United Kingdom, Calendar of Beatles events
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3 January 1926 | Beatles: Was born the Beatles producer, Sir George Martin. |
16 August 1931 | George: George's sister, Louise Harrison, was born. |
19 September 1934 | Brian Epstein: Brian Epstein is born. |
3 December 1938 | John: The wedding of Julia Stanley and Alfred Lennon. |
10 September 1939 | John: Was born the first wife of John, Cynthia Powell. |
9 October 1940 | John: John Lennon was born, 6:00 and 30 minutes. |
23 June 1940 | Beatles: Stuart Sutcliffe was born. |
20 July 1940 | George: George's brother, Peter Harrison, was born. |
7 July 1940 | Ringo: Richard Starkie was born. |
18 June 1942 | Paul: Paul McCartney was born. |
25 February 1943 | George: George Harrison was born. |
7 January 1944 | Paul: Paul's brother, Peter Michael McCartney, was born. |
17 March 1944 | George: George's 1st wife, Pattie Boyd, was born. |
5 April 1946 | Beatles: Jane Asher is born. |
4 August 1946 | Ringo: Maureen Cox (later Starkey) is born. |
10 September 1950 | Brian Epstein: Brian Epstein got a job at the Isaac Epstein and Sons family shop. |
9 December 1952 | Brian Epstein: Brian Epstein was drafted into the army. |
31 October 1956 | Paul: Paul's mother died of breast cancer, Mary McCartney. |
16 January 1957 | Beatles: World Beatles Day. Cavern Club opens on Matthew Street. |
18 October 1957 | Beatles: Paul's official debut with The Quarrymen at a concert after the Conservatives Club meeting at New Clubmore Hall (Norris Green), and Paul was very nervous. |
March 1957 | Beatles: Lennon forms a skiffle group called the Black Jacks with Pete Shotton. The band is later renamed the Quarrymen. |
22 June 1957 | Beatles: The Quarrymen gave two big concerts in the back of an open truck on Rosbury Street, at the 750th anniversary of the Liverpool Charter. |
9 June 1957 | Beatles: The Quarrymen audition for Carroll Levis's TV Star Search at the Empire Theatre, but do not qualify. |
20 July 1957 | Beatles: McCartney is invited to join the Quarrymen. |
7 August 1957 | Beatles: The Quarrymen perform at The Cavern Club for the first time. |
15 July 1958 | John: Lennon's mother, Julia Lennon, is run over and killed by a speeding car. |
9 July 1958 | Beatles: The Quarrymen pay 17 pounds and 6 pence to record two songs at a local recording studio, namely 'That'll Be the Day' by Buddy Holly and 'In Spite of All the Danger' by Harrison and McCartney. |
10 October 1959 | Beatles: Ken Brown leaves the Quarrymen. |
15 November 1959 | Beatles: As Johnny and the Moondogs, Lennon, McCartney and Harrison reach the final audition stage of Carroll Levis's TV Star Search at the Empire Theatre, Liverpool. Rory Storm and the Hurricanes with Starr finish 2nd out of |
25 March 1959 | Beatles: Ritchie Starkey is hired as the drummer for 'Al Caldwell and his Raving Texans' after being spotted on the '6.5 Special' talent show. Band members adopt western-sounding stage names, and Starkey becomes Ringo Starr. |
29 August 1959 | Beatles: The Quarrymen play at the opening night of the Casbah Club, owned by Best's mother, Mona. The band consists of Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, and Ken Brown, with no drummer. |
27 December 1960 | Beatles: Returning to Liverpool from Hamburg, the Beatles play Litherland Town Hall. The performance creates buzz and frenzy. |
31 December 1960 | Beatles: The Beatles give a New Year's Eve performance at the Casbah Club. |
10 May 1960 | Beatles: The Silver Beetles audition for Larry Parnes to support Billy Fury on his next tour. They are unsuccessful, but are offered the chance to support Johnny Gentle on a tour of Scotland. |
14 May 1960 | Beatles: The Silver Beetles play the Lathom Hall. |
20 May 1960 | Beatles: Sutcliffe plays bass, and Tommy Moore plays drums. The Silver Beetles adopt aliases for the duration of the tour; Lennon becomes Long John, McCartney becomes Paul Ramon, Sutcliffe becomes Stuart de Staël, and Harri |
