The return to a jive club, a lenghty TV interview, and the start of the filming of A Hard Day’s Night are among the highlights of this episode of What A Fab Day, the podcast telling you the day by day story of the Beatles. Today, we focus on the 2nd of March.

Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:30 – In 1961, the Beatles play Litherland Town Hall in Liverpool.
0:41 – In 1962, the Beatles play the St. John’s Hall in Bootle…
1:40 – …and take part in the “Mad March Rock Ball” at the Tower Ballroom in Wallasey.
1:50 – In 1963, the Beatles perform at the City Hall in Sheffield and then appear live on ABC At Large.
3:21 – In 1964, the Beatles start filming A Hard Day’s Night in Southern England.
4:43 – In 1965, the Beatles keep filming Help! in the Bahamas.
4:59 – In 1967, the Beatles complete the overdubs for Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds.
5:53 – In 1969, Paul McCartney produces another session for Mary Hopkin’s Goodbye.
6:08 – Yoko Ono and John Lennon perform live at the Lady Mitchell Hall in Cambridge.
7:09 – Conclusion.

Thanks to Alessandro d’Amito, Chiara Colafemmina, Daniele Monterisi, Fabio Ingegno, and Mariella Tarantino.
Bibliography for the series.

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