1963 : The Beatles Gigs
The Beatles played Tamworth Assembly Rooms on February 1st 1963. To put this historic date into context, here is a listing of all The Beatles’ live performances in 1963. They played on 236 different days sometimes playing two shows a day performing a total of 258 times.
Thurs. 3/1/63
The Beatles perform at Two Red Shoes Ballroom in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland. George Martin is 37 today.
Fri. 4/1/63
The Beatles perform at the Town Hall in Dingwall, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland.
Sat. 5/1/63
The Beatles perform at Museum Hall in Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire, Scotland where they are billed as “The Love Me Do Boys” because the manager was afraid they would be unrecognised by their name.
Sun. 6/1/63
The Beatles perform at the Beach Ballroom, Sea Beach, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire.
Thurs. 10/1/63
The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club in Liverpool
Fri. 11/1/63
The Beatles perform a noontime concert at the Cavern Club and an evening concert at the Plaza Ballrooms, near Dudley, Staffordshire.
Sat. 12/1/63
The Beatles perform at the Invicta Ballroom in Chatham, Kent.
Sun. 13/1/63
A lip-synched ABC-TV "Thank Your Lucky Stars" recording which was the first "nationwide" TV show appearance. Alpha TV Studios Birmingham. Aired 1/19/63
Mon. 14/1/63
The Beatles perform at the Civic Hall in Ellesmere Port, Wirral, Cheshire.
Thurs. 17/1/63
The Beatles do a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club and an evening performance at the Majestic Ballroom in Birkenhead.
Fri. 18/1/63
The Beatles perform at the Floral Hall Ballroom in Morecambe.
Sat. 19/1/63
The Beatles perform at the Town Hall Ballroom, Paul’s Moss, Dodington, Whitchurch, Shropshire.
Sun. 20/1/63
The Beatles perform in the evening at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.
Wed. 23/1/63
The Beatles do an evening performance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.
Thurs. 24/1/63
The Beatles perform at the Assembly Hall, High St., Mold, Flintshire.
Fri. 25/1/63
The Beatles perform at the Co-operative Hall, Market St., Darwen, Lancashire.
Sat. 26/1/63
The Beatles perform at El Rio Club, Macclesfield, Cheshire and at the King's Hall, Staffordshire.
Sun. 27/1/63
The Beatles perform at the Three Coins Club, Manchester, Lancashire.
Mon. 28/1/63
The Beatles perform at the Majestic Ballroom, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland.
Wed. 30/1/63
The Beatles perform at lunchtime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.
Thurs. 31/1/63
The Beatles perform at lunchtime at the Cavern Club and at night at the Majestic Ballroom in Birkenhead with the "Helen Shapiro Tour" show.
Fri. 1/2/63
The Beatles perform at the Assembly Rooms, Tamworth, Staffs and at St. Peter's Church Hall (Maney Hall) in Maney, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire.
Sat. 2/2/63
The Beatles perform at the Gaumont Cinema, Bradford, Yorks.
Sun. 3/2/63
The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club, Liverpool.
Mon. 4/2/63
The Beatles perform for the final time at lunchtime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.
Tues. 5/2/63
The Beatles perform at the Gaumont Cinema in Doncaster, Yorkshire with the "Helen Shapiro Tour" show.
Wed. 6/2/63
The Beatles perform at the Granada Cinema in Bedford as part of the Helen Shapiro Tour. This was the group's first package tour.
Thurs. 7/2/63
The Beatles perform at the Regal Cinema in Wakefield, Yorkshire with the "Helen Shapiro Tour" show. The Beatles perform at the ABC Cinema in Carlisle, Cumberland with tour show. Initially the Beatles are ejected for wearing black leather jackets.
Sat. 9/2/63
The Beatles perform at the Empire Theatre in Sunderland, Durham with the "Helen Shapiro Tour" show.
Tues. 12/2/63
The Beatles perform at the Azena Ballroom in Sheffield and the Astoria Ballroom in Oldham with the "Helen Shapiro Tour".
Wed. 13/2/63
The Beatles perform at the Majestic Ballroom in Hull with the "Helen Shapiro Tour" show.
Thurs. 14/2/63
The Beatles perform at the Locarno Ballroom in Liverpool with the "Helen Shapiro Tour" show. Helen is not on the show however.
