This was The Beatles' second performance at Blair Hall in Walton, Liverpool. It was also the first of three consecutive Sunday shows played by the group for Peak Promotions.
July 1961
Live: Holyoake Hall, Liverpool
The Beatles performed twice at Holyoake Hall in Wavertree, Liverpool. Their second show there took place one week later, on 22 July 1961.
Live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (evening)
The Beatles' second evening performance at Liverpool's Cavern Club took place on this date.
Live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (lunchtime)
This was the first date on which The Beatles performed both lunchtime and evening shows at Liverpool's Cavern Club.
Live: St John's Hall, Liverpool
This was The Beatles' third performance at St John's Hall on Snaefell Avenue in Tuebrook, Liverpool.
Mersey Beat launches
Bill Harry, a student at the Liverpool College of Art, published the first edition of Mersey Beat magazine on this day.
Travel: Hamburg to Liverpool
Following their second residency in Hamburg, at the Top Ten Club, The Beatles travelled back to Liverpool on 2 and 3 July.
Live: Top Ten Club, Hamburg
This was the 92nd and final night of The Beatles' lengthiest residency in Hamburg, at the Top Ten Club, which had begun on 1 April 1961.

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