The Beatles / Concerts and Tours

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King's Hall, Belfast , 1964

The following list covers live performances by the Beatles from 1960 to 1969 and performances by The Quarrymen between 1957 and 1959. The source is the book The Complete Beatles Chronicle by Mark Lewisohn . Appearances on the BBC are not listed . Seven years after the official split in 1977, the live albums The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl and Live! at the Star Club in Hamburg, Germany; Released in 1962 , while the first was re-released in 2016 in a musically expanded version, the distribution of the Star Club recordings was stopped by a court order in 1998. Further live recordings by the Beatles appeared on the albums Anthology 1 (1995) and Anthology 2 (1996). In addition, the documentaries The Beatles: The First US Visit (1991), Anthology (1996), The Four Historic Ed Sullivan Shows Featuring The Beatles (2003) and The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016) were released, which contain live recordings.

Beatles concerts that have appeared on bootlegs are mentioned at the respective location, the source is the book The Unreleased Beatles: Music and Film by Richie Unterberger.

Performances by The Quarrymen

occupation

  • John Lennon : guitar , vocals (founding member)
  • Paul McCartney : guitar, vocals (from July 6, 1957)
  • George Harrison : guitar, vocals (from March 1958)
  • Colin Hanton: drums (founding member, left the group in 1959)
  • Eric Griffiths : Guitar (founding member, left the group in 1958)
  • Rod Davis: Banjo (founding member, left in 1957)
  • Pete Shotton: Washboard (founding member, left in 1957)
  • Bill Smith: Teekistenbass (founding member, left the group in 1956)
  • Ken Brown: guitar (1959)
  • Ivan Vaughan: Tea box bass (1956–1957)
  • Len Garry: Tea box bass (1956-1958)
  • Nigel Whalley: Tea Chest Bass (1956–1958)
  • John Duff Lowe: piano (1958–1959)

Explanations

In late 1956, 16-year-old John Lennon founded the skiffle group The Quarrymen in Liverpool , named after the Quarry Bank High School he attended. The first members of this school band were Lennon (vocals / guitar), guitarist Eric Griffiths , drummer Colin Hanton, banjo player Rod Davis, bassist Len Garry and Pete Shotton on the washboard . The line-up of the Quarrymen, who made their first appearances at private parties and school parties, changed constantly. At the end of 1959, the group consisted only of members John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison.

Performances that have not been documented by Mark Lewisohn are not listed here.

1957

Empire Theater
St Peter's Church Hall: On July 6, 1957, John Lennon and Paul McCartney met at a parish garden party
Quarrymen's program announcement for July 6, 1957
Instruments from The Quarrymen
date city Place of performance
June 9, 1957 Liverpool Empire Theater
appearance for the qualification for the television show "Mr. Star Maker ”with Carroll Levis. The Quarrymen got stuck.
June 22, 1957 Liverpool Roseberry Street
performing at a street festival where the music groups used a truck as a stage.
July 6, 1957 Liverpool St. Peter's Church
During the garden party, Quarrymen Ivan Vaughan introduced his classmates, 15-year-old Paul McCartney . The recorded song Puttin'on the Style was released on Bootleg .
7th August 1957 Liverpool Cavern Club
The Quarrymen's first appearance at the Cavern Club. At the time it was a jazz club whose audience and managers did not accept John Lennon's musical excursions into rock 'n' roll . Paul McCartney did not perform because he was on holiday camp.
October 18, 1957 Liverpool New Clubmoor Hall (Conservative Club)
The Quarrymen make their first appearance with John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
November 7, 1957 Liverpool Wilson Hall
November 16, 1957 Liverpool Stanley Abattoir Social Club
November 23, 1957 Liverpool New Clubmoor Hall (Conservative Club)
7th December 1957 Liverpool Wilson Hall

1958

date city Place of performance
January 10, 1958 Liverpool New Clubmoor Hall (Conservative Club)
January 24, 1958 Liverpool Cavern Club
February 6, 1958 Liverpool Wilson Hall
During the performance, the Quarrymen will be introduced to George Harrison .
March 13, 1958 Liverpool The Morgue Skiffle Cellar
December 20, 1958 Liverpool Upton Green
performing at George Harrison's brother Harry's wedding party

1959

date city Place of performance
January 1, 1959 Liverpool Wilson Hall
January 24, 1959 Liverpool Woolton Village Club
August 29, 1959 Liverpool Casbah Coffee Club
First appearance in the Casbah Coffee Club
5th September 1959 Liverpool Casbah Coffee Club
September 12, 1959 Liverpool Casbah Coffee Club
September 19, 1959 Liverpool Casbah Coffee Club
September 26, 1959 Liverpool Casbah Coffee Club
3rd October 1959 Liverpool Casbah Coffee Club
October 10, 1959 Liverpool Casbah Coffee Club
October 18 or 25, 1959 Liverpool Empire Theater
Appearance again for the qualification for the television show "TV Star Search" with Carroll Levis. On this gig, the group changed their name to Johnny and the Moondogs and consisted of members John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison. This time they qualified for the next round.
26.-31. October 1959 Liverpool Empire Theater
Johnny and the Moondogs made two appearances this week but didn't win that round but made it to the finals.
November 15, 1959 Manchester Hippodrome Theater
The group's first appearance outside of Liverpool. The finale of "TV Star Search" with Carroll Levis lasted until late in the evening, so that the three members of Johnny and the Moondogs had to leave the event early to come home.

1960

occupation

Explanations

At the beginning of 1960, the group consisted of four permanent members: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Stuart Sutcliffe, as well as changing drummers. On stage they mostly wore dark clothes or leather suits.

In May 1960, the Silver Beetles accompanied the singer Johnny Gentle on a tour of Scotland, which had come about through the mediation of the manager Larry Parnes. But the hoped-for breakthrough turned into a fiasco. During the week-long trip, the as yet unknown group had to deal with a sparse audience, hunger and exhaustion. One of the partially neglected hotels had to be abandoned head over heels due to lack of money. In addition, the then drummer Tommy Moore was injured in a car accident. From August 1960, the group renounced the addition of Silver in their name and called themselves from then on The Beatles.

On August 17, 1960, the group gave their first concert in Hamburg's red-light district St. Pauli with their new drummer Pete Best under the name "The Beatles". From now on they played every day at Indra , a strip club on the infamous Große Freiheit . Gradually, the group members adapted to the tense environment of violence, alcohol, drugs and sex. The work days, which lasted up to nine hours, increased the repertoire, spontaneity and self-confidence. The club owner's request to do a “show” resulted in wild stage performances that attracted the audience and made the band the hippest insider tip of the Große Freiheit. Because the Indra Club had to be closed due to disturbance of the peace , the Beatles moved to the Kaiserkeller at the beginning of October .

On December 27, 1960, the Beatles played a concert at Liverpool's Litherland Town Hall, at which the group cemented their status as "the best band in town" and saw the first signs of rising popularity. At this and three other appearances, Sutcliffe was represented on bass by the student Chas Newby, as he stayed with his girlfriend Astrid Kirchherr in Hamburg until the end of February 1961.

Concerts

The Indra Club : The Beatles played there from August 17th to October 3rd, 1960
Music clubs Kaiserkeller and Große Freiheit 36 - The Beatles played there from October 4 to November 30, 1960
Memorial plaque in front of the Kaiserkeller
Casbah Coffee Club
date city country Place of performance
April 23, 1960 Caversham Great Britain / England The Fox and Hounds
Appearance by John Lennon and Paul McCartney as "Nerk Twins"
April 24, 1960 Caversham The Fox and Hounds
Appearance by John Lennon and Paul McCartney as "Nerk Twins"
May 14, 1960 Liverpool Lathom Hall appears
as The Silver Beetles with John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison , Stuart Sutcliffe and Tommy Moore as drummers
May 20, 1960 Alloa Great Britain / Scotland Town Hall
The Silver Beetles were the backing band for Johnny Gentle
May 21, 1960 Inverness Northern Meeting Ballroom
The Silver Beetles were the backing band for Johnny Gentle
May 23, 1960 Fraserburgh Dalrymple Hall
The Silver Beetles were the backing band for Johnny Gentle
May 25, 1960 Keith St. Thomas' Hall
The Silver Beetles were the backing band for Johnny Gentle
May 26, 1960 Forres Town Hall
The Silver Beetles were the backing band for Johnny Gentle
May 27, 1960 Naim Regal Ballroom
The Silver Beetles were the backing band for Johnny Gentle
May 28, 1960 Peterhead Rescue Hall
The Silver Beetles were the backing band for Johnny Gentle
May 30, 1960 Liverpool Great Britain / England Jacaranda Coffee Bar will appear
as The Silver Beetles
June 2, 1960 Weird The Institute appears
as The Silver Beetles
June 4th 1960 Wallasey Grosvenor Ballroom appears
as The Silver Beetles
June 6, 1960 Wallasey Grosvenor Ballroom appears
as The Silver Beetles
June 9, 1960 Weird The Institute appears
as The Silver Beetles
June 11, 1960 Wallasey Grosvenor Ballroom appears
as The Silver Beetles
June 13, 1960 Liverpool Jacaranda Coffee Bar appears
as The Silver Beetles , Tommy Moore leaves the Silver Beetles
June 16, 1960 Weird The Institute appears
as The Silver Beetles
June 18, 1960 Wallasey Grosvenor Ballroom will appear
as The Silver Beetles
with Norman Chapman as drummer
June 23, 1960 Weird The Institute appears
as The Silver Beetles
June 25, 1960 Wallasey Grosvenor Ballroom will appear
as The Silver Beetles
with Norman Chapman as drummer
June 30, 1960 Weird The Institute appears
as The Silver Beetles
July 2nd, 1960 Wallasey Grosvenor Ballroom will appear
as The Silver Beetles
with Norman Chapman as drummer
July 7, 1960 Weird The Institute appears
as The Silver Beetles
July 9, 1960 Wallasey Grosvenor Ballroom appears
as The Silver Beetles
July 16, 1960 Wallasey Grosvenor Ballroom appears
as The Silver Beetles
July 23, 1960 Wallasey Grosvenor Ballroom appears
as The Silver Beetles
July 30, 1960 Wallasey Grosvenor Ballroom
appearance as The Silver Beatles
August 17 - October 3, 1960 Hamburg Germany Indra Club
Appearances as The Beatles for the first time with Pete Best as drummer, 48 appearances
October 4 - November 30, 1960 Hamburg Kaiserkeller
Appearance as The Beatles , 58 appearances
17th December 1960 Liverpool Great Britain / England Casbah Coffee Club
performance as The Beatles with Chas Newby on bass
December 24, 1960 Wallasey Grosvenor Ballroom will appear
as The Beatles with Chas Newby on bass
December 27, 1960 Litherland Town Hall Ballroom will appear
as The Beatles with Chas Newby on bass
December 31, 1960 Liverpool Casbah Coffee Club
performance as The Beatles with Chas Newby on bass

