Author: Joe
Sunday 22 August 1965 Live In the morning of 22 August 1965 The Beatles held a press conference at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, before flying to Portland, Oregon.
Saturday 21 August 1965 Live The Beatles performed just one concert in Minnesota, at the Old Met stadium in Minneapolis before 25,000 people.
Friday 20 August 1965 Live The Beatles performed two shows at the White Sox Park in Chicago, at 3pm and 8pm. The first concert was seen by 25,000, and the second drew a crowd …
Thursday 19 August 1965 Live The Beatles performed two shows at the Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston, Texas, each of which was seen by 12,000 fans.
Wednesday 18 August 1965 Live The Beatles’ only visit to Atlanta lasted around 10 hours, but was remarkable for one key reason: monitor speakers on the stage allowed them to hear themselves play – …
Tuesday 17 August 1965 Live The Beatles performed two shows at the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Canada, on this day. They had previously played at the venue on 7 September 1964, and returned …
While The Beatles were on tour in North America, a Mellotron was delivered to Kenwood, John Lennon’s home in Weybridge, England.
This day had initially been set aside as a rain check date for The Beatles’ concert at Shea Stadium the previous day. Fortunately the weather remained good, allowing them …
Sunday 15 August 1965 Live The Beatles’ record-breaking first performance at New York’s Shea Stadium was watched by 55,600 fans, and marked the beginning of the group’s second full US concert tour.
The Beatles had wowed US television audiences during their first three appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show, recorded in February 1964 during their first American visit. On this day …
The Beatles left England at midday to fly to America to begin their second tour of the United States.
The Beatles’ eighth US album released by Capitol Records, Help!, was issued on this day as MAS-2386 (mono) and SMAS-2386 (stereo).
The Silkie, a folk group signed by Brian Epstein to NEMS Enterprises and managed by Alistair Taylor, recorded a version of The Beatles’ ‘You’ve Got To Hide Your Love …
The Beatles’ fifth UK album, Help!, was released on this day as Parlophone PMC 1255 (mono) and PCS 3071 (stereo).
The Beatles made just one television appearance in Britain to promote the Help! album; other shows had to run pre-recorded clips instead.
The Beatles spent much of this day rehearsing at the Saville Theatre in London. The theatre was run by Brian Epstein’s NEMS Enterprises.
The Beatles’ second film Help! had its royal première at the London Pavilion, Piccadilly Circus, London.
Ringo Starr and his wife Maureen Starkey bought their first home on this day. Sunny Heights was a large mock Tudor house in Weybridge, Surrey, less than a mile …
‘Help!’, The Beatles’ 10th Parlophone single, was released just before the world première of the film of the same name.
‘Help!’, The Beatles’ 10th Capitol Records single, was released just before the world premiere of their second feature film.