Fab Four Blog

1 Dec 1964
Ringo Starr has his tonsils removed at the University College Hospital in London.

The Beatles will be relaxing for the next three weeks - as far as performing publicly.

Studio One, Television Centre, London

The second part of John's contribution to the opening edition of Not Only....But Also was taped this evening, from 8:30, before an audience at the BBC's Television centre in west London.

Several items from his book In His Own Write were read, mostly straight t...

"Kenwood", Wood Lane, St. George's Hill, Weybridge, Surrey

The December 4th issue of New Musical Express carried a full-page feature about John's new house in Weybridge, written after a visit this day by news editor Chris Hutchins. The NME man also took along his portable BBC tape recorder and inte...

The Beatles' fourth album, Beatles for Sale, was released on November 27, 1964. It featured 8 original songs, including "Eight Days A Week" and 6 cover songs (written by other artists) including "Rock and Roll Music".

The Beatles were so busy all year, and by the end of 1964, they only had two week...

Beatles enjoyed a rare day off.

Studio One, Aeolian Hall, London

The Beatles tenth and last music session for the BBC Light Programme between 7:00 and 10:30 pm (including rehearsal time), transmission was on Boxing Day (December 26) between 10:00 am and 12:00 noon.

Six session recordings were broadcast in this programme; "Rock A...

No events happened 50 years ago today.

Wembley Studios, Wembley

Beatlemania, coupled with the enviable position to dictate terms, now ruled out any possibility that the Beatles might make another live appearance on Ready, Steady, Go! So on this Monday afternoon, before a clapping and dancing audience at Rediffusion's studios in Wembley,...

No events today - The Beatles didn't work everyday, Ya' know.

No events happened today, 50 years ago for The Beatles.

Wimbledon Common, London

John had latterly made the acquaintance of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore; he had also appeared alongside Norman Rossington in A Hard Day's Night. So for the first edition of a new Light Entertainment series for BBC Television, in which Moore was set to star and Cook and Rossi...

No events happened 50 years ago - The Beatles probably just took a rest today.

No events for the Beatles 50 years ago today.

Playhouse Theatre, London

This session for BBC radio, the Beatles 50th music programme contribution since 1962 - was another insert into the new series Top Gear, for broadcast in the Light Programme on Thursday, November 26th, between 10:00 and 12:00 pm. Taping took place from 7:30 to 11:30 pm (inc...

Studio Two, Riverside Studios, Crisp Rd. Hammersmith, London

A video-taping session for Top of the The Pops, shot at the Riverside Studios in west London (then leased esclusively by the BBC). On hand from 2:00 to 5:00 pm, inclusive of rehearsal time, the group mimed to the A and B-sides of their ne...

The Beatles took a rest today.

Teddington Studio Centre, Teddington

A 1:00 to 5:00 pm visit to ABC Television in Teddington to rehearse and then video-tape, without an audience, a show-closing contribution to the following Saturday's edition of Thank Your Lucky Stars (November 21, 5:50 - 6:35 pm). They mimed to four songs, "I Fe...

No Events today - the Beatles just took a day off.

The Beatles had no events today - 50 years ago

Resting from the tour........

Colston Hall, Bristol

This is the last night of the tour.

City Hall, Sheffield

Almost done with the tour......

Empire Theatre, Liverpool

The Beatles first home-town concert since December 22, 1963

They performed two concerts on this night, for which they were paid £850. Their set throughout the tour contained 10 songs: Twist And Shout, Money (That's What I Want), Can't Buy Me Love, Things We Said Today, I'...

Capitol Cinema, Cardiff

The 24h date of The Beatles' 1964 British tour was a return to the Capitol Cinema in Cardiff, Wales. The group had previously performed at the venue on 27 May 1963, and returned for their final UK tour date on 12 December 1965.

They performed two concerts on this night, fo...

Gaumont Cinema, Southampton

Before the first "House" the Beatles were interviewed in their Gaumont dressing room by Tony Bilbow, presently a reporter for Southern Television (and later a mainstay of the BBC2 art series Late Night Line-Up), screened in the news-magazine programme Day By Day this eve...

Odeon Cinema, Notthingham

This was The Beatles' third and final live appearance at Nottingham's Odeon Cinema. They had previously performed at the venue on 23 May and 12 December 1963.

On this occasion it was the 22nd date of their 1964 British tour. The Beatles performed two concerts a night, fo...

Studio Two, EMI Studios, London and Ritz Cinema, Gordon St. Luton, Bedfordshire

The remaining stereo mixes/edits for the LP, a three-hour session, which the Beatles may well have attended before driving up to Luton - producing masters of "I'll Follow The Sun", "Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby", "R...

The Beatles resting today.

King's Hall, Showgrounds, Balmoral, Belfast

This date had been assigned as a rest day, but promoter Arthur Howes squeezed in a late booking for Northern Ireland. The entourage flew into Aldergrove Airport from London during the afternoon.

For their concerts that evening they performed 10 songs: Tw...