The Beatles, Apple rooftop, 30 January 1969
January 1969
- 02: Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day one (16)
- 03: Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day two (3)
- 06: Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day three (0)
- 07: Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day four (0)
- 08: Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day five (1)
- 09: Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day six (0)
- 10: Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day seven – George Harrison quits The Beatles (23)
- 12: The Beatles meet at Ringo Starr’s house (0)
- 13: US album release: Yellow Submarine (0)
- 13: Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day eight (2)
- 14: Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day nine (0)
- 15: George Harrison rejoins The Beatles (6)
- 16: Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day 10 (0)
- 17: UK album release: Yellow Submarine (2)
- 20: The Beatles meet at Apple’s basement studio (1)
- 21: Ringo Starr is interviewed for the BBC’s Scene And Heard (0)
- 21: Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day 12 (1)
- 22: Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day 13 (5)
- 23: Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day 14 (5)
- 24: Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day 15 (2)
- 25: Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day 16 (0)
- 26: Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day 17 (2)
- 27: Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day 18 (1)
- 28: Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day 19 (2)
- 28: Allen Klein meets The Beatles (3)
- 29: Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day 20 (1)
- 30: The Beatles’ rooftop concert (Apple building) (64)
- 31: Get Back/Let It Be sessions: day 22 (7)
February 1969
- 01: Allen Klein discusses The Beatles’ purchase of NEMS (3)
- 03: Allen Klein is appointed The Beatles’ manager (0)
- 05: Mixing: I’ve Got A Feeling, Don’t Let Me Down, Get Back, One After 909, Dig A Pony (0)
- 13: Launch party for Mary Hopkin’s album Postcard (0)
- 20: Recording: Don’t Let Me Down (8)
- 20: Ringo Starr attends the UK premiere of Candy (0)
- 22: Recording: I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (6)
- 23: Editing: I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (0)
- 24: Recording, tape copying: I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (2)
- 25: Recording: Old Brown Shoe, All Things Must Pass, Something (5)
March 1969
- 01: Ringo Starr begins filming The Magic Christian (0)
- 01: Paul McCartney produces Mary Hopkin’s Goodbye (3)
- 02: Paul McCartney produces Mary Hopkin’s Goodbye (0)
- 02: John Lennon and Yoko Ono perform in Cambridge (3)
- 04: George Harrison is interviewed for the BBC’s Scene And Heard (0)
- 10: Mixing: Get Back, Teddy Boy, Two Of Us, Dig A Pony, I’ve Got A Feeling, The Long And Winding Road, Let It Be, Rocker, Save The Last Dance For Me, Don’t Let Me Down, For You Blue, The Walk (0)
- 11: Mixing: Two Of Us, The Long And Winding Road, Lady Madonna (0)
- 11: Paul McCartney and George Harrison produce a Jackie Lomax session (1)
- 12: Mixing: The Long And Winding Road, Let It Be (0)
- 12: Paul McCartney marries Linda Eastman (8)
- 12: George and Pattie Harrison’s home is raided by the Drugs Squad (2)
- 13: Mixing: I’ve Got A Feeling, Dig It, Maggie Mae, Shake Rattle And Roll, Kansas City, Miss Ann, Lawdy Miss Clawdy, Blue Suede Shoes, You Really Got A Hold On Me (0)
- 16: Paul and Linda McCartney begin their honeymoon (0)
- 16: John Lennon and Yoko Ono fly to Paris (2)
- 18: George and Pattie Harrison appear in court on drugs charges (0)
- 20: John Lennon marries Yoko Ono (13)
- 24: John Lennon and Yoko Ono meet Salvador Dalí (0)
- 25: John and Yoko’s first bed-in for peace: Amsterdam (2)
- 26: Mixing: Get Back (0)
- 31: John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s lightning trip to Vienna (0)
- 31: George and Pattie Harrison are fined for drugs possession (1)
April 1969
- 01: Television: John Lennon and Yoko Ono interviewed on Today (0)
- 03: Radio: George Harrison interviewed for The World At One (0)
- 03: John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear on The Eamonn Andrews Show (2)
- 07: Mixing: Get Back, Don’t Let Me Down (0)
