The Beatles live: Odeon Cinema, Cheltenham
The Beatles’ fourth British tour of 1963 opened on this evening with a performance at the Odeon Cinema in Cheltenham, […]
1963
UK EP release: The Beatles No. 1
The Beatles’ third UK EP was a collection of four songs taken from their debut album Please Please Me.
Travel: Stockholm to London
The Beatles’ 1963 tour of Sweden was a triumph, with crowds of fans following their every move, Beatlemania in full
Mixing: With The Beatles album
Studio Three (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith In 1963 stereo was secondary in
Recording, mixing: I Wanna Be Your Man, Little Child, Hold Me Tight
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith The final recording session for With The Beatles
Mixing: I Want To Hold Your Hand, This Boy
Studio Two (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith Between 10am and 1pm mono mixes
The Beatles live: Pavilion Gardens Ballroom, Buxton
This was The Beatles’ second and final performance at this venue in Buxton, Derbyshire. Their previous concert there had taken
Recording: The Beatles’ Christmas Record, You Really Got A Hold On Me, I Want To Hold Your Hand, This Boy
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith The Beatles’ first four-track recording session took place
Beatlemania begins: Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Although The Beatles’ popularity had been growing steadily and to increasingly frantic heights throughout 1963, their appearance at the London
Debut appearance on Ready, Steady, Go!
The Beatles performed three songs during their first of three appearances on Ready, Steady, Go!
Recording: Messages to Australia, Hold Me Tight, Don’t Bother Me, Little Child, I Wanna Be Your Man
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith As with the previous day, two recording sessions
Recording: I Wanna Be Your Man, Little Child, All I’ve Got To Do, Not A Second Time, Don’t Bother Me
Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Norman Smith The Beatles began work on five songs for
The Beatles live: Fairfield Hall, Croydon
This was the last of four consecutive dates of a mini tour of England, each promoted by John Smith. They
The Beatles live: Odeon Cinema, Luton
This was The Beatles’ only concert at Luton’s Odeon Cinema, although they did perform in the town on two other
UK EP release: The Beatles’ Hits
The Beatles’ second UK EP was released on this day. The Beatles’ Hits contained three previous a-sides and one b-side.
The Beatles live: Gaumont Cinema, Taunton
This was The Beatles’ second and final appearance in Taunton, Somerset. The first had also been at the Gaumont Cinema,
The Beatles live: Gaumont Cinema, Worcester
This was The Beatles’ second and final live appearance in Worcester. They had previously played in the city on 28
Television: Big Night Out
The Beatles visited Didsbury Studio Centre in Manchester on 1 September 1963 to record an appearance on ABC Television’s Big
The Beatles live: Odeon Cinema, Southport
The last of The Beatles’ six consecutive dates in the English seaside town of Southport, Lancashire, took place on 31
The Beatles live: Odeon Cinema, Southport
The fifth of The Beatles’ six consecutive dates in the English seaside town of Southport, Lancashire, took place on 30