On This Day in Beatles History

Recording: All Things Must Pass demos by George Harrison – 26 May 1970
Recording: All Things Must Pass demos by George Harrison – 26 May 1970 Tuesday 26 May 1970 | Recording, George HarrisonStudio Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road, LondonProducers: George Harrison, Phil SpectorEngineers: Phil McDonald, John Leckie 26 May 1970 was the first recording session for George Harrison's third solo album All Things Must Pass β€” the triple album that would become one of the most celebrated solo records in rock history. The session took place at Studio Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road, and produced 15 demos, several of which featured Klaus... Read more...
Travel: John Lennon – Toronto to Montreal – 26 May 1969
Travel: John Lennon – Toronto to Montreal – 26 May 1969 Monday 26 May 1969 | Travel, John Lennon On 26 May 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono flew from Toronto to Montreal, arriving at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel around midnight and checking into Suite 1742 β€” the room that would become the setting for the famous Montreal Bed-In for Peace. The journey was complicated by an immigration hearing at Malton Airport that morning, which was adjourned until 5 June, allowing Lennon and Ono to remain in Canada for ten... Read more...
US album release: Unfinished Music No.2: Life With The Lions by John Lennon and Yoko Ono – 26 May 1969
US album release: Unfinished Music No.2: Life With The Lions by John Lennon and Yoko Ono – 26 May 1969
US album release: Unfinished Music No.2: Life With The Lions by John Lennon and Yoko Ono – 26 May 1969 Monday 26 May 1969 | Release On 26 May 1969,... Read more...
US album release: Electronic Sound by George Harrison – 26 May 1969
US album release: Electronic Sound by George Harrison – 26 May 1969
US album release: Electronic Sound by George Harrison – 26 May 1969 Monday 26 May 1969 | Release On 26 May 1969, The Beatles' experimental Apple subsidiary Zapple Records launched... Read more...
UK album release: Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – 26 May 1967
UK album release: Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – 26 May 1967
UK album release: Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – 26 May 1967 Friday 26 May 1967 | Release, Sgt Pepper Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was issued in... Read more...
The Beatles (Invite You To Take A Ticket To Ride) – the final BBC radio session – 26 May 1965
The Beatles (Invite You To Take A Ticket To Ride) – the final BBC radio session – 26 May 1965 Wednesday 26 May 1965 | Radio, The BeatlesPiccadilly Studios, BBC, London On 26 May 1965, The Beatles recorded their 52nd and final musical appearance for BBC radio β€” just over three years after their first. The session took place at the BBC's Piccadilly Studios in London between 2.30pm and 6pm, including rehearsal time. It was broadcast on the BBC Light Programme on 7 June 1965 under the title The Beatles... Read more...
Recording: Yellow Submarine – 26 May 1966
Recording: Yellow Submarine – 26 May 1966
Recording: Yellow Submarine – 26 May 1966 Thursday 26 May 1966 | Recording, RevolverStudio Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road, LondonEngineer: Geoff Emerick The backing track and vocals for 'Yellow Submarine'... Read more...
The Beatles live: Top Ten Club, Hamburg – 26 May 1961
The Beatles live: Top Ten Club, Hamburg – 26 May 1961 Friday 26 May 1961 | Live, The BeatlesTop Ten Club, Reeperbahn 136, Hamburg, Germany The Beatles performed at the Top Ten Club in Hamburg on 26 May 1961 β€” the 56th night of their longest and most gruelling Hamburg residency. The engagement ran for a total of 92 nights, from 1 April to 1 July 1961, and saw the group accumulate 503 hours on stage. It was the residency that, more than any other, forged The Beatles into the... Read more...
The Silver Beetles live: Town Hall, Forres, Scotland – 26 May 1960
The Silver Beetles live: Town Hall, Forres, Scotland – 26 May 1960 Thursday 26 May 1960 | Live, The BeatlesTown Hall, Forres, Moray, Scotland The Silver Beetles β€” the group that would become The Beatles β€” performed at the Town Hall in Forres, Moray on 26 May 1960. It was the seventh date of the Johnny Gentle Scotland Tour, their first professional engagement. By this point the group had run out of money entirely, despite daily calls to tour promoter Larry Parnes in London. The following morning, they drove away... Read more...
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Venetian Theatre, Las Vegas – 25 May 2024
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Venetian Theatre, Las Vegas – 25 May 2024
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Venetian Theatre, Las Vegas – 25 May 2024 Saturday 25 May 2024 | Live, Ringo StarrVenetian Theatre, The Venetian Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada,... Read more...
Paul McCartney live: Hard Rock Live, Hollywood – 25 May 2022
Paul McCartney live: Hard Rock Live, Hollywood – 25 May 2022
Paul McCartney live: Hard Rock Live, Hollywood – 25 May 2022 Wednesday 25 May 2022 | Live, Paul McCartneyHard Rock Live, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, USA... Read more...
George Harrison memorial garden opens to public – 25 May 2013
George Harrison memorial garden opens to public – 25 May 2013
George Harrison memorial garden opens to public – 25 May 2013 Saturday 25 May 2013 | MiscellaneousBhaktivedanta Manor, Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England The George Harrison Memorial Garden at the ISKCON Bhaktivedanta... Read more...