Fri. 15/2/63
The Beatles perform at the Ritz Ballroom in Birmingham with the "Helen Shapiro Tour" show.
Sat. 16/2/63
The Beatles perform at the Carfax Assembly Rooms, Oxford, Oxfordshire.
Mon. 18/2/63
The Beatles perform at Queen's Hall, Widnes.
Tues. 19/2/63
The Beatles perform in the evening at the Cavern Club, Liverpool. This was the last time any of the Beatles saw Pete Best also as Lee Curtis and the All Stars performed too.
Wed. 20/2/63
The Beatles perform at the Swimming Baths in Doncaster.
Thurs. 21/2/63
The Beatles perform at the Majestic Ballroom in Birkenhead.
Fri. 22/2/63
"Please Please Me" goes to number one in UK. The Beatles perform at the Oasis Club in Manchester.
Sat. 23/2/63
The Beatles perform at the Granada Cinema in Mansfield with the "Helen Shapiro Tour" show.
Sun. 24/2/63
The Beatles perform at the Coventry Theatre in Coventry with the "Helen Shapiro Tour" show.
Mon. 25/2/63
The Beatles perform at the Casino Ballroom, Leigh in Lancashire with the "Helen Shapiro Tour" show.
Tues. 26/2/63
The Beatles perform at the Gaumont Cinema, Taunton in Somerset with the "Helen Shapiro Tour" show.
Wed. 27/2/63
The Beatles perform at the Rialto Theatre in York with the "Helen Shapiro Tour" show.
Thurs. 28/2/63
The Beatles perform at the Granada Cinema in Shrewsbury with the "Shapiro Tour" show.
Fri. 1/3/63
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Theatre in Southport with the "Helen Shapiro Tour" show.
Sat. 2/3/63
The Beatles perform at the City Hall in Sheffield with the "Helen Shapiro Tour" show.
Sun. 3/3/63
The Beatles perform their final performance at Gaumont Cinema, Hanley, Staffordshire on the "Helen Shapiro Tour".
Mon. 4/3/63
The Beatles perform at the Plaza Ballroom in St. Helens.
Thurs. 7/3/63
The Beatles perform at the Elizabethan Ballroom in Nottingham with all of Brian Epstein "stable" of bands.
Fri. 8/3/63
The Beatles perform at the Royal Hall, Harrogate, Yorkshire.
Sat. 9/3/63
The Beatles do two performances at the Granada Cinema, East Ham, London with Tommy Roe, Chris Montez, Viscounts, Debbie Lee and 2 other bands.
Sun. 10/3/63
The Beatles perform at the Hippodrome Theatre in Birmingham.
Tues. 12/3/63
The Beatles do two performances at the Granada Cinema in Bedford with Tommy Roe, Chris Montez, etc. John is sick, so only 3 Beatles perform.
Wed. 13/3/63
The Beatles perform at the Rialto Theatre in York with Tommy Roe, Chris Montez, etc. Once again, John is "voiceless" and doesn't perform.
Thurs. 14/3/63
The Beatles perform without John at the Gaumont Cinema in Wolverhampton with Tommy Roe, Chris Montez, etc. It starts at 6:30pm and runs to 8:40pm. DJ Tony Marsh is the emcee.
Fri. 15/3/63
The Beatles perform with John at the Colston Hall in Bristol with Tommy Roe, Chris Montez, Viscounts, Debbie Lee, Tony Marsh, etc.
Sun. 17/3/63
The Beatles perform at the Embassy Cinema in Peterborough with Tommy Roe, Chris Montez, Viscounts, Debbie Lee, Tony Marsh and the Terry Young Six.
Mon. 18/3/63
The Beatles perform at the Regal Cinema in Gloucester with Tommy Roe, Chris Montez, Viscounts, Debbie Lee, Tony Marsh and the Terry Young Six.
Tues. 19/3/63
The Beatles perform at the Regal Cinema in Cambridge with Tommy Roe, Chris Montez, Viscounts, Debbie Lee, Tony Marsh and the Terry Young Six.
Wed. 20/3/63
The Beatles perform at the ABC Cinema in Romford with Tommy Roe, Chris Montez, Viscounts, Debbie Lee, Tony Marsh and the Terry Young Six.
