22 April in Beatles History – Complete On This Day Timeline

What Happened On 22 April In Beatles History?

This page is part of a complete Beatles history archive covering every day of the year. Below is a chronological list of all known events that took place on 22 April throughout Beatles history.

22 April 1961 – The Beatles Live at the Top Ten Club, Hamburg

On Saturday 22 April 1961, The Beatles performed at the Top Ten Club on Hamburg's Reeperbahn — part of their gruelling 92-night residency under Peter Eckhorn, during which they played seven to eight hours per night and accumulated over 503 hours of stage time.

Read the full story: The Beatles at the Top Ten Club, Hamburg – 22 April 1961

22 April 1962 – The Beatles Live at the Star-Club, Hamburg

On Sunday 22 April 1962, The Beatles continued their first Star-Club residency in Hamburg — a 48-night run from 13 April to 31 May 1962, logging 172 hours of stage time and taking only one night off (Good Friday).

Read the full story: The Beatles at the Star-Club, Hamburg – 22 April 1962

22 April 1965 – The Beatles Film Help! at Twickenham Studios

On Thursday 22 April 1965, The Beatles filmed the Help! title track performance sequence at Twickenham Film Studios, creating a TV-style promotional clip distributed by NEMS Enterprises — alongside an unused drama school scene featuring Frankie Howerd and Wendy Richard.

Read the full story: The Beatles Film Help! at Twickenham Studios – 22 April 1965

22 April 1966 – Recording Taxman & Tomorrow Never Knows at Abbey Road

On Friday 22 April 1966, The Beatles recorded overdubs for Taxman and completed Tomorrow Never Knows at Abbey Road Studios, pioneering studio techniques including Leslie speaker effects and reversed guitar for the Revolver album.

Read the full story: Recording Taxman & Tomorrow Never Knows – 22 April 1966

22 April 1968 – George & Pattie Harrison Leave India

On Monday 22 April 1968, George and Pattie Harrison departed India after their extended stay in Rishikesh with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and a visit to Ravi Shankar in Madras — a trip marked by spiritual reflection and personal strain.

Read the full story: George & Pattie Harrison Leave India – 22 April 1968

22 April 1969 – John Lennon Changes Middle Name to Ono

On Tuesday 22 April 1969, John Lennon formally changed his middle name from Winston to Ono via deed poll during a ceremony on the Apple Corps rooftop at 3 Savile Row, London — before heading to Abbey Road to record with Yoko.

Read the full story: John Lennon Changes Middle Name to Ono – 22 April 1969

22 April 1969 – John Lennon & Yoko Ono Record 'John And Yoko' at Abbey Road

Also on Tuesday 22 April 1969, following the deed poll ceremony, John Lennon and Yoko Ono recorded the experimental piece 'John And Yoko' at Abbey Road Studios — 22 minutes of heartbeats and spoken names later released on their Wedding Album.

Read the full story: John Lennon & Yoko Ono Record 'John And Yoko' – 22 April 1969

22 April 1971 – John Lennon Travels from London to Palma de Mallorca

On Thursday 22 April 1971, John Lennon and Yoko Ono flew from London to Palma de Mallorca as part of their ongoing custody pursuit of Kyoko Cox, who was living on the island with Tony Cox and Melinda Cox.

Read the full story: John Lennon Travels to Palma de Mallorca – 22 April 1971

22 April 1972 – John Lennon & Yoko Ono Join Peace Rally in New York City

On Saturday 22 April 1972, John Lennon and Yoko Ono joined 30,000 demonstrators at a National Peace Action Coalition rally in New York City, leading the crowd in a performance of 'Give Peace A Chance' during Vietnam War protests.

Read the full story: John Lennon & Yoko Ono at NYC Peace Rally – 22 April 1972

22 April 1993 – Paul McCartney Live at Houston Astrodome

On Thursday 22 April 1993, Paul McCartney performed at the Houston Astrodome on the 18th night of his New World Tour, playing 33 songs to 38,728 fans — receiving a 72-second standing ovation after a solo performance of 'Yesterday'.

Read the full story: Paul McCartney at Houston Astrodome – 22 April 1993

22 April 2003 – Paul McCartney Live at Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London

On Tuesday 22 April 2003, Paul McCartney closed his Earls Court run on the Back In The World Tour, delivering a 37-song career-spanning set at the iconic London venue on the final night of his residency there.

Read the full story: Paul McCartney at Earls Court – 22 April 2003

22 April 2012 – Paul McCartney Live at Estádio do Arruda, Recife

On Sunday 22 April 2012, Paul McCartney performed at Estádio do Arruda in Recife, Brazil, during the On The Run Tour, delivering a 38-song set with a rare encore of 'I Saw Her Standing There'.

Read the full story: Paul McCartney at Estádio do Arruda, Recife – 22 April 2012

22 April 2014 – Paul McCartney Live at Movistar Arena, Santiago

On Tuesday 22 April 2014, Paul McCartney opened his Out There Tour visit to Chile at Movistar Arena in Santiago, performing a set including Hey Jude, Yesterday, and Magical Mystery Tour.

Read the full story: Paul McCartney at Movistar Arena, Santiago – 22 April 2014

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