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This was the third performance given by The Beatles at Aintree Institute, which was situated at Longmoor Lane in Aintree, Liverpool. It was put on by Brian Kelly for …

This was the second performance given by The Beatles at Aintree Institute, which was situated at Longmoor Lane in Aintree, Liverpool. It was put on by Brian Kelly for …

This was the first performance given by The Beatles at Aintree Institute, which was situated at Longmoor Lane in Aintree, Liverpool.

After The Beatles’ triumphant show at Litherland Town Hall on 27 December 1960, two promoters managed to get backstage to book more appearances by the band.

The Beatles ended 1960 with a performance at the Casbah Coffee Club in Hayman’s Green, owned by drummer Pete Best’s mother Mona.

Billed as a ‘Welcome Home’ show following their first trip to Hamburg, The Beatles’ 27 December 1960 performance at Litherland Town Hall was a breakthrough show which cemented their …

The Beatles spent much of December 1960 despondent and with no money, following the disastrous end to their first Hamburg trip.

Ten days after Paul McCartney and Pete Best had been deported from Germany, John Lennon travelled back to England by train and boat.

Having been told on 1 November that their contract to perform at his Kaiserkeller club was being terminated by owner Bruno Koschmider, The Beatles began moving their belonging to …

This was the 56th and final night of The Beatles’ residency at the Kaiserkeller club in Hamburg, Germany.

This was the 54th night of The Beatles’ residency at the Kaiserkeller club in Hamburg, Germany.

This was the 53rd night of The Beatles’ residency at the Kaiserkeller club in Hamburg, Germany.

This was the 51st night of The Beatles’ residency at the Kaiserkeller club in Hamburg, Germany.

Although their lead guitarist George Harrison had been deported from Germany the previous day, The Beatles were still expected to perform at Bruno Koschmider’s Kaiserkeller club.