Fri. 22/3/63
The Beatles perform at the Gaumont Cinema in Doncaster with the Tommy Roe, Chris Montez show.
Sat.23/3/63
The Beatles perform at the City Hall in Newcastle-upon-Tyne with Tommy Roe, Chris Montez, Viscounts, Debbie Lee, Tony Marsh and the Terry Young Six.
Sun. 24/3/63
The Beatles perform at the Empire Theatre in Liverpool with Tommy Roe, Chris Montez, Viscounts, Debbie Lee, Tony Marsh and the Terry Young Six.
Tues. 26/3/63
The Beatles perform at the Granada Cinema in Mansfield with Tommy Roe, Chris Montez, Viscounts, Debbie Lee, etc.
Wed. 27/3/63
The Beatles perform at the ABC Cinema in Northampton with Tommy Roe, Chris Montez, Viscounts, Debbie Lee, Tony Marsh and the Terry Young Six.
Thurs. 28/3/63
The Beatles perform at the ABC Cinema in Exeter.
Fri. 29/3/63
The Beatles do two performances at the Odeon Cinema in Lewisham, London with Tommy Roe, Chris Montez, Viscounts, Debbie Lee, etc.
Sat. 30/3/63
The Beatles perform at the Guildhall in Portsmouth, Hampshire with Tommy Roe, Chris Montez, Viscounts, Debbie Lee, Tony Marsh, etc.
Sun. 31/3/63
The Beatles perform at the De Montfort Hall in Leicester, Leicestershire with Tommy Roe, Chris Montez, Viscounts, Debbie Lee, Tony Marsh and the Terry Young Six.
Mon. 1/4/63
The Beatles perform at the Azena Ballroom in Sheffield.
Thurs. 4/4/63
The Beatles perform in the late afternoon at the Roxburgh Hall, Stowe School, Stowe, Bucks. The Beatles perform in the Main Bath Hall (Swimming Baths) at the New Public Baths, Leyton, London.
Sat. 6/4/63
The Beatles perform at the Pavilion Gardens Ballroom, St. John's Rd., Buxton, Derbyshire.
Sun. 7/4/63
The Beatles perform at the Savoy Ballroom, Portsmouth, Hampshire.
Mon. 8/4/63
John Charles Julian Lennon is born at the General Hospital, Sefton, Liverpool. The Beatles perform live before EMI executives, journalists and photographers from British pop papers. They are presented with awards.
Tues. 9/4/63
The Beatles perform at the Gaumont State Cinema in West Hampstead, London. It was a one-hour show.
Wed. 10/4/63
The Beatles perform at the Majestic Ballroom, Birkenhead. One source says this performance was recorded for TV broadcast.
Thurs. 11/4/63
The Beatles perform at the Co-operative Hall, Long St., Middleton, Lancashire.
Fri. 12/4/63
The Beatles perform at night at the Cavern Club in Liverpool with Faron's Flamingos, the Roadrunners and the Dennisons.
Mon. 15/4/63
The Beatles perform at the Riverside Dancing Club, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire.
Wed. 17/4/63
The Beatles perform at the Majestic Ballroom, Luton, Bedfordshire.
Fri. 19/4/63
The Beatles perform at the King's Hall, Stoke-on-Trent.
Sat. 20/4/63
The Beatles perform at the Mersey View Pleasure Grounds Ballroom, Frodsham, Cheshire.
Sun. 21/4/63
The Beatles perform at Pigalle Club, Piccadilly, London.
Tues. 23/4/63
The Beatles perform at the Floral Hall, Southport.
Wed. 24/4/63
The Beatles perform at the Majestic Ballroom, Finsbury Park, London.
Thurs. 25/4/63
The Beatles perform at the Ballroom, Fairfield Hall, Croydon, Surrey.
Fri. 26/4/63
The Beatles perform at the Music Hall, Shrewsbury.
Sat. 27/4/63
The Beatles perform at (Victory) Memorial Hall, Northwich.
Sat. 11/5/63
The Beatles perform at the Imperial Ballroom in Nelson, Lancashire.
Tues. 14/5/63
The Beatles perform at the Rink Ballroom, in Sunderland, Durham.
Wed. 15/5/63
The Beatles perform at the Royalty Theatre in Chester, Cheshire.
