Beatles history - 1961 year
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Jan 05
Thursday |
The Beatles (John, Paul, George and Pete) perform at the Town Hall in Litherland, Liverpool. |
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Jan 06
Friday |
Performance at St. John's Hall, Bootle in Lancashire. |
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Jan 07
Saturday |
Performance at Aintree Institute in Aintree, Liverpool and at the Lathom Hall in Seaforth, Liverpool. Also performing are Faron and the Tempest Tornadoes. |
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Jan 08
Sunday |
Performance at the Casbah Coffee Club in West Derby, Liverpool. |
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Jan 13
Friday |
Performance at Aintree Institute in Aintree, Liverpool. |
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Jan 14
Saturday |
Performance at Aintree Institute in Aintree, Liverpool. Also performing are Faron and the Tempest Tornadoes. |
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Jan 15
Sunday |
Performance at the Casbah Coffee Club in West Derby, Liverpool. |
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Jan 18
Wednesday |
Performance at Aintree Institute in Aintree, Liverpool. |
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Jan 19
Thursday |
Performance at Alexandra Hall in Crosby, Liverpool. |
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Jan 20
Friday |
Performance at Latham Hall in Seaforth, Liverpool. |
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Jan 21
Saturday |
Performance at Latham Hall in Seaforth, Liverpool and then at Aintree Institute in Aintree, Liverpool with Faron and the Tempest Tornadoes. |
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Jan 22
Sunday |
Performance at the Casbah Coffee Club in West Derby, Liverpool. |
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Jan 25
Wednesday |
Performance at Hambleton Hall in Huyton, Liverpool. Also performing are Derry and the Seniors and Faron and the Tempest Tornadoes. |
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Jan 26
Thursday |
Performance at the Town Hall in Litherland, Liverpool. |
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Jan 27
Friday |
Performance at Aintree Institute in Aintree, Liverpool. |
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Jan 28
Saturday |
Performance at Latham Hall in Seaforth, Liverpool and then at Aintree Institute in Aintree, Liverpool with Faron and the Tempest Tornadoes. |
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Jan 29
Sunday |
Performance at the Casbah Coffee Club in West Derby, Liverpool. |
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Jan 30
Monday |
Performance at Latham Hall in Seaforth, Liverpool. |
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Feb 01
Wednesday |
Performance at Hambleton Hall in Huyton, Liverpool. |
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Feb 02
Thursday |
Performance at the Town Hall in Litherland, Liverpool. |
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Feb 03
Friday |
Performance at St. John's Hall, Bootle in Lancashire. Also performing are the Terry Owen Four. |
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Feb 04
Saturday |
Performance at Latham Hall in Seaforth, Liverpool. |
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Feb 05
Sunday |
Performance at Blair Hall in Walton, Liverpool. |
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Feb 06
Monday |
Performance at Latham Hall in Seaforth, Liverpool. |
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Feb 07
Tuesday |
Performance at the Merseyside Civil Services Club in Liverpool. |
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Feb 08
Wednesday |
Performance at Aintree Institute in Aintree, Liverpool and then at Hambleton Hall in Huyton, Liverpool. |
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Feb 09
Thursday |
Perform their first lunchtime show at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. It is also George's first performance there. In all, the Beatles performed 292 times at the Cavern Club. |
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Feb 10
Friday |
Performance at Aintree Institute in Aintree, Liverpool and then at Lathom Hall in Seaforth, Liverpool. |
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Feb 11
Saturday |
Performance at Latham Hall in Seaforth, Liverpool and then at the Casanova Club in Sampson and Barlow's New Ballroom in Liverpool. |
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Feb 12
Sunday |
Performance at the Casbah Coffee Club in West Derby, Liverpool. |
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Feb 14
Tuesday |
Performance at the Casanova club, Liverpool. Sampson and Barlow's New Ballroom in Liverpool for a St. Valentine's Day dance. Filmed. A 8mm film, supposedly shot by a fan, was discovered in a drawer in Liverpool in the late 90's. It reportedly shows the Beatles performing in their black leathers on stage for this performance. The silent film appears to be authentic and therefore would be the earliest known film of the Beatles. It's unknown if it has been released in any form to the public. The Beatles, according to one source, also perform at the Town Hall in Litherland, Liverpool with Ray and the Del Renas. |
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Feb 15
Wednesday |
Performance at Aintree Institute in Aintree, Liverpool with Derry and the Seniors and Jean Day and the Jango Beats and then at Hambleton Hall in Huyton, Liverpool with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes (with Ringo) and Faron and the Tempest Tornadoes. |
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Feb 16
Thursday |
Performance at the Casanova Club, Sampson and Barlow's New Ballroom in Liverpool and then at the Town Hall in Litherland, Liverpool. |
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Feb 17
Friday |