1961

occupation

  • John Lennon: vocals , guitar
  • Paul McCartney: vocals, guitar, bass (from July 1961)
  • George Harrison: vocals, guitar
  • Stuart Sutcliffe: Bass (Sutcliffe did not come from Hamburg until the end of February and returned to Hamburg on March 15; from April 1 to July 1, 1961, he still played occasionally with the Beatles in Hamburg and then left the group)
  • Pete Best: drums

Explanations

On February 9, 1961, Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Best made their debut as The Beatles at the Cavern Club , a smoky, gloomy basement eatery on Mathew Street that quickly became the group's hangout and has now achieved cult status through 292 documented appearances (Quarrymen played there for the first time on August 7, 1957). On some days the Beatles gave two, sometimes three concerts a day. From April 1 to July 1, 1961, the Beatles had another engagement in Hamburg, this time in the Top Ten Club . Stuart Sutcliffe left the Beatles during his stay in Hamburg.

On November 9, 1961, Brian Epstein and his assistant Alistair Taylor attended a Beatles concert at the Cavern Club . He was impressed with the charisma of the band members and a few weeks later offered them to manage them. The takeover of management by Brian Epstein meant far-reaching changes in style for John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Pete Best, who had previously performed in leather clothing and without a fixed program. Epstein insisted on proper suits, a steady stage program and appropriate behavior on stage. On December 9, 1961, the Beatles made their southern England debut in the Palais Ballroom in Aldershot in front of just 18 spectators.

Concerts

Former Top Ten Club , today moondoo : The Beatles played there from April 1 to July 1, 1961
Former entrance from the Top Ten Club , today entrance from moondoo
Today's Cavern Club in Liverpool
date city country Place of performance
5th January 1961 Litherland Great Britain / England Town Hall
January 6, 1961 Bootle St. John's Hall
January 7, 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
Seaforth Lathom Hall
January 8, 1961 Liverpool Casbah Coffee Club
January 13, 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
January 14, 1961
January 15, 1961 Liverpool Casbah Coffee Club
January 18, 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
January 19, 1961 Crosby Alexandra Hall
January 20, 1961 Seaforth Lathom Hall
January 21, 1961
January 21, 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
January 25, 1961 Huyton Hambleton Hall
January 26, 1961 Litherland Town Hall
January 27, 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
January 28, 1961 Seaforth Lathom Hall
January 29, 1961 Liverpool Casbah Coffee Club
January 30, 1961 Seaforth Lathom Hall
February 1, 1961 Huyton Hambleton Hall
2nd February 1961 Litherland Town Hall
3rd February 1961 Bootle St. John's Hall
4th February 1961 Seaforth Lathom Hall
5th February 1961 Walton Blair Hall
February 6, 1961 Seaforth Lathom Hall
February 7, 1961 Liverpool Merseyside Civil Service Club
February 8, 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
February 8, 1961 Huyton Hambleton Hall
February 9, 1961 Liverpool Cavern Club
The Beatles' first appearance at the Cavern Club
February 10, 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
February 10, 1961 Seaforth Lathom Hall
February 11, 1961 Seaforth Lathom Hall
February 11, 1961 Liverpool Cassanova Club
February 12, 1961 Casbah Coffee Club
February 14, 1961 Cassanova Club
February 14, 1961 Huyton Hambleton Hall
February 15, 1961 Huyton Hambleton Hall
February 15, 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
February 16, 1961 Liverpool Litherland Town Hall
February 16, 1961 Cassanova Club
17th February 1961 St. John's Hall
February 18, 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
19th February 1961 Liverpool Casbah Coffee Club
February 21, 1961 Cavern Club
February 21, 1961 Cassanova Club
February 21, 1961 Litherland Town Hall
February 22, 1961 Huyton Hambleton Hall
February 22, 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
February 24, 1961 Wallasey Grosvenor Ballroom
February 25, 1961 Liverpool Lathom Hall
February 25, 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
February 26, 1961 Liverpool Casbah Coffee Club
February 28, 1961 Liverpool Cavern Club
February 28, 1961 Liverpool Cassanova Club
February 28, 1961 Liverpool Litherland Town Hall
March 1, 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
March 2, 1961 Liverpool Litherland Town Hall
March 3, 1961 Bootle St. John's Hall
March 4, 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
March 5, 1961 Liverpool Casbah Coffee Club
March 6, 1961 Cavern Club
March 6, 1961 Liverpool Jazz Society
March 7, 1961 Cassanova Club
March 8, 1961 Cavern Club
March 8, 1961 Huyton Hambleton Hall
March 8, 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
March 10, 1961 Liverpool Cavern Club
March 10, 1961 Wallasey Grosvenor Ballroom
March 10, 1961 Liverpool St. John's Hall
March 11, 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
March 11, 1961 Liverpool Liverpool Jazz Society
March 12, 1961 Liverpool Casbah Coffee Club
March 12, 1961 Cassanova Club
March 13, 1961 Cavern Club
March 13, 1961 Liverpool Jazz Society
March 14, 1961 Cavern Club
March 15, 1961 Cavern Club
March 15, 1961 Liverpool Jazz Society
March 16, 1961 Cavern Club
March 17, 1961 Mossway Hall
March 17, 1961 Liverpool Jazz Society
March 19, 1961 Casbah Coffee Club
March 20, 1961 Cavern Club
March 20, 1961 Huyton Hambleton Hall
March 21, 1961 Liverpool Cavern Club
March 22, 1961
March 24, 1961
March 26, 1961 Casbah Coffee Club
April 1 - July 1, 1961 Hamburg Germany Top Ten Club
Stuart Sutcliffe left the Beatles during his stay in Hamburg
July 13, 1961 Liverpool Great Britain / England St. John's Hall
July 14, 1961
two appearances 		Cavern Club
July 15, 1961 Holyoake Hall
July 16, 1961 Walton Blair Hall
17th July 1961 Liverpool Litherland Town Hall
17th July 1961 Cavern Club
July 19, 1961
two appearances 		Cavern Club
July 20, 1961 St. John's Hall
July 21, 1961 Cavern Club
July 21, 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
July 22, 1961 Liverpool Holyoake Hall
July 23, 1961 Walton Blair Hall
July 24, 1961 Liverpool Litherland Town Hall
July 25, 1961
two appearances 		Cavern Club
July 26, 1961
July 27, 1961
July 27, 1961 St. John's Hall
July 28, 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
July 29, 1961 Walton Blair Hall
July 30, 1961
July 31, 1961 Liverpool Litherland Town Hall
July 31, 1961 Cavern Club
August 2nd, 1961
two appearances 		Cavern Club
3rd August 1961 St. John's Hall
4th August 1961 Cavern Club
4th August 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
5th August 1961 Liverpool Cavern Club
August 6, 1961 Casbah Coffee Club
August 7, 1961 Litherland Town Hall
August 8, 1961 Cavern Club
August 9, 1961
August 10, 1961
August 10, 1961 St. John's Hall
August 11, 1961 Cavern Club
August 12, 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
August 13, 1961 Liverpool Casbah Coffee Club
August 14, 1961 Cavern Club
August 16, 1961
17th August 1961 St. John's Hall
August 18, 1961 Cavern Club
August 18, 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
August 19, 1961
August 20, 1961 Huyton Hambleton Hall
August 21, 1961 Liverpool Cavern Club
August 23, 1961
two appearances
August 24, 1961 St. John's Hall
August 25, 1961 Cavern Club
August 25, 1961 MV Royal Iris
August 26, 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
August 27, 1961 Liverpool Casbah Coffee Club
August 28, 1961 Cavern Club
August 29, 1961
August 30, 1961
August 31, 1961 St. John's Hall
September 1, 1961
two appearances 		Cavern Club
2nd September 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
3rd September 1961 Huyton Hambleton Hall
5th September 1961 Liverpool Cavern Club
September 6, 1961
September 7, 1961
September 7, 1961 Litherland Town Hall
September 8, 1961 St. John's Hall
September 9, 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
September 10, 1961 Liverpool Casbah Coffee Club
September 11, 1961 Cavern Club
September 13, 1961
two appearances
September 14, 1961 Litherland Town Hall
September 15, 1961 Cavern Club
September 15, 1961 Wallasey Grosvenor Ballroom
September 15, 1961 Liverpool Village Hall
September 16, 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
17th September 1961 Huyton Hambleton Hall
September 19, 1961 Liverpool Cavern Club
20th September 1961
September 21, 1961
September 21, 1961 Litherland Town Hall
September 22, 1961 Village Hall
September 23, 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
September 24, 1961 Liverpool Casbah Coffee Club
September 25, 1961 Cavern Club
September 27, 1961
two appearances
September 28, 1961 Litherland Town Hall
September 29, 1961 Cavern Club
September 29, 1961 Village Hall
October 15, 1961 Maghull Albany Cinema
October 15, 1961 Liverpool Hambleton Hall
October 16, 1961 Liverpool Cavern Club
17th October 1961 David Lewis Club
October 18, 1961
two appearances 		Cavern Club
October 19, 1961 Litherland Town Hall
October 20, 1961 Cavern Club
October 20, 1961 Village Hall
October 21, 1961 Cavern Club
October 22, 1961 Casbah Coffee Club
October 24, 1961 Cavern Club
October 25, 1961
October 26, 1961
October 27, 1961 Village Hall
October 28, 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
October 29, 1961 Huyton Hambleton Hall
October 30, 1961 Liverpool Cavern Club
October 31, 1961 Litherland Town Hall
November 1st, 1961
two appearances		 Cavern Club
3rd November 1961
4th November 1961
November 7, 1961
Two appearances
November 7, 1961 Merseyside Civil Service Club
November 8, 1961 Cavern Club
November 9, 1961
November 9, 1961 Town Hall
November 10, 1961 Wallasey Tower Ballroom
November 10, 1961 Liverpool Village Hall
November 11, 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
November 12, 1961 Liverpool Hambleton Hall
November 13, 1961 Cavern Club
November 14, 1961 Cavern Club
November 14, 1961 Merseyside Civil Service Club
Cavern Club
November 15, 1961
two appearances
17th November 1961 Village Hall
Cavern Club
November 18, 1961
November 19, 1961 Casbah Coffee Club
November 21, 1961 Merseyside Civil Service Club
Cavern Club
November 22, 1961
November 23, 1961
November 24, 1961 Casbah Coffee Club
Wallasey Tower Ballroom
November 26, 1961 Liverpool Hambleton Hall
November 27, 1961 Cavern Club
November 28, 1961 Merseyside Civil Service Club
November 29, 1961
two appearances 		Cavern Club
December 1, 1961 Wallasey Tower Ballroom
Liverpool Cavern Club
2nd December 1961
3rd December 1961 Casbah Coffee Club
5th December 1961 Cavern Club
December 6, 1961
December 8, 1961
Wallasey Tower Ballroom
December 9, 1961 Aldershot Palais Ballroom
London The Gardenia Club
December 10, 1961 Liverpool Hambleton Hall
December 11, 1961 Cavern Club
December 13, 1961
two appearances
December 15, 1961 Wallasey Tower Ballroom
December 16, 1961 Liverpool Cavern Club
17th December 1961 Liverpool Casbah Coffee Club
December 18, 1961 Liverpool Cavern Club
December 19, 1961
December 20, 1961
December 21, 1961
December 23, 1961
December 26, 1961 Wallasey Tower Ballroom
December 27, 1961 Liverpool Cavern Club
December 29, 1961
December 30, 1961

