On This Day in Beatles History

The Beatles live: Winter Gardens, Margate – 9 July 1963
The Beatles live: Winter Gardens, Margate – 9 July 1963
On Tuesday 9 July 1963, The Beatles returned to the Winter Gardens in Margate for the second of six consecutive nights at the venue. As on the night before, they... Read more...
The Beatles live: Plaza Ballroom, St Helens – 9 July 1962
On Monday 9 July 1962, The Beatles performed at the Plaza Ballroom in St Helens, Lancashire. It was the third of four consecutive Monday night appearances at the venue – a residency-within-a-residency that placed The Beatles at the heart of the Lancashire dance hall circuit at one of the most significant moments in their career. The summer of 1962 was the hinge on which everything turned. Pete Best was still the drummer. Brian Epstein had secured a recording contract with Parlophone. George Martin was waiting at Abbey Road. The Beatles... Read more...
The Silver Beetles live: Grosvenor Ballroom, Wallasey – 9 July 1960
On Saturday 9 July 1960, The Silver Beetles performed at the Grosvenor Ballroom in Wallasey – one of a regular series of Saturday night concerts at the venue that ran through June and July of that year. It was a night like many others in the summer of 1960: a young band, not yet famous, not yet even called The Beatles, playing to a local crowd in a Merseyside dance hall. And yet the Grosvenor Ballroom was not nothing. It was part of the circuit that was making them. Every... Read more...
The Beatles live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (evening) – 8 July 1962
On the evening of Sunday 8 July 1962, The Beatles took to the stage at the Cavern Club on Mathew Street, Liverpool, for their 80th evening performance at the venue. It was their 192nd appearance at the underground club in total, counting both lunchtime and evening shows. It was a Sunday night, which meant the crowd skewed younger and the atmosphere was different from the weekday lunchtime sessions that had become the heartbeat of the Liverpool music scene. The Cavern's evening shows drew teenagers who had spent the week waiting... Read more...
UK EP release: Nowhere Man – 8 July 1966
UK EP release: Nowhere Man – 8 July 1966
On Friday 8 July 1966, Parlophone issued Nowhere Man – The Beatles' 12th official EP – as catalogue number GEP 8952. The release came more than six months after Rubber... Read more...
Happy Birthday Ringo Starr: Peace & Love at 86 – The World's Greatest Rock Drummer Turns Another Year Older
Happy Birthday Ringo Starr: Peace & Love at 86 – The World's Greatest Rock Drummer Turns Another Year Older
Today, 7 July 2026, Ringo Starr turns 86. Beatles Fabdom celebrates the world's greatest rock drummer with a deep dive into his Peace & Love philosophy, his extraordinary life, and... Read more...
Ringo Starr Receives Honorary Doctorate from University of Liverpool on His 86th Birthday
Ringo Starr Receives Honorary Doctorate from University of Liverpool on His 86th Birthday
On his 86th birthday, Ringo Starr was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Music by the University of Liverpool at a private ceremony in Los Angeles. The Beatles legend sent a... Read more...
World PremiΓ¨re of A Hard Day's Night – 6 July 1964
On 6 July 1964, The Beatles' first feature film A Hard Day's Night had its world première at the London Pavilion — with 12,000 fans filling Piccadilly Circus, Princess Margaret in attendance, and a champagne supper at the Dorchester to follow. Read more...
John Lennon Meets Paul McCartney – 6 July 1957
John Lennon Meets Paul McCartney – 6 July 1957
On 6 July 1957, John Lennon met Paul McCartney for the first time at the Woolton village fete β€” the moment that would change the history of modern music forever. Read more...
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: WinStar World Casino, Thackerville β€” 5 July 2014
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: WinStar World Casino, Thackerville β€” 5 July 2014
On Saturday 5 July 2014, Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band performed at the Global Event Center at the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma, USA. It was the 22nd... Read more...
Paul McCartney live: Times Union Center, Albany β€” 5 July 2014
Paul McCartney live: Times Union Center, Albany β€” 5 July 2014
On Saturday 5 July 2014, Paul McCartney performed at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York, USA. It was the 39th show of the Out There Tour, which ran... Read more...
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: State Theatre, New Brunswick β€” 5 July 2010
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: State Theatre, New Brunswick β€” 5 July 2010
On Monday 5 July 2010, Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band performed at the State Theatre in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. It was the ninth show of the 11th... Read more...