Saturday, 18 May, 1963 The opening night of the Roy Obrison Tour, the third tour for the Beatles in only 5 months. Due to demand The Beatles are moved up to joint headliners alongside Orbison. The Beatles’ song list for this tour is “Some Other Guy,” “Do You Want to Know a Secret,” “Love Me [...]
Friday, 17 May, 1963 Back on the road, The Beatles perform a gig at the Grosvenor Rooms in Norwich.
Thursday, 16 May, 1963 At the Television Theatre, in Shepherd’s Bush, London, The Beatles appear live on the national BBC TV program “Pops and Lenny,” broadcast in front of an enthusiastic live audience. This is a children’s program that features pop music and a hand-puppet known as ‘Lenny the Lion.’ The Beatles perform “From Me [...]
Wednesday, 15 May, 1963 The Beatles play at the Royalty Theatre in Chester. Their set consists of “Some Other Guy,” “Thank You Girl,” “Do You Want to Know a Secret,” “Please Please Me,” “You Really Got a Hold on Me,” “I Saw Her Standing There,” and “From Me to You.”
Sunday, 12 May, 1963 At Alpha Television Studios in Birmingham, The Beatles tape an appearance for the ABC Television program “Thank Your Lucky Stars.” They lip-sync the songs “From Me to You” and “I Saw Her Standing There.” The show will be broadcast on May 18.
Saturday, 11 May, 1963 2,000 frantic fans crowd into the Imperial Ballroom in Nelson to see The Beatles.
Friday, 10 May, 1963 George Harrison serves as a judge for the Lancashire and Cheshire Beat Group Contest, held in Liverpool.
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Alan J. Porter has been a Beatles fan since he first saw them perform on a regional British TV show back in 1963 when he was just a wee lad. He is the author of the critically acclaimed BEFORE THEY WERE BEATLES and occasional contributor to Beatlology Magazine. He now lives in Central Texas and occasionally writes about things other than The Fab Four. You can find out more here.