1962

occupation

Explanations

In mid-August, Pete Best was replaced by Ringo Starr on drums. On August 22, 1962, the Beatles were filmed by a Granada TV crew performing at the Cavern Club - the group's first TV appearance. The Beatles played in the Star Club in Hamburg from April 13 to May 31, 1962 and from December 18 to 31, 1962. The live album Live! at the Star Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962 was taken during the second stay in Hamburg.

Set lists

The songs listed were recorded during a performance at the Cavern Club in the summer of 1962 and auctioned off at Sotheby’s in London in August 1985 . There was no publication.

  1. Words of Love
  2. What's your name
  3. Roll over Beethoven
  4. Ask me why
  5. The Hippy Hippy Shake
  6. Til there was you
  7. Hey infant
  8. If you gotta make a fool of somebody
  9. Please Mr. Postman
  10. Sharing you
  11. Your Feet's Too Big
  12. Dizzy Miss Lizzy
  13. I Forget to Remember to Forget
  14. Matchbox
  15. Shimmy Like Kate
  16. Memphis Tennessee
  17. Young Blood
  18. Dream Baby (How long must I dream)

The songs listed were played during the Star Club performances in December 1962, and they could be in any order.

  1. I Saw Her Standing There (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - vocals: Paul McCartney
  2. Roll Over Beethoven ( Chuck Berry ) - vocals: George Harrison
  3. Hippy Hippy Shake (Chan Romero) - vocals: Paul McCartney
  4. Sweet Little Sixteen (Chuck Berry) - vocals: John Lennon
  5. Lend Me Your Comb (Kay Twomey, Fred Wise, Ben Weisman ) - vocals: George Harrison
  6. Your Feet's Too Big (Ada Benson, Fred Fisher ) - vocals: Paul McCartney
  7. Twist and Shout (Phil Medley, Bert Russell ) - vocals: John Lennon
  8. Mr. Moonlight (Roy Lee Johnson) - vocals: John Lennon
  9. A Taste of Honey (Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow) - vocals: Paul McCartney
  10. Bésame Mucho ( Consuelo Velázquez , Sunny Skylar ) - vocals: Paul McCartney
  11. Reminiscing ( King Curtis ) - vocals: George Harrison
  12. Kansas City ( Leiber / Stoller ) / Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey ( Richard Penniman ) - vocals: Paul McCartney
  13. Nothin 'Shakin' (But the Leaves on the Trees) (Eddie Fontaine, Cirino Colacrai, Diane Lampert , John Gluck) - vocals: George Harrison
  14. To Know Her Is to Love Her ( Phil Spector ) - vocals: John Lennon
  15. Little Queenie (Chuck Berry) - vocals: Paul McCartney
  16. Falling in Love Again (Can't Help It) ( Frederick Hollander , Sammy Lerner) - vocals: Paul McCartney
  17. Ask Me Why (Lennon, McCartney) - vocals: John Lennon
  18. Be-Bop-A-Lula ( Gene Vincent , Bill Davis) - vocals: Fred Fascher
  19. Hallelujah I Love Her So ( Ray Charles ) - vocals: Horst Fascher
  20. Red Sails in the Sunset (Jimmy Kennedy, Wilhelm Grosz i. E. Hugh Williams) - vocals: Paul McCartney
  21. Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby ( Carl Perkins ) - vocals: George Harrison
  22. Matchbox (Carl Perkins) - vocals: John Lennon
  23. I'm Talking About You (Chuck Berry) - Vocals: John Lennon
  24. Shimmy Like Kate ( Armand J. Piron , Fred Smith, Cliff Goldsmith) - vocals: Paul McCartney
  25. Long Tall Sally ( Enotris Johnson , Robert Blackwell , Richard Penniman) - vocals: Paul McCartney
  26. I Remember You ( Johnny Mercer , Victor Schertzinger ) - vocals: Paul McCartney
  27. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You) (Joe Thomas, Howard Biggs) - vocals: John Lennon
  28. Where Have You Been All My Life? ( Barry Mann , Cynthia Weil ) - vocals: John Lennon
  29. Till There Was You ( Meredith Willson ) - vocals: Paul McCartney
  30. Sheila ( Tommy Roe ) - vocals: George Harrison
  31. Road Runner ( Bo Diddley ) - vocals: John Lennon
  32. Money (That's What I Want) - with Tony Sheridan - ( Berry Gordy , Janie Bradford) - vocals: Tony Sheridan
  33. Red Hot (Billy Lee Riley) - vocals: John Lennon and George Harrison

