07/01/2025 @ All Day – John Lennon, Yoko Ono and family were involved in a car accident in Golspie, Scotland. Both John and Yoko needed hospital treatment. John required 17 facial stitches, Yoko 14. Lennon later had the car crushed into a cube and exhibited it on his lawn at Tittenhurst Park.
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1969 (Jul 2) – Paul Records ‘Her Majesty’
07/02/2025 @ All Day – Working on tracks for the Abbey Road album, Paul McCartney recorded ‘Her Majesty’. Then Paul, George, and Ringo record 15 takes of ‘Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight’. John Lennon was absent, in hospital in Golspie, Scotland, following a car accident the previous day.
2005 (Jul 2) – Paul Performs For African Hunger Relief
07/02/2025 @ All Day – The world’s biggest music stars united in concerts around the world to put pressure on political leaders ahead of the G8 summit to tackle poverty in Africa. Concerts in 10 cities, including London, Philadelphia, Paris, Berlin, Johannesburg, Rome and Moscow played to hundreds of thousands of people. A TV audience of several hundred million watched […]
2001 (Jul 2) – Liverpool Airport Renamed For John
07/02/2025 @ All Day – Liverpool Airport at Speke was renamed John Lennon Airport. Yoko Ono was present to unveil a new logo that included the late Beatle’s famous self- portrait and the words, ‘Above Us Only Sky’ taken from his ‘Imagine’ album.
1968 (Jul 3) – Paul Works on ‘Abbey Road’
07/03/2025 @ All Day – Paul is in studio doing solo work on ‘Abbey Road’.
1961 (Jul 3) – Beatles Back in Liverpool
07/03/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles arrive back in Liverpool. Within two weeks they are playing local gigs, including the Cavern.
1967 (Jul 3) – John, George and Paul at Party For The Monkees
07/03/2025 @ All Day – A private party was held at the Speakeasy Club in London, England for The Monkees. Guests included: John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Dusty Springfield, Eric Clapton, Lulu and all the members from Manfred Mann, The Who and Procol Harum.
2009 (Jul 4) – Allen Klein Dies
07/04/2025 @ All Day – 77-year-old Allen Klein, the former manager of The Rolling Stones and later The Beatles, died after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease. The assets of his company, ABKCO Music & Records, include recordings by The Rolling Stones, The Animals, Herman’s Hermits, Bobby Womack, The Kinks, Chubby Checker, Bobby Rydell and many others.
1965 (Jul 4) – Arrival at Heathrow
07/04/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles arrive at Heathrow to a throng of fans. Their tour had taken them to Lyons, Milan, Genoa, Rome, Nice, Madrid & Barcelona.
2002 (Jul 4) – George Harrison Attacker Michael Abram Released
07/04/2025 @ All Day – Michael Abram, the man who attacked and nearly murdered George Harrison some 19 months earlier, is given a conditional release by a Mental Health Review Tribunal, to the fury of George’s widow, Olivia. Says Abram: “If I could turn back the clock I would give anything not to have done what I did. But I […]