08/18/2025 @ All Day – The City of Liverpool named four Streets after the fab four: John Lennon Drive, Paul McCartney Way, George Harrison Close and Ringo Starr Drive.
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1967 (Aug 19) – Beatles 14th US #1 Single
08/19/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles scored their 14th US No.1 single with ‘All You Need Is Love’. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Keith Moon, Graham Nash, Marianne Faithfull and Walker Brother Gary Leeds all sang backing vocals on the track.
1963 (Aug 19) – Beatles Begin A Week At Gaumont Cinema
08/19/2025 @ All Day – A week long residency at the Gaumont Cinema, Bournemouth.
1964 (Aug 19) – Beatles At The Cow Palace, San Francisco
08/19/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles kicked off a North American tour at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California, to a crowd of 17,130. Playing 12 songs which made up their repertoire for the entire tour: ‘Twist and Shout’, ‘You Can’t Do That’, ‘All My Loving’, ‘She Loves You’, ‘Things We Said Today’, ‘Roll Over Beethoven’, ‘Can’t Buy […]
1967 (Aug 19) – Ringo Welcomes A Son
08/19/2025 @ All Day – Ringo and Maureen welcome their second son, Jason.
1966 (Aug 20) – Beatles Cancel in Cincy
08/20/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles touring America for the last time, were forced to cancel and reschedule their performance in Cincinnati’s open-air stadium, Crosley Field. Heavy rain (and no cover provided) made electrocution a virtual certainty if The Beatles had attempted to perform.
1969 (Aug 20) – Preliminary Master Tape for ‘Abbey Road’ Produced
08/20/2025 @ All Day – After finishing ‘I Want You, (She’s So Heavy)’, The Beatles worked on the running order for the Abbey Road album. A preliminary master tape was compiled, the medley was originally slated for side one of the album, and the placement of ‘Octopus’s Garden’ and ‘Oh! Darling’ were reversed from the final version. The album was […]
1966 (Aug 21) – Two US Concerts In Two Cities
08/21/2025 @ All Day – On their last ever US tour The Beatles performed in two cities due to a cancellation due to rain the previous day. First they performed at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio. Then they flew to St. Louis, Missouri, for a concert at Busch Stadium, where they performed under a tarpaulin due to heavy rain. It […]
2014 (Aug 21) – Paul McCartney Richest Bassist In World
08/21/2025 @ 12:00 am – Sir Paul McCartney topped a list of the richest bassists in the world with estimated wealth of $1.2 billion according to the website www.therichest.com. Coming in at No.2 were Sting and Gene Simmons, both with a net worth of $300 million, followed by Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters, U2’s Adam Clayton and Flea from the Red […]