** The following events in Beatles history all took place on June 28. ** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Beatles * [J] John * [P] Paul * [G] George * [R] Ringo * [O] Other ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1961 The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany. (1203) 1962 The Beatles perform at the Majestic Ballroom, Birkenhead, Cheshire. The Beatles' first engagement for Top Rank, the foremost booking organization in Britain. (1482) 1963 The Beatles perform for two "houses" at Queen's Hall, Leeds, Yorkshire. Appearing with The Beatles is Acker Bilk and his Paramount Jazz Band. Beatlemania is strong this rainy night, with a crowd of 3,200 crammed into Queen's Hall to see The Beatles. The promoter has about 20 stewards linking arms around the stage to prevent overzealous fans from getting on stage with The Beatles. One of the porters is bitten on the arm, and some fans crawl under the stage, which is 5 feet high. The Beatles also evoke screaming from girls in the audience, a phenomenon that is becoming increasingly frequent during Beatles performances. (1831) 1965 The Beatles, touring in Italy, perform two shows at the Teatro Adriano, Rome, Italy. (2388) 1968 The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). Rehearsal and recording (5 takes) of "Good Night", John's lullaby for his 5-year-old son Julian. Ringo sings the lead vocal. One these recordings is included on "The Beatles Anthology 3", but since it had no clear ending, the end of the 'White Album' version was tacked onto the track to complete it (Disc one, Track 12). (2857) [J] 1973 John and Yoko take part in a protest demonstration at the South Vietnamese embassy in Washington, D.C. (2509) [P] 1974 UK release of Paul McCartney and Wings single "Band On the Run/Zoo Gang" (Apple). 7 weeks on the charts; highest position #3. (612) [P] 1975 Wings' LP "Venus and Mars" reaches #1 in the UK charts. (3526) [P] 1976 US release of Wings single "Let 'Em In/Beware My Love" (Capitol). 16 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #3. (204) [P] 1991 "The Paul McCartney Liverpool Oratorio", composed by McCartney and Carl Davis, receives its world premiere at the Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool, performed by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, directed by Davis. (3652) 1996 Walter Shenson announces that The Beatles' movies "A Hard Day's Night" and "HELP!" have been restored and will be the featured films during a week-long "Film Preservation Festival" sponsored by the US cable television network 'American Movie Classics'. Shenson also announces that he has rejected an offer to sell the rights to "A Hard Day's Night" to allow it to be colorized. (3410) Hasta La Vista