Performance at St. John's Hall in Tuebrook, Liverpool with Jean Day and the Jango Beats. |
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Feb 18
Saturday |
Performance at Aintree Institute in Aintree, Liverpool with the Ravens, Mark Peters and the Cyclones and the Night Boppers. |
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Feb 19
Sunday |
Performance at the Casbah Coffee Club in West Derby, Liverpool. |
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Feb 21
Tuesday |
Performance a noontime show at the Cavern Club in Liverpool then at night they perform two shows. One at the Casanova Club, Sampson and Barlow's New Ballroom in Liverpool with Gerry and the Pacemakers and the Big Three and then at the Town Hall in Litherland, Liverpool with Ray and the Del Renas. |
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Feb 22
Wednesday |
Performance at Aintree Institute in Aintree, Liverpool and at Hambleton Hall in Huyton, Liverpool. |
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Feb 24
Friday |
Performance at the Grosvenor Ballroom, Liscard, Wallasey. |
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Feb 25
Saturday |
Performance at Aintree Institute in Aintree, Liverpool and then at Lathom Hall in Seaforth, Liverpool with Rikki Barnes and His All Stars. |
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Feb 26
Sunday |
The Beatles play at the Casbah Coffee Club, West Derby, Liverpool. The club was in the basement of the Best family house and managed by Pete Best's mother, Mona. |
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Feb 28
Tuesday |
The Beatles perform at noon at the Cavern Club, then at the Casanova Club, Sampson and Barlow's New Ballroom in Liverpool and finally at the Town Hall in Litherland, Liverpool with Ray and the Del Renas. |
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Mar 01
Wednesday |
Performance at Aintree Institute in Aintree, Liverpool. |
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Mar 02
Thursday |
Performance at the Town Hall in Litherland, Liverpool with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes (with Ringo) and the Dominoes. |
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Mar 03
Friday |
Performance at St. John's Hall, Bootle in Lancashire. |
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Mar 04
Saturday |
Performance at Aintree Institute in Aintree, Liverpool. |
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Mar 05
Sunday |
Performance at the Casbah Coffee Club in West Derby, Liverpool. |
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Mar 06
Monday |
Performance a noontime show at the Cavern Club in Liverpool then night performance at the Liverpool Jazz Society in Liverpool. |
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Mar 07
Tuesday |
Performance at the Casanova Club, Sampson and Barlow's New Ballroom in Liverpool. |
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Mar 08
Wednesday |
The Beatles perform a noontime show at the Cavern Club in Liverpool then at night they perform two shows. One at the Aintree Institute in Aintree, Liverpool and then at Hambleton Hall in Huyton, Liverpool. |
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Mar 10
Friday |
Performance at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool and then two evening performances. One is at the Grosvenor Ballroom in Liscard, Wallasey and the other is at St. John's Hall in Tuebrook, Liverpool. |
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Mar 11
Saturday |
The Beatles perform the `Beatles Farewell Show' at Aintree Institute in Aintree, Liverpool with the Night Boppers, Ray and the Del Renas, the Cliff Roberts Rockers and the Ravens. Then they perform through the night until 8:00am at the Liverpool Jazz Society in Liverpool with Gerry and the Pacemakers, the Remo Four, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, the Big Three, Dale Roberts and the Jaywalkers, Derry and the Seniors, Ray and the Del Renas, the Pressman, Johnny Rocco and the Jets, and Faron and the Tempest Tornadoes. |
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Mar 12
Sunday |
Performance at the Casbah Coffee Club, West Derby, Liverpool and then at the Casanova Club, Sampson and Barlow's New Ballroom in Liverpool with Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes. |
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Mar 13
Monday |
Performance at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool and then at the Liverpool Jazz Society in Liverpool. |
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Mar 14
Tuesday |
Performance at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Mar 15
Wednesday |
Performance at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool and then a late afternoon show at the Liverpool Jazz Society in Liverpool with Gerry and the Pacemakers and Rory Storm and the Wild Ones. |
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Mar 16
Thursday |
Performance at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Mar 17
Friday |
Performance at Mossway Hall in Croxteth, Liverpool and at the Liverpool Jazz Society in Liverpool. |
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Mar 19
Sunday |
Performance at the Casbah Coffee Club in West Derby, Liverpool. |
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Mar 20
Monday |
Performance at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool and then at night at Hambleton Hall in Huyton, Liverpool with the Ravens. |
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Mar 21
Tuesday |
First performance at the Cavern, as support act of the Bluegenes. Also performance of the Remo Four and Dale Roberts and the Jaywalkers. |
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Mar 22
Wednesday |
Performance at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Mar 24
Friday |
Performance at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Mar 26
Sunday |
Performance at the Casbah Coffee Club in West Derby, Liverpool. |