- 09: The Beatles are photographed in London (3)
- 11: UK single release: Get Back (3)
- 14: Recording, mixing: The Ballad Of John And Yoko (7)
- 16: Recording, mixing: Old Brown Shoe, Something (5)
- 18: Recording, mixing: Old Brown Shoe, I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (2)
- 20: Recording, mixing: I Want You (She’s So Heavy), Oh! Darling (0)
- 22: John Lennon changes his middle name to Ono (3)
- 22: Recording, mixing: John And Yoko (0)
- 25: Mixing: Two Of Us (1)
- 26: Mixing: John And Yoko (0)
- 26: Recording: Oh! Darling, Octopus’s Garden (5)
- 27: Recording: John And Yoko (2)
- 29: Recording, mixing: Octopus’s Garden (0)
- 30: Recording, mixing: Let It Be, You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) (1)
May 1969
- 01: Mixing: Oh! Darling (1)
- 01: Mixing: John And Yoko (0)
- 02: Television: John Lennon and Yoko Ono are interviewed for How Late It Is (0)
- 02: Recording: Something (1)
- 04: John Lennon and Yoko Ono buy Tittenhurst Park (2)
- 04: Ringo Starr, John Lennon and Paul McCartney attend a wrap party for The Magic Christian (0)
- 05: US single release: Get Back (1)
- 05: Recording: Something (0)
- 06: Recording, mixing: You Never Give Me Your Money (0)
- 07: Mixing: Get Back album inserts (0)
- 08: John Lennon signs contract appointing Allen Klein business manager of The Beatles (0)
- 08: John Lennon and Yoko Ono are interviewed for the BBC’s Scene And Heard (0)
- 09: UK album release: Electronic Sound by George Harrison (0)
- 09: UK album release: Unfinished Music No.2: Life With The Lions by John Lennon and Yoko Ono (0)
- 09: Mixing: Get Back album inserts (1)
- 09: Paul McCartney performs on Steve Miller’s My Dark Hour (0)
- 11: George Harrison performs on a Jack Bruce session (0)
- 13: Get Back photo session (0)
- 15: Radio: Paul McCartney is interviewed for BBC Radio Merseyside’s Light And Local (1)
- 16: Ringo Starr sets sail for New York on board the QE2 (0)
- 16: Paul and Linda McCartney holiday in Corfu (0)
- 22: Ringo Starr flies from New York to the Bahamas (0)
- 24: John Lennon and Yoko Ono fly to the Bahamas (2)
- 25: John Lennon and Yoko Ono fly from the Bahamas to Toronto (0)
- 26: US album release: Electronic Sound by George Harrison (0)
- 26: US album release: Unfinished Music No.2: Life With The Lions by John Lennon and Yoko Ono (1)
- 26: John and Yoko’s second bed-in for peace: Montreal (1)
- 28: Mixing, master compilation: Let It Be, Get Back album (1)
- 30: UK single release: The Ballad Of John And Yoko (0)
June 1969
- 01: George and Pattie Harrison holiday in Sardinia (0)
- 01: John Lennon argues with Al Capp in Montreal (9)
- 01: John Lennon and Yoko Ono record Give Peace A Chance (0)
- 04: US single release: The Ballad Of John And Yoko (2)
- 14: Television: John Lennon and Yoko Ono on The David Frost Show (0)
- 23: John Lennon and Yoko Ono holiday in Wales (0)
- 29: John Lennon and Yoko Ono holiday in Scotland (3)
July 1969
- 01: John Lennon crashes his car in Scotland (36)
- 01: Recording: You Never Give Me Your Money (1)
- 02: Recording: Her Majesty, Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight (2)
- 03: Recording, editing: Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight (1)
- 04: UK single release: Give Peace A Chance by Plastic Ono Band (2)
- 04: Recording: Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight (0)
- 07: US single release: Give Peace A Chance by Plastic Ono Band (0)
- 07: Recording: Here Comes The Sun (0)
- 08: Recording, mixing: Here Comes The Sun (1)
- 09: Recording: Maxwell’s Silver Hammer (10)
- 10: Recording, mixing: Maxwell’s Silver Hammer (3)
- 11: Recording, mixing: Maxwell’s Silver Hammer, Something, You Never Give Me Your Money (2)
- 15: Recording, mixing: You Never Give Me Your Money (0)
- 16: Recording: Here Comes The Sun, Something (1)
- 17: Recording: Oh! Darling, Octopus’s Garden (0)
- 18: Recording, mixing: Oh! Darling, Octopus’s Garden (1)
- 21: Recording: Come Together (2)
- 22: Recording: Oh! Darling, Come Together (2)
- 23: Recording: Oh! Darling, Come Together, The End (0)
- 24: Recording, mixing: Come And Get It, Sun King, Mean Mr Mustard (2)
- 25: Recording: Sun King, Mean Mr Mustard, Come Together, Polythene Pam, She Came In Through The Bathroom Window (2)
- 28: Recording: Polythene Pam, She Came In Through The Bathroom Window (0)
- 29: Recording: Come Together, Sun King, Mean Mr Mustard (0)
