The Beatles Bible

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

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 name as Liverpool's top live draw. Read more »

This Christmas Eve show at the Grosvenor Ballroom in Liscard, Wallasey was booked by The Beatles' manager Allan Williams on 19 December 1960. Read more »

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

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

A few hours after they were arrested on suspicion of arson, Paul McCartney and Pete Best were deported from Germany. Read more »

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 the attic room above the nearby Top Ten Club. Read more »

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

This was the 55th night of The Beatles' residency at the Kaiserkeller club in Hamburg, Germany. Read more »

This was the 54th night of The Beatles' residency at the Kaiserkeller club in Hamburg, Germany. Read more »

This was the 53rd night of The Beatles' residency at the Kaiserkeller club in Hamburg, Germany. Read more »

This was the 52nd night of The Beatles' residency at the Kaiserkeller club in Hamburg, Germany. Read more »

This was the 51st night of The Beatles' residency at the Kaiserkeller club in Hamburg, Germany. Read more »

This was the 50th night of The Beatles' residency at the Kaiserkeller club in Hamburg, Germany. Read more »

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. Read more »

This was the 49th night of The Beatles' residency at the Kaiserkeller club in Hamburg, Germany. Read more »

German police authorities deported George Harrison from Hamburg on this day, after discovering he was under 18 years of age. Read more »

This was the 48th night of The Beatles' residency at the Kaiserkeller club in Hamburg, Germany. Read more »

This was the 47th night of The Beatles' residency at the Kaiserkeller club in Hamburg, Germany. Read more »

This was the 46th night of The Beatles' residency at the Kaiserkeller club in Hamburg, Germany. Read more »