Fab Four Blog

Between the morning of August 23, 1965 (when they flew into Los Angeles) and the next concert on August 28, 1965, the Beatles enjoyed a clear break, resting in a massive house. Amid tight security, in Benedict Canyon in Hollywood, California.

Memorial Coliseum, North Wheeler Ave. Portland, Oregon, USA

In the morning of 22 August 1965 The Beatles held a press conference at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, before flying to Portland, Oregon.

Shortly before their arrival in Portland one of the four engines on their Lockheed E...

Metropolitan Stadium, Cedar Ave. Bloomington, Minneapolis, Minnestota, USA

On August 21st, the Beatles traveled to Minneapolis Minnesota for a show at Metropolitan Stadium as the sixth stop along their 1965 North American Tour.

At the end of this press conference, George Harrison is surprised as h...

White Sox Park, 35th and Shields, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Two shows in Chicago, at 3:00 and 8:00 pm, with 25,000 fans attending the first performance and 37,000 the second. The Beatle's share of the overall gate receipts was $155,000.

Sam Houston Coliseum, Bagby Street, Houston, Texas, USA

The Beatles performed two shows at the Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston, Texas, each of which was seen by 12,000 fans.

They had arrived in Houston at 2am that morning. Their chartered aeroplane was surrounded by teenagers after landing at Hou...

Atlanta Stadium, Capitol Avenue South West, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

The Beatles' only visit to Atlanta lasted around 10 hours, but was remarkable for one key reason: monitor speakers on the stage allowed them to hear themselves play - a rarity during the whirlwind of Beatlemania.

The group landed i...

Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada

The Beatles performed two shows at the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Canada, on this day. They had previously played at the venue on September 7, 1964, and returned for a third and final time on August 17, 1966.

The group flew from New York to Toronto in the L...

Although the performance at Shea Stadium last night (50 years ago) was not the Beatle's first North American tour, interest in it remained very high back home in Britain. And the promise of a world-record audience at Shea Stadium added extra glitter to the package. The BBC Transcription Service ther...

William A Shea Municipal Stadium (Shea Stadium), 126th St. & Roosevelt Ave.

Queens, NYC, USA

The Beatles' record-breaking first performance at New York's Shea Stadium was watched by 55,600 fans, and marked the beginning of the group's second full US concert tour.

The William A Shea Municipal Sta...

Studio 50, New York City, USA

The Beatles traveled to North America for the 3rd time, and their 2nd full concert tour, departing from London Airport with a lusty au revoir from one thousand fans at noon on August 13th, arriving in New York at 2:30 pm local time and setting up residence at the Warwi...

The Beatles left England at midday to fly to America to begin their second tour of the United States.

Their flight from London Airport was seen off by 1,000 fans. The group arrived at New York's JFK Airport at 2.30pm local time, and were greeted by crowds of reporters and cameramen. The American f...

In UK Help! by The Beatles was in the top 5 hits.

Beatles movie ""Help"" opens in NYC

The number one song on the UK Singles Chart on August 10, 1965 was Help!

Actual Contest - To see the Beatles at Shea Stadium (next week) on August 15th.....

Radio news - Since last week, WMCA in New York

has been giving away tickets to see the Beatles at

Shea Stadium on the nighttime Gary Stevens show

(7p-11p). Listeners have to guess which Beatle is

going to “talk ...

The Beatles enjoyed this Sunday off - 50 years ago.......today

These are the Billboard magazine Hot 100 number one hits of 1965. ... August 7, "I'm Henry VIII, I Am", Herman's Hermits. August 14, "I Got You Babe", Sonny & Cher. August 21. August 28. September 4, "Help!" The Beatles. September 11.

The Beatles' fifth UK album, Help! was released on this day as Parlophone PMC 1255 (mono) and PCS 3071 (stereo).

Following the structure of the previous year's A Hard Day's Night the previous year, the first side of Help! featured seven songs from The Beatles' second feature film. The flip side con...

In the UK, "Help!" is the number one hit.

Day of rest for the Beatles

The Beatles - Nothing to report today, 50 years ago

ABC Theatre, Blackpool

The Beatle's only British television appearance to promote "HELP!" - all of the other shows had to make do with a clip from the movie, was a return booking onthe ABC Television variety show Blackpool Night Out, networked live to all but one ITV company direct from the town's ...

The Beatles taking a small break between London & Blackpool.

Saville Theatre, Shaftesbury Ave. London

Set to perform live on British television on August 1, their first such appearance in more than a year, the Beatles spent part of this day in private rehearsal on stage at the Saville Theatre, a central London venue leased by brian Epstein's NEMS Enterprises...

Help!, the group's second movie, a James Bond spoof, premieres in London.

On July 28, 1965, the Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership had been previously documented on BBC television's Songwriters program.

The Beatles are taking a break!

In Wales, a clip from "Help!" is shown on TV.

In the UK charts, the Bealtes song "Help!" hits #1.