The Beatles live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (evening)

The Beatles headlined an eight-hour Rhythm And Blues Marathon at the Cavern Club on Good Friday, 12 April 1963.

The event began at 4pm and finished at midnight. The other acts on the bill were The Fourmost, The Dennisons, The Nomads, The Panthers, The Flintstones, The Roadrunners, Group One, and Faron’s Flamingoes.

You had to wait about five hours before you went on stage but I didn’t mind as I was watching my idol, John Lennon. Steve McLaren and I got the idea for a song that night and that was our first single, (Come On) Be My Girl.

#OTD in Cavern history 1963… #TheBeatles performed as part of the Cavern's 'A Shot of Rhythm and Blues Marathon No. 2' with 7 other bands including The Road Runners, Faron's Flamingos and more!

More Cavern history here – https://t.co/4jTJnPndYS#TBT #CavernClub pic.twitter.com/XHEDr0LCN1

— The Cavern Club (@cavernliverpool) April 12, 2018

This was The Beatles’ penultimate appearance at the Cavern Club. Their last was on 3 August 1963.

Although the precise number of their Cavern performances is not known, The Beatles played at least 155 lunchtime and 125 evening shows.