Tag: tour
This was The Beatles’ only concert at the Yorkshire spa town of Harrogate.
Thursday 7 March 1963 Live The Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein had the idea, perhaps inspired by the early Motown Revues, of a concert featuring the acts within his stable.
This was The Beatles’ fifth and final appearance at the Plaza Ballroom in St Helens, Lancashire. They had first performed there on 25 June 1962.
This was the final date of The Beatles’ first UK tour, with teenager singer Helen Shapiro headlining.
Saturday 2 March 1963 Live This was The Beatles’ first appearance at Sheffield’s City Hall, as part of their UK tour with Helen Shapiro. They performed at the venue on five occasions in total: …
The Helen Shapiro tour of the United Kingdom continued with this date in Southport, Lancashire.
Wednesday 27 February 1963 Live The headliner of The Beatles’ first UK tour, Helen Shapiro, was ill for a second consecutive day, and so didn’t perform on this day.
Tuesday 26 February 1963 Live This was part of The Beatles’ tour of the United Kingdom with headliner Helen Shapiro. The group had temporarily dropped out after 9 February 1963, to record the Please …
Monday 25 February 1963 Live This booking was arranged by Brian Epstein’s NEMS Enterprises. It was The Beatles’ only performance in the Lancashire town of Leigh. The Casino later became a nightclub, and was …
Friday 22 February 1963 Live This was the last of The Beatles’ live shows at the Oasis Club in Manchester.
Thursday 21 February 1963 Live This was the penultimate of The Beatles’ 17 appearances at the Majestic Ballroom, which stood on Conway Street in Birkenhead, Cheshire.
Wednesday 20 February 1963 Live The was The Beatles’ only live show at this Victorian era venue, normally used as a Turkish baths and swimming pool, although they performed in Doncaster, Yorkshire, on four …
Monday 18 February 1963 Live The Beatles performed two shows on this day at the Queen’s Hall in Widnes – their fifth and final appearance at the venue.
Saturday 16 February 1963 Live This was The Beatles’ only live appearance anywhere in the county of Oxfordshire. It was arranged by John Smith, a London-based promoter.
Friday 15 February 1963 Live The Beatles’ only appearance at Birmingham’s Ritz Ballroom should have taken place on 11 January 1963. However, it was postponed due to blizzards making the roads impassable.
Thursday 14 February 1963 Live The Beatles performed at a special Valentine’s Day dance at the Locarno Ballroom in Liverpool.
Wednesday 13 February 1963 Live This was The Beatles’ second live show at Hull’s Majestic Ballroom. The first had taken place on 20 October 1962. They played in the city on two subsequent occasions, …
Tuesday 12 February 1963 Live The day after The Beatles recorded 10 of the songs that would appear on their debut album Please Please Me, they were back on the road with a performance …
Saturday 9 February 1963 Live This was the last performance by The Beatles on this first part of their UK tour with Helen Shapiro. They were replaced on the 10 February show in Peterborough …
Friday 8 February 1963 Live The Beatles’ tour with Helen Shapiro received some newspaper publicity following an incident on this night in which the group, Kenny Lynch and Shapiro were barred from the Carlisle …