August 3 in The Beatles History

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on August 3. **

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Beatles * [J] John * [P] Paul * [G] George * [R] Ringo * [O] Other
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1961
The Beatles perform at St. John's Hall, Tuebrook, Liverpool.

1962
The Beatles perform at the Grafton Rooms, West Derby Rd.,
Liverpool. The Beatles are the headliners, with supporting acts
Gerry & the Pacemakers and The Big Three.

1963
The Beatles perform a night show at the ****rn Club, Liverpool.
Although Brian Epstein promised after the show that The Beatles
would be back at the ****rn one day, this would prove to be their
final appearance at the club that has become synonymous with The
Beatles' early years. Tickets for the show had gone on sale on
July 21 at 1:30 pm and were sold-out by 2:00 pm. The Beatles,
whose fee for their first performance at the ****rn had been five
pounds, receive a fee of 300 pounds for this performance.

[P] 1971
Paul McCartney announces that he has formed a new band, called
Wings. The members of Wings are Paul and Linda McCartney, drummer
Denny Seiwell, and former Moody Blues (and Ginger Baker's Air
Force) guitarist Denny Laine.

[J] 1987
UK re-release of the John Lennon album "Mind Games" on CD (EMI).



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