20 May 1960 | Beatles: Johnny Gentle's tour, with the Silver Beetles as his backing band, begins at the Town Hall. |
30 May 1960 | Beatles: The Silver Beetles play at the Jacaranda coffee bar. |
5 May 1960 | Beatles: The Quarrymen change their name to the Silver Beetles. |
13 June 1960 | Beatles: Tommy Moore leaves the Silver Beetles. |
13 June 1960 | Beatles: The Silver Beales play the Jacaranda again. |
2 June 1960 | Beatles: The Silver Beetles play the Institute. |
6 June 1960 | Beatles: The Silver Beetles play at the Grosvenor Ballroom, Liscard with Gerry & the Pacemakers. |
17 August 1960 | Beatles: The Silver Beetles change their name to the Beatles. |
5 January 1961 | Beatles: The Beatles perform at the Town Hall in Litherland. They play various local venues over the next 3 months. |
15 October 1961 | Beatles: The Beatles' play a St John Ambulance benefit concert at Albany. |
17 October 1961 | Beatles: he Beatles' first fan club performance, at the David Lewis Club. |
28 October 1961 | Brian Epstein: A customer called Raymond Jones enquires about the Beatles' 'My Bonnie' single at Epstein's NEMS store, despite the record only being released in Germany. Epstein promises to find it. |
30 October 1961 | Brian Epstein: Two more girls enquire about the My Bony record. |
8 November 1961 | Brian Epstein: Epstein books a ticket to see the Beatles at the Cavern Club, citing an 'important visit'. |
9 November 1961 | Brian Epstein: Epstein and his assistant Alistair Taylor watch the Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club. |
1 December 1961 | Brian Epstein: The Beatles and Epstein travel to London to meet Colin Borland and Beecher Stevens from Decca Records in the hope of negotiating a recording contract. |
10 December 1961 | Brian Epstein: The Beatles and Epstein meet again, this time at the Casbah Coffee Club. |
13 December 1961 | Beatles: Dick Rowe, head of A&R at Decca, sends Mike Smith to watch the Beatles at the Cavern Club. Smith recommends that Decca set up an audition for the group. |
18 December 1961 | Brian Epstein: Ron White writes to Epstein to inform him that EMI have rejected the Beatles. |
26 December 1961 | Beatles: The Beatles, wrongly billed as the 'Beetles', play at the 'Big Beat Ball' at the Tower Ballroom. |
3 December 1961 | Brian Epstein: Brian Epstein invited the Beatles to his NEMS office to discuss his future contract. |
31 December 1961 | Beatles: The Beatles travel to London for an audition with Decca the next day. |
4 December 1961 | Brian Epstein: Deutsche Grammophone representatives meet Epstein to discuss the possibility of releasing 'My Bonnie' in the UK. |
6 December 1961 | Brian Epstein: The Beatles meet Epstein at his shop again. |
8 December 1961 | Brian Epstein: Epstein contacts Ron White of EMI in the hope of getting the Beatles a record contract. |
9 February 1961 | Beatles: The Beatles' first lunchtime performance at the Cavern Club. |
11 March 1961 | Beatles: The 'Beatles Farewell Show' takes place at the Aintree Institute. The show goes on all night, concluding at 8 am, and features performances from other Liverpool bands such as Gerry & the Pacemakers and Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. |
21 March 1961 | Beatles: The Beatles first performed at the Cavern Club. From 1961 to 1962 the band performed on this stage 292 times. |
21 April 1961 | Beatles: The Beatles played for the first time at the Cavern Club. |
13 July 1961 | Beatles: The Beatles' first performance back in England, at St John's Hall, Tuebrook. |
14 July 1961 | Beatles: The Beatles make another appearance at the Cavern Club, to play both the lunchtime and evening slots. The band plays many local gigs—predominately at the Cavern—in the following months. |
