The Beatles’ 31st lunchtime performance at Liverpool’s Cavern Club took place on this day.
The group’s lunchtime shows typically lasted from 12-2pm. This was their 42nd known appearance overall at the soon-to-be-famous cellar venue on Mathew Street.
Although the precise number of their Cavern performances is not known, The Beatles played at least 155 lunchtime and 125 evening shows between 9 February 1961 and 3 August 1963.
Last updated: 24 January 2024
Also on this day...
- 2019: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Paramount Theatre, Oakland
- 2013: Paul McCartney announces New song and album
- 2008: Sam Taylor-Wood to direct Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy
- 2003: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, Stateline
- 1998: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Salle Des Etoiles, Monte Carlo
- 1989: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento
- 1968: Recording: Dear Prudence
- 1966: The Beatles live: Candlestick Park, San Francisco: their final concert
- 1965: The Beatles live: Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles
- 1964: The Beatles live: Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, New York
- 1963: The Beatles live: Odeon Cinema, Southport
- 1963: Television: The Mersey Sound
- 1962: The Beatles live: Floral Hall Ballroom, Morecambe
- 1960: The Beatles live: Indra Club, Hamburg
- 1959: The Quarrymen live: Casbah Coffee Club, Liverpool
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