On This Day in Beatles History

The Beatles – Revolver Studio Session: “I’m Only Sleeping” & Mono Mixing (27 April 1966)
The Beatles – Revolver Studio Session: “I’m Only Sleeping” & Mono Mixing (27 April 1966)
On 27 April 1966, The Beatles split an intensive Abbey Road session between mono mixing experiments for key Revolver tracks and recording the backing track for “I’m Only Sleeping”, a... Read more...
The Beatles – Around The Beatles TV Special Recording (28 April 1964)
The Beatles – Around The Beatles TV Special Recording (28 April 1964)
On 28 April 1964, The Beatles filmed the television special Around The Beatles at Wembley Studios in London, combining mimed performances, comedy sketches, and a now-famous Shakespeare parody during the... Read more...
The Beatles – Help! Film Shoot at Twickenham (27 April 1965)
On 27 April 1965, The Beatles continued filming Help! at Twickenham Film Studios, shooting two contrasting scenes including an airport terminal disguise sequence and a Salisbury Plain continuity moment featuring Eleanor Bron as Ahme atop a tank turret. Read more...
The Beatles – Around The Beatles Dress Rehearsal (27 April 1964)
On 27 April 1964, The Beatles participated in a full dress rehearsal for the ITV special “Around The Beatles” at Wembley Studios. Performed in front of a studio audience, the run-through featured all guest acts ahead of the official filming the following day. Read more...
The Beatles – “Love Me Do” US Single Release (27 April 1964)
The Beatles – “Love Me Do” US Single Release (27 April 1964)
On 27 April 1964, The Beatles’ debut single “Love Me Do” was finally issued in the United States through Tollie Records, eighteen months after its UK release. Part of the... Read more...
The Beatles Live at Memorial Hall, Northwich (27 April 1963)
On 27 April 1963, The Beatles returned to Memorial Hall in Northwich for the fourth of their six appearances at the venue. The show marked the end of their April touring schedule, closing a busy run of early-1963 UK dates before a brief pause in live performances. Read more...
The Beatles Live at Star-Club, Hamburg (27 April 1962)
On 27 April 1962, The Beatles returned to the stage at Hamburg’s Star-Club for the 14th night of their residency. Still deep in their formative live years, the band were honing their explosive stage sound through relentless performance schedules across the Hamburg club circuit. Read more...
The Beatles Live at Top Ten Club, Hamburg (27 April 1961)
On 27 April 1961, The Beatles returned to the stage at Hamburg’s Top Ten Club for the 27th night of their extended residency. Playing long, late-night sets for demanding audiences, the group continued to refine the raw, high-energy live style that would soon define their rise from working club band to global phenomenon. Read more...
Paul McCartney Live at Madison Square Garden – New York (26 April 2002)
Paul McCartney Live at Madison Square Garden – New York (26 April 2002)
On 26 April 2002, Paul McCartney opened a two-night run at Madison Square Garden in New York as part of his Driving World Tour. The set spanned his entire career,... Read more...
Travel: John Lennon – London to Arima (26 April 1971)
Travel: John Lennon – London to Arima (26 April 1971)
In April 1971, John Lennon and Yoko Ono arrived in Arima, Trinidad, where Lennon continued developing ‘Imagine’, typing early lyrics that reflected its creation across London, Madrid, and Trinidad. Read more...
Legal: Lennon, Harrison & Starr drop appeal against High Court ruling (26 April 1971)
In April 1971, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr withdrew their appeal against the High Court ruling to dissolve The Beatles’ partnership, clearing the way for negotiations over Paul McCartney’s formal exit. Read more...
Recording: Oh! Darling / Octopus’s Garden (26 April 1969)
Recording: Oh! Darling / Octopus’s Garden (26 April 1969)
During a long Abbey Road session in April 1969, The Beatles worked in parallel on McCartney’s evolving vocal for ‘Oh! Darling’ and the early development of Ringo Starr’s ‘Octopus’s Garden’,... Read more...