20 July 1961 | Beatles: The Beatles make the front page of Mersey Beat with a story about their contract with Kaempfert. |
27 July 1961 | Beatles: The Beatles are supported at the Cavern Club by Priscilla White, who would later become Cilla Black. |
3 July 1961 | Beatles: The Beatles return to Liverpool. |
6 July 1961 | Beatles: The first edition of Mersey Beat is published, and includes an essay by Lennon about the Beatles. |
1 January 1962 | Beatles: The Beatles record 15 songs for an audition at Decca's studio in West Hampstead. |
24 January 1962 | Brian Epstein: The Beatles sign a contract to make Epstein their manager. |
4 January 1962 | Beatles: The Beatles come out top of the first Mersey Beat poll to find the most popular group, in an issue devoted mainly to them. |
5 January 1962 | Beatles: My Bonnie/The Saints released in UK. |
11 October 1962 | Beatles: Love Me Do appears in the listings of favourite songs in Record Retailer. |
12 October 1962 | Beatles: The Beatles are a support act for Little Richard at the Tower Ballroom. |
17 October 1962 | Beatles: The Beatles make their television debut on Granada's People and Places. |
25 October 1962 | Beatles: The Beatles are interviewed for the Cleaver and Clatterbridge Hospital radio station. |
26 October 1962 | Beatles: Here We Go is broadcast at 5pm. |
28 October 1962 | Beatles: The Beatles make their first appearance at the Liverpool Empire Theatre, again supporting Little Richard. |
6 October 1962 | Beatles: The Beatles sign copies of their new single at Dawson's Music Shop —the first of many such public appearances. |
8 October 1962 | Beatles: The Beatles make a recording for Radio Luxembourg's The Friday Spectacular at EMI House. |
9 October 1962 | Beatles: The Beatles visit the offices of the Record Mirror in Shaftesbury Avenue. |
15 November 1962 | Beatles: The Beatles return to England. |
16 November 1962 | Beatles: The Beatles record a piece for The Friday Spectacular on Radio Luxembourg. |
16 November 1962 | Beatles: The Beatles visit the offices of Disc, a music paper. |
17 November 1962 | Beatles: The Beatles make another recording for People and Places. |
7 November 1962 | Beatles: The Beatles appear in another episode of Granada's People and Places. |
13 December 1962 | Beatles: The Beatles' appearance on People and Places is broadcast. |
17 December 1962 | Brian Epstein: Epstein takes producer Martin to watch one of the Beatles' regular shows at the Cavern Club. |
2 December 1962 | Beatles: Beatles record a performance on BBC Light's 'The Talent Spot' channel. |
4 December 1962 | Beatles: The Beatles appear live on Associated-Rediffusion's Tuesday Rendezvous from the Wembley television studios. |
1 February 1962 | Brian Epstein: The Beatles' management contract (signed on 24 January) officially begins. |
1 February 1962 | Brian Epstein: Epstein books the Beatles to play at the Thistle Café in West Kirby, Cheshire. |
2 February 1962 | Beatles: The first professional concert outside of Liverpool at The Oasis Club. The event started with 'Hippy Hippy Shake'. |
20 February 1962 | Brian Epstein: Epstein writes to Bert Kaempfert, asking him to release the Beatles from the Polydor contract they entered when they recorded with Tony Sheridan. |
5 February 1962 | Beatles: For two performances (noon at The Cavern; evening at the Kingsway Club in Southport) Starr fills in as the Beatles' drummer while Best is ill. |
6 February 1962 | Brian Epstein: Epstein meets Dick Rowe and Beecher Stevens of Decca, who inform him that the Beatles were rejected in favour of Brian Poole & the Tremeloes. |
7 March 1962 | Beatles: The Beatles record their appearance on the BBC Light Programme's Teenager's Turn (Here We Go). |
8 March 1962 | Beatles: The Beatles, with Pete Best for the drums, performed 'Dream Baby' on the BBC for the first time on TV. |
