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2008 (Apr 30) – ‘Give Peace A Chance’ Lyrics to be Auctioned

04/30/2025 @ All Day – Gail Renard, who was given the hand written lyrics to ‘Give Peace A Chance’ by John Lennon in 1969, announced plans to sell the lyric sheet at a Christie’s auction. At the time, Lennon told Renard to hang on to the piece of paper, saying “It will be worth something someday.” The piece of music […]

1966 (May 1) – Beatles Last ‘Live’ UK Appearance

05/01/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles played live for the last time in the UK when they appeared at the NME Poll Winners concert at Wembley Empire Pool. The Beatles set included; ‘I Feel Fine’, ‘Nowhere Man’, ‘Day Tripper’, ‘If I Needed Someone’ and ‘I’m Down’. Also on the bill, The Spencer Davis Group, The Fortunes, Herman’s Hermits, Roy […]

1968 (May 1) – Paul and John Attend Bill Haley Concert

05/01/2025 @ All Day – Paul and John watch Bill Haley at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

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1962 (Jun 6) – First Beatles Recordings at What Will Become ‘Abbey Road’

05/01/2025 @ All Day – The first Beatles recording session took place at EMI studios. The group recorded four tracks, one of which was ‘Love Me Do’ the four musicians received payments for the session of £7.10 ($12.07) each.

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1964 (May 1) – Beatles Get ‘Bubble Gum’ Contract

05/01/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles received $140,000 dollars for the rights to having their pictures included in packages of bubble gum in the USA.

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1999 (May 1) – ‘The Paintings of Paul McCartney’ Exhibit Opens

05/01/2025 @ All Day – The Paintings of Paul McCartney exhibit opened at the Lyz Art Forum, Siegen, Germany. The exhibit featured 70 paintings by the former Beatle, including a piece called ‘Bowie Spewing’ McCartney’s representation of a young David Bowie.

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1962 (May 1) – Beatles at ‘The Star Club’, Hamburg

05/01/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles started a month long residency at The Star Club, Hamburg, Germany. American musicians including Ray Charles, Bo Diddley, Fats Domino, Everly Brothers, Bill Haley, Jimi Hendrix and Jerry Lee Lewis also all appeared here.

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1969 (May 2) – Beatles Record ‘Something’, One of 36 Takes

05/02/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles recorded a re-make of the new George Harrison song ’Something’ at Abbey Road Studios in London. They recorded 36 takes of the song, which included Billy Preston on piano. The track is featured on the Abbey Road album.

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1962 (Jun 6) – First Beatles Recordings at What Will Become ‘Abbey Road’

05/02/2025 @ All Day – The first Beatles recording session took place at EMI studios. The group recorded four tracks, one of which was ‘Love Me Do’ the four musicians received payments for the session of £7.10 ($12.07) each.

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1963 (May 2) – ‘From Me To You’ #1

05/02/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘From Me To You’, the group’s first No.1 and the first of eleven consecutive No.1’s. The title of the song was inspired from a letters column called From You To Us that ran in the British music newspaper, The New Musical Express.