Fri. 17/5/63
The Beatles perform at the Grosvenor Rooms, Norwich, Norfolk.
Sat. 18/5/63
The Beatles perform at the Adelphi Theatre in Slough, Buckinghamshire with Roy Orbison, Gerry and The Pacemakers and others.
Sun. 19/5/63
The Beatles perform at the Gaumont Cinema, Hanley in Staffordshire with Roy Orbison, Gerry and The Pacemakers, the Terry Young Six and others.
Mon. 20/5/63
The Beatles perform at the Gaumont Cinema in Southampton, Hampshire with Roy Orbison, Gerry and The Pacemakers and others.
Wed. 22/5/63
The Beatles perform at the Gaumont Cinema in Ipswich, Suffolk with Roy Orbison, Gerry and The Pacemakers and others.
Thurs. 23/5/63
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Nottingham, Notts with Roy Orbison, Gerry and The Pacemakers and others.
Fri. 24/5/63
The Beatles perform twice at the Granada Cinema in Walthamstow, London with Roy Orbison, Gerry and The Pacemakers and others.
Sun. 26/5/63
The Beatles perform at the Empire Theatre in Liverpool with Roy Orbison, Gerry and The Pacemakers, the Terry Young Six and others.
Mon. 27/5/63
The Beatles perform at the Capital Cinema in Cardiff, Glamorganshire with Roy Orbison, Gerry and The Pacemakers and others.
Tues. 28/5/63
The Beatles perform at the Gaumont Cinema in Worcester, Worcs with Roy Orbison, Gerry and The Pacemakers and others.
Wed. 29/5/63
The Beatles perform at the Rialto Theatre in York with Roy Orbison, Gerry and The Pacemakers, the Terry Young Six and others.
Thurs. 30/5/63
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Manchester, Lancashire with Roy Orbison, Gerry and The Pacemakers and others.
Fri. 31/5/63
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Southend-on-Sea, Essex with Roy Orbison, Gerry and The Pacemakers and others.
Sun. 2/6/63
The Beatles perform at the Hippodrome Theatre in Brighton, Sussex with the Roy Orbison tour.
Mon. 3/6/63
The Beatles perform twice at the Granada Theatre in Woolwich, London with the Roy Orbison tour.
Tues. 4/6/63
The Beatles perform at the Town Hall in Birmingham, Warwickshire with the Roy Orbison tour.
Wed. 5/6/63
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Leeds, Yorkshire with the Roy Orbison tour.
Fri. 7/6/63
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Glasgow with the Roy Orbison tour.
Sat. 8/6/63
The Beatles perform at the City Hall in Newcastle-upon-Tyne with the Roy Orbison tour.
Sun. 9/6/63
The Beatles perform at King George's Hall in Blackburn, Lancashire with the Roy Orbison tour. Last show of the tour.
Mon. 10/6/63
The Beatles perform at the Pavilion in Bath, Somerset.
Wed. 12/6/63
The Beatles perform at the Grafton Rooms in Liverpool.
Thurs. 13/6/63
The Beatles perform at the Palace Theatre Club in Stockport, Cheshire and at the Southern Sporting Club in Manchester, Lancashire.
Fri. 14/6/63
Beatles perform at the Tower Ballroom in New Brighton, Wallasey.
Sat. 15/6/63
The Beatles perform at the City Hall in Fisherton St., Salisbury, Wiltshire.
Sun. 16/6/63
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Romford, Essex. Also performing were Billy J. Kramer and Gerry and the Pacemakers.
Fri. 21/6/63
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Guildford, Surrey.
Sat. 22/6/63
The Beatles perform at the Town Hall Ballroom, in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire with the Fabulous Fortunes. They make £250.
Tues. 25/6/63
The Beatles perform at the Astoria Ballroom in Middlesbrough, Yorks.
Wed. 26/6/63
The Beatles perform at the Majestic Ballroom in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Afterwards John and Paul write "She Loves You".
Fri. 28/6/63
The Beatles perform at the Queen's Hall in Leeds, Yorkshire.
Sun. 30/6/63
The Beatles perform at the ABC Cinema in Yarmouth, Norfolk. One source says the performance was recorded for some broadcast.
Fri. 5/7/63
The Beatles perform at the Plaza Ballroom in Old Hill.
