Today In The Beatles History

John and Ringo upon their arrival at Rongotai Airport, 21 June 1964.

Let’s all be jealous. Ringo and a member of the Te Pataka Concert Party greet each other with a hongi at Wellington’s Rongotai Airport, 21 June 1964.

Members of the Te Pataka Concert Party twirling poi with the Beatles at Wellington’s Rongotai Airport, 21 June 1964. It’s wonderful to finally see this in a proper sized version. Photo by Morrie Hill.

The Beatles being driven away from the Rongotai airfield on the back of a ute.
They’ve each got a giant tiki around their necks and Ringo and John are holding poi. 21 June 1964.

John moves in for a hongi with a Maori member of the Te Pataka Concert Party at Rongotai Airport.
21 June 1964

The Beatles arriving at Rongotai Airport (now Wellington International Airport) on 21 June 1964.
They are holding a giant toy kiwi.

The Beatles interview in Wellington, New Zealand, 21 June 1964. Photo by Morrie Hill.

Paul and Ringo at the Wellington St George Hotel, 21 June 1964.

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The Beatles being interviewed at the St George Hotel in Wellington, 21 June 1964

The Beatles on the balcony of the St George Hotel in Wellington looking out onto the crowds in Manners and Willis Street, 21 June 1964. Photo by Morrie Hill.

Standing on the balcony of the St George hotel in Wellington, NZ

The Beatles’ first press conference in New Zealand, 21 June 1964, at Rongotai Airport. Photo by Morrie Hill.

George lights up at a press conference in Wellington, 21 June 1964

1965:
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День отдыха в Париже

Following their two performances the previous day at the Palais des Sports in Paris, The Beatles had a rest day before travelling to Lyon for their next engagement.
It wasn’t all rest, however – from inside their hotel, the George V, the group gave an interview to Chris Denning for Radio Luxembourg’s weekly show ‘The Beatles’. Denning invited them to dedicate songs: John Lennon‘s was for Harold Wilson; Paul McCartney‘s were for writers Bernard Levin, Donald Zec and Wolf Mankowitz; George Harrison dedicated a song to the miners of Scunthorpe, in reaction to RIngo Starr‘s dedication for the Liverpool dockers. Starr also dedicated tunes to writers Don Short and Judith Simons, and for their fan club secretary Freda Kelly.

In the evening The Beatles returned once again to the Castel nightclub on 15 Rue Princesse, where they had partied the night before.
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Photo:A picture taken 21 June 1965 of the damage left after the Beatles concert at the Palais des Sports in Paris.

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A picture taken 21 June 1965 of the damage left after the Beatles concert at the Palais des Sports in Paris. (Photo AFP/Getty Images)

21.06.1965 Paris

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from inside their hotel, the George V, the group gave an interview to Chris Denning for Radio Luxembourg’s weekly show ‘The Beatles’.