Calendar of Beatles events, Tours

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1957

22 JuneBeatles: The Quarrymen gave two big concerts in the back of an open truck on Rosbury Street, at the 750th anniversary of the Liverpool Charter.
United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map)
7 AugustBeatles: The Quarrymen perform at The Cavern Club for the first time.
United Kingdom (on the map)

1958

8 FebruaryGeorge Harrison: Quarrymen's concert at Wilson Hall.
Paul brought him to George's band, where he is invited to join the band, even though he is younger than the others.

1959

29 AugustBeatles: The Quarrymen play at the opening night of the Casbah Club, owned by Best's mother, Mona.
The band consists of Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, and Ken Brown, with no drummer.
United Kingdom (on the map)

1960

27 DecemberBeatles: Returning to Liverpool from Hamburg, the Beatles play Litherland Town Hall.
The performance creates buzz and frenzy.
United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map)
31 DecemberBeatles: The Beatles give a New Year's Eve performance at the Casbah Club.
United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map)
10 MayBeatles: The Silver Beetles audition for Larry Parnes to support Billy Fury on his next tour.
They are unsuccessful, but are offered the chance to support Johnny Gentle on a tour of Scotland.
United Kingdom (on the map)
14 MayBeatles: The Silver Beetles play the Lathom Hall.
United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map)
20 MayBeatles: Johnny Gentle's tour, with the Silver Beetles as his backing band, begins at the Town Hall.
United Kingdom, Alloa (on the map)
30 MayBeatles: The Silver Beetles play at the Jacaranda coffee bar.
United Kingdom (on the map)
13 JuneBeatles: The Silver Beales play the Jacaranda again.
United Kingdom (on the map)
2 JuneBeatles: The Silver Beetles play the Institute.
United Kingdom, Neston (on the map)
6 JuneBeatles: The Silver Beetles play at the Grosvenor Ballroom, Liscard with Gerry & the Pacemakers.
United Kingdom, Wirral (on the map)
16 AugustBeatles: The Beatles left England, flying to Hamburg.
Germany, Hamburg (on the map)
17 AugustBeatles: The Beatles play at the Indra Club in Hamburg for the first time.
They play here for the next 48 days.
Germany, Hamburg (on the map)

1961

5 JanuaryBeatles: The Beatles perform at the Town Hall in Litherland.
They play various local venues over the next 3 months.
United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map)
15 OctoberBeatles: The Beatles' play a St John Ambulance benefit concert at Albany.
United Kingdom, Maghull (on the map)
26 DecemberBeatles: The Beatles, wrongly billed as the 'Beetles', play at the 'Big Beat Ball' at the Tower Ballroom.
United Kingdom, New Brighton (on the map)
9 FebruaryBeatles: The Beatles' first lunchtime performance at the Cavern Club.
United Kingdom (on the map)
21 MarchBeatles: The Beatles first performed at the Cavern Club.
From 1961 to 1962 the band performed on this stage 292 times.
United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map)
1 AprilBeatles: A series of 92 performances at the Top Ten Club begins.
They share the bill with Rory Storm.
Germany, Hamburg (on the map)
21 AprilBeatles: The Beatles played for the first time at the Cavern Club.
United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map)
22 JuneBeatles: The Beatles, credited as 'The Beat Brothers', provide backing music and vocals for the two tracks of Tony Sheridan's My Bonnie single.
Three other songs, plus two more by the group alone, are also recorded, all produced by Bert Kaempfert.
Germany (on the map)
1 JulyBeatles: The Beatles' final performance at the Top Ten Club.
Germany, Hamburg (on the map)
13 JulyBeatles: The Beatles' first performance back in England, at St John's Hall, Tuebrook.
United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map)
14 JulyBeatles: The Beatles make another appearance at the Cavern Club, to play both the lunchtime and evening slots.
The band plays many local gigs—predominately at the Cavern—in the following months.
United Kingdom (on the map)

1962

12 OctoberBeatles: The Beatles are a support act for Little Richard at the Tower Ballroom.
United Kingdom, New Brighton (on the map)
28 OctoberBeatles: The Beatles make their first appearance at the Liverpool Empire Theatre, again supporting Little Richard.
United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map)
1 NovemberBeatles: The Beatles begin a 2-week run at Star Club.
Germany, Hamburg (on the map)
18 DecemberBeatles: Due to an existing contract, the Beatles travel to Hamburg to play 12 more dates at the Star-Club.
Germany, Hamburg (on the map)
1 FebruaryBrian Epstein: Epstein books the Beatles to play at the Thistle Café in West Kirby, Cheshire.
United Kingdom, West Kirby (on the map)
2 FebruaryBeatles: The first professional concert outside of Liverpool at The Oasis Club.
The event started with 'Hippy Hippy Shake'.
United Kingdom, Manchester (on the map)
5 FebruaryBeatles: For two performances (noon at The Cavern; evening at the Kingsway Club in Southport) Starr fills in as the Beatles' drummer while Best is ill.
United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map)
13 AprilBeatles: The Beatles return to Germany to play 48 dates at Star-Club.
Germany, Hamburg (on the map)
29 JuneBeatles: A concert at the Tower Dance Hall.
United Kingdom, London (on the map)
9 JuneBeatles: The first concert in Cavern after working in Hamburg, 'Welcome home.'.
United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map)
9 JuneBeatles: The Beatles play at the Cavern Club again—their first performance there since they last departed for Germany.
United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map)
26 JulyBeatles: The Beatles support Joe Brown and the Bruvvers at Cambridge Hall, Southport.
The concert is promoted by Epstein.
United Kingdom, Southport (on the map)
15 AugustBeatles: Best performs his last show with the Beatles, at the Cavern Club.
United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map)
16 AugustBeatles: The Beatles play at the Riverpark Ballroom.
United Kingdom, Chester (on the map)
18 AugustBeatles: The Beatles play a gig at the Port Sunlight Horticultural Society's annual show in Birkenhead.
United Kingdom, Birkenhead (on the map)