Sat. 6/7/63
The Beatles perform at the (Victory) Memorial Hall in Northwich.
Sun. 7/7/63
The Beatles perform at the ABC Theatre in Blackpool, Lancashire. Ringo is 23 today.
Mon. 8/7/63
The Beatles perform two shows at the Winter Gardens in Margate, Kent.
Tues. 9/7/63
The Beatles perform two shows at the Winter Gardens in Margate, Kent.
Thurs. 11/7/63
The Beatles perform two shows at the Winter Gardens in Margate, Kent.
Fri. 12/7/63
The Beatles perform two shows at the Winter Gardens in Margate, Kent.
Sat. 13/7/63
The Beatles perform two shows at the Winter Gardens in Margate, Kent.
Sun. 14/7/63
The Beatles perform at the ABC Theatre in Blackpool.
Fri. 19/7/63
The Beatles perform at the Ritz Ballroom in Rhyl, Flintshire.
Sat. 20/7/63
The Beatles perform again at the Ritz Ballroom in Rhyl, Flintshire.
Sun. 21/7/63
The Beatles perform at the Queen's Theatre in Blackpool, Lancashire.
Mon. 22/7/63
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.
Tues. 23/7/63
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.
Wed. 24/7/63
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.
Thurs. 25/7/63
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.
Fri. 26/7/63
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.
Sat. 27/7/63
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. Filmed by Dezo Hoffman. Used later for BBC Channel 4's "The Tube".
Sun. 28/7/63
The Beatles perform at the ABC Cinema in Great Yarmouth.
Wed. 31/7/63
The Beatles perform at the Imperial Ballroom in Nelson.
Fri. 2/8/63
The Beatles perform at the Grafton Rooms in Liverpool with the Chick Graham and Coasters, Sonny Webb and the Cascades, and others.
Sat. 3/8/63
The Beatles perform for the last time in Liverpool at the Cavern Club, their 274th appearance. Others acts are the Mersey Beats, the Escorts, the Road Runners, the Sapphires and Johnny Ringo and the Colts.
Sun. 4/8/63
The Beatles perform at the Queen's Theatre in Blackpool.
Mon. 5/8/63
The Beatles perform at the Urmston Show in Abbotsfield Park, Urmston, Lancashire with Brian Poole and the Tremeloes, the Dennisons.
Tues. 6/8/63
The Beatles perform at the Springfield Ballroom in St. Saviour, Jersey, Channel Islands.
Wed. 7/8/63
The Beatles perform at the Springfield Ballroom in St. Saviour, Jersey, Channel Islands.
Thurs. 8/8/63
The Beatles perform at the Auditorium in Guernsey, Channel Islands.
Fri. 9/8/63
The Beatles perform at the Springfield Ballroom in St. Saviour, Jersey, Channel Islands.
Sat. 10/8/63
The Beatles perform at the Springfield Ballroom in St. Saviour, Jersey, Channel Islands.
Sun. 11/8/63
The Beatles perform at the ABC Theatre in Blackpool.
Mon. 12/8/63
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Llandudno, Caernarvonshire with Tommy Quickly and Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas.
Tues. 13/8/63
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Llandudno, Caernarvonshire with Tommy Quickly and Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas.
Wed. 14/8/63
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Llandudno, Caernarvonshire with Tommy Quickly and Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas.
Thurs. 15/8/63
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Llandudno, Caernarvonshire with Tommy Quickly and Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas.
Fri. 16/8/63
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Llandudno, Caernarvonshire with Tommy Quickly and Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas.
Sat. 17/8/63
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Llandudno, Caernarvonshire with Tommy Quickly and Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas.
Sun. 18/8/63
The Beatles perform at the Princes Theatre in Torquay, Devonshire.
Mon. 19/8/63
The Beatles perform at the Gaumont Cinema in Bournemouth, Hants with Tommy Quickly and Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas.
Tues. 20/8/63
The Beatles perform at the Gaumont Cinema in Bournemouth, Hants with Tommy Quickly and Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas.
Wed. 21/8/63
The Beatles perform at the Gaumont Cinema in Bournemouth, Hants with Tommy Quickly and Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas.
Thurs.22/8/63
The Beatles perform at the Gaumont Cinema in Bournemouth, Hants with Tommy Quickly and Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas.
