This was The Beatles' 15th of 48 consecutive nights performing at the Indra Club in Hamburg, Germany.
1960
Live: Indra Club, Hamburg
This was The Beatles' 14th of 48 consecutive nights performing at the Indra Club in Hamburg, Germany.
Live: Indra Club, Hamburg
This was The Beatles' 13th of 48 consecutive nights performing at the Indra Club in Hamburg, Germany.
Live: Indra Club, Hamburg
This was The Beatles' 12th of 48 consecutive nights performing at the Indra Club in Hamburg, Germany.
Live: Indra Club, Hamburg
This was The Beatles' 11th of 48 consecutive nights performing at the Indra Club in Hamburg, Germany.
Live: Indra Club, Hamburg
This was The Beatles' 10th of 48 consecutive nights performing at the Indra Club in Hamburg, Germany.
Live: Indra Club, Hamburg
This was The Beatles' ninth of 48 consecutive nights performing at the Indra Club in Hamburg, Germany.
Live: Indra Club, Hamburg
This was The Beatles' eighth of 48 consecutive nights performing at the Indra Club in Hamburg, Germany.
Live: Indra Club, Hamburg
This was The Beatles' seventh of 48 consecutive nights performing at the Indra Club in Hamburg, Germany.
Live: Indra Club, Hamburg
This was The Beatles' sixth of 48 consecutive nights performing at the Indra Club in Hamburg, Germany.
Live: Indra Club, Hamburg
This was The Beatles' fifth of 48 consecutive nights performing at the Indra Club in Hamburg, Germany.
Live: Indra Club, Hamburg
This was The Beatles' fourth of 48 consecutive nights performing at the Indra Club in Hamburg, Germany.
Live: Indra Club, Hamburg
This was The Beatles' third of 48 consecutive nights performing at the Indra Club in Hamburg, Germany.
The Beatles' second day in Hamburg
Following their first performance at the Indra Club, The Beatles stayed at venue owner Bruno Koschmider's flat in Hamburg.
The Beatles' first performance in Hamburg
The Beatles arrived in Hamburg, Germany in the early evening of 17 August 1960, for the first of 48 nights at the Indra Club on the Grosse Freiheit street.
Travel: Liverpool to Hamburg
The second major phase in The Beatles' story was about to begin. On 16 August 1960 they embarked on the journey from Liverpool to Hamburg, Germany.
Pete Best auditions for The Beatles
Since The Beatles had an impending trip to play in Hamburg but no drummer, they held an audition for the vacant position at the Blue Angel, manager Allan Williams' Liverpool club.
Paul McCartney offers audition to mystery drummer
Paul McCartney wrote to a drummer on this day offering an audition to join The Beatles on their first trip to Hamburg.
The Beatles ask Pete Best to join
With their Saturday night residency at the Grosvenor Ballroom cancelled due to local complaints, The Beatles had some time off. On this night they went to Mona Best's Casbah Coffee Club where they saw The Blackjacks playing.
Live: Grosvenor Ballroom, Wallasey
Having performed at the Grosvenor Ballroom on each consecutive Saturday since 4 June 1960, The Silver Beetles' residency came to a close on this night.

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