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Skegness Camp: Where Ringo Met The Beatles
16 Oct
Summary
- Ringo Starr was approached to join The Beatles in 1962.
- The offer came during a summer season at Butlin's in Skegness.
- This Lincolnshire holiday camp played a role in pop music history.
In 1962, the stage was set for a monumental shift in music history at Butlin's in Skegness. Ringo Starr, performing with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, received an unexpected call. Brian Epstein, the manager of a burgeoning band known as The Beatles, was on the line.
Epstein's call, made to the Lincolnshire holiday camp, proposed an opportunity for Starr to join The Beatles. This moment, recalled by former Hurricanes bandmate Bobby Thomson and Redcoats from that era, highlights Skegness as an unlikely yet significant location. The events of that summer season ultimately played a part in the story of one of the world's most famous pop groups.
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