On This Day in Beatles History

Paul McCartney Meets Linda Eastman at the Bag O’Nails – 15 May 1967
Paul McCartney Meets Linda Eastman at the Bag O’Nails – 15 May 1967
Paul McCartney Meets Linda Eastman at the Bag O’Nails – 15 May 1967Monday 15 May 1967 | PeopleOn the evening of Monday 15th May 1967, Paul McCartney walked into the... Read more...
The Beatles Live at the Star-Club, Hamburg – 15 May 1962
The Beatles Live at the Star-Club, Hamburg – 15 May 1962Tuesday 15 May 1962 | Live Performance | Star-Club, Hamburg, West GermanyOn the evening of Tuesday 15th May 1962, The Beatles performed at the Star-Club in Hamburg for the 32nd of what would be 48 consecutive nights during their first residency at the venue. It was their third Hamburg club engagement in two years — following the Indra, the Kaiserkeller, and the Top Ten Club — and the first at the city’s newest and most ambitious rock and roll venue.... Read more...
The Beatles Live at the Top Ten Club, Hamburg – 15 May 1961
The Beatles Live at the Top Ten Club, Hamburg – 15 May 1961Monday 15 May 1961 | Live Performance | Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West GermanyOn the evening of Monday 15th May 1961, The Beatles took to the stage at the Top Ten Club on the Reeperbahn in Hamburg for the 45th consecutive night of what would become their longest single residency in the city. By the time they played their final show at the club on 1 July 1961, they would have performed 92 nights and accumulated 503... Read more...
The Silver Beetles Live at the Iron Door Club, Liverpool – 15 May 1960
The Silver Beetles Live at the Iron Door Club, Liverpool – 15 May 1960Sunday 15 May 1960 | Live Performance | Iron Door Club, 13 Temple Street, LiverpoolOn Sunday 15th May 1960, The Silver Beetles played a lunchtime show at the Iron Door Club on Temple Street in Liverpool — their only known performance at the venue under that name. They shared the bill with Cass and the Cassanovas, one of the most prominent groups on the emerging Merseyside beat scene. It was a show that took place just six... Read more...
The Beatles Live at the Royalty Theatre, Chester – 15 May 1963
The Beatles Live at the Royalty Theatre, Chester – 15 May 1963Wednesday 15 May 1963 | Live Performance | Royalty Theatre, City Road, ChesterOn the evening of Wednesday 15th May 1963, The Beatles performed at the Royalty Theatre on City Road in Chester — their only appearance at the venue. It was a show that captured the group at the precise moment of their first great commercial peak: From Me to You was at number one, Please Please Me was dominating the album chart, and the Roy Orbison/Beatles UK Tour... Read more...
Tony Barrow, The Beatles’ Press Officer and Inventor of ‘The Fab Four’, Dies – 14 May 2016
Tony Barrow, The Beatles’ Press Officer and Inventor of ‘The Fab Four’, Dies – 14 May 2016
Tony Barrow, The Beatles’ Press Officer and Inventor of ‘The Fab Four’, Dies – 14 May 2016Saturday 14 May 2016 | ObituaryTony Barrow, The Beatles’ first and only press officer,... Read more...
Paul McCartney Live at the Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna – 14 May 2003
Paul McCartney Live at the Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna – 14 May 2003
Paul McCartney Live at the Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna – 14 May 2003Wednesday 14 May 2003 | Live Performance | Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, AustriaOn the evening of Wednesday 14th May 2003,... Read more...
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band Live at Jack Breslin Student Events Center, East Lansing – 14 May 1997
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band Live at Jack Breslin Student Events Center, East Lansing – 14 May 1997
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band Live at Jack Breslin Student Events Center, East Lansing – 14 May 1997Wednesday 14 May 1997 | Live Performance | Jack Breslin Student Events... Read more...
‘Borrowed Time’ by John Lennon Released in the US – 14 May 1984
‘Borrowed Time’ by John Lennon Released in the US – 14 May 1984
‘Borrowed Time’ by John Lennon Released in the US – 14 May 1984Monday 14 May 1984 | Single ReleaseOn 14 May 1984, ‘Borrowed Time’ by John Lennon was released as... Read more...
Wings Live at the Spectrum, Philadelphia – 14 May 1976
Wings Live at the Spectrum, Philadelphia – 14 May 1976
Wings Live at the Spectrum, Philadelphia – 14 May 1976Friday 14 May 1976 | Live Performance | The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAOn the evening of Friday 14th May 1976, Wings... Read more...
Wings Mix ‘Zoo Gang’ at AIR Studios, London – 14 May 1973
Wings Mix ‘Zoo Gang’ at AIR Studios, London – 14 May 1973Monday 14 May 1973 | Mixing & Editing Session | AIR Studios, Oxford Street, LondonOn 14 May 1973, Paul McCartney and Wings gathered at AIR Studios on Oxford Street in London to mix ‘Zoo Gang’ — a track that would serve two distinct purposes: as the theme tune for a major ITV drama series, and later as the B-side of one of the most celebrated singles in McCartney’s solo career.The session produced both mono and stereo mixes of the... Read more...
The Beatles Apple Corps Press Conference: Full Transcript – 14 May 1968
The Beatles Apple Corps Press Conference: Full Transcript – 14 May 1968Americana Hotel, 155 West 47th Street, New York City | Tuesday 14 May 1968On 14 May 1968, John Lennon and Paul McCartney held a press conference at the Americana Hotel in Midtown Manhattan to announce the launch of Apple Corps in the United States. The conference was managed by their press officer Derek Taylor. Among those present was photographer Linda Eastman, who afterwards gave McCartney her telephone number written on an unused cheque.What follows is the complete transcript of... Read more...