8 May 1962 | Brian Epstein: Epstein visits the HMV store in Oxford Street, where he meets Ted Huntley, who refers him to Ardmore & Beechwood, where he meets Sidney Coleman. Coleman arranges a meeting with EMI producer Martin. |
2 June 1962 | Beatles: The Beatles return to England at the conclusion of their Hamburg contract. |
26 June 1962 | Brian Epstein: Epstein officially forms NEMS Enterprises. |
29 June 1962 | Beatles: A concert at the Tower Dance Hall. |
6 June 1962 | Beatles: The Beatles go to Abbey Road Studios for the first time, to make a recording test for Parlophone. They record 'Bésame mucho', 'Love Me Do', 'P.S. I Love You' and 'Ask Me Why'. Martin informs Epstein that for future recordings he will use a session drummer. |
6 June 1962 | Beatles: The Beatles sign a recording contract with EMI's Parlophone record label, with Martin as their producer predated 04 June. |
9 June 1962 | Beatles: The first concert in Cavern after working in Hamburg, 'Welcome home.'. |
9 June 1962 | Beatles: The Beatles play at the Cavern Club again—their first performance there since they last departed for Germany. |
26 July 1962 | Beatles: The Beatles support Joe Brown and the Bruvvers at Cambridge Hall, Southport. The concert is promoted by Epstein. |
14 August 1962 | Brian Epstein: Epstein asks Starr to join the Beatles permanently. |
15 August 1962 | Beatles: Best performs his last show with the Beatles, at the Cavern Club. |
16 August 1962 | Beatles: The Beatles play at the Riverpark Ballroom. |
18 August 1962 | Beatles: The Beatles play a gig at the Port Sunlight Horticultural Society's annual show in Birkenhead. |
19 August 1962 | Brian Epstein: After Starr's appearance at the Cavern Club, Best fans, upset by Best's firing, hold vigils outside his house and at the club shouting 'Pete forever! Ringo never!' Harrison receives a black eye from one of the upset fans and |
22 August 1962 | Beatles: On this day The Beatles gave their 51st lunchtime performance at Liverpool’s Cavern Club. This was the 11th occasion on which they performed both lunchtime and evening shows at the venue. |
23 August 1962 | John: Lennon marries Cynthia Powell. |
10 September 1962 | Beatles: Lennon and Harrison buy new guitars from Rushworth and Dreaper's. |
11 September 1962 | Beatles: The Beatles record first single, Love Me Do. Session drummer Andy White plays drums while Starr plays percussion accompaniments. This is the only occasion on which a session drummer is used on Beatles recordings. |
4 September 1962 | Beatles: The Beatles' first recording session at Abbey Road Studios, this time Ringo Starr is auditioned by Martin. They record 'Love Me Do' and a demo of 'How Do You Do It?'. |
1 January 1963 | Beatles: The Beatles went on a tour of Scotland to present their first album 'Love Me Do'. |
11 January 1963 | Beatles: The band's second single, 'Please Please Me,' is released in the United Kingdom. |
13 October 1963 | Beatles: 15 million people watch the Beatles perform on ITV's Sunday Night at the London Palladium. The show is the U.K. equivalent of The Ed Sullivan Show. |
31 October 1963 | Beatles: The beginning of Bitlomania, the return from Sweden. |
4 October 1963 | Beatles: A performance at the Prince of Wales Theatre. |
11 November 1963 | Beatles: The Beatles escaped the crowds of fans dressed as cops. |
14 November 1963 | Beatles: The raging fans were poured with water from the hoses to bring to their senses. |
2 November 1963 | Beatles: The Daily Telegraph first criticized the Beatles' hysteria. |
22 November 1963 | Beatles: the album With The Beatles came out, stereo version |
4 November 1963 | Beatles: The Beatles perform for Queen Elizabeth II, Lord Snowdon, and Princess Margaret at the Royal Command Performance. During the performance, Lennon shouts out, 'Will the people in the cheaper seats clap their hands? And the rest of you, if you'll just rattle your jewelry. |
