On this date The Beatles gave their 61st lunchtime performance at Liverpool’s Cavern Club.
The group’s lunchtime shows in the Cavern typically lasted from 12-2pm. Overall this was their 91st appearance at the Mathew Street cellar club, including their late-night shows.
Although the precise number of their Cavern performances is not known, The Beatles played at least 155 lunchtime and 125 evening shows at the Mathew Street venue between 9 February 1961 and 3 August 1963.
Last updated: 24 January 2024
Also on this day...
- 2023: Paul McCartney pays tribute to Denny Laine
- 2023: Yoko Ono and Sean Ono Lennon donate Give Peace A Chance acetates to charities
- 2018: Paul McCartney live: Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna
- 2017: Paul McCartney live: AAMI Park, Melbourne
- 2015: Ringo Starr’s Beatles drum kit sells for $2.1 million
- 2011: Paul McCartney live: O2 Arena, London
- 1993: Paul McCartney live: Pedreira Paulo Leminski, Curitiba
- 1991: George Harrison live: International Exhibition Hall, Nagoya
- 1989: Paul McCartney live: Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont
- 1979: Wings live: Rainbow Theatre, London
- 1969: John Lennon and Yoko Ono make Apotheosis 2
- 1969: Television: 24 Hours: The World Of John And Yoko – day four
- 1969: Mixing: Hey Jude, Revolution
- 1967: Launch party at the Apple Boutique
- 1965: The Beatles live: Empire Theatre, Liverpool – their final Liverpool concerts
- 1962: The Beatles live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (evening)
- 1962: The Beatles live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (lunchtime)
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