The Beatles Conquer America

Moving to a new accommodation, three American tours, and further work on Abbey Road 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 what happened to the Fab Four on the 18th of August.

0:00 - Introduction.
0:29 - In 1960, the Beatles play the Indra Club in Hamburg, West Germany.
1:00 - The new accommodation.
1:49 - In 1961, the Beatles are engaged twice in the same day in Liverpool.
2:06 - In 1962, the Beatles are engaged at the Hulme Hall in Birkenhead.
2:58 - In 1963, the Beatles film an appearance for ABC's Lucky Star (Summer Spin).
3:25 - Later, they play the Princess Theatre in Torquay.
3:33 - In 1964, the Beatles land in San Francisco.
3:51 - Beatlemania at its peak?
4:57 - The first Beatles North American tour.
5:33 - In 1965, the Beatles play the Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta.
6:00 - In 1966, the Beatles perform at the Suffolk Downs Racetracks in Boston.
7:05 - In 1969, Paul McCartney overdubbed a piano on The End.
7:27 - Conclusion.

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