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This Christmas Eve show at the Grosvenor Ballroom in Liscard, Wallasey was booked by The Beatles’ manager Allan Williams on 19 December 1960.

Having performed at the Grosvenor Ballroom on each consecutive Saturday since 4 June 1960, The Silver Beetles’ residency came to a close on this night.

This was The Silver Beetles’ eighth consecutive Saturday night show at the Grosvenor Ballroom, a venue in Liscard Wallasey run by local promoter Les Dodd under the name Paramount …

This was another of The Silver Beetles’ regular concerts at the Grosvenor Ballroom, which took place every Saturday night in June and July 1960.

The Silver Beetles had been performing regularly at the Grosvenor Ballroom in Liscard, Wallasey, since 4 June 1960. This time, however, they were joined onstage by a special guest: …

This was The Beatles’ penultimate show at the Neston Institute, and their last in the month of June 1960. They performed six times in total at the venue, the …

During June and July 1960, The Beatles had regular engagements at the Grosvenor Ballroom in Wallasey on Saturday nights, and at the Neston Institute on Thursdays. The events were …

18 June 1960 was Paul McCartney’s 18th birthday. Instead of celebrating with a night off, he and The Silver Beetles gave one of their usual Saturday night concerts at …

This was The Silver Beetles’ third concert at the Grosvenor Ballroom within a week, and one that didn’t pass without incident.

This was The Beatles’ second of six Thursday night shows at this venue in the Merseyside town of Neston.

Two days after performing at The Institute in Neston, Wirral, The Silver Beetles performed at another of promoter Les Dodd’s venues, the Grosvenor Ballroom in the Liscard area of …

The Beatles played six consecutive Thursday night shows from this date at The Institute, a venue based on Hinderton Road in the town of Neston, on the Wirral Peninsula, …