17 July in Beatles History

Everything that happened on 17 July in Beatles history — live concerts, recordings, releases and more from The Beatles, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.

1961

The Beatles live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (lunchtime) – 17 July 1961
The Beatles performed a lunchtime session at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, one of hundreds of appearances they made at the venue between 1961 and 1963.

The Beatles live: Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool – 17 July 1961
The Beatles performed an evening show at Litherland Town Hall, the venue where their explosive return from Hamburg in December 1960 had first caused a sensation.

1962

The Beatles live: McIlroy's Ballroom, Swindon – 17 July 1962
The Beatles performed at McIlroy's Ballroom in Swindon, one of their many engagements across England during the summer of 1962 as their reputation rapidly grew.

1963

Radio: Easy Beat – 17 July 1963
The Beatles recorded a session for the BBC Light Programme’s Easy Beat, one of several radio appearances they made during their breakthrough year of 1963.

1964

Radio: From Us To You – 17 July 1964
The Beatles recorded another edition of From Us To You for BBC Radio, their popular bank holiday special series broadcast throughout 1964.

1967

US single release: All You Need Is Love – 17 July 1967
All You Need Is Love was released as a single in the United States, weeks after The Beatles had performed it live to a global television audience of 400 million during the Our World broadcast.

1968

World première of Yellow Submarine – 17 July 1968
The animated film Yellow Submarine had its world première at the London Pavilion, with all four Beatles attending the event in the heart of London’s West End.

1969

Recording: Oh! Darling, Octopus’s Garden – 17 July 1969
The Beatles recorded overdubs for Oh! Darling and Octopus’s Garden at Abbey Road during the Abbey Road sessions, with Paul McCartney continuing his series of vocal takes for the former track.

1971

Filming: Imagine by John Lennon and Yoko Ono – 17 July 1971
John Lennon and Yoko Ono filmed sequences for the Imagine documentary at Tittenhurst Park, capturing footage that would accompany the album of the same name.

Interview: John Lennon and Yoko Ono for Sounds – 17 July 1971
John Lennon and Yoko Ono gave an interview to the British music paper Sounds, discussing their work and activism ahead of the release of the Imagine album.

Television: John Lennon and Yoko Ono on Parkinson – 17 July 1971
John Lennon and Yoko Ono appeared on Michael Parkinson’s BBC chat show, in one of Lennon’s most memorable British television interviews of the post-Beatles era.

1974

Wings’ Jimmy McCulloch is arrested in Nashville – 17 July 1974
Wings guitarist Jimmy McCulloch was arrested in Nashville during the band’s recording sessions in Tennessee, an incident that briefly threatened to disrupt the sessions.

John Lennon ordered to leave the US within 60 days – 17 July 1974
A US immigration judge ordered John Lennon to leave the country within 60 days, the latest development in his long-running battle against deportation from the United States.

Recording: Whatever Gets You Thru The Night, Nobody Loves You – 17 July 1974
John Lennon recorded Whatever Gets You Thru The Night and Nobody Loves You (When You’re Down And Out) at Record Plant East in New York, with Elton John contributing to the former track.

Press conference: Wings in Nashville – 17 July 1974
Paul McCartney and Wings held a press conference in Nashville during their recording sessions at Curb’s Sound Shop, discussing their work on what would become the Venus and Mars album.

1992

Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Pori Jazz Festival – 17 July 1992
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band performed at the Kirjurinluoto Arena at the Pori Jazz Festival in Finland, the 32nd show of their 62-date European and North American tour.

1995

Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Wolf Trap, Vienna – 17 July 1995
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band performed at the Wolf Trap amphitheatre in Vienna, Virginia, during their 1995 North American tour.

2009

Paul McCartney live: Citi Field, New York City – 17 July 2009
Paul McCartney performed at Citi Field — the successor to Shea Stadium — on the second date of his Summer Live ’09 Tour, performing I’m Down in tribute to The Beatles’ 1965 Shea Stadium concert.

2010

Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: St Augustine Amphitheatre, St Augustine – 17 July 2010
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band performed at the St Augustine Amphitheatre in Florida, the 17th show of their 31-date North American tour featuring Edgar Winter, Gary Wright and Rick Derringer.

2011

Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Arena, Vienna – 17 July 2011
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band performed at the Arena in Vienna, Austria, the 28th show of their 39-date European and South American tour.

2012

Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Mountain Winery, Saratoga – 17 July 2012
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band performed at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga, California, the 24th show of their 26-date North American tour featuring Todd Rundgren, Steve Lukather and Gregg Rolie.

2014

Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Les Schwab Amphitheater, Bend – 17 July 2014
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band performed at the Les Schwab Amphitheater in Bend, Oregon, the 29th show of their 46-date North American tour.

2016

Paul McCartney live: Fenway Park, Boston – 17 July 2016
Paul McCartney performed at Fenway Park before 36,142 fans during the One On One Tour, joined onstage by Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir and New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski during Helter Skelter.

2017

Paul McCartney live: Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City – 17 July 2017
Paul McCartney performed at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City before 12,812 fans, the 49th show of the One On One Tour at a venue he had previously played as the Ford Center in 2002.