January 2021 |

The Beatles Venues – From First to Last!

Beatles Virtual Tour – Tonight, 24th January 2021

Join David Bedford and Richard Porter as they take you on a magical mystery virtual tour through some of the famous, and not-so-famous, venues that the Beatles played.

Starting at Quarry Bank School for their first performance and ending with The Beatles on the rooftop at Savile Row, you will see rare and previously unpublished photographs and stories, as well as a couple of rare video interviews too.

We are visiting:

Quarry Bank Hall;
New Clubmoor Hall;
Wilson Hall;
Philharmonic Hall;
Granada East Ham;
Granada Walthamstow;
Granada Woolwich;
The Morgue, Liverpool;
Lowlands;
The 2is Coffee Bar, London;
The Casbah;
Neston Institute;
Grosvenor Ballroom, Wallasey;
Grosvenor House, London;
Embassy Club, Wallasey;
Tower Ballroom, New Brighton,
Empire Pool, Wembley;
Pigalle Club, London;
Blue Gardenia;
Barnston Women’s Institute;
Hulme Hall;
Irby Village Hall;
YMCA Birkenhead;
Leyton Swimming Pool;
Gaumont Cinema, Kilburn;
Royal Albert Hall;
Majestic Finsbury;
Fairfield Hall Croydon;
Wimbledon Palais;
Astoria Finsbury Park;
Hammersmith Odeon ’63;
NME Poll Winners Party 1966;
Empire Theatre, Liverpool;
Hammersmith Odeon 1965
and Rooftop Concert, Savile Row.

Join the Virtual Tour

Join us tonight for this exclusive Beatles Virtual Tour

Exploring The Country of Liverpool

The Country of Liverpool is an exhaustive work linking Country and Western and Rock’n’Roll, between America and Liverpool.

Ringo with the Eddie Clayton Skiffle Group

John Lennon biographer Jude Kessler has reviewed “The Country of Liverpool” for Culture Sonar:

“For 50 years, the well-worn tale of 1950s American music imported into the port city of Liverpool, England, via the Cunard Yanks has been the standard explanation for the “rise of the Beatles.” But in his new book, The Country of Liverpool, author David Bedford (Liddypool, The Fab One Hundred and Four) views this simplistic theory as a bit like putting the cart in front of the horse.”

Jude concludes that:

“The Country of Liverpool is an exhaustive work linking Country and Western and Rock’n’Roll, between America and Liverpool. Bedford’s book proves that long before The Beatles set foot on the Ed Sullivan Stage on 9 February 1964, the United States and Liverpool were already joined by a common love affair with Irish-inspired Bluegrass, Folk, Skiffle, and Country and Western, all of which led directly to the birth of Rock’n’Roll and the Mersey Beat.

This is that complete story.

-Jude Southerland Kessler (author of The John Lennon Series)”

Read the full review here:

Get your copy of the “The Country of Liverpool” now

Find out about the New Documentary Film too

Come With Us to Liverpool, Hamburg and London

The Beatles on stage in Aldershot — The Beatles on stage

Ever wanted to travel to see The Beatles’ Liverpool, Hamburg and London?

Now is your chance.

Join David Bedford and Richard Porter as they take you on a virtual trip to walk in the footsteps of The Beatles through Liverpool, London and Hamburg.

24th January 2021: Venues Rare and Famous

Virtual Beatles Tour of some of the famous, but some lesser known, venues that The Beatles played in their career in both Liverpool and London.

28th February 2021: Visit Hamburg

Join Beatles guides David Bedford and Richard Porter as they take you on a virtual tour around Hamburg. Visit more than just the famous Grosse Freiheit locations, as we take you on a Virtual Tour of the studio where The Beatles recorded “My Bonnie” and where many iconic Beatles and Stuart Sutcliffe photographs were taken.

Find out more here and join the Magical Mystery Tour to Liverpool, Hamburg and London

Ringo’s Fab Four Debut

The Fab Four - George, John, Ringo and Paul — The Fab Four – George, John, Ringo and Paul

Listen to my latest discussion with Paul Beesley on BBC Radio Merseyside, where we talked about Ringo’s debut at Hulme Hall in Port Sunlight as well as the fantastic Barnston Women’s Institute.

We are also looking for stories from people who saw The Beatles in and around Liverpool and Merseyside.

If you have a story, please let us know?

You can leave your comments or you can email me

LISTEN TO DAVID ON BBC RADIO MERSEYSIDE

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