Concerts

The Beatles played at Victoria Hall on August 4, 1962
Plaque on Victoria Hall
The Beatles played at Hulme Hall on August 18, 1962 for the first time with Ringo Starr
Badge at the Hulme Hall
Entrance of the Star Club in the Große Freiheit, Hamburg-The Beatles played there from April 13 to May 31, 1962 and from December 18 to 31, 1962
Replica of the concert poster for the September 14, 1962 concert
date city country Place of performance
January 3, 1962
two appearances 		Liverpool Great Britain / England Cavern Club
5th January 1962
January 6, 1962
January 7, 1962 Casbah Coffee Club
January 9, 1962 Cavern Club
January 10, 1962
January 11, 1962
January 12, 1962
January 12, 1962 New Brighton Tower Ballroom
January 13, 1962 Huyton Hambleton Hall
January 14, 1962 Liverpool Casbah Coffee Club
January 15, 1962 Cavern Club
January 17th, 1962
two appearances
January 19, 1962
January 19, 1962 New Brighton Tower Ballroom
January 20, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
January 21, 1962 Casbah Coffee Club
January 22, 1962 Cavern Club
January 22, 1962 Southport Kingsway Theater
January 24, 1962
two appearances 		Liverpool Cavern Club
January 26, 1962
two appearances 		Liverpool Cavern Club
January 26, 1962 New Brighton Tower Ballroom
January 27, 1962 Aintree Aintree Institute
January 28, 1962 Liverpool Casbah Coffee Club
January 29, 1962 Southport Kingsway Theater
January 30, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
January 31, 1962
February 1, 1962
February 1, 1962 Thistle Cafe
2nd February 1962 Manchester Oasis Club
3rd February 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
4th February 1962 Casbah Coffee Club
5th February 1962 Cavern Club
5th February 1962 Kingsway Club Southport
February 7, 1962 Cavern Club Liverpool
February 9, 1962
two appearances 		Cavern Club Liverpool
February 9, 1962 Birkenhead Birkenhead Technical College
February 10, 1962 St. John's Church
February 11, 1962 Liverpool Casbah Coffee Club
February 13, 1962 Cavern Club
February 14, 1962
February 15, 1962
February 15, 1962 New Brighton Tower Ballroom
February 16, 1962 Birkenhead Birkenhead Technical College
17th February 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
February 18, 1962 Casbah Coffee Club
19th February 1962 Cavern Club
February 20, 1962 Southport Floral Hall
February 21, 1962
two appearances 		Liverpool Cavern Club
February 23, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
February 23, 1962 New Brighton Tower Ballroom
February 24, 1962 Hoylake YMCA
February 24, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
February 25, 1962 Liverpool Casbah Coffee Club
February 26, 1962 Southport Kingsway Theater
February 27, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
February 28, 1962
February 29, 1962
March 1, 1962 Storyville Jazz Club
March 2, 1962 Bootle St. John's Hall
March 2, 1962 Wallasey Tower Ballroom
March 3, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
March 4th 1962 Casbah Coffee Club
March 5, 1962 Cavern Club
March 5, 1962 Southport Kingsway Theater
March 6, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
March 8, 1962 Storyville Jazz Club
March 9, 1962
two appearances 		Cavern Club
March 10, 1962 Birkenhead St. Paul's Church
March 11, 1962 Liverpool Casbah Coffee Club
March 12, 1962 Southport Kingsway Theater
March 13, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
March 14, 1962
March 15, 1962
March 15, 1962 Storyville Jazz Club
March 16, 1962 Cavern Club
March 17, 1962 Village Hall
March 18, 1962 Casbah Coffee Club
March 19, 1962 Southport Kingsway Club
March 20, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
March 21, 1962
March 22, 1962
March 23, 1962
two appearances
March 24, 1962 Heswall Heswall Jazz Club
March 25, 1962 Liverpool Casbah Coffee Club
March 26, 1962 Cavern Club
March 28, 1962
two appearances
March 29, 1962 Odd Spot Club
March 30, 1962
two appearances 		Cavern Club
March 31, 1962 Stroud Subscription Rooms
April 1, 1962 Liverpool Casbah Coffee Club
April 2, 1962 Cavern Club
April 2, 1962 Pavilion Theater
April 4, 1962
two appearances 		Cavern Club
April 5, 1962
April 6, 1962
April 6, 1962 Wallasey Tower Ballroom
April 7, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
April 7, 1962 Liverpool Casbah Coffee Club
April 8, 1962
April 13 - May 31, 1962 Hamburg Germany Star Club
June 9, 1962 Liverpool Great Britain / England Cavern Club
June 12, 1962
two appearances
June 13, 1962
two appearances
June 15, 1962
two appearances
June 16, 1962
June 19, 1962
two appearances
June 20, 1962
two appearances
June 21, 1962 Wallasey Tower Ballroom
June 22nd, 1962
two appearances 		Liverpool Cavern Club
June 23, 1962 Northwich Northwich Memorial Hall
June 24, 1962 Liverpool Casbah Coffee Club
June 25, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
June 25, 1962 St. Helens Plaza Ballroom
June 27, 1962
two appearances 		Liverpool Cavern Club
June 28, 1962 Birkenhead Majestic Ballroom
June 29, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
June 29, 1962 Wallasey Tower Ballroom
June 30, 1962 Heswall Heswall Jazz Club
July 1, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
July 2nd, 1962 St. Helens Plaza Ballroom
3rd July 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
4th July 1962
5th July 1962 Birkenhead Majestic Ballroom
July 6, 1962 River Mersey MV Royal Iris
July 7, 1962 Port Sunlight Hulme Hall
July 8, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
July 9, 1962 St. Helens Plaza Ballroom
July 10, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
July 11, 1962
July 12, 1962
July 12, 1962 Birkenhead Majestic Ballroom
July 13, 1962 Wallasey Tower Ballroom
July 14, 1962 Rhyl Great Britain / Wales Regent Dansette Ballroom
July 15, 1962 Liverpool Great Britain / England Cavern Club
July 16, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
July 16, 1962 St. Helens Plaza Ballroom
17th July 1962 Swindon McIlroy's Ballroom
July 18, 1962
two appearances 		Liverpool Cavern Club
July 19, 1962 Birkenhead Majestic Ballroom
July 18, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
July 20, 1962 Warrington Bell Hall
July 21, 1962 Wallasey Tower Ballroom
July 22, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
July 23, 1962 Southport Kingsway Theater
July 24, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
July 25, 1962
two appearances 		Cavern Club
July 25, 1962 Cabaret Club
July 26, 1962 Southport Cambridge Hall
July 27, 1962 Wallasey Tower Ballroom
July 28, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
July 28, 1962 Birkenhead Majestic Ballroom
July 30, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
July 30, 1962 Bootle St. John's Hall
August 1st, 1962
two appearances 		Liverpool Cavern Club
3rd August 1962 Grafton Rooms
4th August 1962 Bebington Victoria Hall
5th August 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
August 7, 1962
two appearances
August 8, 1962 Doncaster Co-op ballroom
August 9, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
August 10, 1962 River Mersey MV Royal Iris
August 11, 1962 Liverpool Odd Spot Club
August 12, 1962 Cavern Club
August 13, 1962 Cavern Club
August 13, 1962 Crewe Majestic Ballroom
August 15, 1962
two appearances 		Liverpool The Cavern Club (last appearances with Pete Best )
August 16, 1962 Chester Riverpark Ballroom (with Johnny Hutchinson on drums)
17th August 1962 Birkenhead Majestic Ballroom (with Johnny Hutchinson on drums)
17th August 1962 Wallasey Tower Ballroom (with Johnny Hutchinson on drums)
August 18, 1962 Port Sunlight Hulme Hall
( Ringo Starr's first appearance as an official member of the Beatles)
19th August 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
20th August 1962 Crewe Majestic Ballroom
August 22, 1962
two appearances		 Liverpool Cavern Club
23rd August 1962 Chester Riverpark Ballroom
August 24, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
August 24, 1962 Birkenhead Majestic Ballroom
August 25, 1962 Fleetwood Marine Hall
August 26, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
August 27, 1962
August 28, 1962
August 29, 1962 Morecambe Floral Hall Ballroom
August 30, 1962 Chester Riverpark Ballroom
August 30, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
August 31, 1962 Lydney Lydney Town Hall
September 1, 1962 Stroud Subscription Rooms
2nd September 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
3rd September 1962 Cavern Club
3rd September 1962 Widnes Queen's Hall
5th September 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
September 6, 1962 Cavern Club
September 6, 1962 Rialto Ballroom
September 7, 1962 Irby Village Hall
September 8, 1962 Birkenhead YMCA
September 8, 1962 Birkenhead Majestic Ballroom
September 9, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
September 10, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
September 10, 1962 Widnes Queen's Hall
September 12, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
September 13, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
September 13, 1962 Chester Riverpark Ballroom
September 14, 1962 Wallasey Tower Ballroom
September 15, 1962 Northwich Northwich Memorial Hall
September 16, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
17th September 1962
17th September 1962 Widnes Queen's Hall
September 19, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
20th September 1962
September 21, 1962 Wallasey Tower Ballroom
September 22, 1962 Birkenhead Majestic Ballroom
September 23, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
September 25, 1962 Heswall Heswall Jazz Club
September 26, 1962
two appearances 		Liverpool Cavern Club
September 28, 1962 Cavern Club
September 28, 1962 The MV Royal Iris
September 29, 1962 Manchester Oasis Club
September 30, 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
2nd October 1962
3rd October 1962
4th October 1962
October 6, 1962 Port Sunlight Hulme Hall
October 7, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
October 10, 1962
two appearances
October 11, 1962 Rialto Ballroom
October 12, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
October 12, 1962 Wallasey Tower Ballroom
October 13, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
October 15, 1962 Birkenhead Majestic Ballroom
October 16, 1962 Runcorn La Scala Ballroom
October 17, 1962
two appearances 		Liverpool Cavern Club
October 19, 1962
October 20, 1962 Hull Majestic Ballroom
October 21, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
October 22, 1962 Widnes Queen's Hall
October 26, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
October 26, 1962 Preston Preston Public Hall
October 27, 1962 Port Sunlight Hulme Hall
October 28, 1962 Liverpool Liverpool Empire Theater
November 1st - 14th, 1962 Hamburg Germany Star Club
17th November 1962 Coventry Great Britain / England Matrix reverb
November 18, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
November 19, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
November 19, 1962 Smethwick Smethwick Baths Ballroom
November 19, 1962 West Bromwich Adelphi Ballroom
November 20, 1962 Southport Floral Hall
November 21, 1962
two appearances 		Liverpool Cavern Club
November 22, 1962 Birkenhead Majestic Ballroom
November 23, 1962 London St. James's Church Hall
November 23, 1962 Wallasey Tower Ballroom
November 24, 1962 Prestatyn Great Britain / Wales Royal Lido Ballroom
November 25, 1962 Liverpool Great Britain / England Cavern Club
November 28, 1962 Cavern Club
November 28, 1962 527 club
November 29, 1962 Birkenhead Majestic Ballroom
November 30, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
November 30, 1962 Newton-le-Willows Earlestown Town Hall
December 1, 1962 Northwich Northwich Memorial Hall
2nd December 1962 Peterborough Embassy Cinema
December 5, 1962
two appearances 		Liverpool Cavern Club
December 6, 1962 Southport Club Django
7th December 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
7th December 1962 Wallasey Tower Ballroom
December 8, 1962 Manchester Oasis Club
December 9, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
December 10, 1962
December 11, 1962 Runcorn La Scala Ballroom
December 12, 1962
two appearances 		Liverpool Cavern Club
December 13, 1962 Bedford Bedford Corn Exchange
December 14, 1962 Shrewsbury Shrewsbury Music Hall
December 15, 1962 Birkenhead Majestic Ballroom
December 16, 1962 Liverpool Cavern Club
December 18-31, 1962 Hamburg Germany Star-Club
(released on Bootleg and on the album Live! At the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962 )

1963

occupation

Explanations

The success of their first records and the resulting radio and television appearances made it possible for the Beatles to increasingly make guest appearances outside of the Liverpool catchment area. The new road managers Neil Aspinall - an old friend of Paul McCartney - and Malcolm “Mal” Evans , the former bouncer of the Cavern Club, drove the group with their instruments in a used minibus to their performance venues.

