The Beatles Bible

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 »

Klaus Voormann was born in Germany on 29 April 1938. He was an artist, musician and record producer, who knew The Beatles in Hamburg and later designed the front cover of Revolver. Read more »

German photographer and artist Astrid Kirchherr is perhaps best known for her remarkable photographs of The Beatles in Hamburg, and for helping define their early image. 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 »

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 »

This date was The Beatles' first at Hamburg's Star-Club, the city's newest rock 'n' roll venue. Read more »

Thursday 22 June, and possibly the following day as well, was the likely date of The Beatles' recording session with singer Tony Sheridan in Hamburg. 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 »

The Beatles arrived in Hamburg, Germany in the early evening of 17 August 1960, for the first of 48 nights at the Indra Club on the Grosse Freiheit street. Read more »