All four Beatles, along with their wives and girlfriends, attended the première of Richard Lester’s film How I Won The War at the London Pavilion.
The film, which had been shot in Spain in 1966, featured John Lennon as Private Gripweed. For the premiere Lennon wore a psychedelic outfit, Harrison sported an orange jacket and black velvet trousers, while Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr dressed more conservatively in evening suits.
Other guests at the event were Jimi Hendrix, David Hemmings, his wife Gayle Hunnicut, and singers Cilla Black, Anita Harris and Cass Elliot.
A party was held afterwards at Cilla Black’s apartment at 9b Portland Place.
Last updated: 3 March 2023
Also on this day...
- 2023: Paul McCartney live: Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
- 2016: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Keller Auditorium, Portland
- 2015: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Fox Theatre, Detroit
- 2014: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts, Jacksonville
- 2013: Paul McCartney live: Covent Garden, London
- 2010: Remastered Red and Blue albums and Harrison/Shankar Collaborations are released
- 2005: Paul McCartney live: United Center, Chicago
- 2002: Paul McCartney live: Rose Garden, Portland
- 1999: UK album release: Working Classical by Paul McCartney
- 1974: UK single release: Walking In The Park With Eloise by Paul McCartney
- 1968: Tape copying: Yer Blues, Don’t Pass Me By
- 1968: John Lennon and Yoko Ono are arrested for drugs possession
- 1965: Recording: If I Needed Someone, In My Life
- 1964: Recording: Eight Days A Week, Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!, Mr Moonlight, I Feel Fine, I’ll Follow The Sun, Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby, Rock And Roll Music, Words Of Love
- 1963: Television: Scene At 6.30
- 1961: The Beatles live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (evening)
- 1961: The Beatles live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (lunchtime)
- 1960: The Beatles live: Kaiserkeller, Hamburg
- 1958: The Quarrymen live: TV Star Search audition, Hippodrome, Manchester
- 1957: Paul McCartney’s debut with the Quarrymen
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On 18 October 1967 John Lennon and his wife Cynthia visited the International Motor Show at Earl’s Court in London. There Lennon paid £6,150 (around £150,000 today) for an Italian ISO Rivolta S4 – a four door 5.7 litre sports car – even though Lennon did not possess a Driving Licence and couldn’t drive a car anyway. Getty has photos.