On this day The Beatles gave their 93rd lunchtime performance at Liverpool’s Cavern Club.
The group’s lunchtime shows typically lasted from 12-2pm. This was their 151st known appearance overall at the soon-to-be-famous cellar venue on Mathew Street in Liverpool’s city centre, including the evening events.
Although the precise number of The Beatles’ Cavern performances is not known, they played at least 155 lunchtime and 125 evening shows between 9 February 1961 and 3 August 1963.
Last updated: 25 January 2024
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- 2009: Former Capitol Records boss Alan Livingston dies at 91
- 1999: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
- 1993: Paul McCartney live: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
- 1990: Paul McCartney live: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo
- 1981: US single release: Watching The Wheels by John Lennon
- 1970: Mixing: Sentimental Journey by Ringo Starr
- 1969: Mixing: I’ve Got A Feeling, Dig It, Maggie Mae, Shake Rattle And Roll, Kansas City, Miss Ann, Lawdy Miss Clawdy, Blue Suede Shoes, You Really Got A Hold On Me
- 1967: Recording: Good Morning Good Morning
- 1965: Travel: London to Austria
- 1964: Mixing: Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand, Sie Liebt Dich
- 1964: Filming: A Hard Day’s Night
- 1963: The Beatles live: Rialto Theatre, York
- 1963: Recording, mixing: Thank You Girl
- 1961: The Beatles live: Liverpool Jazz Society, Liverpool
- 1961: The Beatles live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (lunchtime)
- 1958: The Quarrymen live: Morgue Skiffle Cellar, Liverpool
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