The Beatles Bible

Four days after the world première of A Hard Day's Night in London, The Beatles arrived in Liverpool for the first northern England screening. Read more »

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 24 December 1963. Read more »

This was The Beatles' only concert at Liverpool's Odeon Cinema. It took place on day 28 of their 1963 Autumn Tour of the UK and Ireland. Read more »

Following their appearance on the BBC television show Juke Box Jury, The Beatles recorded a special concert appearance for the corporation at Liverpool's Empire Theatre. Read more »

A busy day for The Beatles. In the afternoon they filmed a special edition of the BBC television show Juke Box Jury, before performing for 2,500 hometown fans. In the evening they played another two shows at the nearby Odeon Cinema. Read more »

This was the fourth and final day in which The Beatles were filmed by BBC producer Don Haworth for the documentary The Mersey Sound. Read more »

The day after their final concert in Llandudno, north Wales, The Beatles drove to the Alpha (ATV) Studios in Birmingham for an appearance on Summer Spin, the summer version of Thank Your Lucky Stars. Read more »

After nearly 300 performances at Liverpool's Cavern Club, this was The Beatles' final show at the venue. Read more »

The Beatles' fourth and final show at this Liverpool venue. They had first performed their almost a year to the day earlier, on 3 August 1962. Read more »

The day after they began writing She Loves You in a Newcastle hotel room, John Lennon and Paul McCartney finished the song in the dining room of McCartney's family home at 20 Forthlin Road, Liverpool. Read more »

The Beatles headlined a special edition of Summer Spin - the summer title of Thank Your Lucky Stars - dedicated to Mersey Beat groups. It was recorded at Alpha TV Studios in Birmingham. Read more »

Paul McCartney celebrated his 21st birthday with a party held at his Aunt Jin's house at 147 Dinas Lane, Huyton, Liverpool. Read more »

The Beatles' third known concert at Liverpool's Grafton Rooms had been arranged in February 1963, and was a fundraiser for the charity the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC). Read more »

The eighth date of The Beatles' UK tour with Roy Orbison was a homecoming show at Liverpool's Empire Theatre. Read more »

The Beatles headlined an eight-hour Rhythm And Blues Marathon at the Cavern Club on Good Friday, 12 April 1963. Read more »

John Charles Julian Lennon, son to John and Cynthia Lennon, was born early on this day at Liverpool's Sefton General Hospital. Read more »

A triumphant homecoming show for The Beatles, who gave a performance at the Empire Theatre. It was their first performance in the city in over a month, and came in the same week their debut album Please Please Me was released. Read more »

By February 1963 appearances by The Beatles at Liverpool's Cavern Club certainly weren't unusual. However, by this time their fame had grown considerably, and demand to see them was high. Read more »

The Beatles performed at a special Valentine's Day dance at the Locarno Ballroom in Liverpool. Read more »

This was The Beatles' final lunchtime show at Liverpool's Cavern Club. Although they played subsequent shows at the venue, they were all evening performances. Read more »