On February 2, 1963, the Beatles, managed by the Arthur Howes Agency - which had all Gaumont and Odeon theaters and other cinemas under contract - started their first professional tour of Great Britain at the Gaumont in Bradford as the opening act for 16-year-old singer Helen Shapiro . Also present were Dave Allen , Danny Williams and Kenny Lynch. The second tour showed the band from March 9th alongside Tommy Roe and Chris Montez . After initial audience reactions, the Beatles were announced as the main group a day later. This was followed by top-class appearances at the Swinging Sound show in London's Royal Albert Hall (April 18, 1963) and in front of 10,000 spectators at the NME Poll Winners concert in the Empire Pool at Wembley (April 21, 1963).

From May 18 to June 9, 1963, the Beatles completed their third tour of England, this time alongside Roy Orbison and Gerry & the Pacemakers . Orbison also resigned as headliner after the first show in favor of the Beatles . In November the group went on tour of Great Britain again, this time as the main group from the start. The partly chaotic tour was accompanied by strong police forces who were supposed to counteract the hysterical expressions of sympathy by female supporters. In order to escape the fans, the Beatles dressed up as police officers in Birmingham . In Plymouth , they managed to escape through the city's canal system while police used water cannons in the streets . On November 4, 1963, the Beatles played in the annual Royal Variety Performance in front of the British Queen Mother Elizabeth , Lord Snowdon and Princess Margaret at the Prince of Wales Theater in London.

Set list

Empire Theater, Liverpool - December 7th, 1963

  1. From me to you
  2. I saw her standing there
  3. All my loving
  4. Roll over Beethoven
  5. Boys
  6. Till There Was You
  7. She loves you
  8. This boy
  9. I want to hold your hand
  10. Money (That's What I want)
  11. Twist and Shout
  12. From Me to You / Third Man Theme (Instrumental)

