August 28 in the Beatles History

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on August 28. **

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Beatles * [J] John * [P] Paul * [G] George * [R] Ringo * [O] Other
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1960
The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg,
West Germany.

1961
The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the ****rn Club, Liverpool.

1962
The Beatles perform a night show at the ****rn Club, Liverpool.

1963
The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Southport.

1963
The Beatles filming for a documentary being made to explore the
"Mersey Beat" boom. The Beatles are filmed in a dressing room,
including shots of them applying stage make-up and then walking
around backstage with their guitars, as if preparing for a live
performance.

1964
The Beatles, on tour in the USA, perform at Forest Hills Tennis
Stadium, Forest Hills, New York. One show in front of 16,000 fans.

1965
Resuming their North American tour after a five-day break, The
Beatles perform one concert at Balboa Stadium, San Diego,
California.

1966
Nearing the end of their final tour of America, The Beatles perform
one show at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California, before a wild
crowd of 45,000. The Beatles' attempt to escape from the stadium
in an armored truck is thwarted when the main gate is found to be
locked, and The Beatles have to spend a miserable two hours in the
back of the truck.

[O] 1967
US release of the Rolling Stones single "We Love You". John Lennon
and Paul McCartney sing backing vocals on the song.

1968
The Beatles in the recording studio (Trident Studios, London).
John, Paul, and George start recording of John's song "Dear
Prudence". They build the song instrument by instrument, utilizing
the 8-track equipment at Trident. John and George play guitars,
while Paul plays drums to compensate for Ringo, who quit The
Beatles on August 22.

1968
Release in Sweden of Beatles single "Hey Jude/Revolution"
(Parlophone). Eleven weeks in the Swedish charts; highest position
#1.

[P] 1969
Mary McCartney, Paul and Linda's first child, is born.

1970
Re-release in Sweden of Beatles LP "Let It Be" (Apple) in standard
album sleeve. Previously only the deluxe boxed e***ion had been
available.

1987
The Beatles movie "Yellow Submarine" is released on videocassette
in the UK. The "Hey Bulldog" segment is omitted.



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