Have you done a cover version of a Beatles track from 1963 or 1964 that you’ve added your own creative twist to? If so, we’d love to watch a video of it! Tag it #coverthebeatles so we can find it.
Include in your video why this song is meaningful to you and why you wanted to make it your own!
Sam Mendes / Neal Street Productions To Make Landmark Beatles Biopic Project For Sony Pictures Entertainment
Four feature films, one from each band member's perspective, will have global theatrical release in 2027
“I’m honoured to be telling the story of the greatest rock band of all time, and excited to challenge the notion of what constitutes a trip to the movies” - Sam Mendes.
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#OTD in 1964, The Beatles take the train from New York to Washington DC for their performance at the Washington Coliseum.
They had their own carriage full of press, agents and others. Just a year before on this same day, they had been recording their first album, Please Please Me.
“Being cheeky chappies saved our arses on many occasions, especially then, on the train to Washington, because the guys from the press had come to bury us. These reporters, being New Yorkers, would yell at us, but we just yelled back. When we got to know some of them they said, ‘We came here to kill you, but you just started shouting back at us - we couldn’t believe it.’ Up until then pop groups had been milk and honey with the press: ‘No, I don’t smoke,’ that kind of thing. And here we were, smoking and drinking and shouting at them. That’s what endeared us to them.” - Ringo.
The Beatles Store Celebrates with New Interactive Shop Experience
To celebrate the anniversary, the @beatlesstore has launched a virtual, interactive shoppable experience for fans to relive the band’s iconic first trip to the States.
The experience allows fans to shop new and exclusive merchandise while being taken on a journey through of the band’s trip via interactive elements.
Highlights include a recreation of the Ed Sullivan set from their first performance, a timeline with archival footage and interviews, a photo booth experience and option to send Beatles themed digital postcards.
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#OTD in 1964 - 60 years ago today - The Beatles’ first live Ed Sullivan performance is aired. 73 million people were reported to have watched - a record at the time. “We were aware that Ed Sullivan was the big one because we got a telegram from Elvis and the Colonel. And I’ve heard that while the show was on there were no reported crimes, or very few. When The Beatles were on Ed Sullivan, even the criminals had a rest for ten minutes.” - George
SiriusXM is celebrating the 60th Anniversary of The Beatles’ First U.S. Visit with special programming on The Beatles Channel and on the @siriusxm app.
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#OTD in 1964, The Beatles began their first visit to the USA with a press conference at JFK airport.
Today is the 60th anniversary of the start of their historical trip.
Ladies and Gentlemen, The Beatles!” Relive an iconic pop culture moment with this very special collector building set commemorating the TV performance that changed music forever! Build your own piece of Beatlemania today.
#TheBeatlesxMEGA#TheBeatles#EdSullivanShow
Wonderful news that The Beatles have won the #Grammy for Best Music Video for “I’m Only Sleeping”. Em Cooper’s beautiful film was created with 1300 hand painted frames and accompanied the track for the ‘Revolver’ Special Edition. Congratulations and thanks to director Em Cooper, and producers Jonathan Clyde, Sophie Hilton, Sue Loughlin & Laura Thomas. #grammys