Concerts

The Beatles outside the Ritz Cinema , Fisherwick Place, Belfast , November 8th 1963
The Beatles outside the Birmingham Hippodrome, November 10, 1963
date city country Place of performance
Winter 1963 Scotland tour
January 3, 1963 Elgin Great Britain / Scotland Two red shoes
4th January 1963 Dingwall Town Hall
5th January 1963 Bridge of Allan Museum Hall
January 6, 1963 Aberdeen Beach ballroom
Winter 1963 UK tour
January 10, 1963 Liverpool Great Britain / England The Grafton Rooms
January 11, 1963 Cavern Club
Old Hill Plaza Ballroom
January 12, 1963 Chatham Invicta Ballroom
January 14, 1963 Ellesmere Port Civic Hall
17th January 1963 Liverpool Cavern Club
Birkenhead Majestic Ballroom
January 18, 1963 Morecambe Floral Hall
January 19, 1963 Whitchurch Town Hall
January 20, 1963 Liverpool Cavern Club
January 23, 1963
January 24, 1963 Mold Great Britain / Wales Assembly Hall
January 25, 1963 Darwen Great Britain / England Co-operative Hall
January 26, 1963 Macclesfield El Rio Club
Stoke-on-Trent King's Hall
January 27, 1963 Manchester Three Coins Club
January 28, 1963 Newcastle upon Tyne Majestic Ballroom
January 30, 1963 Liverpool Cavern Club
January 31, 1963 Birkenhead Majestic Ballroom
1st February 1963 Tamworth Assembly Rooms
Sutton Coldfield Maney Hall
3rd February 1963 Liverpool Cavern Club
4th February 1963
Winter 1963 Helen Shapiro Tour, Part 1
2nd February 1963 Bradford Great Britain / England Gaumont Theater
5th February 1963 Doncaster Gaumont
February 6, 1963 Bedford Granada Cinema
February 7, 1963 Wakefield Regal Cinema
February 8, 1963 Carlisle ABC Cinema
February 9, 1963 Sunderland Sunderland Empire Theater
Winter 1963 UK tour
February 12, 1963 Oldham Great Britain / England Astoria Ballroom
February 12, 1963 Sheffield Azena Ballroom
February 13, 1963 Hull Majestic Ballroom
February 14, 1963 Liverpool Locarno Ballroom
February 15, 1963 Birmingham Ritz
February 16, 1963 Oxford Carfax Assembly Rooms
18th February 1963 Widnes Queen's Hall
19th February 1963 Liverpool Cavern Club
20th February 1963 Doncaster Swimming baths
February 21, 1963 Birkenhead Majestic Ballroom
February 22, 1963 Manchester Oasis Club
Winter 1963 Helen Shapiro Tour, Part 2
February 23, 1963 Mansfield Great Britain / England Granada Cinema
February 24, 1963 Coventry Coventry Theater
February 25, 1963 Lancashire Casino ballroom
February 26, 1963 Taunton Gaumont Cinema
February 27, 1963 York Rialto Theater
February 28 Shrewsbury Granada Cinema
March 1, 1963 Southport Odeon Cinema
March 2, 1963 Sheffield Sheffield City Hall
March 3, 1963 Hanley Gaumont Cinema
Winter 1963 UK tour
March 4th 1963 St Helens Great Britain / England Plaza Ballroom
March 7, 1963 Nottingham Elizabethan Ballroom
March 8, 1963 Harrogate Royal Hall
Spring 1963 Tommy Roe / Chris Montez tour
March 9, 1963 East Ham Great Britain / England Granada Cinema
March 10, 1963 Birmingham Birmingham Hippodrome Theater
March 12, 1963 Bedford Granada Cinema
March 13, 1963 York Rialto Theater
March 14, 1963 Wolverhampton Gaumont Cinema
March 15, 1963 Bristol Colston Hall
March 16, 1963 Sheffield Sheffield City Hall
March 17, 1963 Peterborough Embassy Cinema
March 18, 1963 Gloucester Regal Cinema
March 19, 1963 Cambridge Regal Cinema
March 20, 1963 Romford ABC Cinemas
March 21, 1963 Croydon ABC Cinemas
March 22, 1963 Doncaster Gaumont Cinema
March 23, 1963 Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle City Hall
March 24, 1963 Liverpool Liverpool Empire Theater
March 26, 1963 Mansfield Granada Cinema
March 27, 1963 Northampton ABC Cinema
March 28, 1963 Exeter ABC Cinema
March 29, 1963 London Odeon Cinema
March 30, 1963 Portsmouth Portsmouth Guildhall
March 31, 1963 Leicester De Montfort Hall
Spring 1963 UK tour
April 4th 1963 Stowe Great Britain / England Roxburgh Hall
April 5, 1963 London EMI House (concert in front of executives at EMI headquarters)
April 6, 1963 Buxton Pavilion Gardens Ballroom
April 7, 1963 Portsmouth Savoy Ballroom
April 9, 1963 London Gaumont State Cinema
April 10, 1963 Birkenhead Majestic Ballroom
April 11, 1963 Middleton Co-operative Hall
April 12, 1963 Liverpool Cavern Club
April 15, 1963 Tenbury Wells Riverside Dancing Club
April 17, 1963 Luton Majestic Ballroom
April 18, 1963 London Royal Albert Hall
April 19, 1963 Stoke-on-Trent King's Hall
April 20, 1963 Frodsham , Cheshire Mersey View Pleasure Grounds Ballroom
April 21, 1963 London Empire Pool
New Musical Express Poll-Winner 'All-Star Concert
Pigalle Club
April 23, 1963 Southport Floral Hall
April 24, 1963 London Majestic Ballroom
April 25, 1963 Croydon Fairfield Halls
April 26, 1963 Shrewsbury Shrewsbury Music Hall
April 27, 1963 Northwich Northwich Memorial Hall
May 11, 1963 Nelson Imperial Ballroom
May 14, 1963 Sunderland Rink Ballroom
May 15, 1963 Chester Royalty Theater
17th May 1963 Norwich Grosvenor Rooms
Spring 1963 Roy Orbison / The Beatles Tour
May 18, 1963 Slough Great Britain / England Adelphi Cinema
May 19, 1963 Hanley Gaumont Cinema
May 20, 1963 Southampton Gaumont Cinema
May 22, 1963 Ipswich Regent Theater
May 23, 1963 Nottingham Odeon Cinema
May 24, 1963 Walthamstow Granada Cinema
May 25, 1963 Sheffield Sheffield City Hall
May 26, 1963 Liverpool Empire Theater
May 27, 1963 Cardiff Great Britain / Wales Capitol Cinema
May 28, 1963 Worcester Great Britain / England Gaumont Cinema
May 29, 1963 York Rialto Theater
May 30, 1963 Manchester Odeon Cinema
May 31, 1963 Southend-on-Sea Odeon Cinema
June 1, 1963 Tooting Granada Cinema
June 2, 1963 Brighton Brighton Hippodrome Theater
3rd June 1963 Woolwich Granada Cinema
4th June 1963 Birmingham Birmingham Town Hall
5th June 1963 Leeds Odeon Cinema Leeds
June 7, 1963 Glasgow Great Britain / Scotland Odeon Cinema
June 8, 1963 Newcastle upon Tyne Great Britain / England Newcastle City Hall
June 9, 1963 Blackburn King George's Hall
Summer 1963 UK tour
June 10, 1963 Bath Great Britain / England Pavilion
June 12, 1963 Liverpool Grafton Rooms
June 13, 1963 Cheshire Palace Theater Club
Manchester Southern Sporting Club
June 14, 1963 New Brighton Tower Ballroom
June 15, 1963 Salisbury City Hall
June 16, 1963 Romford Odeon Cinema
June 21, 1963 Guildford Odeon Cinema
June 22, 1963 Abergavenny Great Britain / Wales Town Hall
June 25, 1963 Middlesbrough Great Britain / England Astoria Ballroom
June 26, 1963 Newcastle upon Tyne Majestic Ballroom
June 28, 1963 Leeds Queen's Hall
June 30, 1963 Great Yarmouth ABC Cinema
5th July 1963 Old Hill Plaza Ballroom
July 6, 1963 Northwich Memorial Hall
July 7, 1963 Blackpool ABC Theater
July 8, 1963 Margate Winter Gardens
July 9, 1963
July 10, 1963
July 11, 1963
July 12, 1963
July 13, 1963
July 14, 1963 Blackpool ABC Theater
July 19, 1963 Rhyl Great Britain / Wales Ritz Ballroom
July 20, 1963
July 21, 1963 Blackpool Great Britain / England Queen's Theater
July 22, 1963 Weston-super-Mare Odeon Cinema
July 23, 1963
July 24, 1963
July 25, 1963
July 26, 1963
July 27, 1963
July 28, 1963 Great Yarmouth ABC Cinema
July 31, 1963 Nelson Imperial Ballroom
2nd August 1963 Liverpool Grafton Rooms
3rd August 1963 Cavern Club
4th August 1963 Blackpool Queen's Theater
5th August 1963 Urmston Abbotsfield Park
August 6, 1963 jersey Great Britain / Channel Islands Springfield Ballroom
7th August 1963
August 8, 1963 guernsey Candie Gardens
August 9, 1963 jersey Springfield Ballroom
August 10, 1963
August 11, 1963 Blackpool Great Britain / England ABC Theater
August 12, 1963 Llandudno Great Britain / Wales Odeon Cinema
August 13, 1963
August 14, 1963
15th August 1963
August 16, 1963
17th August 1963
August 18, 1963 Torquay Great Britain / England Princess Theater
19th August 1963 Bournemouth Gaumont Cinema
20th August 1963
August 21, 1963
22nd August 1963
23rd August 1963
August 24, 1963
August 25, 1963 Blackpool ABC Theater
August 26, 1963 Southport Odeon Cinema
August 27, 1963
August 28, 1963
August 29, 1963
August 30, 1963
August 31, 1963
4th September 1963 Worcester Gaumont Cinema
5th September 1963 Taunton Gaumont Cinema
September 6, 1963 Luton Odeon Cinema
September 7, 1963 Croydon Fairfield Hall
September 8, 1963 Blackpool ABC Theater
September 13, 1963 Preston Public Hall
September 14, 1963 Northwich Memorial Hall
September 15, 1963 London Royal Albert Hall
Autumn 1963 Scotland mini tour
5th October 1963 Glasgow Great Britain / Scotland Concert Hall
October 6, 1963 Kirkcaldy Carlton Theater
October 7, 1963 Dundee Caird Hall
Fall 1963 UK tour
October 11, 1963 Trentham Great Britain / England Trentham Gardens
October 13, 1963 London London Palladium
(released on Bootleg , I'll Get You is included on Anthology 1 )
October 15, 1963 Southport Floral Hall
October 19, 1963 Buxton Pavilion Gardens Ballroom
Autumn 1963 Sweden tour
October 24, 1963 Stockholm Sweden Karlaplan study
(live recording in mono for the Swedish radio station Sveriges Radio , published on Bootleg , five of the seven songs were published on Anthology 1. )
October 25, 1963 Karlstad Nya Aulan
October 26, 1963 Stockholm Kungliga tennis halls
October 27, 1963 Gothenburg Lorensbergsparken Cirkus
October 28, 1963 Borås Boråshallen
October 29, 1963 Eskilstuna Eskilstuna sports halls
Fall 1963 UK tour
November 1, 1963 Cheltenham Great Britain / England Odeon Cinema
November 2nd, 1963 Sheffield Sheffield City Hall
3rd November 1963 Leeds Odeon Cinema
4th November 1963 London Royal Variety Performance , Prince of Wales Theater
(released on Bootleg , three of the four songs were released on Anthology 1 )
5th November 1963 Slough Adelphi
November 6, 1963 Northampton ABC Cinemas - Northampton
November 7, 1963 Dublin Ireland Adelphi
November 8, 1963 Belfast Great Britain / Northern Ireland Ritz Cinema
November 9, 1963 East Ham Great Britain / England Granada Cinema
November 10, 1963 Birmingham Hippodrome Theater
November 13, 1963 Plymouth ABC Cinema
November 14, 1963 Exeter ABC Cinema
November 15, 1963 Bristol Colston Hall
November 16, 1963 Bournemouth Bournemouth Winter Gardens
17th November 1963 Coventry Coventry Theater
November 19, 1963 Wolverhampton Gaumont
November 20, 1963 Manchester Manchester Apollo
(release of three songs on the short film The Beatles Come to Town )
November 21, 1963 Carlisle ABC Cinema
November 22, 1963 Stockton-on-teas Globe Cinema
November 23, 1963 Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle City Hall
November 24, 1963 Hull ABC Cinema
November 26, 1963 Cambridge Regal Cinema
November 27, 1963 York Rialto Theater
November 28, 1963 Lincoln ABC Cinema
November 29, 1963 Huddersfield ABC Cinema
November 30, 1963 Sunderland Sunderland Empire Theater
December 1, 1963 Leicester De Montfort Hall
2nd December 1963 London Grosvenor House Hotel
3rd December 1963 Portsmouth Guildhall
7th December 1963 Liverpool Empire Theater
(release on video and audio bootleg )
Odeon Cinema
December 8, 1963 Lewisham Odeon Cinema
December 9, 1963 Southend-on-Sea Odeon Cinema
December 10, 1963 Doncaster Gaumont Cinema
December 11, 1963 Scarborough Futurist Theater
December 12, 1963 Nottingham Odeon Cinema
December 13, 1963 Southampton Gaumont Cinema
December 14, 1963 London Wimbledon Palace
The Beatles 1963 Christmas Shows
December 21, 1963 Bradford Great Britain / England Bradford Gaumont Odeon
December 22nd, 1963 Liverpool Empire Theater
December 24, 1963 London Astoria Cinema
December 26, 1963
December 27, 1963
December 28, 1963
December 30, 1963
December 31, 1963

1964

occupation

Explanations

From December 24, 1963 to January 11, 1964, the Beatles performed as part of a specially rehearsed Christmas show with music and sketches in London's Finsbury Park Astoria. There were among others Cilla Black and Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas . This was followed by a three-week guest performance at the Olympia Theater in Paris, but only as the opening act for the then very popular artists Trini Lopez and Sylvie Vartan .

On February 9, 1964, the Beatles performed five tracks ( All My Loving , Till There Was You , She Loves You , I Saw Her Standing There, and I Want to Hold Your Hand) on the popular Ed Sullivan Show . 73.7 million viewers on the television screens followed the live broadcast. The Beatles first went on a world tour on June 4, 1964. Since Ringo Starr suffered from severe tonsillitis, he was replaced by session drummer Jimmie Nicol at performances in Europe and Hong Kong . Only in Sydney did Starr meet up with the band again.

From August 19 to September 20, 1964, the Beatles completed their first major US tour, which was like a triumphal procession. The Beatles refused to perform in stadiums where racial segregation was practiced, so it was canceled for concerts. Just three weeks after their return, the Beatles started another month-long tour of Great Britain on October 9, 1964. The year ended with the second edition of the Beatles Christmas Show at London's Hammersmith Odeon , which included 39 appearances in three weeks.