- 30: Recording, mixing: You Never Give Me Your Money, Come Together, Polythene Pam, She Came In Through The Bathroom Window, Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight, Sun King, Mean Mr Mustard, Her Majesty, The End (2)
- 31: Recording: You Never Give Me Your Money, Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight (0)
August 1969
- 01: Recording: Because (0)
- 02: Paul McCartney produces The Iveys’ Come And Get It (0)
- 04: Recording, mixing: Because, Something, Here Comes The Sun (0)
- 05: Recording: You Never Give Me Your Money, Because, The End (0)
- 06: Recording, mixing: Here Comes The Sun, Maxwell’s Silver Hammer (0)
- 07: Recording, mixing: Come Together, The End (6)
- 08: The Abbey Road cover photography session (92)
- 08: Recording: The End, I Want You (She’s So Heavy), Oh! Darling (0)
- 11: John Lennon and Yoko Ono move into Tittenhurst Park (2)
- 11: Recording, editing: I Want You (She’s So Heavy), Oh! Darling, Here Comes The Sun (0)
- 12: Mixing: Oh! Darling, Because, Maxwell’s Silver Hammer (0)
- 13: Mixing: You Never Give Me Your Money (0)
- 14: Mixing, editing: Sun King, Mean Mr Mustard, Maxwell’s Silver Hammer, Polythene Pam, She Came In Through The Bathroom Window, You Never Give Me Your Money (0)
- 14: Radio: Everett Is Here (0)
- 15: Recording: Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight, The End, Something, Here Comes The Sun (2)
- 17: Paul McCartney produces Mary Hopkin’s Que Sera, Sera (2)
- 18: Recording, mixing: Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight, The End (0)
- 19: Recording, mixing: The End, Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight, Something, Here Comes The Sun (2)
- 20: Mixing, editing: I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (1)
- 21: Mixing, editing: The End, You Never Give Me Your Money, Sun King, Mean Mr Mustard (0)
- 22: The Beatles’ final photo shoot (21)
- 25: Recording, editing: Maxwell’s Silver Hammer, The End (0)
- 26: George Harrison meets Bob Dylan in Portsmouth (0)
- 28: Mary McCartney is born (1)
- 28: Apple holds a launch party for Radha Krsna Temple (0)
- 28: George and Pattie Harrison travel to the Isle of Wight to see Bob Dylan (0)
- 30: John Lennon and Ringo Starr travel to the Isle of Wight to see Bob Dylan (0)
- 31: Lennon, Harrison and Starr watch Bob Dylan perform at the Isle of Wight Festival (5)
September 1969
- 01: Bob Dylan visits John Lennon at Tittenhurst Park (1)
- 09: John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison meet to discuss their future (9)
- 10: Self-Portrait and Mr & Mrs Lennon’s Honeymoon by John Lennon and Yoko Ono are premièred in London (4)
- 11: Mixing: What’s The New Mary Jane (0)
- 12: John Lennon and Yoko Ono are interviewed for various publications (0)
- 12: John Lennon decides to leave The Beatles (9)
- 13: Plastic Ono Band live: the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival festival (5)
- 14: The Plastic Ono Band relax in Toronto (2)
- 15: John Lennon and Yoko Ono are interviewed by ITV News (0)
- 16: Maclen (Music) Limited begins legal proceedings against Northern Songs (0)
- 18: Paul McCartney performs on Badfinger’s Rock Of All Ages (0)
- 19: The Beatles lose control of Northern Songs (10)
- 19: Paul McCartney is interviewed for the BBC’s Scene And Heard (0)
- 20: John Lennon reveals he is leaving The Beatles (31)
- 25: Mixing: Live Peace In Toronto 1969 by Plastic Ono Band (1)
- 25: Paul and Linda McCartney attend the UK première of Midnight Cowboy (0)
- 25: Recording: Cold Turkey by Plastic Ono Band (0)
- 26: UK album release: Abbey Road (0)
- 28: Recording: Cold Turkey by Plastic Ono Band (0)
- 29: Mixing: Cold Turkey by Plastic Ono Band (0)
October 1969
- 01: US album release: Abbey Road (0)
- 02: Mixing: Across The Universe (0)
- 03: Recording: Don’t Worry Kyoko (Mummy’s Only Looking For Her Hand In The Snow) by Plastic Ono Band (0)
- 05: Recording, mixing: Cold Turkey, Don’t Worry Kyoko (Mummy’s Only Looking For Her Hand In The Snow) by Plastic Ono Band (0)
- 06: US single release: Something/Come Together (4)
- 08: George Harrison is interviewed for the BBC’s Scene And Heard (0)
- 09: Yoko Ono is taken to hospital in London (0)
- 20: US album release: Wedding Album by John & Yoko (0)
- 20: US single release: Cold Turkey by Plastic Ono Band (0)