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Mar 27
Monday |
The Beatles arrive in Hamburg, for 98 night performances in the Top Ten Club and, later, the Star Club (2nd Hamburg season). |
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Mar 28
Tuesday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Mar 29
Wednesday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Mar 30
Thursday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Mar 31
Friday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Apr 01
Saturday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Apr 02
Sunday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Apr 03
Monday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Apr 04
Tuesday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Apr 05
Wednesday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Apr 06
Thursday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Apr 07
Friday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Apr 08
Saturday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Apr 09
Sunday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Apr 10
Monday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Apr 11
Tuesday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Apr 12
Wednesday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Apr 13
Thursday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Apr 14
Friday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Apr 15
Saturday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Apr 16
Sunday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Apr 17
Monday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Apr 18
Tuesday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Apr 19
Wednesday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Apr 20
Thursday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Apr 21
Friday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Apr 22
Saturday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Apr 23
Sunday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Apr 24
Monday |
Brian arrives in Hamburg to attend a course in record retailing management, run by Deutsche Grammophon. |
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Apr 24
Monday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Apr 25
Tuesday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Apr 26
Wednesday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Apr 27
Thursday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Apr 28
Friday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Apr 29
Saturday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Apr 30
Sunday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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May 01
Monday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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May 02
Tuesday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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May 03
Wednesday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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May 04
Thursday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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May 05
Friday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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May 06
Saturday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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May 07
Sunday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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May 08
Monday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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May 09
Tuesday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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May 10
Wednesday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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May 11
Thursday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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May 12
Friday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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May 13
Saturday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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May 14
Sunday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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May 15
Monday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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May 16
Tuesday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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May 17
Wednesday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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May 18
Thursday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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May 19
Friday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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May 20
Saturday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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May 21
Sunday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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May 22
Monday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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May 23
Tuesday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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May 24
Wednesday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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May 25
Thursday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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May 26
Friday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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May 27
Saturday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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May 28