Set lists

Washington Coliseum, Washington, DC - February 11, 1964

  1. Roll over Beethoven
  2. From me to you
  3. I saw her standing there
  4. This boy
  5. All my loving
  6. I want to be your man
  7. Please Please Me
  8. Till There Was You
  9. She loves you
  10. I want to hold your hand
  11. Twist and Shout
  12. Long Tall Sally

Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles - August 23, 1964

  1. Twist and Shout
  2. You Can't Do That
  3. All my loving
  4. She loves you
  5. Things We said Today
  6. Roll over Beethoven
  7. Can't Buy Me Love
  8. If I fell
  9. I want to hold your hand
  10. Boys
  11. A hard day's night
  12. Long Tall Sally

Concerts

Concert poster for performances by the Beatles at the Olympia Theater in Paris, 1964
Admission ticket to the TV show Around the Beatles, April 1964
The Beatles land at Schiphol Airport , June 5, 1964
The Beatles with Jimmie Nicol during a press conference at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol , June 5, 1964
Paul McCartney , June 7th, 1964
Beatles, June 7th, 1964
Beatles live at the Veilinghal, Blokker , Netherlands , June 7, 1964
Paul McCartney, George Harrison , John Lennon , 1964
Paul McCartney, George Harrison, drummers Jimmie Nicol and John Lennon, 1964
The Beatles at Wellington Airport , New Zealand , June 21, 1964
The Beatles in front of the George Washington Hotel, Florida September 11, 1964
The Beatles live at the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville , Florida, September 11, 1964
Ringo Starr during a concert at the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, September 11, 1964
Beatles USA tour route, 1964
John Lennon at King's Hall, Belfast 2nd November 1964
Paul McCartney at King's Hall, Belfast 2nd November 1964
George Harrison and Ringo Starr at King's Hall, Belfast 2nd November 1964
date city country Place of performance
The Beatles 1963 Christmas Shows (Continued)
January 1, 1964 London Great Britain / England Finsbury Park Astoria Cinema
2nd January 1964
January 3, 1964
4th January 1964
5th January 1964
January 6, 1964
January 7, 1964
January 8, 1964
January 9, 1964
January 10, 1964
January 11, 1964
Winter 1964 London Show
January 12, 1964 London Great Britain / England Palladium
(published on Bootleg )
Winter 1964 France shows
January 15, 1964 Versailles France Cinema Cyrano
January 16, 1964 * Paris Olympia
* (published on Bootleg )
17th January 1964
January 18, 1964
January 19, 1964
20th January 1964
January 21, 1964
January 22, 1964
January 23, 1964
January 24, 1964
January 25, 1964
January 26, 1964
January 27, 1964
January 28, 1964
January 29, 1964
January 30, 1964
January 31, 1964
February 1, 1964
2nd February 1964
3rd February 1964
4th February 1964
Winter 1964 US tour
February 9, 1964 New York City United States The Ed Sullivan Show , CBS Studio 50
(released on DVD The Four Historic Ed Sullivan Shows Featuring The Beatles )
February 11, 1964 Washington Washington Coliseum
(released on audio bootleg , the digital box The Beatles Box Set from iTunes also included the video Live at the Washington Coliseum, 1964 )
February 12, 1964 New York City Carnegie Hall
February 16, 1964 Miami The Ed Sullivan Show , Deauville Hotel
(released on DVD The Four Historic Ed Sullivan Shows Featuring The Beatles )
February 23, 1964 (recorded on February 9, 1964) New York City The Ed Sullivan Show , CBS Studio 50
(released on DVD The Four Historic Ed Sullivan Shows Featuring The Beatles )
Spring 1964 UK tour
April 19, 1964 London Great Britain / England Around The Beatles -TV Special, IBC Studios
(four songs released on Anthology 1 , another four songs released on audio and video bootleg)
April 26, 1964 Empire Pool
(publication on audio and video bootleg )
April 29, 1964 Edinburgh Great Britain / Scotland ABC Cinema
April 30, 1964 Glasgow Odeon Cinema
May 31, 1964 London Great Britain / England Prince of Wales Theater
Spring / Summer 1964 world tour
Europe
4th June 1964 Copenhagen Denmark KB Hallen
Jimmie Nicol replaces Ringo Starr
(published on Bootleg )
June 6, 1964 Blokker Netherlands Veilinghal
with Jimmie Nicol
(publication on audio and video bootleg )
Asia
June 9, 1964 Hong Kong China Princess Theater
with Jimmie Nicol
Australia
June 12, 1964 Adelaide Australia Centennial Hall
with Jimmie Nicol
(published on video bootleg )
June 13, 1964
June 15, 1964 Melbourne Festival Hall
June 16, 1964
June 17, 1964
(published on audio and video bootleg )
June 18, 1964 Sydney Sydney Stadium
June 19, 1964
June 20, 1964
June 22, 1964 Wellington New Zealand Wellington Town Hall
June 23, 1964
June 24, 1964 Auckland Auckland Town Hall
June 25, 1964
June 26, 1964 Dunedin Dunedin Town Hall
June 27, 1964 Christchurch Majestic Theater
June 29, 1964 Brisbane Australia Brisbane Festival Hall
June 30, 1964
Europe
July 12, 1964 Brighton Great Britain / England Hippodrome Theater
July 19, 1964 Blackpool ABC Theater
(release on audio and video bootleg )
July 23, 1964 London London Palladium
July 26, 1964 Blackpool Blackpool Opera House
July 28, 1964 Stockholm Sweden Johanneshov's Isstadion
July 29, 1964
2nd August 1964 Bournemouth Great Britain / England Gaumont Cinema
August 9, 1964 Scarborough Futurist Theater
August 16, 1964 Blackpool Blackpool Opera House
Summer 1964 USA & Canada tour
19th August 1964 San Francisco United States Cow Palace
(release of three songs on audio bootleg )
20th August 1964 Las Vegas Convention Hall
August 21, 1964 Seattle Seattle Center Coliseum
(release on audio bootleg )
22nd August 1964 Vancouver Canada Empire Stadium
(release on audio bootleg )
23rd August 1964 los Angeles United States Hollywood Bowl
(released on audio bootleg and partly on the album The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl )
August 26, 1964 Morrison ( Denver ) Red Rocks Amphitheater
August 27, 1964 Cincinnati Cincinnati Gardens
August 28, 1964 New York City Forest Hills Stadium
August 29, 1964
August 30, 1964 Atlantic City Convention Hall
2nd September 1964 Philadelphia Philadelphia Civic Center
(release on audio bootleg )
3rd September 1964 Indianapolis Indiana State Fairgrounds
(published on audio bootleg )
4th September 1964 Milwaukee Milwaukee Arena
5th September 1964 Chicago International amphitheater
September 6, 1964 Detroit Olympia Stadium
September 7, 1964 Toronto Canada Maple Leaf Gardens
September 8, 1964 Montreal Montreal Forum
(publication on audio bootleg )
September 11, 1964 Jacksonville United States Gator Bowl Stadium
September 12, 1964 Boston Boston Garden
September 13, 1964 Baltimore Baltimore Civic Center
September 14, 1964 Pittsburgh Civic Arena
September 15, 1964 Cleveland Public auditorium
September 16, 1964 New Orleans City Park Stadium
17th September 1964 Kansas City Kansas City Municipal Stadium
September 18, 1964 Dallas Dallas Memorial Auditorium
20th September 1964 New York City Paramount Theater
1964 autumn UK tour
October 9, 1964 Bradford Great Britain / England Bradford Odeon Cinema
October 10, 1964 Leicester De Montfort Hall
October 11, 1964 Birmingham Birmingham Odeon Cinema
October 13, 1964 Wigan ABC Cinema
October 14, 1964 Manchester ABC Cinema
October 15, 1964 Stockton-on-teas Globe Cinema
October 16, 1964 Hull ABC Cinema
October 19, 1964 Edinburgh Great Britain / Scotland ABC Cinema
October 20, 1964 Dundee Caird Hall
October 21, 1964 Glasgow Odeon
October 22, 1964 Leeds Great Britain / England Odeon Cinema Leeds
October 23, 1964 Kilburn Gaumont State Cinema
October 24, 1964 Walthamstow Granada Cinema
October 25, 1964 Brighton Brighton Hippodrome Theater
October 28, 1964 Exeter ABC Cinema
October 29, 1964 Plymouth ABC Cinema
October 30, 1964 Bournemouth Gaumont
October 31, 1964 Ipswich Gaumont Cinema
November 1, 1964 Finsbury Park Astoria Cinema
November 2nd, 1964 Belfast Great Britain / Northern Ireland King's Hall
4th November 1964 Luton Great Britain / England Ritz Cinema
5th November 1964 Nottingham Odeon Cinema
November 6, 1964 Southampton Gaumont Cinema
November 7, 1964 Cardiff Great Britain / Wales Capitol Cinema
November 8, 1964 Liverpool Great Britain / England Liverpool Empire Theater
November 9, 1964 Sheffield Sheffield City Hall
November 10, 1964 Bristol Colston Hall
The Beatles 1964 Christmas Shows
December 24, 1964 London Great Britain / England Hammersmith Odeon Cinema
December 25, 1964
December 26, 1964
December 28, 1964
December 29, 1964
December 30, 1964
December 31, 1964

1965

occupation

Explanations

From June 20 to July 3, 1965, the Beatles completed a two-week European tour. Just a month later, they went back to the United States. On August 15, 1965, the group played the biggest live performance of their career in the sold-out Shea Stadium in New York in front of 55,600 spectators. It was the first time that a pop group performed in an open stadium and the largest paying audience to date at a concert. The noise level from the female fans during the 30-minute show was so high that neither the audience nor the Beatles, who did not use monitor boxes at concerts , could hear the music. In December, the Beatles started their sixth and final UK tour, with The Moody Blues as the opening act. During this tour they also made their last appearance in their hometown of Liverpool on December 5, 1965.