- 20: Mixing: Live Peace In Toronto 1969 by Plastic Ono Band (0)
- 21: John Lennon and Yoko Ono are interviewed for the BBC’s Scene And Heard (2)
- 24: UK single release: Cold Turkey by Plastic Ono Band (0)
- 24: Paul McCartney denies reports of his death (0)
- 27: Recording, mixing: Night And Day by Ringo Starr (0)
- 31: UK single release: Something/Come Together (0)
November 1969
- 06: Recording: Stormy Weather by Ringo Starr (0)
- 07: Recording: Stardust by Ringo Starr (0)
- 14: UK album release: Wedding Album by John & Yoko (2)
- 14: Recording: Stardust, Dream by Ringo Starr (0)
- 18: Mixing: Stardust, Dream by Ringo Starr (0)
- 25: John Lennon returns his MBE to the Queen (10)
- 26: Recording, mixing, editing: You Know My Name (Look Up The Number), What’s The New Mary Jane (0)
- 27: John Lennon is interviewed about returning his MBE (0)
- 28: Recording, mixing: Blue Turning Grey Over You, Stardust by Ringo Starr (0)
December 1969
- 01: The final Beatles Book monthly magazine is published (2)
- 01: Ringo Starr is interviewed for the BBC’s Line-Up (0)
- 02: John Lennon is interviewed for Man Of The Decade (3)
- 02: Television: 24 Hours: The World Of John And Yoko – day one (0)
- 02: Mixing: Lady Madonna, Rain, Octopus’s Garden (2)
- 02: George Harrison live: Colston Hall, Bristol with Delaney & Bonnie (2)
- 03: Television: 24 Hours: The World Of John And Yoko – day two (0)
- 03: George Harrison live: Town Hall, Birmingham with Delaney & Bonnie (1)
- 04: Recording, mixing: Blue Turning Grey Over You by Ringo Starr (0)
- 04: Television: 24 Hours: The World Of John And Yoko – day three (1)
- 04: George Harrison live: City Hall, Sheffield with Delaney & Bonnie (1)
- 04: Recording, mixing: Item 1 and Item 2 by John Lennon and Yoko Ono (2)
- 05: Mixing: Hey Jude, Revolution (1)
- 05: Television: 24 Hours: The World Of John And Yoko – day four (0)
- 05: John Lennon and Yoko Ono make Apotheosis 2 (0)
- 06: Television: 24 Hours: The World Of John And Yoko – day five (0)
- 06: Television: Ringo Starr and Peter Sellers on Frost On Saturday (0)
- 06: George Harrison live: Empire Theatre, Liverpool with Delaney & Bonnie (0)
- 07: George Harrison live: Fairfield Hall, Croydon with Delaney & Bonnie (1)
- 07: Television: John Lennon and Yoko Ono on The Question Why (0)
- 08: Recording: Octopus’s Garden (1)
- 10: John Lennon and Yoko Ono meet the parents of A6 Murderer James Hanratty (0)
- 10: George Harrison live: Falkoner Theatre, Copenhagen with Delaney & Bonnie (1)
- 11: World première of The Magic Christian in London (0)
- 11: George Harrison live: Falkoner Theatre, Copenhagen with Delaney & Bonnie (0)
- 12: Album release: Live Peace In Toronto 1969 by Plastic Ono Band (1)
- 12: John Lennon is interviewed for South African radio (0)
- 12: George Harrison live: Falkoner Theatre, Copenhagen with Delaney & Bonnie (4)
- 14: Television: With A Little Help From My Friends (1)
- 15: Ringo Starr records a charity appeal for BBC radio (1)
- 15: John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s ‘War Is Over’ poster campaign is launched (3)
- 15: Mixing, editing: Get Back album (0)
- 15: Plastic Ono Band live: Lyceum Ballroom, London (1)
- 16: John Lennon and Yoko Ono fly to Toronto, Canada (1)
- 17: John Lennon and Yoko Ono give a press conference in Toronto, Canada (0)
- 17: John Lennon and Yoko Ono are interviewed by WABC-AM radio (1)
- 17: Mixing: Plastic Ono Band live: Lyceum Ballroom, London (0)
- 18: John Lennon and Yoko Ono record a message for Japanese radio (0)
- 18: John Lennon and Yoko Ono are interviewed for CBC-TV (0)
- 18: John Lennon and Yoko Ono are interviewed by Associated Press (0)
- 20: Television: John Lennon in conversation with Marshall McLuhan (3)
- 20: John Lennon and Yoko Ono are interviewed for CBC Weekend (0)
- 21: Mixing, editing: Get Back album (0)
- 22: John Lennon and Yoko Ono give a press conference in Montreal (0)
- 23: John Lennon and Yoko Ono meet Canadian prime minister Pierre Trudeau (4)
- 24: John Lennon and Yoko Ono visit Rochester Cathedral (7)
- 29: John Lennon and Yoko Ono fly to Aalborg, Denmark (0)
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This list is very uneven: Maureen Cox’ birthday is there, but not Barbara Bach’s (27 August 1947). John’s half-sister Victoria is mentioned, but not George’s well-known sister Louise (b. 16 August 1931), or George’s brothers.