Sunday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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May 29
Monday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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May 30
Tuesday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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May 31
Wednesday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Jun 01
Thursday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Jun 02
Friday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Jun 03
Saturday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Jun 04
Sunday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Jun 05
Monday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Jun 06
Tuesday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Jun 07
Wednesday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Jun 08
Thursday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Jun 09
Friday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Jun 10
Saturday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Jun 11
Sunday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Jun 12
Monday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Jun 13
Tuesday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Jun 14
Wednesday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Jun 15
Thursday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Jun 16
Friday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Jun 17
Saturday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Jun 18
Sunday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Jun 19
Monday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Jun 20
Tuesday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Jun 21
Wednesday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Jun 22
Thursday |
The Beatles back Tony Sheridan on several recordings made at the Frederich-Eberts-Halle studio in Hamburg, Germany. The producer is Bert Kaemphert. There at least two and maybe three recording sessions. The actual dates are very unclear and disputed over by several sources, as are the songs that the Beatles actually played on. Recording: `My Bonnie', `The Saints', `Cry for a Shadow'. |
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Jun 22
Thursday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. The Beatles back Tony Sheridan. Frederich-Eberts-Halle studio in Hamburg, Germany. Recording: `Ain't She Sweet', `Nobody's Child'. |
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Jun 23
Friday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. The Beatles back Tony Sheridan. Frederich-Eberts-Halle studio in Hamburg, Germany. Recording: `Tell Me If You Can', `Sweet Georgia Brown'. |
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Jun 24
Saturday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. The Beatles back Tony Sheridan. Frederich-Eberts-Halle studio in Hamburg, Germany. Recording: `Take out Some Insurance on Me, Baby'. |
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Jun 25
Sunday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Jun 26
Monday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Jun 27
Tuesday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Jun 28
Wednesday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Jun 29
Thursday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Jun 30
Friday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Jul 01
Saturday |
Start of validity of 1-year contract with Bert Kaempfert Produktions. |
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Jul 01
Saturday |
Performance at the Top Ten Club, 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Jul 02
Sunday |
98th night performance at the Top Ten Club in Hamburg. |
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Jul 03
Monday |
Arrival in Liverpool. |
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Jul 06
Thursday |
First issue of Mersey Beat is published. |
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Jul 13
Thursday |
Performance at St. John's Hall in Tuebrook, Liverpool. |
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Jul 14
Friday |
First performance at the Cavern after the return from Hamburg. The Beatles do noontime and evening performances. They share the evening bill with Johnny Sandon and the Searchers. |
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Jul 15
Saturday |
Performance at Holyoake Hall in Wavertree, Liverpool. |
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Jul 16
Sunday |
Performance at Blair Hall in Walton, Liverpool. |
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Jul 17
Monday |
Performance at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool and then at night at the Town Hall in Litherland, Liverpool with Gerry and the Pacemakers. |
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Jul 19
Wednesday |
Performance at noontime and again in the evening at the Cavern Club. |
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Jul 20
Thursday |
`Mersey Beat' front page: `Beatles Sign Recording Contract' (with Bert Kaempfert). |
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Jul 20
Thursday |
Beatles perform at St. John's Hall in Tuebrook, Liverpool. |
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Jul 21
Friday |
1st midday session. Performance at noontime at the Cavern in Liverpool and then at night at Aintree Institute in Aintree, Liverpool with Cy and the Cimarrons. |
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Jul 22
Saturday |
Performance at Holyoake Hall in Wavertree, Liverpool. |
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Jul 23
Sunday |
Performance at Blair Hall in Walton, Liverpool. |
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Jul 24
Monday |
Performance at the Town Hall, Litherland, Liverpool. |
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Jul 25
Tuesday |
Performances at the Cavern, with Gerry and the Pacemakers, the Bluegenes, and the Remo Four and the Four Jays. |