Set lists

Palais des Sports, Paris France - June 20, 1965

  1. Twist and Shout
  2. She's a woman
  3. I'm a loser
  4. Can't Buy Me Love
  5. Baby's in Black
  6. I want to be your man
  7. A hard day's night
  8. Everybody is Trying to Be My Baby
  9. Rock 'n' Roll Music
  10. I feel fine
  11. Ticket to Ride
  12. Long Tall Sally

Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston - August 19, 1965

  1. Twist and Shout
  2. She's a woman
  3. I feel fine
  4. Dizzy Miss Lizzy
  5. Ticket to Ride
  6. Everybody is Trying to Be My Baby
  7. Can't Buy Me Love
  8. Baby's in Black
  9. I want to be your man
  10. A hard day's night
  11. Help!
  12. I'm down

Concerts

The Beatles at Madrid Airport , July 1, 1965
The Beatles live at the Metropolitan Stadium, August 21, 1965
The Beatles in August 1965 during a press conference
Beatles USA tour route, 1965
Beatles, August 1965
date city country Place of performance
The Beatles 1964 Christmas Shows (Continued)
January 1, 1965 London Great Britain / England Hammersmith Odeon Cinema
January 2, 1965
4th January 1965
January 5, 1965
January 6, 1965
January 7, 1965
January 8, 1965
January 9, 1965
January 11, 1965
January 12, 1965
January 13, 1965
January 14, 1965
January 15, 1965
January 16, 1965
New Musical Express Pollwinners' Concert
April 11, 1965 London Great Britain / England Empire Pool
(publication on audio and video bootleg )
1965 European tour
June 20, 1965
two appearances 		Paris France Palais des Sports
(publication on audio and video bootleg )
June 22, 1965
two appearances 		Lyon Palais d'Hiver
June 24, 1965
two appearances 		Milan Italy Velodromo Vigorelli
June 26, 1965
two appearances 		Genoa Palazzo dello Sport
June 27, 1965
two appearances 		Rome Teatro Adriano
(release on audio bootleg )
June 28, 1965
two appearances
June 30, 1965 Nice France Palais des Expositions
July 2, 1965 Madrid Spain Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas
July 3, 1965 Barcelona Plaza de Toros La Monumental
Summer 1965 UK Show
August 1, 1965 Blackpool Great Britain / England ABC Theater
(released on audio and video bootleg , four of the six songs were released on Anthology 2 )
1965 US tour
August 14, 1965 New York City United States The Ed Sullivan Show , CBS Studio 50
(released on DVD The Four Historic Ed Sullivan Shows Featuring The Beatles )
August 15, 1965 New York City United States Shea Stadium
(released on audio and video bootleg , Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby was released on Anthology 2 )
August 17, 1965
two appearances 		Toronto Canada Maple Leaf Gardens
August 18, 1965 Atlanta United States Atlanta Stadium
(released on audio bootleg )
August 19, 1965
two appearances 		Houston Sam Houston Coliseum
(published on audio bootleg )
August 20, 1965
two appearances 		Chicago Comiskey Park
August 21, 1965 Bloomington Metropolitan Stadium
(release on audio bootleg )
August 22, 1965
two appearances 		Portland Memorial Coliseum
August 28, 1965 San Diego Balboa Stadium
August 29, 1965 los Angeles Hollywood Bowl
(released on audio bootleg and partly on the album The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl )
August 30, 1965
August 31, 1965
two appearances 		San Francisco Cow Palace
(released on audio bootleg )
1965 UK tour
December 3, 1965 Glasgow Great Britain / Scotland Odeon Cinema
4th December 1965 Newcastle Great Britain / England Newcastle City Hall
December 5, 1965 Liverpool Liverpool Empire Theater
December 7, 1965 Manchester ABC Cinema
December 8, 1965 Sheffield Gaumont Cinema
December 9, 1965 Birmingham Birmingham Odeon Cinema
December 10, 1965 London Hammersmith Odeon
December 11, 1965 Finsbury Park Astoria Cinema
December 12, 1965 Cardiff Great Britain / Wales Capitol Cinema

1966

occupation

Explanations

On May 1, 1966, the Beatles were on a British concert stage for the last time as part of the NME Poll Winners concert.

From June 24 to July 4, 1966, the Beatles completed another world tour, which included six concerts over three days in Germany as part of the BRAVO Beatles blitz tour , Munich , Essen and - for the last time on June 26 - Hamburg. Protests by traditionalists in Japan , who refused to allow the group to appear in the Budōkan , a hall in Tokyo mainly reserved for martial arts , caused strife. In Manila the group played two concerts in front of a total of 80,000 spectators. The tour ended with a scandal when Brian Epstein declined an invitation from the Filipino dictator's wife Imelda Marcos to dinner on behalf of the band . During the hasty departure that followed, the Beatles and their staff were attacked by security forces at the capital's airport. Ringo Starr went down after a hook on the chin, and a chauffeur suffered a broken rib.

On August 12, 1966, the Beatles started their fourth US tour in Chicago . The incidents in Asia and the fact that due to the enormous noise level during the performances there was hardly any music to be heard, made the group members increasingly disaffected. After nerve-racking press conferences, public record burnings and demonstrations by the Ku Klux Klan , the group decided not to go on tour anymore and to move their work exclusively to the studio. The tour ended on August 29, 1966 with a concert in front of an audience of 25,000 (admission price was five US dollars at the time) in Candlestick Park in San Francisco .

At the end of the tour, John Lennon said: “We've had enough of the gigs forever. I can't think of any reason that could lead us to another tour. We are honestly exhausted. It doesn't give us anything anymore - it's really not fair to the fans, we know that, but we have to think of ourselves. "

Set list

Candlestick Park, San Francisco - August 29, 1966

  1. Rock and roll music
  2. She's a woman
  3. If I Needed Someone
  4. Day gonorrhea
  5. Baby's in Black
  6. I feel fine
  7. Yesterday
  8. I want to be your man
  9. Nowhere Man
  10. Paperback Writer
  11. Long Tall Sally

Concerts

Announcement of the BRAVO Beatles Blitz Tour in Germany in June 1966
Place of performance in Munich: The construction of the Circus Krone
Date city country Place of performance
New Musical Express Pollwinners' Concert
May 1, 1966 London Great Britain / England Wembley Arena
Summer 1966 tour Germany ( BRAVO-Beatles-Blitzournee ), Japan and the Philippines
June 24, 1966
two appearances		 Munich Germany Circus Krone
(publication on audio and video bootleg )
June 25, 1966
two appearances		 eat Grugahalle
(publication on audio bootleg )
June 26, 1966
two appearances		 Hamburg Ernst-Merck-Halle
(publication of parts of the concert on video bootleg )
June 30, 1966 + Tokyo Japan Nippon Budokan
+ (released on audio and video bootleg , two songs were released on Anthology 2 )
July 1, 1966 +
two appearances
July 2nd, 1966
two appearances
July 4th, 1966
two appearances 		Manila Philippines Rizal Memorial Football Stadium
Summer 1966 US tour
August 12, 1966
two appearances 		Chicago United States International amphitheater
August 13, 1966
two appearances 		Detroit United States Olympia Stadium
August 14, 1966 Cleveland United States Cleveland Stadium
15th August 1966 Washington United States DC Stadium
August 16, 1966 Philadelphia United States John F. Kennedy Stadium
August 17th, 1966
two appearances 		Toronto Canada Maple Leaf Gardens
18th August 1966 Boston United States Suffolk Downs Racetrack
August 19, 1966
two appearances 		Memphis United States Mid-South Coliseum
August 21, 1966 Cincinnati United States Crosley Field
August 21, 1966 St. Louis United States Busch Stadium
23rd August 1966 New York City United States Shea Stadium
August 25, 1966
two appearances 		Seattle United States Seattle Center Coliseum
August 28, 1966 los Angeles United States Dodger Stadium
August 29, 1966 San Francisco United States Candlestick Park
(published on audio bootleg )

1969

occupation

3 Savile Row , front view of the house on the roof of which the concert took place

Explanations

The planned live appearance for the film Get Back (later: Let It Be ) took place on January 30, 1969: on the roof of the Apple Studios in London's Savile Row , the Beatles played the so-called rooftop concert with Billy Preston in the open air . There was a risk of traffic chaos due to the numerous onlookers , and some residents felt harassed because of the disturbance of the peace. Therefore, the police showed up on site and the Beatles canceled the show after 42 minutes. The concert ended with John Lennon's words:

"I'd like to say thank you on behalf of the group and ourselves and I hope we passed the audition."

"I would like to thank you on behalf of the group and ourselves - and I hope we passed the audition."

Set list

  1. Get Back - 3:05
  2. I Want You (She's So Heavy) - 0:18
  3. Get Back - 3:04
  4. Don't Let Me Down - 3:12
  5. I've Got a Feeling - 3:30
  6. One After 909 - 2:46
  7. Danny Boy (Weatherly) - 0:06
  8. Dig a pony - 3:44
  9. God Save the Queen ( Traditional ) - 0:32
  10. I've Got a Feeling - 3:33
  11. A Pretty Girl Is like a Melody ( Berlin ) - 0:05
  12. Don't Let Me Down - 3:19
  13. Get Back - 3:01
date city country Place of performance
January 30, 1969 London Great Britain / England Rooftop Concert

Timeline of the members of the Beatles

See also

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Pete Shotton, Nicholas Schaffner: The Beatles, Lennon, and Me . Stein and Day, New York 1984, ISBN 978-0-8128-8072-4 , pp. 85-88 .
  2. ↑ Norman Chapman with the Beatles
  3. ^ Richie Unterberger: The Unreleased Beatles Music & Film. Pp. 43-44.
  4. ^ Brian Roylance, Nicky Page, Derek Taylor : The Beatles Anthology (Chronicle Books, San Francisco 2000) . Ullstein, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-550-07132-9 . , P. 89.
  5. ^ Richie Unterberger: The Unreleased Beatles Music & Film. P. 76.
  6. ↑ Abolition of racial segregation at Beatles concerts
  7. ^ Richie Unterberger: The Unreleased Beatles Music & Film. Pp. 306-309.
  8. ^ Richie Unterberger: The Unreleased Beatles Music & Film. Pp. 105-107.
  9. ^ Richie Unterberger: The Unreleased Beatles Music & Film. Pp. 313-314.
  10. ^ Richie Unterberger: The Unreleased Beatles Music & Film. Pp. 128-129.
  11. ^ The Beatles: The Beatles Anthology . ISBN 3-550-07132-9 , p. 229.
  12. ^ Richie Unterberger: The Unreleased Beatles Music & Film. Pp. 149, 151 and 153.