A work in progress?
Yes, of course it’s a work in progress – the list certainly isn’t finished (at the time of writing I’m midway through 1964). However, I’m not going to list the birth dates of every sibling and wife. The partners I’ve written about played key roles in the story up to the 1970 break-up (Barbara Bach came in afterwards), and the siblings are mentioned when there’s a particularly interesting background story (hence Victoria’s inclusion).
Life’s too short to detail absolutely everyone, and I don’t think there’s really a demand for it. And where do you stop? Should I mention the births of The Beatles’ parents? Grandparents? School teachers, promoters and studio staff? I’d probably only add Louise Harrison et al if/when I’d covered everything else, but it’s unlikely I’ll do it.
Thank you for having this site.
i think johns other half sister julia is at least as important since she wrote a book that shed some light on their family life and was the one john was in touch with towards the end of his life.
I read her book a couple years ago.I highly recommend every Beatles,or John Lennon fan read it.Very intimate info.
THIS SITE IS AMAZING!!!!!!
The Beatles performed at The lack Cat Club City Road Sheffield. Pete Stringfellows first night club originally At Aidens Church . before the played the Azena. It is said that they didn’t because enter was too small but I was there.
Worth mentioning Brian Epstein’s death as that might have been one of the main causes of The Beatles’ splitting – especially as far as John was concerned. Yet it WAS mentioned that Brian was hospitalised, and later (or possibly at the same time) denied a Beatles split.
Still, as you are presently upto 1964, there’s plenty of time to fill in the more momentous occasions still to come.
There is always one of you trying to prove something. I say we give the creator a break.
There is a lot of great stuff here and to chime in with your comment is a bit unnecessary.
PEACE
This is one of the best websites of any subject on the internet. It is comprehensive; well-researched; well- written and edited; and user-friendly. As someone who has dabbled in editing, I know how hard it is to accomplish all of this. Thank you. Very impressive.
Thank you Wendy (and Jeff)! Very kind of you to say so.
Where can I find YOUR list? I’m sure it’s a lot more detailed…
(Never mind the trolls, thank you for what you are doing here)
Check out my blog, where I’m posting what the Beatles were doing exactly 50 years ago today. (They just arrived in Hamburg for the first time.)
Hey, neighbor… I grew up in Detroit/in the ‘burbs now. I can’t remember very much about last week – but I CAN remember VIVIDLY being 9 years old, & seeing the Beatles for the first time in 1962 at Olympia stadium in Detroit. I saw them again in 64. My “rich” aunt splurged on buying all her nieces tickets, which at the time was an outrageous price, something like $5-$7, LOL. One of those experiences you will NEVER forget. Will check out your blog…many thanks!
LOL! Your memory of back then isn’t so great either.
The years of the two Olympia (great hockey arena!) concerts were 1964 and 1966.
I dare say you hadn’t heard of the Beatles in 1962.
(BTW- remember WKNR – Keener 13? Huge supporters of the Beatles and other British Invasion groups as well as Motown, of course).
You must have been a 9 yr.old on acid in 1962. The Beatles didn’t arrive in US until Feb. 9th 1964. Some idiots might believe you but you can’t pull the wool over a true fan’s eyes….
George Harrison was the first Beatle to visit the United States in September of 1963. He came to Visit his sister Louise with his brother Peter. The Beatles first arrived in NYC in February 1964. Check out Louise Harrison’s book ‘My Kid Brothers Band’.
You have your dates wrong. Don’t be sad… it happens.
A wonderful record
Great research
Thank you
Are you in Liverpool??
We are going to visit in July ?
Great Work Here Joe. Amazing that you were able to consolidate all these facts and dates into one place.
Thought you may want to add this entry into the History section.
On June 4th 1980 Lennon set off by boat from New York to Bermuda.
Jon
One for your History section. On Jan 24th 1967, Joe Orton went over to Brian`s house to discuss a third Beatles film. McCartney was present.
https://richardholland-spuriosity.blogspot.com/2010/04/wordy-thursday-joe-orton-meets-beatles.html
Thanks for the tip! I’ve added the date here, along with a feature on Up Against It.
Hello !
Realy great Page ! Thanx a lot !
Ich have some dates for your History:
22.10.89 Paul live in Munich Olympiahall Germany
09.09.93 Paul live in Munich Olympiahall Germany
13.07.2011 Rino Starr and his all Star Band live Munich Cirkus Krone Germany
(The Place the Beatles played in 1966)
All these Concerts where Parts of a tour, so I think it must be possible to find out the other tour Dates !