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Jul 26
Wednesday |
Performance at the Cavern Club, with the Four Jays and the Remo Four. |
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Jul 27
Thursday |
Performance at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. The Beatles perform at St. John's Hall, Tuebrook, Liverpool. They provide backup for Cilla White who later changes her name to Cilla Black. |
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Jul 28
Friday |
Performance at Aintree Institute in Aintree, Liverpool with the Strangers. |
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Jul 29
Saturday |
Night performance at Blair Hall in Walton, Liverpool. |
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Jul 30
Sunday |
Night performance at Blair Hall in Walton, Liverpool. |
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Jul 31
Monday |
Perfomances at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool and at night at the Town Hall in Litherland, Liverpool. |
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Aug 02
Wednesday |
Performances at noontime and in the evening at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Aug 03
Thursday |
Brian's first record review column is published in the 3rd issue of `Mersey Beat'. |
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Aug 03
Thursday |
Performance at St. John's Hall, Tuebrook, Liverpool. |
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Aug 04
Friday |
Performances at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool and at night at the Aintree Institute in Aintree, Liverpool with Cy and the Cimarrons. |
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Aug 05
Saturday |
First afternoon show: Performance at the Cavern, with Remo Four. Evening: Performance at the Cavern Club with Kenny Ball's Jazzmen and Mike Cotton's Jazzmen. |
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Aug 06
Sunday |
Performance at the Casbah Coffee Club in West Derby, Liverpool. |
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Aug 07
Monday |
Performance at the Town Hall in Litherland, Liverpool. |
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Aug 08
Tuesday |
Performance at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Aug 09
Wednesday |
Performance at night at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Aug 10
Thursday |
Performances at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool and at night at St. John's Hall in Tuebrook, Liverpool. |
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Aug 11
Friday |
Performance at night at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Aug 12
Saturday |
Performance at Aintree Institute in Aintree, Liverpool. |
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Aug 13
Sunday |
Performance at the Casbah Coffee Club in West Derby, Liverpool. |
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Aug 14
Monday |
Performance at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Aug 16
Wednesday |
Performance at night at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Aug 17
Thursday |
Performance at St. John's Hall, Tuebrook, Liverpool. The Beatles provide backup for Johnny Gustafson. |
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Aug 18
Friday |
Performances at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool and at night at the Aintree Institute in Aintree, Liverpool with Steve Bennett and the Syndicate. |
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Aug 19
Saturday |
Performance at Aintree Institute, Longmoore Lane, Aintree, Liverpool. |
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Aug 20
Sunday |
Performance at Hambleton Hall in Huyton, Liverpool. |
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Aug 21
Monday |
Performance at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Aug 23
Wednesday |
Performance at noontime and in the evening at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Aug 24
Thursday |
Performance at St. John's Hall, Tuebrook, Liverpool. |
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Aug 25
Friday |
Performance at noon at the Cavern Club and at night on the MV Royal Iris ferry on the Mersey river. |
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Aug 26
Saturday |
Performance at Aintree Institute in Aintree, Liverpool. |
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Aug 27
Sunday |
Performance at the Casbah Coffee Club in West Derby, Liverpool. |
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Aug 28
Monday |
Performance at noontime at the Cavern Club. |
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Aug 29
Tuesday |
Performance at noontime at the Cavern Club. |
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Aug 30
Wednesday |
Performance at night at the Cavern Club. |
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Aug 31
Thursday |
`Mersey Beat' publishes an article by Bob Wooler about the Beatles. |
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Aug 31
Thursday |
Performance at St. John's Hall, Tuebrook, Liverpool. |
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Sep 01
Friday |
Performances at noontime with Karl Terry and the Cruisers and in the evening with Dizzy Burton's Jazzband at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Sep 02
Saturday |
Performance at Aintree Institute in Aintree, Liverpool. |
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Sep 03
Sunday |
Performance at Hambleton Hall in Huyton, Liverpool. |
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Sep 05
Tuesday |
Performance at the Cavern, with Remo Four, the Bluegenes, and Gerry and the Pacemakers. |
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Sep 06
Wednesday |
Performance at the Cavern, with Johnny Sandon and the Searchers, and Ian and the Zodiacs. |
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Sep 07
Thursday |