29 December 1963 | Beatles: Richard Buckles in the Sunday Times in a review of the music of John and Paul said that they are the greatest composers since Beethoven. |
5 February 1963 | Beatles: A concert at the Gaumont Hall with Helen Shapiro. |
18 April 1963 | Beatles: The Beatles play at the BBC Light Programme concert 'Swinging Sounds 63' at the Royal Albert Hall. |
8 April 1963 | John: John's son was born to Cynthia, Julian Lennon. |
18 May 1963 | Beatles: With a concert at Grenada Theatre, the Beatles started touring as the show's main performers. |
10 September 1963 | Beatles: Donald Zeck of the Daily Mirror was one of the first to be able to interview the Beatles in detail at the dawn of their national recognition. |
19 April 1964 | Beatles: Around the Beatles is aired. |
6 May 1964 | Beatles: |
10 July 1964 | Beatles: the album A Hard Day's Night came out, stereo version |
6 July 1964 | Beatles: Film premiere. |
11 February 1965 | Ringo: Ringo and Maureen's wedding. |
29 July 1965 | Beatles: The premiere, after which the movie immediately becomes a hit. |
13 September 1965 | Ringo: Ringo's son was born from Maureen, Zak Starkie. |
21 January 1966 | George: Harrison marries Pattie Boyd at Esher Registry Office, with McCartney and Epstein as best men. |
9 November 1966 | John: John Lennon meets Yoko Ono at the Indica Gallery. |
4 March 1966 | John: John Lennon said in an interview that '.we're more popular than Jesus Christ…'. |
1 May 1966 | Beatles: The Beatles' last performance at Wembley Stadium. |
2 August 1966 | George: George and Pattie went to visit Pattie's mother for a few days. |
7 December 1967 | Beatles: The Beatles are opening an Apple Boutique at 94 Baker Street. |
19 May 1967 | Brian Epstein: Press conference at Brian Epstein's house on the release of the Sgt album. Pepper's. Linda Eastman was the official photographer of the event. |
19 August 1967 | Ringo: Ringo's son was born by Maureen, Jason Starkie. |
25 August 1967 | Beatles: The Beatles and their wives go to Bangor, Wales to attend a seminar by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. |
27 August 1967 | Beatles: The Beatles are visiting Maharishi Mahesh Yogi to learn about Transcendental Meditation when they learn that their manager, Brian Epstein has died. |
8 September 1967 | Brian Epstein: The Westminster court announced that Brian Epstein's death was an accident. |
12 January 1968 | Paul: Heather Mills is born, 2-nd wife of Paul. |
3 February 1968 | Beatles: Lady Madonna starts recording at Abbey Road Studios. |
6 April 1968 | Beatles: The Beatles Apple Corps Ltd opened an office. |
17 July 1968 | Beatles: |
28 July 1968 | Beatles: Mad Day Out photo shoot. |
30 January 1969 | Beatles: The Beatles give their final public performance on the rooftop of the Apple offices on Savile Row. They play nine songs in forty two minutes, including repeats of three songs. |
12 March 1969 | Paul: McCartney marries Linda Eastman. |
22 August 1969 | Beatles: The Beatles' final photo shoot at Tittenhurst Park, John Lennon's estate. |
28 August 1969 | Paul: Paul's daughter, Mary McCartney, was born. |
20 September 1969 | Beatles: In a meeting to sign a new recording contract negotiated by Allen Klein, Lennon tells McCartney and Starr (Harrison was not present) that he is leaving the Beatles. |
26 September 1969 | Beatles: the album Abbey Road came out, stereo version |
11 January 1970 | Beatles: McCartney announces that he has left the Beatles. |
26 January 1970 | John: The beginning of John Lennon's collaboration with Phil Spector, who is making a brilliant recording of Instant Karma. |
4 January 1970 | Beatles: Beatles without John Lennon's participation re-recorded vocals and guitar parts in McCartnev's 'Let It Be' at Studio Two. This session was the last one in a truncated lineup when the Beatles came together. |
11 November 1970 | Ringo: Lee Starkey is born to Ringo Starr and Maureen Starkey. |
