On This Day in Beatles History

The Beatles live: Star-Club, Hamburg (8 May 1962)
The Beatles live: Star-Club, Hamburg Tuesday 8 May 1962 | Live Performance | Hamburg, Germany On Tuesday 8 May 1962, The Beatles performed at Hamburg's Star-Club for the 25th night of their first residency at the venue — the midpoint of a gruelling seven-week engagement that would total 48 nights and 172 hours of live performance. Overview Located at Grosse Freiheit 39, just off the Reeperbahn, the Star-Club was the largest venue The Beatles had played in Hamburg, with a capacity of approximately 2,000. On weeknights, The Beatles were required... Read more...
The Beatles live: Star-Club, Hamburg (6 May 1962)
The Beatles live: Star-Club, Hamburg Sunday 6 May 1962 | Live Performance | Hamburg, Germany On Sunday 6 May 1962, The Beatles performed at Hamburg's Star-Club for the 23rd night of their first residency at the venue. Sunday was the final night of a three-day weekend stretch — with the club requiring The Beatles to play from 8pm until 4am, with only a 15-minute break per hour. Overview Located at Grosse Freiheit 39, just off the Reeperbahn, the Star-Club was the largest venue The Beatles had played in Hamburg, with... Read more...
The Beatles live: Star-Club, Hamburg (5 May 1962)
The Beatles live: Star-Club, Hamburg Saturday 5 May 1962 | Live Performance | Hamburg, Germany On Saturday 5 May 1962, The Beatles performed at Hamburg's Star-Club for the 22nd night of their first residency at the venue. Saturday nights were the longest and busiest of the week — the club required The Beatles to play from 8pm until 4am, with only a 15-minute break per hour. Overview Located at Grosse Freiheit 39, just off the Reeperbahn, the Star-Club was the largest venue The Beatles had played in Hamburg, with a... Read more...
The Beatles live: Star-Club, Hamburg (4 May 1962)
The Beatles live: Star-Club, Hamburg Friday 4 May 1962 | Live Performance | Hamburg, Germany On Friday 4 May 1962, The Beatles took to the stage at Hamburg's Star-Club for the 21st night of their first residency at the venue — the halfway point of a gruelling seven-week engagement that would total 48 nights and 172 hours of live performance. Overview Located at Grosse Freiheit 39, just off the Reeperbahn, the Star-Club was the largest and most prestigious venue The Beatles had played in Hamburg, with a capacity of approximately... Read more...
The Beatles' day off: Good Friday, 20 April 1962 – Star-Club, Hamburg
The Beatles' day off: Good Friday, 20 April 1962 Friday 20 April 1962 | Star-Club Residency | Hamburg, Germany Good Friday, 20 April 1962 was the only night off The Beatles were given during their entire first residency at Hamburg's Star-Club. In a seven-week engagement that ran from 13 April to 31 May 1962 — 48 consecutive nights of live performance — this single day of rest stood alone as the one break in an otherwise relentless schedule. Why did The Beatles have a night off on Good Friday 1962?... Read more...
The Beatles live: Star-Club, Hamburg (3 May 1962)
The Beatles live: Star-Club, Hamburg Thursday 3 May 1962 | Live Performance | Hamburg, Germany Overview On 3 May 1962, The Beatles performed at Hamburg's Star-Club for the 20th night of their first residency at the venue. Located at Grosse Freiheit 39 — just off the Reeperbahn — the Star-Club was the largest and most prestigious venue The Beatles had played in Hamburg to date, with a capacity of approximately 2,000. This was the city's newest rock 'n' roll venue, and The Beatles were among its earliest headline acts —... Read more...
The Beatles live: Star-Club, Hamburg (2 May 1962)
The Beatles live: Star-Club, Hamburg Wednesday 2 May 1962 | Live Performance | Hamburg, Germany Overview On 2 May 1962, The Beatles performed at Hamburg's Star-Club for the 19th night of their first residency at the venue. Located at Grosse Freiheit 39 — just off the Reeperbahn — the Star-Club was the largest and most prestigious venue The Beatles had played in Hamburg to date, with a capacity of approximately 2,000. This was the city's newest rock 'n' roll venue, and The Beatles were among its earliest headline acts —... Read more...
The Beatles live: Star-Club, Hamburg (1 May 1962)
The Beatles live: Star-Club, Hamburg Tuesday 1 May 1962 | Live Performance | Hamburg, Germany Overview On 1 May 1962, The Beatles performed at Hamburg's Star-Club for the 18th night of their first residency at the venue. Located at Grosse Freiheit 39 — just off the Reeperbahn — the Star-Club was the largest and most prestigious venue The Beatles had played in Hamburg to date, with a capacity of approximately 2,000. This was the city's newest rock 'n' roll venue, and The Beatles were among its earliest headline acts —... Read more...
The Beatles live: Star-Club, Hamburg (30 April 1962)
The Beatles live: Star-Club, Hamburg Monday 30 April 1962 | Live Performance | Hamburg, Germany Overview On 30 April 1962, The Beatles performed at Hamburg's Star-Club for the 17th night of their first residency at the venue. Located at Grosse Freiheit 39 — just off the Reeperbahn — the Star-Club was the largest and most prestigious venue The Beatles had played in Hamburg to date, with a capacity of approximately 2,000. This was the city's newest rock 'n' roll venue, and The Beatles were among its earliest headline acts —... Read more...
The Beatles live: Star-Club, Hamburg (29 April 1962)
The Beatles live: Star-Club, Hamburg Sunday 29 April 1962 | Live Performance | Hamburg, Germany Overview On 29 April 1962, The Beatles performed at Hamburg's Star-Club for the 16th night of their first residency at the venue. Located at Grosse Freiheit 39 — just off the Reeperbahn — the Star-Club was the largest and most prestigious venue The Beatles had played in Hamburg to date, with a capacity of approximately 2,000. This was the city's newest rock 'n' roll venue, and The Beatles were among its earliest headline acts —... Read more...
The Beatles live: Star-Club, Hamburg (23 April 1962)
The Beatles live: Star-Club, Hamburg Monday 23 April 1962 | Live Performance | Hamburg, Germany Overview On 23 April 1962, The Beatles performed at Hamburg's Star-Club for the 10th night of their first residency at the venue. Located at Grosse Freiheit 39 — just off the Reeperbahn — the Star-Club was the largest and most prestigious venue The Beatles had played in Hamburg to date, with a capacity of approximately 2,000. This was the city's newest rock 'n' roll venue, and The Beatles were among its earliest headline acts —... Read more...
The Beatles live: Top Ten Club, Hamburg – 20 April 1961
The Beatles live: Top Ten Club, Hamburg – 20 April 1961 Thursday 20 April 1961 | LiveTop Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany Thursday 20 April 1961 was the 20th night of The Beatles' residency at the Top Ten Club in Hamburg — their lengthiest stay in the city, during which they performed a total of 92 nights at the venue. The Top Ten Club Residency The Top Ten Club was owned by Peter Eckhorn, who paid each of The Beatles 35DM (£3) per day. The schedule was gruelling: they... Read more...