9th February 1961, The Beatles played their first gig at what is now one of the most famous clubs in the world, The Cavern Club The original Cavern Club opened on Wednesday 16 January 1957 as a jazz club, later becoming a centre of the rock and roll scene in …
Read More »09 February – Today in Beatles History
1961 – The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club at lunchtime. Although the Quarry Men had played here three years previously, this is The Beatles’ first performance at the club that will become an important part of The Beatles legend. Their fee for this day’s appearance is 5 pounds. They were …
Read More »08 February – Today in Beatles History
1961 – The Beatles perform at Aintree Institute, Aintree, Liverpool, and at Hambleton Hall, Huyton, Liverpool. The Beatles’ new road manager, Neil Aspinall, is in charge of getting them from their first engagement to Hambleton Hall. 1963 On the Helen Shapiro tour, The Beatles perform at the ABC Cinema, Carlisle, …
Read More »Best Beatles Gifs- Part 1 (12 gifs)
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Read More »06 February – Today in Beatles History
06 February 1958 -The Quarry Men (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Eric Griffiths, Colin Hanton, and perhaps John “Duff” Lowe) perform at Wilson Hall, Garston, Liverpool. Although the memories of the participants differ greatly as to when George Harrison met The Quarry Men for the first time, it is generally accepted …
Read More »The Beatles filming the Strawberry Fields Forever (33 Photos)
The Beatles filming the Strawberry Fields Forever The promotional film for “Penny Lane” was, together with the video for “Strawberry Fields Forever”, one of the first examples of what later became known as a music video. The music video for the song was not filmed at Penny Lane, as the …
Read More »05 February – Today in Beatles History
05 February -1961 – The Beatles perform at Blair Hall, Walton, Liverpool. This was The Beatles’ first performance at Blair Hall on Walton Road in Walton, Liverpool. The show was booked by Peak Promotions, which ran jive events at four northern England venues: Blair Hall, Holyoake Hall in Wavertree, the …
Read More »04 February – Today in Beatles History
04 February 1961- The Beatles perform at Lathom Hall, Seaforth, Liverpool. 04 February 1961 – The Beatles perform at the Casbah Coffee Club, West Derby, Liverpool. 04 February 1963- The Beatles perform their last lunchtime show at the Cavern Club. This was The Beatles’ final lunchtime show at Liverpool’s Cavern Club. Although …
Read More »03 February – On This Day Beatles History
1961 – The Beatles perform at St. John’s Hall, Bootle. For this show The Beatles receive a larger fee from the promoter than usual–7.5 pounds (7 pounds, 10 shillings). 1962 The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club – a night show. An eight-hour music marathon was staged at the Cavern …
Read More »02 February – On This Day Beatles History
02 February 1961 -The Beatles perform at Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool. 02 February 1962 – The Beatles perform at the Oasis Club in Manchester. This is their first professionally-arranged out-of-town performance; Brian Epstein’s efforts are beginning to pay off. The song list for the evening’s performance is: “Hippy Hippy Shake”, …
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