31 December 1970 | Beatles: McCartney files suit to dissolve the Beatles partnership. |
2 April 1970 | John: A hearing was held at the London Magistracy on the defense of John Lennon's exhibition of erotic lithographs. |
20 May 1970 | Beatles: documentary, premieres. None of the Beatles are in attendance. |
13 September 1971 | Paul: Paul and Linda's daughter, Stella Nina McCartney, was born. |
29 January 1973 | Paul: Give Ireland Back To The Irish came out |
June 1974 | George: George and Pattie Boyd divorce. |
30 June 1974 | Ringo: Was born the wife of Ringo's son, Jason Starkey, Flora Evans Starkey. |
18 March 1976 | Paul: Paul's father, James McCartney, died of pneumonia. |
1 April 1976 | John: John's father, Alfred Lennon, died of stomach cancer. |
12 September 1977 | Paul: Paul and Linda's son, James Louis McCartney, was born. |
1 August 1978 | George: George's son, Dhani Harrison, was born. |
2 September 1978 | George: Harrison marries Olivia Trinidad Arias. |
5 December 1981 | Ringo: Ringo's father, Richard Starkie, died. |
10 December 1984 | Beatles: the album The Early Tapes of The Beatles came out |
1 February 1984 | Beatles: A 2-hour documentary on the history of the Beatles. Numerous interviews with people close to the Beatles, early shootings of the band's concerts, and shootings showing the band's work on albums. |
January 1987 | Ringo: Ringo's mother died, Elsie Starkie. |
5 May 1990 | John: The John Lennon Memorial Concert organized by Yoko Ono, attracted less than a third of the expected 45,000 fans. |
6 December 1991 | John: Aunt of John died, Mimi Smith. |
11 March 1997 | Paul: Paul McCartney is knighted. |
26 September 1998 | Paul: Paul's daughter, Mary McCartney and Alistair Donald's wedding. |
14 December 1999 | Paul: |
30 December 1999 | George: George Harrison attacked in his home and seriously hurt. |
24 May 2002 | Paul: Paul McCartney opened his first graphics exhibition 'The Art Of Paul McCartney'. |
7 July 2002 | Paul: Paul's father, James McCartney, was born. |
28 October 2003 | Paul: Paul and Heather's daughter, Beatrice Millie, was born. |
24 April 2003 | John: John's aunt Mimi Smith was born. |
30 August 2003 | Paul: Stella McCartney Paul's daughter and Alice Willis. |
16 November 2004 | Beatles: |
18 February 2008 | Paul: The divorce proceedings between Paul and Heather Mills McCartney conclude in court 34 of the Royal Courts of Justice, on The Strand, in the City of Westminster. |
7 December 2009 | Beatles: |
29 September 2009 | Paul: Paul's mother, Mary McCartney, was born. |
12 June 2010 | Paul: Paul's daughter, Mary McCartney and Simon Abud's 2nd wedding. |
9 October 2011 | Paul: Paul and Nancy's wedding. |
4 May 2011 | Paul: Paul McCartney proposes to fiancée, Nancy Shevell. |
14 December 2012 | John: John's father, Alfred Lennon, was born. |
1 October 2013 | Ringo: Ringo's father, Richard Henry Parkin Starkin, was born. |
11 November 2013 | Beatles: the album On Air — Live at the BBC Volume 2 came out, CD version |
6 November 2013 | Ringo: Was born Ringo's stepfather, Harry Graves. |
12 March 2014 | John: John's mother, Julia Stanley, was born. |
6 November 2015 | Beatles: |
18 November 2016 | Beatles: documentary film about The Beatles' during their touring years from 1962 to 1966, from their performances at the Cavern Club in Liverpool to their final concert in San Francisco in 1966. |
8 March 2016 | Beatles: George Martin dies. |
15 September 2016 | Beatles: released in cinemas (and streaming on sept. 17). |
15 December 2017 | Beatles: vinyl edition. |
26 May 2017 | Beatles: the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 50th anniversary editions came out, CD version |
9 November 2018 | Beatles: the album The Beatles (The White Album) 50th anniversary editions came out |
20 March 2018 | Ringo: Ringo Starr is knighted. |
4 May 2018 | Paul: Paul McCartney is awarded the Order of the Companions of Honour for his service to music. |