Tag: 1963
Wednesday 17 July 1963 Radio This was The Beatles’ third of four sessions recorded for the BBC radio show Easy Beat.
Wednesday 10 July 1963 Radio Although they were in the middle of a season of concerts at Margate’s Winter Gardens, The Beatles travelled to London to record shows six and seven of their BBC …
Wednesday 3 July 1963 Radio The Beatles’ only appearance on the BBC radio show The Beat Show took place on 3 July 1963. It was broadcast on the BBC Light Programme service on 1pm …
Tuesday 2 July 1963 Radio Following the success of the first four editions of The Beatles’ BBC radio show Pop Go The Beatles, the corporation decided to commission a further 11 editions. The first …
Monday 24 June 1963 Radio The Beatles’ fourth appearance on the BBC’s Saturday Club radio show was recorded on 24 June 1963 at the Playhouse Theatre in London.
The Beatles headlined a special edition of Summer Spin – the summer title of Thank Your Lucky Stars – dedicated to Mersey Beat groups on 23 June 1963. It …
John Lennon appeared without the other Beatles on an edition of the BBC television show Juke Box Jury, recorded on this day and transmitted the following Saturday at 6.35pm.
Friday 21 June 1963 Media News that John Lennon had assaulted Cavern Club DJ Bob Wooler at Paul McCartney’s 21st birthday party three days earlier reached the national press on this day. The report …
Two days after he assaulted Cavern Club DJ Bob Wooler for insinuating he had had an affair with Brian Epstein, John Lennon sent a telegram to apologise. The incident …
Wednesday 19 June 1963 Radio The Beatles’ second appearance on the BBC radio show Easy Beat necessitated a rush back to London following Paul McCartney’s 21st birthday celebrations.
Monday 17 June 1963 Radio The initial run of The Beatles’ BBC radio show Pop Go The Beatles was intended to have four editions. The last of these was recorded on this day, though …
The last of six ‘Mersey Beat Showcase’ concerts, a format devised by Brian Epstein which consisted of one-off shows featuring his stable of artists, took place on 16 June …
There may or may not have been four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire, but what is known is that The Beatles performed just once in the town.
Saturday 8 June 1963 Live The penultimate date of The Beatles’ tour with Roy Orbison took place at Newcastle’s City Hall. It was the second time the group had performed at the venue.
Saturday 1 June 1963 Radio The Beatles recorded episodes two and three of their BBC radio show Pop Go The Beatles on this day at the corporation’s Paris Studio in London.
Day 13 of The Beatles’ UK tour with Roy Orbison took them to the Odeon Cinema in Southend-on-Sea, Essex.
The Beatles’ only appearance at the Odeon Cinema on Manchester’s Oxford Street was the twelfth date of the group’s UK tour with Roy Orbison.
Wednesday 29 May 1963 Live The Beatles’ third concert at the Rialto Theatre in York, England, was part of their UK tour with Roy Orbison.
The Beatles’ first of two concerts in Worcester, England, took place during their UK tour with Roy Orbison.
The Beatles’ first concert in Cardiff, Wales, took place during their UK tour with Roy Orbison. They performed at the city’s Capitol Cinema.