Fri. 23/8/63
The Beatles perform at the Gaumont Cinema in Bournemouth, Hants with Tommy Quickly and Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas.
Sat. 24/8/63
The Beatles perform at the Gaumont Cinema in Bournemouth, Hants with Tommy Quickly and Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas.
Sun. 25/8/63
The Beatles perform at the ABC Theatre in Blackpool.
Mon. 26/8/63
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Southport with Gerry and the Pacemakers and Cilla Black, making her first stage appearance.
Tues. 27/8/63
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Southport with Tommy Quickly, Gerry and the Pacemakers and Cilla Black.
Wed. 28/8/63
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Southport with Tommy Quickly, Gerry and the Pacemakers and Cilla Black.
Thurs. 29/8/63
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Southport with Tommy Quickly, Gerry and the Pacemakers and Cilla Black.
Fri. 30/8/63
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Southport with Tommy Quickly, Gerry and the Pacemakers and Cilla Black.
Wed. 4/9/63
The Beatles perform at the Gaumont Cinema in Worcester. "She Loves You" reaches number one in the UK.
Thurs. 5/9/63
The Beatles perform at the Gaumont Cinema in Taunton with Mike Berry and Freddy Starr and the Midnighters.
Fri. 6/9/63
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Luton, Bedfordshire with Mike Berry and Freddy Starr and the Midnighters.
Sun. 8/9/63
The Beatles perform at the ABC Theatre in Blackpool with Mike Berry and Freddy Starr and the Midnighters.
Tues. 10/9/62
In a luncheon at the Savoy Hotel, the Beatles are awarded "Best Vocal Disc of the Year" by the Variety Club of Great Britain. In the afternoon, John and Paul attend a Stones rehearsal where they offer "I Wanna Be Your Man" to them.
Fri. 13/9/63
The Beatles perform at the Public Hall in Preston with Mike Berry and Freddy Starr and the Midnighters.
Sat. 14/9/63
The Beatles perform at the (Victory) Memorial Hall in Northwich with Mike Berry and Freddy Starr and the Midnighters.
Sun. 15/9/63
The Beatles perform at the Royal Albert Hall in London for the "Great Pop Prom" with Mike Berry and Freddy Starr and the Midnighters.
Sat. 5/10/63
The Beatles perform at the Concert Hall in Glasgow with Mike Berry and Freddy Starr and the Midnighters.
Sun. 6/10/63
The Beatles perform at the Carlton Theatre in Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire with Mike Berry and Freddy Starr and the Midnighters.
Mon. 7/10/63
The Beatles perform at the Caird Hall in Dundee, Angus with Mike Berry and Freddy Starr and the Midnighters.
Fri. 11/10/63
The Beatles perform at the Trentham Gardens Ballroom in Trentham, Staffordshire with Mike Berry and Freddy Starr and the Midnighters.
Sun. 13/10/63
Filming of the Beatles arrival at the London Palladium, considered the start of "Beatlemania" by historians.
Tues. 15/10/63
The Beatles perform at the Floral Hall in Southport with Mike Berry and Freddy Starr and the Midnighters.
Sat. 19/10/63
The Beatles perform at the Pavilion Gardens Ballroom in Buxton with Mike Berry and Freddy Starr and the Midnighters.
Sun. 20/10/63
The Beatles arrive in Sweden. After getting their rooms, their first ever press conference on a foreign tour is held in a room at the hotel. Hotel Continental. This trip to Sweden was the Beatles first foreign tour, unless, of course, you want to count the Hamburg experience as a "tour". I don't. They made about $400 a day plus free rooms, food and travel. They stayed at Hotel Continental at Vasagatan in rooms 205, 208, 209 (Paul) and 210. They rented two Ford vans to haul themselves and equipment in. At their TV recording on the 24th, their Vox amps don't arrive and they borrow some Fender equipment.
Sat. 26/10/63
The Beatles perform two shows at the Kungliga Tennishallen in Stockholm, Sweden. (The Royal Tennis hall). On the program were Joey Dee and the Starliters.
Sun. 27/10/63
The Beatles perform three shows at the Cirkus (in the Lorensbergsparken) in Gothenburg, Sweden. On the program were Jerry Williams and Ken Levy and the Phantoms.