Greetings from munich !
marc
Thanks. I’m not taking user submissions at this stage. There are a great many other tour dates and other incidents to include, and this comments section would be awash with suggestions if everyone got involved. I have plenty of information still to add, I just need to find time to make all the pages.
You’ve done a yeoman’s job creating this website. I have a question. I attended The Beatles concert at The Paramount Theatre in NYC…September 1964. It was an incredible night with many fantastic acts. I remember Ed Sullivan. He was the emcee and when he introduced The Beatles the place went NUTS. I was in the balcony (right in front of Paul) and it shook the whole night! I remember The Shanghai-las and The Tokens. But, I don’t remember other acts. This concert never gets discussed…very frustrating. Thank you for making mention of one of my most precious memories. My father bought 2 tickets…$11.00 each. That was A LOT of money back then. What a night. Actually, it was a wonderful day. We got there at around 3:00 and waited in line for hours. It was fun being with other people who loved The Beatles as much as I did. I’m 71 yrs old now, but I can picture everything as if it were last night. Sigh…
Hi. Is this the show you’re referring to? Paramount Theatre, New York City – Sunday 20 September 1964.
the beatles played at the majestic club in oldham on a friday night in 1961/2 I help them up the stair into the ballroom and on to the stage derrick johns was the campare ican remember they was £5
awesome work, fellow, congratulations!
This is so cool, but you forgot a list of all Beatles members (1957.-1964.). You can add page about that, that will be great.
There’s a page detailing line-ups elsewhere on the site. Are you suggesting I add their birthdays to this history section? That’s not a bad idea, but I don’t know if I have all the info.
Don’t know if this is any use but here are the dates I’ve tracked down over the years from my own notes on people. Never been able to find b’day for, say, Rod Davis, but I have a lot – though you may already have them all.
Len Garry (6 January 1942)
Eric Griffiths (31 October 1940-29 January 2005)
Colin Hanton (12 December 1938)
Johnny “Hutch” Hutchinson (18 July 1940)
John Charles “Duff” Lowe (13 April 1942)
Thomas Henry “Tommy” Moore (12 September 1931-29 September 1981)
Peter Shotton (4 August 1941)
Ivan Vaughan (18 June 1942-16 August 1993)
Nigel Whalley (30 June 1941)
Thanks!
To complete the birthdays of the Quarrymen : Rod Davis was born on 07 november 1941
And Pete Shotton died March 24, 2017.
Hello. I saw the Beatles at Luton Odeon September 6th 63. I am desperately seeking an answer to the following. I was at Luton Airport on my bike sometime 64 I think. A chauffeur driven car stopped by me to ask the way to the terminal. In it was John, George, Cynthia and I suppose Patti. They took a chartered DH125 (red and white I think). When was this ? Where were they going ? I’ve checked all history sites to no avail. Please help.
Check out Sat May 2nd 1964 on the history page.
As a result of Eminem having all of his albums in the Billboard 200 currently, some interesting data has emerged for two dates in 2010 on which The Beatles beat set records for number of simultaneous albums on the BB200 and which I think duly must be added to ‘Beatles history’, especially as they break, at the end of 2010, the record they set at the beginning of 2010!
On the Jan. 9, 2010 chart, folliowing the 090909 release of their remasters on CD, they logged 11 albums
simultaneously on the chart
On the Dec. 4, 2010 chart, following their iTunes debut, they logged 14 albums
simultaneously on the chart
Hi Joe
One for your Beatles history section.
According to the Meet The Beatles For Real site, on Dec 17th 1967, John and George attended a MMT Fan Club screening / tea and biscuits in London.
Hi ! Thanks for your amazing work !
One other suggestion for this section : on September 13, 1966 Paul and Ringo received a NME Pop Poll award on behalf of the group on the Post Office Tower in London.
I hate this page. I hate it with a vengeance! So fecking long to load. 3000+ entries, what else can be expected?!!!
Anyway way to subdivide it beneath years? Front page gives years, open the year and it gives you that year’s diary entry links. I’m sure it would speed up loading if front page was years, and the specific was behind that.
Thanks for this, Joe. Of particular interest to me were the pre Beatlemania years and how hard those guys worked. Night after night after night with the occasional lunch gig, no wonder they were so tight. I’ve worked in hard working bands like that from time to time and it was killer! Clearly you’ve put a lot of work into this excellent diary as we’ll (so much so you’ve made poor ron nasty’s head spin) and for that I applaud you! Now on to the rest of your site and my ongoing Beatles retrospective. With glass raised – Cheers!
18th May 1968 – Paul was at Wembley Stadium to watch the FA Cup Final. Everton 0 – 1 West Brom
Cheeky as, mate!
