Plaza Ballroom, St. Helens

Monday 25 June 1962 (exaclty 50 years ago) The Beatles performed in two completely different locations. First they had a lunchtime appointment in the Cavern Club, and in the evening they were expected to play at the Plaza Ballroom in St. Helens for the "Big Beat Bargain Night" with The Big Three.

A poster still survives of this evening session and gives us a nice insight in the concert. Admission price was 2 shillings and six pence, it was hosted by Bob Wooler (from the Cavern) and there is a mention about the Beatles signing a recording contract with Parlophone.

"They're terrific! You must see them! First performance in St. Helens!"

Copyright info for the poster from fincharie.com

1. It's a low resolution copy of an advertising poster.
2. It doesn't limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the poster in any way.
3. Because of the low resolution, copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the poster.
4. The image is itself a subject of discussion in the article or used in the infobox.
5. The image is significant because it was used to promote a performance that has not been well documented.

George Harrison produces 'Is this what you want?'

On June 24, 1968 George began producing the Jackie Lomax album Is This What You Want? 


The album includes "Sour Milk Sea" which George had written in Rishikesh, India; and which was a likely contender to appear on The White Album. 


"Sour Milk Sea" was released as a Jackie Lomax single on Apple Records, and features George, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr (and Nicky Hopkins on piano).

Paul McCartney to appear on Ron Wood TV Show

If you happen to live in the UK you might catch some very good programmes tomorrow Monday 25 June 2012. Just tune in to Sky Arts 1 HD for some great Beatle-related shows

Sky Arts 1 HD - 25 June 2012

- 8:00 pm : "All You Need is Klaus": a documentary about Klaus Voormann, friend, artistic muse and co-musician of The Beatles. You know his "Revolver" Artwork, you heard him play bass on "Concert for Bangla Desh", now meet the man

- 10:00 pm : "The Ronnie Wood Show" with Paul McCartney who talks about his inspirations. Expect some great jammin' of two famous rockers

- 11:00 pm : "Paul McCartney - Good Evening NYC" : Sir Paul McCartney christens the New York Mets' stadium and talks about the famous Shea stadium gig of 1965

International Beatle Week from 22 till 28 August 2012

Roll up all you Beatles fans for the one and only International Beatle Week which will take place this year from 22 till 28 August 2012 in and around Liverpool.

Organised by Liverpool’s leading tour operator Cavern City Tours, International Beatle Week Festival is one of the biggest music events in the world. And it takes place in the city where it all began – Liverpool.


There is so much to do and see that you do not need to be a Beatle fan to enjoy the festival, though it probably helps!


This is truly an international event with bands from over 20 countries and fans from over 40. As well as live gigs, there are exhibitions, memorabilia sales, guest speakers, video shows, sightseeing tours and a convention.


Festival venues include the Cavern Club and Cavern Pub in Mathew Street, the Adelphi Hotel and the Philharmonic Hall.


There will be more than 100 tribute bands and guest speakers performing and attending the Beatle Week, so be sure to check out a more detailed list on www.beatlesfestival.co.uk  and www.cavernclub.org

The Beatles at their Best movie is available for free!

Good news for all Beatle fans who want to learn more about the early days of the Beatles when Stu Sutcliffe and Pete Best belonged to the Beatles and Ringo was till drumming with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes.

From today you can watch a documentary for free on The Ultimate Trip

Join the Beatles Social Network!

Ever heard of a thing called FaceBook? Well, now there is something completely different for all you Beatles lovers everywhere! It's called The Beatles Social Network and it is the perfect place to get to know other Beatlemaniacs, Fab Four freaks, music lovers and back beaters.

Whether you like John, Paul, George, Ringo or are a fan of Wings, The Plastic Ono Band, Dark Horse or Ringo's All Star Band, you will fit in and make great friends.

You can upload pictures, ask questions, explore the Beatles universe and learn new facts about the greatest rock band of all times.

Sign up now, you won't regret it!

And if you do, feel free to add LorettaMartin to your friends' list. A splendid time is guaranteed for all.

The Beatles on the Internet

50 years ago in 1962 if you were a Beatles fan, you had to rely on a lot of old skool communication and a bit of modern technology.

First of all, you could go to a local record shop and ask to listen to the vinyl records in a special listening booth.

Or you could tune in to the radio and hope you caught a teenage radio station on BBC, or try to find Radio Luxemburg.

All the rest was paper-based: signing up for a quarterly newsletter from the Beatles Fan Club, reading all about it in the papers, corresponding with George Harrison's parents (Louise Harrison in particular was known for her kindness in responding in person to the many fans).

But luckily nowadays the young (and old) fans can find enough information on the internet.

List of The Beatles Resources on the Internet

- The Beatles Social Network: Facebook for the Beatle fans

- The Beatles Wikipedia Page: Everything you always wanted to know about the Beatles

- The Beatles Official Page: it's psychedelic, it's fun and it's loud!

- The Rolling Stone Beatles Album-by-Album: an app for iPad that offers commentary on the making of the Fab Four's albums. Of course with juicy anecdotes an images from the premiere rock magazine's archives.

- The Guitar Collection: George Harrison: an app for iPad compiled by Dhani Harrison and if features info on the famous guitars used by his dad. If you purchase this through Apple you will be able to listen to all the riffs in their entirety.