The Beatles Bible

A recently-discovered contract signed by The Beatles in 1961 is to be auctioned in London this week. Read more »

Yoko Ono has opened an art installation at Berlin's Haunch Of Venison gallery in which one of the exhibits is a large pane of glass with a bullet hole. Read more »

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 »

In preparation for his role in Richard Lester's film How I Won The War, John Lennon was given an army-style haircut and a pair of new glasses to wear. Read more »

Having finished touring and enjoying a break from recording, The Beatles were free to explore solo projects for the first time. John Lennon accepted an invitation from director Richard Lester to appear in his film How I Won The War. Read more »

Following the Hamburg date on their three-stop German tour of 1966, The Beatles began their long journey to Japan. 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 »

In preparation for their impending Scottish tour, The Beatles flew back from Hamburg to London on 1 January 1963. Read more »

By December 1962 The Beatles' career in the UK was definitely on the up. Their debut single Love Me Do had charted well; they had recorded a follow-up, Please Please Me; and Brian Epstein's management gave them a professionalism they had lacked for so long. Read more »

The Beatles flew from Liverpool to Hamburg on this day ahead of their third and final residency at the German city's Star-Club, situated on Große Freiheit off the Reeperbahn. Read more »

This was the final date of The Beatles' second residency at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany, situated on Große Freiheit off the Reeperbahn. Read more »

This was the 13th and penultimate date of The Beatles' second residency at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany. Read more »

This was the 12th date of The Beatles' second residency at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany, situated on Große Freiheit off the Reeperbahn. Read more »

This was the 11th date of The Beatles' second residency at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany. Read more »