This was The Beatles’ final lunchtime show at Liverpool’s Cavern Club. Although they played subsequent shows at the venue, they were all evening performances.
This was The Beatles’ 277th known Cavern Club performance, and their 155th evening show.
The precise number of their Cavern performances is not known, although The Beatles played at least 155 lunchtime and 125 evening shows. Their final performance at the underground venue took place on 3 August 1963.
Last updated: 25 January 2024
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I am so excited to see this listing for the final lunchtime performance of the Beatles at the Cavern. I watched this incredible event on tv from Edinburgh, Scotland, where I was going to University. We were at class in the morning and someone said, “You’ve got to come with me. You must hear this group! So a bunch of us traipsed over to this guy’s digs and watched. I think they played “Twist and Shout” and then some of their early songs. By the time Charities Week rolled around in March (I think) where everyone went to the border towns for raids of donations during the day and then partied hearty at the U at night (don’t recall which building, but it was huge) “I want to hold your hand,” and ‘Please Please Me”, were covered every night by the local bands and the place just rocked. We knew we were a part of music history!