Mon. 28/10/63
The Beatles perform at the Borashallen at Bockasjogatan in Boras, Sweden.
Tues. 29/10/63
The Beatles perform in Eskilstuna, Sweden. The concert is held in the Sporthallen, Hamngatan.
Thurs. 31/10/63
"Beatlemania" is born! Filming and recording of the Beatles’ frantic arrival at the London airport, from Sweden, with a press conference, prior to the Royal Variety Show.
Fri. 1/11/63
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire with Rhythm and Blues Quartet, Vernon Girls and others. On this "Autumn Tour", their half-hour set consisted of "I Saw Her Standing There", "From Me To You", "All My Loving", "You Really Got A Hold On Me", "Roll Over Beethoven", "Boys", "Till There Was You", "She Loves You", "Money (That's What I Want)", and "Twist And Shout".
Sat. 2/11/63
The Beatles perform at the City Hall in Sheffield, England with Rhythm and Blues Quartet, Vernon Girls, Frank Berry, Jaywalkers and Kestrels. The term "Beatlemania" is used for the first time today in an article in the Daily Mirror newspaper.
Tues. 5/11/63
The Beatles perform at the Adelphi Cinema in Slough with Rhythm and Blues Quartet, Vernon Girls, Frank Berry, Jaywalkers and Kestrels.
Wed. 6/11/63
The Beatles perform at the ABC Cinema in Northampton with Rhythm and Blues Quartet, Vernon Girls, Frank Berry, Jaywalkers and Kestrels.
Thurs. 7/11/63
The Beatles perform at the Adelphi Cinema in Dublin, Ireland with Rhythm and Blues Quartet, Vernon Girls, Frank Berry and others.
Fri. 8/11/63
The Beatles perform at the Ritz Cinema in Belfast, Ireland with Rhythm and Blues Quartet, Vernon Girls, Frank Berry, Jaywalkers and Kestrels.
Sat. 9/11/63
The Beatles perform at the Granada Cinema in East Ham, London with Rhythm and Blues Quartet, Vernon Girls, Frank Berry and others.
Sun. 10/11/63
The Beatles perform at the Hippodrome Theatre in Birmingham with Rhythm and Blues Quartet, Vernon Girls, Frank Berry and others.
Wed. 13/11/63
The Beatles perform at the ABC Cinema in Plymouth, England with Rhythm and Blues Quartet, Vernon Girls, Frank Berry and others.
Thurs. 14/11/63
The Beatles perform at the ABC Cinema in Exeter, England with Rhythm and Blues Quartet, Vernon Girls, Frank Berry, Jaywalkers, Kestrels.
Fri. 15/11/63
The Beatles perform at Colston Hall in Briston, England with Rhythm and Blues Quartet, Vernon Girls, Frank Berry, Jaywalkers and Kestrels.
Sat. 16/11/63
FILMING: The Beatles perform at the Winter Gardens Theatre, Bournemouth, Hampshire.
Sun. 17/11/63
The Beatles perform at the Coventry Theatre in Coventry, England with Rhythm and Blues Quartet, Vernon Girls, Frank Berry, Jaywalkers.
Tues. 19/11/63
The Beatles perform at the Gaumont Theatre in Wolverhampton with Rhythm and Blues Quartet, Vernon Girls, Frank Berry, Jaywalkers.
Thurs. 21/11/63
The Beatles perform at the ABC Cinema in Carlisle.
Fri. 22/11/63
The Beatles perform at the Globe Cinema in Stockton-on-Tees, Durham with Rhythm and Blues Quartet, Vernon Girls, Frank Berry, others.
Sat. 23/11/63
The Beatles perform at the City Hall in Newcastle, England with Rhythm and Blues Quartet, Vernon Girls, Frank Berry and others. 10,000 Beatlemaniacs go "wild in a fantastic stampede" while waiting to buy tickets, according to the Daily Mirror. More than 120 teens receive first aid.
Sun. 24/11/63
The Beatles perform at the ABC Cinema in Hull, England with Rhythm and Blues Quartet, Vernon Girls, Frank Berry, Jaywalkers and Kestrels.
Tues. 26/11/63
The Beatles perform at the Regal Cinema in Cambridge with Rhythm and Blues Quartet, Vernon Girls, Frank Berry and others.
