06/12/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles arrived in Adelaide, Australia and were greeted by an estimated 250,000 fans, (the biggest welcome the band would ever receive), who lined the ten mile route from the airport to the city centre. The group gave their first four shows in Australia at the Centennial Hall, Adelaide over two nights, playing: I Saw […]
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1962 (Jun 6) – First Beatles Recordings at What Will Become ‘Abbey Road’
06/12/2025 @ 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.
1964 (Jun 12) – Ringo Leaves London for Australia
06/12/2025 @ All Day – Ringo leaves London, heading to Australia to join the other Beatles. His route takes him through San Francisco.
1965 (Jun 12) – Beatles Included in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List
06/12/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles were included in the Queen’s birthday honours list to each receive the MBE. Protests poured into Buckingham Palace, MP Hector Dupuis said ‘British Royalty has put me on the same level as a bunch of vulgar numbskulls’.
1972 (Jun 12) – John & Yoko Release ‘Some Time In New York City’
06/12/2025 @ All Day – John Lennon and Yoko Ono release Some Time In New York City.
1975 (Jun 13) – John Lennon Makes His Final TV Appearance
06/13/2025 @ All Day – John Lennon made his last ever TV appearance when he appeared on ‘Salute To Sir Lew Grade’, performing ‘Slippin And Slidin’, and ‘Imagine’. The performance was recorded at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on April 18, 1975.
1962 (Jun 6) – First Beatles Recordings at What Will Become ‘Abbey Road’
06/13/2025 @ 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.
1970 (Jun 13) – ‘The Long And Winding Road’ #1 in the US
06/13/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘The Long And Winding Road’, the group’s 20th US No.1. The album ‘Let It Be’ started a four-week run at No.1 the US album chart on the same day. The 12th and final studio album by The Beatles, was recorded […]
1964 (Jun 13) – Beatles Perform Two Shows in Australia
06/13/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles performed another two shows at Centennial Hall, Adelaide, South Australia. For the four shows that The Beatles performed in Adelaide there were 12,000 tickets, for which 50,000 requests had been placed. The two shows on this day were drummer’s Jimmy Nicol’s last as a “temporary Beatle”. Ringo Starr (who had been ill), re-joined […]
