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1964 (Jun 29) – The Beatles Play Two Shows in Brisbane

06/29/2025 @ All Day – Touring Australia The Beatles played two shows at the Festival Hall, Brisbane. Over 8,000 fans had waited until after midnight to greet the group as they landed at Brisbane Airport.

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1973 (Jun 30) – George Knocks Paul From US #1 Spot

06/30/2025 @ All Day – George Harrison knocked Paul McCartney from the top of the US singles chart with ‘Give Me Love, Give Me Peace On Earth’. His second US No.1, a No.8 hit in the UK was the opening track on his 1973 album Living in the Material World.

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1966 (Jun 30) – First of Three Concerts at Nippon Budokan Hall

06/30/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles played the first of three concerts at the Nippon Budokan Hall, Japan. The concert was filmed with The Beatles wearing black suits. The following day’s first performance was also filmed; with The Beatles wearing white suits. There was a strict police presence with 3,000 police observing each concert played in front of 10,000 […]

1966 (Jul 1) – The Beatles Play Japan

07/01/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles play the Budokan Hall in Tokyo for the first of two nights.

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1968 (Jul 1) – John Hosts Art Exhibition

07/01/2025 @ All Day – In the evening, John and Yoko attend the opening of his first solo art exhibition.

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1967 (Jul 1) – Sgt Pepper Starts 15 Week #1 Run in US

07/01/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles started a 15 week run at No.1 on the US album chart with Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, the group’s 10th US No.1 album. Recorded over a 129-day period beginning in December 1966, the album widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time, includes songs such as ‘Lucy in the […]

2002 (Jul 1) – Paul Designed Postage Stamps on Sale

07/01/2025 @ All Day – Six postage stamps designed by Paul McCartney went on sale in The Isle Of Man. With proceeds from their sale going to the Adopt-A- Minefield charity.

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1968 (Jul 1) – ‘White Album’ Recording Sessions Continue

07/01/2025 @ All Day – Recording of ‘The White Album’ continues.

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1975 (Jul 1) – Ringo & Maureen Are Divorced

07/01/2025 @ All Day – Ringo Starr divorces his first wife, Maureen.

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1963 (Jul 1) – ‘She Loves You’/’I’ll Get You’ Recorded

07/01/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles recorded their next single ‘She Loves You’ / ‘I’ll Get You’, at EMI Studios, London, completing the two songs in less than four hours. Released in August this year, ‘She Loves You’ went on to become The Beatles’ first million-selling single.

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