Performances at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool and at night at the Town Hall in Litherland, Liverpool. |
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Sep 08
Friday |
Performance at St. John's Hall, Tuebrook, Liverpool. |
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Sep 09
Saturday |
Performance at Aintree Institute in Aintree, Liverpool. |
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Sep 10
Sunday |
Performance at the Casbah Coffee Club in Liverpool. |
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Sep 11
Monday |
Performance at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Sep 13
Wednesday |
Performance at noontime at the Cavern Club. Evening: Performance with the Remo Four and the Pressman. |
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Sep 14
Thursday |
Performance at the Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool. |
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Sep 15
Friday |
Performance at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. Early evening: Performance with Cliff Roberts and the Rockers at the Grosvenor Ballroom in Liscard and later at the Village Hall in Knotty Ash, Liverpool. |
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Sep 16
Saturday |
Performance at the Aintree Institute in Aintree, Liverpool. |
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Sep 17
Sunday |
Performance at Hambleton Hall in Huyton, Liverpool. |
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Sep 19
Tuesday |
Lunch time: Performance at the Cavern. |
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Sep 20
Wednesday |
Afternoon: Performance at the Cavern, with Karl Terry and the Cruisers, with Ian and the Zodiacs. |
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Sep 21
Thursday |
Lunch time: Performance at the Cavern. Early evening: Performance at the Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool with Gerry and the Pacemakers and Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. |
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Sep 22
Friday |
Performance at the Village Hall in Knotty Ash, Liverpool. |
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Sep 23
Saturday |
Performance at the Aintree Institute in Aintree, Liverpool. |
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Sep 24
Sunday |
Performance at the Casbah Coffee Club in West Derby, Liverpool. |
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Sep 25
Monday |
Performance at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Sep 27
Wednesday |
Performance at noontime and in the evening at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Sep 28
Thursday |
Performance at the Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool. |
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Sep 29
Friday |
Performance at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool and in the evening at the Village Hall, Knotty Ash in Liverpool. |
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Oct 09
Monday |
John and Paul celebrate John's 21st birthday by hitchhiking to Paris. In aid in getting picked up, they purchase and wear bowler hats. They had planned to keep going to Spain, but stayed in Paris. John and Paul both claim they started the `Beatle' haircut while in Paris, copying the style from Jurgen Vollmer, whom they met on the streets. |
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Oct 15
Sunday |
Performance in the afternoon at the Albany Cinema in Maghull, Liverpool and in the evening at Hambleton Hall in Huyton, Liverpool. |
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Oct 16
Monday |
Performance at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Oct 17
Tuesday |
Performance for their fan club for the first time at the David Lewis Club in Liverpool. |
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Oct 18
Wednesday |
Performances at the Cavern Club at noontime and in the evening with the Four Jays and Ian and the Zodiacs. |
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Oct 19
Thursday |
Performance of part of the Beatles and part of Gerry and the Pacemakers and the Cruisers, under the name of Beatmakers, at the Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool. |
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Oct 20
Friday |
Performance at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. Performance in the evening at the Village Hall in Knotty Ash, Liverpool. |
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Oct 21
Saturday |
Two performances at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Oct 22
Sunday |
Performance at the Casbah Coffee Club in West Derby, Liverpool. |
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Oct 24
Tuesday |
Performance at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Oct 25
Wednesday |
Performance in the evening at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Oct 26
Thursday |
Performance at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Oct 27
Friday |
Performance at the Village Hall in Knotty Ash, Liverpool. |
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Oct 28
Saturday |
15:00. Raymond Jones asks `My Bonnie', by the Beatles, to Brian Epstein in his music store. Soon after, another youngster asks him a Beatles record. Brian promises to find it, a matter of pride for him more than the sale itself. The Beatles perform in the evening at the Aintree Institute in Aintree, Liverpool. |
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Oct 29
Sunday |
Performance at Hambleton Hall in Huyton, Liverpool. |
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Oct 30
Monday |
Two girls ask for more copies of `My Bonnie' at the NEMS record store. The Beatles perform at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Oct 31
Tuesday |
Performance at the Town Hall in Litherland, Liverpool. |
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Nov 01
Wednesday |
