The Beatles: Timeline 1971

Jan 10
Sunday Start of the trial after Paul's action.
Jan 19
Tuesday End of trial after Paul's action.
Jan 21
Thursday John is interviewed by Jann Wenner, published in 2 issues of `Rolling Stone', under the title `Working Class Hero'. [?] The 2nd part of John's interview for `Rolling Stone' is published. [?]
Feb 19
Friday Royal Courts of Justice (Court 16), London. Beginning of Paul's trial against John, George and Ringo to seek the appointment of an official receiver to take over the Beatles' financial affairs and wrest control from Allen Klein.
Mar 08
Monday Recording of `Power To The People'.
Mar 08
Monday UK single release: `Another Day'.
Mar 10
Wednesday Evening: According to a rumour, John, with George and Ringo, presented himself at Paul's Cavendish Avenue house and threw a brick to one of the windows.
Mar 10
Wednesday A court names J. D. Spooner as trustee of the Beatles goods.
Mar 12
Friday UK single release: `Power To The People'/`Open Your Box'.
Mar 12
Friday Royal Courts of Justice (Court 16), London. End of Paul's trial against John, George and Ringo to seek the appointment of an official receiver to take over the Beatles' financial affairs and wrest control from Allen Klein.
Mar 22
Monday US single release: `Power To The People'/`Touch Me'.
Apr 08
Thursday UK single release: `It Don't Come Easy'.
Apr 16
Friday UK single release: `It Don't Come Easy'/`Early 1970'.
Apr 16
Friday Paul and Linda McCartney appear on the cover photograph of `Life' magazine. Magazine includes Paul's interview.
Read the interview on this day
Apr 24
Saturday Spanish police retains John and Yoko in Palma de Mallorca, after Anthony Cox's accusation that they are trying to kidnap Kyoko, after Cox has recovered her.
May 15
Saturday Exhibition of the films `Apotheosis' and `Fly' in the Film Festival of Fortnight, France.
May 21
Friday UK LP release: `Ram'.
Jun 06
Sunday John, Yoko and Frank Zappa with the Mothers of Invention, join during a show in Fillmore East, New York, for a jam session, recording which will appear on `Some Time In New York City'.
Jun 18
Friday UK LP release: `The Early Years'.
Jul 15
Thursday Yoko signs copies of her book `Grapefruit' at the store Selfridges, on occasion of its re-release. John attends.
Aug 01
Sunday First concert for Bangla Desh, at the Madison Square Garden.
Aug 01
Sunday John flies from New York to London.
Aug 03
Tuesday Paul forms `Wings'.
Aug 11
Wednesday Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. Opening of `Art Spectrum', modern art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey', `The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.
Aug 12
Thursday Second concert for Bangla Desh at the Madison Square Garden.
Aug 12
Thursday Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. `Art Spectrum', modern art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey', `The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.
Aug 13
Friday Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. `Art Spectrum', modern art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey', `The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.
Aug 14
Saturday Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. `Art Spectrum', modern art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey', `The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.
Aug 15
Sunday Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. `Art Spectrum', modern art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey', `The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.
Aug 16
Monday Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. `Art Spectrum', modern art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey', `The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.
Aug 17
Tuesday Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. `Art Spectrum', modern art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey', `The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.
Aug 18
Wednesday Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. `Art Spectrum', modern art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey', `The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.
Aug 19
Thursday Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. `Art Spectrum', modern art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey', `The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.
Aug 20
Friday Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. `Art Spectrum', modern art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey', `The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.
Aug 21
Saturday Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. `Art Spectrum', modern art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey', `The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.
Aug 22
Sunday Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. `Art Spectrum', modern art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey', `The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.
Aug 23
Monday Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. `Art Spectrum', modern art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey', `The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.
Aug 24
Tuesday Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. `Art Spectrum', modern art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey', `The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.
Aug 25
Wednesday Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. `Art Spectrum', modern art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey', `The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.
Aug 26
Thursday Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. `Art Spectrum', modern art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey', `The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.
Aug 27
Friday Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. `Art Spectrum', modern art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey', `The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.
Aug 27
Friday `Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey' number 1, 1st week, in USA.
Aug 28
Saturday Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. `Art Spectrum', modern art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey', `The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.
Aug 29
Sunday Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. `Art Spectrum', modern art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey', `The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.
Aug 30
Monday Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London. Closing of `Art Spectrum', modern art exhibition. 5 films of John and Yoko are screened: `Cold Turkey', `The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant Karma!', `Up Your Legs Forever'.

Monday 30th August 1971 John and Yoko's final day together at Tittenhurst Park.

Sep 03
Friday John leaves England.
Sep 03
Friday Stella McCartney is born. [?] The name `Wings' comes into Paul's mind.
Sep 05
Sunday The London Art Spectrum screens the films `Cold Turkey', `The Ballad Of John And Yoko', `Give Peace A Chance', `Instant Karma' and `Up Your Legs'.
Sep 09
Thursday US LP release: `Imagine'.
Sep 13
Monday Stella Nina McCartney is born at the King's College Hospital, London.
Sep 20
Monday US LP release: `Fly'.
Sep 24
Friday John is interviewed on `The Dick Cavett Show'.
Sep 29
Wednesday US single release: `Mrs. Lennon'/`Midsummer New York'.
Sep 30
Thursday First stereo remix of `Penny Lane'.
Oct 01
Friday US Gold certification: `Imagine' LP.
Oct 08
Friday UK LP release: `Imagine'.
Oct 09
Saturday Opening of Yoko's exhibition `This Is Not Here' at the Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York. John is guest artist.
Oct 09
Saturday John, Yoko, Ringo, Mal Evans, Allen Ginsberg, Eric Clapton, Phil Spector, Klaus Voorman, Neil Aspinal and Jim Keltner celebrate John's birthday in a New York hotel room. Drunken jam session.
Oct 11
Monday US single release: `Imagine'/`It's So Hard'.
Oct 22
Friday First stereo remix of `Baby You're A Rich Man'.
Oct 27
Wednesday Closing of Yoko's exhibition `This Is Not Here' at the Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York.
Oct 29
Friday UK single release: `Mrs. Lennon'/`Midsummer New York'.
Oct 30
Saturday UK LP release: `Imagine'.
Nov 08
Monday Empire Ballroom, London. Party thrown by Paul and Linda to launch Wings.
Dec 01
Wednesday US single release: `Happy Xmas (War Is Over)'/`Listen The Snow Is Falling'.
Dec 03
Friday UK LP release: `Fly'.
Dec 11
Saturday John Sinclair benefit concert at the 5000-seat University of Michigan Crysler Arena, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Performers, among others: John and Yoko, Commander Cody, Allen Ginsberg, Phil Ochs, David Peel, Stevie Wonder, and political activist Jerry Rubin on bongos.
Dec 14
Tuesday John Sinclair is released, because Michigan's penalties for possession of drugs had been reduced.
Dec 22
Wednesday A judge awards custody of Kyoko to her father. Yoko is permited to see her child frequently, but she must post a $ 20,000 bond, in case she `kidnaps' the girl again.