The Beatles Bible

Sir Paul McCartney performed a second date at the Köln Arena in Cologne, Germany, as part of his 2009 Good Evening Europe tour. Read more »

Sir Paul McCartney added his 1979 hit Wonderful Christmastime to the setlist at his concert at the Köln Arena in Cologne, Germany. Read more »

The second night of Sir Paul McCartney's 2009 European tour took place at the O2 World in Berlin, Germany. Read more »

Sir Paul McCartney has kicked off the European leg of his 2009 World Tour with a concert in Hamburg's Color Line Arena. Read more »

A museum dedicated to The Beatles yesterday opened in Hamburg, Germany, 49 years after the group first performed in the city. Read more »

Electrola, EMI's West German counterpart, released its first Beatles record in March 1963. For the most part the singles were the same as the UK releases, although several unique German 45s did emerge. Read more »

The Beatles hadn't been to Hamburg since 1 January 1963, following their final residency at the city's Star-Club venue. On this day, however, they were greeting as conquering heroes by an adoring crowd. Read more »

In the morning The Beatles were driven in a fleet of Mercedes cars, flanked by police on motorcycles, to Munich railway station. From there a special train took The Beatles from Munich to Essen for two shows at the Grugahalle. Read more »

The Beatles' brief 1966 tour of West Germany, Japan and the Philippines began on this day, with two concerts at the Circus-Krone-Bau in Munich, Germany. Read more »

EMI's German counterpart, Electrola Gesellschaft, wanted The Beatles to re-record the vocals on their biggest hits, She Loves You and I Want To Hold Your Hand, in German. Although The Beatles and George Martin thought this unnecessary, the recording session was originally scheduled to take place on this day. Read more »

Ten days after Paul McCartney and Pete Best had been deported from Germany, John Lennon travelled back to England by train and boat. Read more »

A few hours after they were arrested on suspicion of arson, Paul McCartney and Pete Best were deported from Germany. Read more »

Having been told on 1 November that their contract to perform at his Kaiserkeller club was being terminated by owner Bruno Koschmider, The Beatles began moving their belonging to the attic room above the nearby Top Ten Club. Read more »

German police authorities deported George Harrison from Hamburg on this day, after discovering he was under 18 years of age. Read more »

Furious that The Beatles had made a verbal agreement to play at rival Peter Eckhorn's Top Ten Club, Kaiserkeller owner Bruno Koschmider terminated their contract. Despite this, they continued to perform at the club for another three weeks. Read more »

Although they were under contract to play at Bruno Koschmider's Kaiserkeller club until 31 December 1960, they made a verbal agreement with Peter Eckhorn to play at his new club, the Top Ten. Read more »

This was the first occasion on which John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr recorded music together. Read more »

Following their 48-night tenure at the Indra Club, The Beatles moved to another club owned by Bruno Koschmider, the Kaiserkeller. Read more »

Having played 48 consecutive nights with no time off, The Beatles' residency at the Indra Club in Hamburg ended on this day. Read more »

Following their first performance at the Indra Club, The Beatles stayed at venue owner Bruno Koschmider's flat in Hamburg. Read more »