John Lennon was given £100 ahead of his 21st birthday on 9 October 1961. He and Paul McCartney decided to travel to Spain for a holiday. In the end they went no further than Paris.
September 1961
Live: Knotty Ash Village Hall, Liverpool
This was The Beatles' third performance at the Village Hall on East Prestcot Road, Knotty Ash, Liverpool.
Live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (lunchtime)
The Beatles gave their 42nd lunchtime performance at Liverpool's Cavern Club on this day.
Live: Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool
This was The Beatles' 17th show at Litherland Town Hall, which had been the scene of their triumphant homecoming performance on 27 December 1960, following their first trip to Hamburg.
Live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (evening)
The Beatles' 17th evening show at the Cavern Club took place on this date.
Live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (lunchtime)
This was the eighth date on which The Beatles performed both lunchtime and evening shows at Liverpool's Cavern Club.
Live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (lunchtime)
The Beatles gave their 40th lunchtime performance at Liverpool's Cavern Club on this day.
Live: Casbah Coffee Club, Liverpool
This was The Beatles' 16th performance at the Casbah Coffee Club in Liverpool's Hayman Green. The venue was owned by drummer Pete Best's mother Mona.
Live: Aintree Institute, Liverpool
This was the 28th performance given by The Beatles at Aintree Institute, which was situated at Longmoor Lane in Aintree, Liverpool.
Live: Knotty Ash Village Hall, Liverpool
This was The Beatles' second performance at the Village Hall on East Prestcot Road, Knotty Ash, Liverpool.
Live: Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool
This was The Beatles' 16th show at Litherland Town Hall, which had been the scene of their triumphant homecoming performance on 27 December 1960, following their first trip to Hamburg.
Live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (lunchtime)
The Beatles' 39th lunchtime performance at Liverpool's Cavern Club took place on this day.
Live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (evening)
The Beatles' 16th evening show at the Cavern Club took place on this date.
Live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (lunchtime)
The Beatles' 38th lunchtime performance at Liverpool's Cavern Club took place on this day.
Live: Hambleton Hall, Liverpool
This was The Beatles' 10th performance at Hambleton Hall in Huyton, Liverpool.
Live: Aintree Institute, Liverpool
This was the 27th performance given by The Beatles at Aintree Institute, which was situated at Longmoor Lane in Aintree, Liverpool.
Live: Knotty Ash Village Hall, Liverpool
This was The Beatles' first performance at the Village Hall on East Prestcot Road, Knotty Ash, Liverpool. It followed an appearance at the Grosvenor Ballroom in Liscard, Wallasey earlier that evening.
Live: Grosvenor Ballroom, Wallasey
The Silver Beetles had played at the Grosvenor Ballroom in Liscard, Wallasey several times in 1960. This was The Beatles' third show at the venue in 1961, and the final time they performed there.
Live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (lunchtime)
The Beatles' 37th lunchtime performance at Liverpool's Cavern Club took place on this day.
Live: Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool
This was The Beatles' 15th show at Litherland Town Hall, where they had given a triumphant homecoming performance on 27 December 1960, following their first trip to Hamburg.

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