Delayed from looking for a Greek island to live on, due to a storm off the Cretan coast, The Beatles went sightseeing in the countryside around Athens on this day.
The group, their partners, plus Neil Aspinall, Mal Evans, Pattie Harrison’s sister Paula, and NEMS employee Alistair Taylor travelled in a convoy of a Mercedes car and two large American taxis. The taxi containing Paul McCartney, Jane Asher and Neil Aspinall caught fire from the heat and they were forced to walk back to a village where they had earlier eaten lunch.
The Beatles accepted an invitation from the Oxford University Dramatic Society to watch a performance of Agamemnon by Aeschylus at the theatre at Delphi. Unfortunately, their host, Alexis ‘Magic Alex’ Mardas, had given the tourism authorities notice of their impending visit, and the news was broadcast on Athens Radio.
Upon their arrival in Delphi they were met by hundreds of fans, photographers and journalists. The group returned to their limousine and left for Athens without seeing the play.
Also on this day...
- 2018: Paul McCartney live: Abbey Road Studios, London
- 2017: Paul McCartney live: CenturyLink Center, Omaha
- 2013: Paul McCartney live: Plains of Abraham, Quebec City
- 2010: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: The Colosseum, Windsor
- 2001: Paul McCartney proposes to Heather Mills
- 1995: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Circus Maximus Theater, Atlantic City
- 1992: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Teatro La Versiliana, Marina di Pietrasanta
- 1989: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Park Central Amphitheatre, Dallas
- 1969: Recording: Oh! Darling, Come Together, The End
- 1968: Recording, mixing: Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey, Good Night
- 1965: UK single release: Help!
- 1964: The Beatles live: The Night Of A Hundred Stars
- 1963: The Beatles live: Odeon Cinema, Weston-super-Mare
- 1962: The Beatles live: Kingsway Club, Southport
- 1961: The Beatles live: Blair Hall, Liverpool
- 1960: The Silver Beetles live: Grosvenor Ballroom, Wallasey
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