Wed. 27/11/63
The Beatles perform at the Rialto Theatre in York with Rhythm and Blues Quartet, Vernon Girls, Frank Berry, Jaywalkers and Kestrels. One source says the performance was recorded for Granada TV’s “Scene At 6:30”.
Thurs. 28/11/63
The Beatles perform at the ABC Cinema in Lincoln, Lincolnshire with Rhythm and Blues Quartet, Vernon Girls, Frank Berry, and others.
Fri. 29/11/63
The Beatles perform at the ABC Cinema in Huddersfield, Yorkshire with Rhythm and Blues Quartet, Vernon Girls, Frank Berry, and others.
Sat. 30/11/63
The Beatles perform at the Empire Theatre in Sunderland with Rhythm and Blues Quartet, Vernon Girls, Frank Berry and others.
Sun. 1/12/63
The Beatles perform at the De Montfort Hall in Leicester with Rhythm and Blues Quartet, Vernon Girls, Frank Berry and others.
Mon. 2/12/63
The Beatles perform at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London for charity. They perform “I Saw Her Standing There”, “From Me To You”, “This Boy”, “I Want To Hold Your Hand”, “Till There Was You”, “She Loves You”, and “Twist and Shout”.
Tues.3/12/63
The Beatles perform at the Guildhall in Portsmouth, England. The concert had been postponed from 11/12/63 because Paul had the flu. One source says the performance was recorded for Southern TV’s “Day By Day”.
Sat. 7/12/63
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Liverpool with Rhythm and Blues Quartet, Vernon Girls, Frank Berry, and others.
Sun. 8/12/63
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Lewisham, London with Rhythm and Blues Quartet, Vernon Girls, Frank Berry and others.
Mon. 9/12/63
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Southend-on-Sea. The Beatles give the BBC-TV news crew an interview for UNK broadcast. Odeon Cinema Aired UNK. UNK release.
Tues. 10/12/63
The Beatles perform at the Gaumont Cinema in Doncaster with Rhythm and Blues Quartet, Vernon Girls, Frank Berry and others.
Wed. 11/12/63
The Beatles perform at the Futurist Theatre in Scarborough, Yorkshire with Rhythm and Blues Quartet, Vernon Girls, Frank Berry and others.
Thurs. 12/12/63
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Nottingham with Rhythm and Blues Quartet, Vernon Girls, Frank Berry, Jaywalkers and Kestrels.
Fri. 13/12/63
The Beatles perform at the Gaumont Cinema in Southampton with Rhythm and Blues Quartet, Vernon Girls, Frank Berry and others.
Sat. 14/12/63
The Beatles perform at the Wimbledon Palais in Wimbledon, London for the Southern Fanclub Convention. It starts at 7:30pm. All 3000 people attending get to shake hands with the Beatles. They also pelt the Beatles onstage with Jelly Babies.
Sat. 21/12/63
The Beatles perform at the Gaumont Cinema in Bradford with Rolf Harris, Cilla Black, Barron Knights, Billy J. Kramer, and the Fourmost.
Tues. 24/12/63
The Beatles perform one show at the Astoria Cinema in Finsbury Park, London with Rolf Harris, Cilla Black, Billy J. Kramer, and others.
Thurs. 26/12/63
The Beatles perform two shows at the Astoria Cinema in Finsbury Park, London with Rolf Harris, Cilla Black, Billy J. Kramer, and others.
Fri. 27/12/63
The Beatles perform two shows at the Astoria Cinema in Finsbury Park, London with Rolf Harris, Cilla Black, Billy J. Kramer, and others.
Sat. 28/12/63
The Beatles perform two shows at the Astoria Cinema in Finsbury Park, London with Rolf Harris, Cilla Black, Billy J. Kramer, and others.
Mon. 30/12/63
The Beatles perform two shows at the Astoria Cinema in Finsbury Park, London with Rolf Harris, Cilla Black, Billy J. Kramer, and others. Thirty-six years from today, Michael Abrams will attempt to stab George to death after breaking into his home in Henley-on-Thames.
Tues. 31/12/63
The Beatles perform two shows at the Astoria Cinema in Finsbury Park, London with Rolf Harris, Cilla Black, Billy J. Kramer, and others.
HOME