On This Day in Beatles History

Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Beacon Theatre, New York City – 18 June 2014
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Beacon Theatre, New York City – 18 June 2014
Wednesday 18 June 2014 | Live | Beacon Theatre, New York City, USA Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band performed at the Beacon Theatre in New York City on 18... Read more...
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Empire Theatre, Liverpool – 18 June 2011
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Empire Theatre, Liverpool – 18 June 2011
Saturday 18 June 2011 | Live | Empire Theatre, Liverpool, England Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band performed at the Empire Theatre in Liverpool on 18 June 2011. It was... Read more...
John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for A Day In The Life sell for $1.2m: 18 June 2010
John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for A Day In The Life sell for $1.2m: 18 June 2010
Friday 18 June 2010 | Sotheby's, New York City, USA John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for 'A Day In The Life' — the closing track of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club... Read more...
Ringo Starr to get Hollywood Walk of Fame star: 18 June 2009
Thursday 18 June 2009 | Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA On 18 June 2009, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced that Ringo Starr would receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010. Starr was one of 28 names chosen from more than 200 nominations to receive stars that year. Starr responded to the announcement with characteristic brevity: "A star for a Starr – what an honor and a privilege it is to be walked on! Peace & Love." — Ringo Starr His star was unveiled in a... Read more...
Sir Paul McCartney's coat of arms is granted: 18 June 2001
Sir Paul McCartney's coat of arms is granted: 18 June 2001
Monday 18 June 2001 | London, England On his 59th birthday, Sir Paul McCartney, Kt, MBE was granted a coat of arms by Hubert Chesshyre, LVO, Clarenceux King of Arms.... Read more...
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Osaka-jō Hall, Osaka – 18 June 1995
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Osaka-jō Hall, Osaka – 18 June 1995
Sunday 18 June 1995 | Live | Osaka-jō Hall, Osaka, Japan Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band performed at Osaka-jō Hall in Osaka, Japan, on 18 June 1995. It was... Read more...
Wings live: Tucson Community Center, Tucson – 18 June 1976
Wings live: Tucson Community Center, Tucson – 18 June 1976
Friday 18 June 1976 | Live | Tucson Community Center, Tucson, Arizona, USA Wings performed at the Tucson Community Center in Tucson, Arizona on 18 June 1976. It was the... Read more...
Paul McCartney spends his 32nd birthday in Nashville: 18 June 1974
Paul McCartney spends his 32nd birthday in Nashville: 18 June 1974
Tuesday 18 June 1974 | Nashville, Tennessee, USA Paul McCartney spent his 32nd birthday in Nashville, Tennessee, where he was rehearsing and recording with Wings, accompanied by his family. It... Read more...
US single release: Live And Let Die by Wings – 18 June 1973
US single release: Live And Let Die by Wings – 18 June 1973
Monday 18 June 1973 | United States single release Wings' single 'Live And Let Die' was released in the United States on 18 June 1973. It would prove to be... Read more...
Mixing: Thrillington by Paul and Linda McCartney – 18 June 1971
Friday 18 June 1971 | Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London, England Producer: Paul McCartney | Engineers: Tony Clark, Alan Parsons On 18 June 1971, a stereo mixing session took place at Abbey Road for Thrillington — an orchestral reworking of Paul and Linda McCartney's 1971 album Ram. The recordings had been made on 15–17 June 1971 in Studio Two. Although McCartney was the producer of the sessions, he did not perform on the recordings at all. Thrillington was shelved for six years. It was eventually released in 1977,... Read more...
Recording: Thanks For The Pepperoni, Plug Me In by George Harrison – 18 June 1970
Thursday 18 June 1970 | Studio Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London, England Producers: George Harrison, Phil Spector | Engineers: Phil McDonald, John Leckie Although 18 June 1970 was not a scheduled George Harrison session, two pieces of music recorded on this day would appear on his third solo album All Things Must Pass. The session was primarily convened for Derek and the Dominos, but a series of jams recorded towards the end of the day were later edited and released as 'Thanks For The Pepperoni' and 'Plug Me In'.... Read more...
Première of the In His Own Write stage play: 18 June 1968
Tuesday 18 June 1968 | Old Vic Theatre, Waterloo Road, London, England The National Theatre's stage adaptation of John Lennon's book In His Own Write had its début at the Old Vic Theatre on Waterloo Road, London, on 18 June 1968. The production was directed by Victor Spinetti and co-written by Spinetti and dramatist Adrienne Kennedy. Lennon's arrival with Yoko Ono caused considerable commotion among the journalists and reporters present — and the press hostility towards Ono that would define much of the coverage of Lennon's life over the following... Read more...