Television: The Mersey Sound
For the third day of filming for Don Haworth’s BBC documentary The Mersey Sound, The Beatles were filmed in their home city Liverpool.
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Paul McCartney receives one-year driving ban
On this day Paul McCartney was fined £31 and disqualified from driving for one year, after having been stopped by police on 14 June 1963 for driving over the …
The Beatles live: Mersey Beat Showcase, Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, Wallasey
The last of 27 live shows by The Beatles at the Tower Ballroom in New Brighton, a seaside resort in the town of Wallasey, Merseyside, took place on 14 …
The Beatles live: Grosvenor Ballroom, Wallasey
This Christmas Eve show at the Grosvenor Ballroom in Liscard, Wallasey was booked by The Beatles’ manager Allan Williams on 19 December 1960.
The Silver Beetles live: Grosvenor Ballroom, Wallasey
Having performed at the Grosvenor Ballroom on each consecutive Saturday since 4 June 1960, The Silver Beetles’ residency came to a close on this night.
The Silver Beetles live: Grosvenor Ballroom, Wallasey
The penultimate show of The Silver Beetles’ Saturday night residency at the notoriously rough Grosvenor Ballroom in Liscard, Wallasey.
The Silver Beetles live: Grosvenor Ballroom, Wallasey
This was The Silver Beetles’ eighth consecutive Saturday night show at the Grosvenor Ballroom, a venue in Liscard Wallasey run by local promoter Les Dodd under the name Paramount …
The Silver Beetles live: Grosvenor Ballroom, Wallasey
This was another of The Silver Beetles’ regular concerts at the Grosvenor Ballroom, which took place every Saturday night in June and July 1960.
The Silver Beetles live: Grosvenor Ballroom, Wallasey
The Silver Beetles had been performing regularly at the Grosvenor Ballroom in Liscard, Wallasey, since 4 June 1960. This time, however, they were joined onstage by a special guest: …
The Silver Beetles live: Grosvenor Ballroom, Wallasey
This was The Silver Beetles’ fourth consecutive Saturday night show at the Grosvenor Ballroom in Liscard, Wallasey, a venue run by local promoter Les Dodd.
The Silver Beetles live: Grosvenor Ballroom, Wallasey
18 June 1960 was Paul McCartney’s 18th birthday. Instead of celebrating with a night off, he and The Silver Beetles gave one of their usual Saturday night concerts at …
The Silver Beetles live: Grosvenor Ballroom, Wallasey
This was The Silver Beetles’ third concert at the Grosvenor Ballroom within a week, and one that didn’t pass without incident.
The Silver Beetles live: Grosvenor Ballroom, Wallasey
Two days after their debut at the Grosvenor Ballroom, The Silver Beetles returned for a Whitsun bank holiday Monday special concert.
The Silver Beetles live: Grosvenor Ballroom, Wallasey
Two days after performing at The Institute in Neston, Wirral, The Silver Beetles performed at another of promoter Les Dodd’s venues, the Grosvenor Ballroom in the Liscard area of …
