de Toros Monumental in Barcelona, Spain. The group were due on stage at 10.45pm …
The Beatles performed just one concert in Madrid in Spain. It took place at the Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas, the city’s bullring, where Brian Epstein had watched …
The day after their concert at the Palais des Expositions in Nice, France, The Beatles flew to Madrid in Spain.
Wednesday 30 June 1965 Live The Beatles’ only concert in Nice, France took place at 9pm at the Palais des Expositions, situated on the Esplanade Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny.
The day after their final show in the Italian capital Rome, The Beatles flew to Nice in France, ahead of their concert at the Palais des Expositions. Their flight …