Tag: 1963
Wednesday 6 February 1963 Live The third date of The Beatles’ first nationwide tour, which was headlined by Helen Shapiro.
Tuesday 5 February 1963 Live The Beatles’ tour with Helen Shapiro had begun on 2 February 1963, but the group gave two standalone performances at the Cavern Club between that date and 5 February, …
Monday 4 February 1963 Live This was The Beatles’ final lunchtime show at Liverpool’s Cavern Club. Although they played subsequent shows at the venue, they were all evening performances.
Sunday 3 February 1963 Live An eight-hour music marathon was staged at the Cavern on this Sunday night, titled “Rhythm And Blues Marathon”.
Saturday 2 February 1963 Live On this day The Beatles embarked on the first date of their debut UK tour, at the Gaumont Cinema in Bradford, Yorkshire.
Friday 1 February 1963 Live The Beatles performed two evening shows on this day. The first had been eight miles away, at Maney Hall in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire.
Friday 1 February 1963 Live This was The Beatles’ first show of 1 February 1963, prior to a late-night performance at the Assembly Rooms in Tamworth.
Thursday 31 January 1963 Live Following a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool, The Beatles played two shows at the Majestic Ballroom in Birkenhead.
Wednesday 30 January 1963 Live The Beatles’ 274th known Cavern Club performance took place on this day.
Saturday 26 January 1963 Live The Beatles performed two shows on this day. The first was at the El Rio Club, at the El Rio Dance Hall, Queen Victoria Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire.
Thursday 24 January 1963 Live The Beatles’ only performance in the north Wales town of Mold took place on this evening, following the group’s in-store appearance at Brian Epstein’s Liverpool record store NEMS.
Wednesday 23 January 1963 Live After two busy days in London, The Beatles began the long drive back to Liverpool on the morning of 23 January 1963.
Tuesday 22 January 1963 Radio This was The Beatles’ third and final radio appearance of the day, on the BBC Light Programme’s show The Talent Spot.
Tuesday 22 January 1963 Radio The Beatles’ second BBC radio appearance of the day was at the Playhouse Theatre, London, where they appeared on the popular and influential show Saturday Club, hosted by Brian …
Tuesday 22 January 1963 Radio The Beatles had three radio engagements on this day. The first was at the BBC’s Paris Studio on Regent Street, London, where they appeared on the Pop Inn programme.
Sunday 20 January 1963 Live An evening performance at Liverpool’s Cavern Club. Also on the bill were Pete Hartigan’s Jazzmen, The Dennisons, The Merseybeats and The Swinging Blue Jeans.
Saturday 19 January 1963 Live As with the previous concert, Gerry and the Pacemakers’ roadie Les Hurst stood in for Neil Aspinall, who was unwell with flu.
Friday 18 January 1963 Live This was The Beatles’ second and final performance at this venue on the Morecambe promenade. The first had taken place on 29 August 1962.
Thursday 17 January 1963 Live The Beatles performed two shows on this day. The first was a lunchtime booking at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, where they were guaranteed an enthusiastic reception from their …
Wednesday 16 January 1963 Radio This was the second of The Beatles’ two Manchester bookings on this day, which overlapped with their performance on the People And Places programme.