The Beatles played two shows on consecutive nights in Gloucestershire on this and the following night. This first show took place at the Town Hall on Church Road in the town of Lydney.
1962
Live: Riverpark Ballroom, Chester
The Beatles played at the Riverpark Ballroom in Chester on four Thursdays in the summer of 1962. This was the third show.
Live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (lunchtime)
On this day The Beatles gave their 128th lunchtime performance at Liverpool's Cavern Club.
Live: Floral Hall Ballroom, Morecambe
This was the first of two performances The Beatles gave at the Floral Hall Ballroom on the Promenade in Morecambe, Lancashire.
Live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (evening)
On this day The Beatles' 96th evening show at the Cavern Club took place. It was billed as The Blue Genes Guest Night; The Beatles were second on the bill, and also appearing were Birmingham act Gerry Levene and the Avengers.
Live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (evening)
This was The Beatles' 95th evening show at the Cavern Club. They were second on a bill headlined by Mike Berry, who had a chart hit in October 1961 with Tribute To Buddy Holly.
Live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (evening)
The Beatles' 94th evening show at the Cavern Club took place on this date.
Live: Marine Hall Ballroom, Fleetwood
The Beatles performed just once in Fleetwood, a town in the Wyre district of Lancashire, England.
Live: Majestic Ballroom, Birkenhead
This was the seventh of The Beatles' 17 concert appearances at the Majestic Ballrom in Birkenhead.
Live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (lunchtime)
The Beatles gave their 127th lunchtime performance at Liverpool's Cavern Club on this day.
Live: Riverpark Ballroom, Chester
The Beatles played at the Riverpark Ballroom in Chester on four Thursdays in the summer of 1962. This was the second show.
John Lennon marries Cynthia Powell
On 23 August 1962 John Lennon married Cynthia Powell at the Mount Pleasant register office in Liverpool.
Live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (evening)
The Beatles' 93rd evening show at Liverpool's Cavern Club took place on this date. Earlier in the day they had given a lunchtime show at the venue, during which they were filmed by a crew from Granada Television.
Live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (lunchtime) - The Beatles' first television appearance
The Beatles' 126th lunchtime performance at the Cavern Club on Mathew Street, Liverpool took place on this day. It was also the first time that television cameras filmed them performing.
Live: Majestic Ballroom, Crewe
The Beatles played twice at the Majestic Ballroom in Crewe, Cheshire. This was the second date; the first came a week earlier on 13 August 1962.
Live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (evening)
On this day The Beatles' 92nd evening show at the Cavern Club took place. They headlined a bill which also included The Zenith Six Jazz Band, the Swinging Blue Genes, and Peppy and the New York Twisters.
Live: Hulme Hall, Birkenhead - Ringo Starr's first official show as a Beatle
Following the sacking of Pete Best, The Beatles were quick to recruit their new drummer.
Live: Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, Wallasey
This was The Beatles' 20th show at the Tower Ballroom in New Brighton, Wallasey.
Live: Majestic Ballroom, Birkenhead
This was the sixth of The Beatles' 17 concert appearances at the Majestic Ballrom in Birkenhead.
Live: Riverpark Ballroom, Chester
The Beatles played at the Riverpark Ballroom in Chester on four Thursdays in the summer of 1962. This was the first show.

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