This was The Beatles’ 23rd lunchtime performance at Liverpool’s Cavern Club, the cellar venue on Mathew Street which would soon become world famous.
The Beatles’ lunchtime shows typically lasted from 12-2pm. Although the precise number of their Cavern performances is not known, The Beatles played at least 155 lunchtime and 125 evening shows.
This was their 30th appearance overall at the Cavern. Their final performance at the venue took place on 3 August 1963.
Last updated: 24 January 2024
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- 2019: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Ryman Auditorium, Nashville
- 2019: The Beatles announce Abbey Road 50th anniversary reissue
- 2010: Paul McCartney live: Air Canada Centre, Toronto
- 2009: Beatles fans mark 40 years of Abbey Road photoshoot
- 2003: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids
- 1998: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Heitere Open Air, Zofingen
- 1995: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Palace Theatre, Louisville
- 1992: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Ace Bowen Concert Grounds, Camp Pendleton
- 1989: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia
- 1972: Wings live: Idrottshuset, Örebro
- 1969: Recording: The End, I Want You (She’s So Heavy), Oh! Darling
- 1969: The Abbey Road cover photography session
- 1968: Recording, mixing: Hey Jude, Not Guilty
- 1966: The South African Broadcasting Corporation bans The Beatles’ music
- 1966: US album release: Revolver
- 1966: US single release: Eleanor Rigby/Yellow Submarine
- 1963: The Beatles live: Candie Gardens, Guernsey
- 1962: The Beatles live: Co-op Ballroom, Doncaster
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