The Beatles At Shea Stadium is premièred on BBC 1
The film of The Beatles’ 15 August 1965 concert at New York’s Shea Stadium had its world première on BBC […]
1965
Recording: overdubs for The Beatles At Shea Stadium
CTS Studios, London Producer: George Martin Following their record breaking concert at New York’s Shea Stadium on 15 August 1965,
Television: The Music Of Lennon & McCartney
The UK regional broadcaster Granada screened a special programme, The Music Of Lennon & McCartney, on this evening. It was
The Beatles live: Astoria Cinema, Finsbury Park, London
The Beatles’ final two London concerts took place before hugely enthusiastic audiences.
The Beatles live: Odeon Cinema, Hammersmith, London
The Beatles played four concerts in London over two days during their final UK tour. The first two took place
The Beatles live: Odeon Cinema, Birmingham
The Beatles’ drove through torrential rain for their final concerts in Birmingham, England.
The Beatles live: Gaumont Cinema, Sheffield
The Beatles performed two shows at this venue, which they visited for the first time on this occasion.
The Beatles live: ABC Cinema, Manchester
These were The Beatles’ final two shows at this venue, which was later renamed the Apollo. They had previously performed
US album release: Rubber Soul
Three days after its UK release, Capitol Records issued The Beatles’ Rubber Soul album in the US.
UK EP release: The Beatles’ Million Sellers
The Beatles’ 10th Parlophone EP contained four of their biggest hits to date.
US single release: We Can Work It Out/Day Tripper
As with its UK release three days earlier, The Beatles issued their first double a-side single in the USA.
The Beatles live: Empire Theatre, Liverpool – their final Liverpool concerts
The Beatles’ final two concerts in Liverpool took place on this evening at the city’s Empire Theatre.
The Beatles live: City Hall, Newcastle
The Beatles had a tough drive through snow to get to their two concerts at the City Hall in Newcastle.
The Beatles’ final UK tour begins in Glasgow
The Beatles’ only UK tour of 1965 was also their final one as a group. It began with two shows
UK album release: Rubber Soul
The Beatles’ sixth UK album Rubber Soul was released on this day as Parlophone PMC 1267 (mono) and PCS 3075
UK single release: We Can Work It Out/Day Tripper
On the same day that their sixth UK LP, Rubber Soul, was released, The Beatles issued a double a-side single,
The Beatles collect their MBEs
26 October 1965 was an important day for The Beatles: an appointment at Buckingham Palace to collect their MBEs from
Recording: unused Christmas fan club messages
The Beatles had recorded messages for their fan club in 1963 and 1964, and this year was no different. Unusually,
US single release: Yesterday
Although The Beatles chose not to release ‘Yesterday’ as a single in the UK, their US record label Capitol Records
The Beatles live: Cow Palace, San Francisco
The Beatles gave two performances at the Cow Palace in San Francisco on this day. It was the 10th and