I love this thread. Nice to see they played the Famous Cavern Club on my Birth date!
https://www.amazon.com/The-Tomorrow-Show-John-Ringo/dp/B0012Q3SYG
Interested in the Tom Snyder interviews including John’s last taped for tv on April 25, 1975,and what about Ringo’s tv special april 26,1978? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raHA3pzB2Kk
I made a web app to explore all of the Beatles’ live performances from August 1960 to August 1966. It includes a map with all the venues and a searchable database. Thought someone might be interested. The link is https://lebryant126.shinyapps.io/Beatles_Live_Perfomances/
Hi Joe. another for your history section:
On May 30th 1966, The Beatles are stopped for speeding in John Lennon`s Rolls Royce in a police radar trap in Bushy Park, Teddington.
William Anthony, a Beatles chauffeur, was driving at 48mph to shake off “fans” when he was stopped by a radar trap in Bushy Park, Teddington on May 30th 1966, it was said at Feltham Magistrates Court, Middlesex, yesterday. Anthony, of Rutterwyk Road, Chertsey, was fined £1 for exceeding the speed limit.
His solicitor, Mr David Jacobs, pleaded Guilty on his behalf, and said that three of The Beatles were in John Lennon`s Rolls Royce when some fans in a mini car saw them and persisted in driving alongside them, trying to peer into the windows.
“The only thing Mr Anthony could do was accelerate, as traffic was coming towards them and there might have been an accident”, Mr Jacobs said.
A policeman said later that the occupants of the mini car got The Beatles autographs when police stopped the Rolls Royce.
The Times Aug 23rd 1966
Hi Joe, when exactly did Stuart Stutcliffe get into the picture? I assume it should be late 59/early 60!
Why is Paul McCartney apparently not in the Walk of Fame stars in Hollywood, CA?? Think I saw where George and Ringo got their stars but don’t remember seeing where Paul got his?? Also, one could be put for John Lennon beside Paul’s but it wouldn’t have the handprints they usually do. Can somebody ck. on this for me? Paul was upset that Ringo never got into the Music Hall of Fame and told them that it just wouldn’t do! Ringo was inducted almost immediately after Paul found out their error as the other 3 were already in the Hall of Fame. Come on peeps, I think Paul has more than earned his star. Let’s get ‘er done now !!!!
The One on One Tour of Paul in May, Cordoba and La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 15, 17 and 19 May 2016.
Mario Alberto Kempes Stadium, Cordoba, 15 May 2016.
Estadio Unico, La Plata, Buenos Aires. 17 & 19 May 2016.
I know I’m very behind with live dates. I’ll include them all in due course. No need to let me know which other ones are missing!
When you add Paul’s gig at Pappy and Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace on October 13, 2016 let me know! I was there and would be happy to provide pictures and comments. It was absolutely amazing!!
Excellent list and thanks for the time to do it
I just want to add a little data : In the autumn of 2005, the cité de la musique in Paris hosted a John Lennon exhibition, It was quite comprehensive. I ‘ve forgotten the name but a research on internet should bring it back. It’s a fantastic job you’ve done/are still doing Joe, all the best!
Great Site Joe……I use it everyday. Is there a way to go to a specific date?
mike
Just wondering when the 1967-1970 (or Get Back) album cover was photographed???
Neither of John’s half sisters are mentioned (Julia and Jackie) now is Heather Eastman, or Mary McCartney (born in 1969).Definitely needs more working on. Oh, and Roag Best ( what was Mona thinking carrying on with Neil Aspinall when she was married?!!).
in May, 1969.
I discovered this site two weeks ago – it is simply amazing! Since then I have been here whenever I have some free time. What a huge amount of work must have been put into it…!!! I am speechless.
Greetings from Hungary.
P.S.: I have got a quick question: Is there a list of the concerts recorded in any way – audio or video?
Glad you like it! Unfortunately I don’t have a list of recorded concerts, but a site like Bootlegzone might have one.
it is been a long time since I’ve had a computer, probably at least 10 years but I’m glad I found the site again . This is the most comprehensive site out of any band that I have ever seen in my life …what an awesome job . Thank you very much
Paul was interviewed at his London home on his birthday June 18, 1967, which was when he admitted to taking LSD, not the 19th. I also saw an interview of his brother Mike who said it was on his birthday.
Great job with this timeline, though I think that there is one flaw to it… there has been some events in The Beatles history that just cannot be pinpointed to a one, single date… for example, we know that sometime in June 1966 George Harrison met Ravi Shankar, asked to be his student and was accepted, but we don’t know when exactly.. or we know that the video for “Something” was filmed sometime in late October 1969, but we also don’t know the exact date.. therefore these events don’t appear on the timeline at all, as if they didn’t happen. That’s the only flow of trying to be so precise 🙂 But other than that it’s an amazing site!
