On This Day in Beatles History

Paul McCartney Live at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba – 15 May 2016
Paul McCartney Live at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba – 15 May 2016
Paul McCartney Live at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba – 15 May 2016Sunday 15 May 2016 | Live Performance | Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, ArgentinaOn 15 May 2016,... Read more...
Syco Entertainment to Co-Produce Brian Epstein Biopic The Fifth Beatle – 15 May 2015
Syco Entertainment to Co-Produce Brian Epstein Biopic The Fifth Beatle – 15 May 2015
Syco Entertainment to Co-Produce Brian Epstein Biopic The Fifth Beatle – 15 May 2015Friday 15 May 2015 | Film and VideoOn 15 May 2015, at the Cannes Film Festival, Simon... Read more...
John Lennon’s Handwritten ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds’ Lyrics Sell for $200,000 – 15 May 2011
John Lennon’s Handwritten ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds’ Lyrics Sell for $200,000 – 15 May 2011
John Lennon’s Handwritten ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds’ Lyrics Sell for $200,000 – 15 May 2011 Sunday 15 May 2011 | Miscellaneous On 15 May 2011, John Lennon’s handwritten... Read more...
Paul McCartney Live at the Sportaréna, Budapest – 15 May 2003
Paul McCartney Live at the Sportaréna, Budapest – 15 May 2003
Paul McCartney Live at the Sportaréna, Budapest – 15 May 2003Thursday 15 May 2003 | Live Performance | Papp László Sportaréna, Budapest, HungaryOn the evening of Thursday 15th May 2003,... Read more...
Paul McCartney Live at the Ice Palace, Tampa – 15 May 2002
Paul McCartney Live at the Ice Palace, Tampa – 15 May 2002
Paul McCartney Live at the Ice Palace, Tampa – 15 May 2002Wednesday 15 May 2002 | Live Performance | Ice Palace, Tampa, Florida, USAOn the evening of Wednesday 15th May... Read more...
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band Live at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie – 15 May 2000
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band Live at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie – 15 May 2000
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band Live at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie – 15 May 2000Monday 15 May 2000 | Live Performance | Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, New York,... Read more...
Wings Live at the Capital Centre, Landover – 15 May 1976
Wings Live at the Capital Centre, Landover – 15 May 1976
Wings Live at the Capital Centre, Landover – 15 May 1976Saturday 15 May 1976 | Live Performance | Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland, USAOn the evening of Saturday 15th May 1976,... Read more...
Paul McCartney Signs New Deal with EMI and Capitol Records – 15 May 1975
Paul McCartney Signs New Deal with EMI and Capitol Records – 15 May 1975Thursday 15 May 1975 | Press ReleaseOn 15 May 1975, a new four-year recording deal between Paul McCartney and EMI/Capitol Records was announced. Negotiated by McCartney’s father-in-law Lee Eastman, the deal secured a reported artist royalty rate of 24% — significantly higher than the 17.5% The Beatles had received since 1969 — along with a $3.3 million advance, ownership of his solo album masters, and, crucially, Capitol’s share in Morley Music, which included the publishing rights to... Read more...
Wings Live at the Winter Gardens, Bournemouth – 15 May 1973
Wings Live at the Winter Gardens, Bournemouth – 15 May 1973
Wings Live at the Winter Gardens, Bournemouth – 15 May 1973Tuesday 15 May 1973 | Live Performance | Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, EnglandOn the evening of Tuesday 15th May 1973, Wings... Read more...
John Lennon and Yoko Ono at the Cannes Film Festival – 15 May 1971
John Lennon and Yoko Ono at the Cannes Film Festival – 15 May 1971
John Lennon and Yoko Ono at the Cannes Film Festival – 15 May 1971Saturday 15 May 1971 | Film and VideoOn 15 May 1971, John Lennon and Yoko Ono attended... Read more...
Paul McCartney Interviewed for BBC Radio Merseyside’s Light and Local – 15 May 1969
Paul McCartney Interviewed for BBC Radio Merseyside’s Light and Local – 15 May 1969Thursday 15 May 1969 | RadioOn 15 May 1969, Paul McCartney gave an interview to Roy Corlett for BBC Radio Merseyside’s Light and Local programme. The interview took place at Rembrandt — the house McCartney had bought for his father Jim in 1964 — on Baskervyle Road in Heswall, Cheshire. It was broadcast the following day, 16 May, from 12.31 to 1pm. The day after the interview, McCartney and Linda flew to Corfu for a holiday.The conversation... Read more...
The Beatles’ Apple Boutique Mural Is Whitewashed – 15 May 1968
The Beatles’ Apple Boutique Mural Is Whitewashed – 15 May 1968
The Beatles’ Apple Boutique Mural Is Whitewashed – 15 May 1968 Wednesday 15 May 1968 | Apple, Art On 15 May 1968, workmen began painting over the psychedelic mural that... Read more...