1963

1 JanuaryBeatles: The Beatles went on a tour of Scotland to present their first album 'Love Me Do'.
United Kingdom, Scotland (on the map)
4 OctoberBeatles: A performance at the Prince of Wales Theatre.
United Kingdom, London (on the map)
1 NovemberBeatles: The Beatles went on tour.
4 NovemberBeatles: The Beatles perform for Queen Elizabeth II, Lord Snowdon, and Princess Margaret at the Royal Command Performance.
During the performance, Lennon shouts out, 'Will the people in the cheaper seats clap their hands? And the rest of you, if you'll just rattle your jewelry.
United Kingdom, London (on the map)
4 NovemberBeatles: The group's performance at the annual Royal Variety show, attended by Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mother, Princess Margaret and Lord Snowden.
5 FebruaryBeatles: A concert at the Gaumont Hall with Helen Shapiro.
United Kingdom, Doncaster (on the map)
12 MarchBeatles: There was a Beatles concert that didn't have John Lennon with a cold.
9 MarchBeatles: The Beatles started their first tour of the UK.
18 MayBeatles: With a concert at Grenada Theatre, the Beatles started touring as the show's main performers.
United Kingdom, Slough (on the map)

1964

15 JanuaryBeatles: Beginning of the Beatles' 3-week tour in Europe, concert at the Olympia Theatre.
France, Paris (on the map)
11 FebruaryBeatles: live at the Washington Coliseum - first performance in the USA.
USA, Washington (on the map)
12 FebruaryBeatles: live concert at Carnegie Hall.
USA, New York City (on the map)
7 FebruaryBeatles: The Beatles flew from London on Flight 101 Pan American on their first U.S.
tour.
The group arrived at the Beatles airport in London on their first tour of the United States. John F. Kennedy.
USA, New York City (on the map)
18 AugustBeatles: The beginning of the 2nd tour of the United States.
19 AugustBeatles: The Beatles begin their tour of the U.S.
and Canada at the Cow Palace.
The tour lasts one month.
USA, San Francisco (on the map)

1965

11 AprilBeatles: The Beatles and Rollings played a joint concert at the awards ceremony according to a poll by New Musical Express magazine, which they won.
15 AugustBeatles:
USA, New York City (on the map)
23 AugustBeatles: The Beatles perform at Shea Stadium to a record-breaking crowd.
USA, New York City (on the map)

1966

1 MayBeatles: The Beatles' last performance at Wembley Stadium.
United Kingdom, London (on the map)
29 AugustBeatles: The Beatles perform their last live concert.
USA, San Francisco (on the map)

1969

30 JanuaryBeatles: The Beatles give their final public performance on the rooftop of the Apple offices on Savile Row.
They play nine songs in forty two minutes, including repeats of three songs.
United Kingdom, London (on the map)

1971

6 JuneJohn Lennon: John Lennon and Yoko Ono take part in Frank Zappa's and his band 'Moser's of the International' concert at the closing of New York's rock theater 'Fillmore East'.
USA, New York City (on the map)

1974

28 NovemberJohn Lennon: John last appeared on stage as a guest at an Elton John concert in New York's Madison Square Garden.
John doesn't know that there is Yoko in the hall, with whom they meet later behind the scenes.
USA, New York City (on the map)

1976

3 MayPaul McCartney: Paul McArtney's first concert in the United States as part of his Wings Over America tour took place.

1985

23 MarchJohn Lennon: Julian Lennon's first concert was held.
USA, San Ontonio (on the map)

1990

5 MayJohn Lennon: The John Lennon Memorial Concert organized by Yoko Ono, attracted less than a third of the expected 45,000 fans.
United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map)

1993

5 MarchPaul McCartney: Paul McCartney's first New World Tour concert.
Australia (on the map)

2003

24 MayPaul McCartney: Paul McCartney's concert in Red Square.
Russia, Moscow (on the map)

2010

16 FebruaryJohn Lennon: Sean Lennon organized a concert called 'We Are Plastic Ono Band' where Yoko Ono, Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann and Jim Keltner performed.
USA, New York City (on the map)