On This Day in Beatles History

Stuart Sutcliffe is Born — 23 June 1940
Sunday 23 June 1940 | PeopleStuart Sutcliffe is Born — 23 June 1940On 23 June 1940, at the Simpson Memorial Maternity Pavilion Hospital in Edinburgh, Scotland, Stuart Fergusson Victor Sutcliffe came into the world. He would live for just 21 years — but in that time he would become one of the most romantically compelling figures in the entire Beatles story: the original bassist, the art school visionary, the so-called Fifth Beatle, and the young man whose death in Hamburg in April 1962 cast a long shadow over the group's... Read more...
The Quarrymen Live: Rosebery Street, Liverpool — 22 June 1957
Saturday 22 June 1957 | Live, The QuarrymenOn 22 June 1957, a teenage skiffle group from Woolton performed twice in a single day on the back of a stationary coal lorry in a Liverpool street party — and history, though it did not yet know it, was watching.The Quarrymen played Rosebery Street twice that Saturday: once in the afternoon, and again that evening, as part of the street's celebrations for the 750th anniversary of King John granting Liverpool a Royal Charter in 1207. It was not a glamorous debut. There... Read more...
The Beatles live: Tower Ballroom, New Brighton – 21 June 1962
Thursday 21 June 1962 | Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, Wallasey, England On 21 June 1962, The Beatles performed at the Tower Ballroom in New Brighton, Wallasey — their 15th show at the venue. The show was promoted by Brian Epstein's NEMS company and headlined by Bruce Channel, whose single Hey! Baby had recently been a top 10 hit in both the UK and the United States. Channel was backed by The Barons and Delbert McClinton on harmonica. Also on the bill were The Big Three, The Statesmen, and The Four... Read more...
The Beatles live: Top Ten Club, Hamburg – 21 June 1961
Wednesday 21 June 1961 | Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany On 21 June 1961, The Beatles performed the 82nd night of their residency at the Top Ten Club on the Reeperbahn in Hamburg. It was the longest of their Hamburg stays: 92 nights in total, during which they accumulated 503 hours on stage. The Top Ten Club The Top Ten Club was owned by Peter Eckhorn, who paid each Beatle 35DM (approximately £3) per day. The hours were punishing: Weekdays: 7pm until 2am Weekends: 8pm until 4am A... Read more...
The Beatles' Long-Lost First-Ever 'Top of the Pops' Performance Has Been Found
Saturday 21 June 2026 | News, Discovery The Beatles' Long-Lost First-Ever Top of the Pops Performance Has Been Found In one of the most electrifying archival discoveries in Beatles history, complete 35mm footage of the Fab Four's first-ever appearance on Top of the Pops — recorded on 19 March 1964 at the BBC's Television Theatre in London — has been recovered by British conservation non-profit Film Is Fabulous! The footage, believed lost for over six decades, captures the Beatles miming through 'Can't Buy Me Love' and 'You Can't Do That'... Read more...
Derek Taylor interviews Brian Epstein: 19 June 1963
Wednesday 19 June 1963 | NEMS, Whitechapel, Liverpool, England On 19 June 1963, Derek Taylor — a Manchester-based journalist for the Daily Express — travelled to Liverpool with photographer John Knill to interview Brian Epstein at the NEMS offices on Whitechapel. It was a key encounter in Beatles history: the beginning of a relationship that would shape the group's public story for years to come. Derek Taylor and The Beatles Taylor had first seen The Beatles perform in Manchester on 30 May 1963 and had, by his own account, instantly... Read more...
The Beatles live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (evening) – 19 June 1962
Tuesday 19 June 1962 | Cavern Club, Mathew Street, Liverpool, England (evening) On the evening of 19 June 1962, The Beatles played their 74th evening show at the Cavern Club on Mathew Street. Billed as a Blue Genes Guest Night, the show also featured The Merseybeats. It was The Beatles' 180th known appearance overall at the Cavern — and, combined with their lunchtime show earlier the same day, the 30th occasion on which they had performed both a lunchtime and an evening set at the venue on the same day.... Read more...
The Beatles live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (lunchtime) – 19 June 1962
Tuesday 19 June 1962 | Cavern Club, Mathew Street, Liverpool, England On 19 June 1962, The Beatles gave their 106th lunchtime performance at the Cavern Club on Mathew Street in Liverpool. It was also the 30th occasion on which they performed both a lunchtime and an evening show at the venue on the same day. Their 179th known appearance overall at the Cavern, it was one of hundreds of performances in the cellar that would make the club one of the most famous music venues in the world. The Cavern... Read more...
The Beatles live: Top Ten Club, Hamburg – 19 June 1961
Monday 19 June 1961 | Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany On 19 June 1961, The Beatles performed the 80th night of their residency at the Top Ten Club on the Reeperbahn in Hamburg. It was the longest of their Hamburg stays: 92 nights in total, during which they accumulated 503 hours on stage. The Top Ten Club The Top Ten Club was owned by Peter Eckhorn, who had lured The Beatles away from the Kaiserkeller — where they had been performing for Bruno Koschmider — in late 1960.... Read more...
John Lennon's half-sister Victoria is born: 19 June 1945
John Lennon's half-sister Victoria is born: 19 June 1945
Tuesday 19 June 1945 | Elmswood Infirmary, Liverpool, England On 19 June 1945, Julia Lennon gave birth to a daughter at the Salvation Army's Elmswood Infirmary on North Mossley Hill... Read more...
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Steven Tanger Center, Greensboro – 18 June 2025
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Steven Tanger Center, Greensboro – 18 June 2025
Wednesday 18 June 2025 | Live | Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band performed at the Steven Tanger Center... Read more...
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Ryman Auditorium, Nashville – 18 June 2016
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Ryman Auditorium, Nashville – 18 June 2016
Saturday 18 June 2016 | Live | Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, USA Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band performed at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee on 18 June 2016.... Read more...