The Quarrymen live: New Clubmoor Hall, Liverpool
The Quarrymen returned to the New Clubmoor Hall in Norris Green, Liverpool, less than a month after they first played there.
Category: Live
The Quarrymen live: Stanley Abattoir social club, Liverpool
A somewhat bizarre booking for the nascent Quarrymen: they performed two raucous sets for the social club of Liverpool’s Stanley Abattoir.
The Quarrymen live: Wilson Hall, Liverpool
This was the first time the Quarrymen played at this notoriously rough venue in the Garston district of Liverpool.
Paul McCartney’s debut with the Quarrymen
Liverpudlian promoter Charlie ‘Mac’ McBain held regular skiffle and rock events at his venues. On Friday 18 October 1957 he ran one such event, at the New Clubmoor Hall …
The Quarrymen first play the Cavern Club
The Cavern Club would become a regular venue for Beatles shows while they remained a Liverpool secret. Once Beatlemania took hold, however, they rarely played in their home city …
John Lennon meets Paul McCartney
6 July 1957 was a pivotal day for the history of modern music: it was the day that John Lennon met Paul McCartney for the first time.
The Quarrymen live: Rosebery St, Liverpool
The Quarrymen played twice on this day. In the afternoon they performed on the back of a stationary coal lorry, and that evening took part in a street party, …
The Quarrymen enter the TV Star Search competition
Less than a month after their first live appearance, The Quarrymen entered ABC TV’s talent show TV Star Search, organised by “Mr Star Maker” Carroll Levis.