12 July 1963 was the fifth of six consecutive days in which The Beatles performed at Margate’s Winter Gardens. They performed to two different ‘houses’ each time.
Their set throughout contained nine songs: ‘Roll Over Beethoven’, ‘Thank You Girl’, ‘Chains’, ‘Please Please Me’, ‘A Taste Of Honey’, ‘I Saw Her Standing There’, ‘Baby It’s You’, ‘From Me To You’, and ‘Twist And Shout’.
Last updated: 25 January 2024
Also on this day...
- 2022: The Beatles and Paul McCartney receive eight Emmy Awards nominations
- 2016: Paul McCartney live: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia
- 2014: Ringo Starr live: Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, California
- 2014: Paul McCartney live: Fargodome, Fargo
- 2013: Paul McCartney live: Nationals Park, Washington, DC
- 2008: George Martin is honoured by the Grammy Foundation
- 1992: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Unterfrankenhalle, Aschaffenburg
- 1972: Wings live: Théâtre de la Mer, Juan-les-Pins
- 1968: Recording, mixing: Don’t Pass Me By, Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, Revolution
- 1966: The Beatles receive three Ivor Novello awards
- 1964: The Beatles live: Hippodrome, Brighton
- 1963: UK EP release: Twist And Shout
- 1962: The Beatles live: Majestic Ballroom, Birkenhead
- 1962: The Beatles live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (lunchtime)
- 1958: Recording: In Spite Of All The Danger, That’ll Be The Day
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