I’m trying to remember exactly what year I saw them live at Suffolk Downs Raceway in East Boston. It was my very first concert and I was either 14 or 16, making it either 1964 or 1966. Does anybody know? Or is there any way to find out when they appeared there?
August 18, 1966 (Thu)
https://www.beatlesbible.com/1966/08/18/live-suffolk-downs-racetrack-boston/
In 1995, you don’t have the premiere on American television of the Beatles Anthology, the cd sets of same and the release of the Free as a Bird single.
What CIrque du Soleil? That is big important stuff
I’m trying to find more about The Beatles/ 1962-1966 and The Beatles/ 1967-1970. The only thing I heard they came out in 1973 by Klein. Do you know where I can find something about those two albums on here?
1962-1966 (Red Album)
1967-1970 (Blue Album)
Curious – no entry for September 8th, 1969?
Seems like this connects with the timeline of John deciding to leave the Beatles several days later (09-12-1969). Then after they lost control of Northern Songs on 09-19-1969, he tells them about his departure a day later.
Thanks for mentioning this. I’ve added a post about the meeting, including quotes from Anthony Fawcett’s book (I suspect he was the person who made the recording).
The History section is really amazing. Such a passionate description of all these events under specific dates is a real world championship. Only between May 1970 and July 2008, not much happens. Joe, is this still work in progress?
Sort of. I know there are huge gaps, and I’d like to fill in the key dates from 1970, but at the moment I’m focusing my time on http://www.bowiebible.com, my other site. When that’s in a more finished state I’ll get back to the Beatles history.
Please don’t suggest dates though – I’ll research everything in my own time.
Really superb work you’ve been doing , mate! Thank you.
Joe,
First of all, thank you for your tireless work on everything that went into constructing and maintaining this amazing site. There is an incredible amount of information and accuracy! Please note, the following is not in any way a complaint or criticism, and I hope it is not taken as such. Missing from the timeline is Jimmie Nicol briefly filling in for Ringo on a Beatles tour in summer 1964 as Ringo was ill and unable to go. As you know, he played several concerts and even appeared on TV during that time. As Nicol is the only person to ever fill in for a Beatle, it seems appropriate for inclusion on the timeline. I am certain you’re thoroughly aware of this and it was simply overlooked in your exhaustive work. Again, I hope you will not take this as a criticism or attempt to find mistakes. Thanks once again for all your incredible work!
It’s not missing from the timeline. You can see the Jimmie Nicol tour dates from this page onwards.
Hi.
I love this site. I’ve spent hours on it over the years. But I’m just now looking over the whole History section. No one expects you to get everything, but I would think Linda McCartney’s death would get a line. When was that? 1997? or ’98?
17 April 1998. I’ve added some post-1970 dates, but I know there are many holes to be filled (they had to count them all). One day I hope there will be none.
Hi! Wonderful, wonderful list! I’d like to suggest: George Harrison married Olivia Arias on September 2, 1978. Dhani Harrison was born August 1, 1978.
9-13-71: Stella McCartney’s birth
I just stumbled on this website, as I was listening to my vinyl copy of the UK release of HELP! I did not read through all of comments but does anyone have a good chronolgy for the “Paul is dead” hoax? A friend of mine in college (in the late 1970s) told me an FM radio station in Buffalo did a very comprehensive hour on the hoax but the sites I have looked at are not very well-researched.
You should add the interview Paul did with Life magazine on November 7th, 1969. The reporter trespassed on his farm so Paul threw a bucket of water at him. Then he did an interview and posed for a photo so the initial photo of the incident didn’t get released. Paul actually says “the Beatle thing is over” in this interview but somehow no one picked up on it. Here are my sources: https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/interview/the-case-of-the-mising-beatles-paul-is-still-with-us/amp/ and http://www.beatlesinterviews.org/db1969.1107.beatles.html .
Do we know the approximate date of changing the band’s name to the Beatles? Was it at the same time that they travelled to Germany the first time?
Is there a chance that George’s dark horse tour along with him launching dark horse in October of 74 be in the timeline?
There might be. As you can see, I have barely scratched the solo years. Although I have some good sources to fill in some of the gaps, it’s an enormous undertaking. If I have time in the future it’ll be added, but don’t hold your breath (and please don’t send more requests).
Great site, excellent work! Nothing else like it on the internet. You’re doing God’s work. Any information re a brief trip Paul took to Sardinia, with his cousin and Maggie McGivern, in Sept ’68? It would have been either the 1st few days that month or the last week. McGivern claims they spent a weekend there, flying in from London. Ringo came back from Sardinia to re-join the group on Sept 2nd, I wonder if Paul took a quick trip down to see him there or maybe visited on his recommendation.
I don’t have any precise dates for that, but if anyone has a reliable source please let me know and I’ll add it.