On This Day in Beatles History

On This Day in Beatles History: George Harrison Visits His Parents in Appleton Thorn – 4 July 1967
On This Day in Beatles History: George Harrison Visits His Parents in Appleton Thorn – 4 July 1967 On 4 July 1967, George Harrison and his wife Pattie travelled north from London to spend time with his family in the village of Appleton Thorn, near Warrington, Cheshire. The visit lasted until 12 July, when the couple returned to London. It was a rare period of domestic calm during one of the most turbulent and creative years of The Beatles' career. What Happened on 4 July 1967? George Harrison and Pattie... Read more...
On This Day in Beatles History: The Beatles Fly from Barcelona to London – 4 July 1965
On This Day in Beatles History: The Beatles Fly from Barcelona to London – 4 July 1965 On the morning of 4 July 1965, The Beatles boarded an Iberia Airlines flight from Barcelona, Spain, and returned to England, bringing their nine-date 1965 European Tour to a close. Their two-hour flight landed at London Airport at midday, where approximately a thousand fans had gathered to welcome them home. What Happened on 4 July 1965? The Beatles departed Barcelona on the morning of 4 July 1965 following the conclusion of their European... Read more...
On This Day in Beatles History: Editing and Mixing She Loves You and I’ll Get You – 4 July 1963
On This Day in Beatles History: Editing and Mixing She Loves You and I'll Get You – 4 July 1963 On 4 July 1963, the editing and mono mixing of The Beatles' fourth single took place at EMI Studios in Abbey Road, London. The session prepared 'She Loves You' and its B-side 'I'll Get You' for release β€” and that evening, The Beatles themselves were in London watching The Rolling Stones perform live for only the second time. What Happened on 4 July 1963? The editing and mixing session took... Read more...
On This Day in Beatles History: The Beatles Live at the Cavern Club, Liverpool (Evening) – 4 July 1962
On This Day in Beatles History: The Beatles Live at the Cavern Club, Liverpool (Evening) – 4 July 1962 On 4 July 1962, The Beatles performed their 79th evening show at the Cavern Club in Mathew Street, Liverpool. It was their 191st appearance overall at the cellar venue that had become the spiritual home of their early career β€” and one of hundreds of performances that transformed a promising local group into the most exciting live act in Britain. What Happened on 4 July 1962? By the summer of 1962,... Read more...
On This Day in Beatles History: The Beatles Live at Rizal Memorial Football Stadium, Manila – 4 July 1966
On This Day in Beatles History: The Beatles Live at Rizal Memorial Football Stadium, Manila – 4 July 1966
On This Day in Beatles History: The Beatles Live at Rizal Memorial Football Stadium, Manila – 4 July 1966 On 4 July 1966, The Beatles performed two concerts at the... Read more...
Paul McCartney Performs β€˜I Want to Hold Your Hand’ Live for the First Time Since 1964 at Taylor Swift’s Wedding
Paul McCartney Performs β€˜I Want to Hold Your Hand’ Live for the First Time Since 1964 at Taylor Swift’s Wedding
On 3 July 2026, Paul McCartney performed β€˜I Want to Hold Your Hand’ live for the first time since The Beatles played it in New York in 1964 – at... Read more...
Radio: Pop Go The Beatles – 2 July 1963
Radio: Pop Go The Beatles – 2 July 1963
On Tuesday 2 July 1963, The Beatles returned to BBC Maida Vale Studios to record the fifth edition of Pop Go The Beatles β€” the first in a newly commissioned... Read more...
Stuart Sutcliffe is Born β€” 23 June 1940
Sunday 23 June 1940 | PeopleStuart Sutcliffe is Born β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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 Β£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 β€” recorded on 19 March 1964 at the BBC's Television Theatre in London β€” 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...