The Beatles recorded a series of ‘open-ended’ answers for use by US disc jockeys on this day at EMI’s Manchester Square headquarters.
Friday 3 January 1964 Live The Beatles’ residency at the Astoria Cinema in London’s Finsbury Park continued on this night, with another two performances of The Beatles’ Christmas Show. It was day nine of …
‘Please Please Me’ had first been released as a single in America on 25 February 1963 but failed to make an impact. To cash in on the success of …
Thursday 2 January 1964 Live Another two houses at the Astoria Cinema in Finsbury Park, London, for The Beatles’ Christmas Show. This was the eighth date of the group’s 16-night residency.
Wednesday 1 January 1964 Live The Beatles’ first performances of 1964 were a continuation of The Beatles’ Christmas Show, the variety night which ran from 24 December 1963 until 11 January 1964.
Tuesday 31 December 1963 Live There were normally two ‘houses’ during the run of The Beatles’ Christmas Show. On this evening, however, there was just one, to give the group, the crew and the …
Monday 30 December 1963 Live The Beatles performed twice on this day, as part of the continuing run at the Astoria Cinema in Finsbury Park, London. The season continued until 11 January 1964.
Saturday 28 December 1963 Live The Beatles’ Christmas Show season continued on this day, with two more shows at the Astoria Cinema in London’s Finsbury Park.
Friday 27 December 1963 Live This was the third night of The Beatles’ Christmas Show, which took place at the Astoria Cinema in Finsbury Park, London. The show’s 16-night run continued until 11 January …
William Mann, The Times newspaper’s music critic, wrote this famous discourse on The Beatles’ music in the first flush of Beatlemania.
Thursday 26 December 1963 Live This was the second night of performances at the Astoria Theatre, Finsbury Park, London, for The Beatles’ 1963 Christmas season specials. The Beatles flew from Liverpool to London during …
The single with which The Beatles arrived in America, ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’ was released on Boxing Day 1963 by Capitol Records.
Tuesday 24 December 1963 Live The Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein, who himself had had theatrical aspirations, conceived The Beatles’ Christmas Show, a variety stage production featuring the group. It ran at the Astoria Cinema …
Sunday 22 December 1963 Live This was the second preview of The Beatles’ Christmas Show in the north of England, ahead of its full run at the Astoria Cinema in Finsbury Park, London, on …
Saturday 21 December 1963 Live Prior to the opening of The Beatles Christmas Show at the Astoria in Finsbury Park London, on 24 December 1963, there were two preview concerts held in the north …
Wednesday 18 December 1963 Radio On this day The Beatles recorded a two-hour radio special, to be broadcast on the BBC Light Programme service on Boxing Day 1963.
Tuesday 17 December 1963 Radio The Beatles recorded their contribution to the 1963 Christmas edition of the BBC radio show Saturday Club on this day at the Playhouse Theatre in London.
This was the second edition of Thank Your Lucky Stars to solely feature acts from Liverpool. The first had been recorded on 23 June 1963.
Saturday 14 December 1963 Live The Beatles had given a special concert for members of their Northern Area Fan Club in Liverpool on 7 December 1963. One week later they did the same for …
Friday 13 December 1963 Live The Beatles’ lengthy 1963 Autumn Tour of the UK and Ireland finally came to an end on this day. This was the 34th date of the tour, which had …