Performance at noontime and in the evening at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Nov 03
Friday |
Performance at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Nov 04
Saturday |
Performance in the evening at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Nov 05
Sunday |
Performance at either the Glenpark Club in Southport or at the Three Coins Club in Manchester. |
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Nov 07
Tuesday |
Performance at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. Evening: First performance at the Merseyside Civil Service Club in Liverpool. Later: Performance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Nov 08
Wednesday |
Brian phones to the Cavern, asking for a ticket as an important visit. The Beatles performance in the evening at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Nov 09
Thursday |
Cavern lunch session: The Beatles. By 12:30, Brian and Alistair Taylor visit the Cavern, during the Beatles performance. Evening: Performance at the Town Hall in Litherland, Liverpool. |
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Nov 10
Friday |
Performance at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton. Part of the `Operation Big Beat', a festival with Gerry and the Pacemakers, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, the Remo Four, and Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes. Evening: performance at the Village Hall in Knotty Ash, Liverpool. |
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Nov 11
Saturday |
Performance in the evening at the Aintree Institute in Aintree, Liverpool. |
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Nov 12
Sunday |
Performance at Hambleton Hall in Huyton, Liverpool with the Rockin' Climbers, Jimmy and the Midnighters and Faron and the Flamingos. |
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Nov 13
Monday |
Performance at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Nov 14
Tuesday |
Performance at the Merseyside Civil Service Club in Liverpool and later at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Nov 15
Wednesday |
Performance at noontime and in the evening at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Nov 17
Friday |
Performances at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool and in the evening at the Village Hall in Knotty Ash, Liverpool. |
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Nov 18
Saturday |
Performance in the evening at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Nov 19
Sunday |
Performance at the Casbah Coffee Club in West Derby, Liverpool. |
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Nov 21
Tuesday |
Performances at noontime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool and in the evening at the Merseyside Civil Club in Liverpool. |
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Nov 22
Wednesday |
Performance in the evening at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Nov 23
Thursday |
Performance at noontime in the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Nov 24
Friday |
Performances at the Casbah Coffee Club in West Derby, Liverpool. Evening: perfomance at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, Wallasay as a part of `Operation Big Beat II'. Other acts are Gerry and the Pacemakers, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, the Remo Four and others. |
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Nov 26
Sunday |
Performance at Hambleton Hall in Huyton, Liverpool. |
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Nov 27
Monday |
Performance at noontime in the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Nov 28
Tuesday |
Performance in the evening at the Merseyside Civil Club in Liverpool. |
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Nov 29
Wednesday |
Performances at noontime and in the evening in the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Dec 01
Friday |
Meeting of Brian Epstein with Colin Borland and Beecher Stevens, both from Decca, to negotiate a recording contract, at their London office. |
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Dec 01
Friday |
Performances at noontime in the Cavern Club in Liverpool and in the evening at the Tower Ballroom in New Brighton along with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, Dale Roberts and the Jaywalkers, King Size Taylor and the Dominoes, Derry and the Seniors and Steve Day and the Drifters. |
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Dec 02
Saturday |
Performance in the evening at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Dec 03
Sunday |
Performance at the Casbah Coffee Club in West Derby, Liverpool. The Beatles and Bob Wooler meet Brian at NEMS record stores. Before they go with Wooler to drink to the Bridge pub. 16:30. Time agreed for the 1st formal meeting with Brian. 17:30. John, George, Pete and Bob Wooler are the first appearing for the meeting. 18:00. Half an hour later than the rest, and after going home to take a bath, Paul appears at NEMS. |
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Dec 04
Monday |
Representatives of Deutsche Grammophone London office visit Liverpool to meet Brian and listen to his asking of `My Bonnie' being released as single in the UK. [5 December?] |
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Dec 05
Tuesday |
The Beatles performance at noontime in the Cavern Club in Liverpool. Representatives of Deutsche Grammophone London office visit Liverpool to meet Brian and listen to his asking of `My Bonnie' being released as single in the UK. [4 December?] |
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Dec 06
Wednesday |
Meeting of the Beatles and Brian Epstein at NEMS. Evening: Performance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Dec 07
Thursday |
Ron White writes to Brian Epstein, returning him the Beatles' German contract, promising to intercede before EMI. |
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Dec 08
Friday |
Brian writes to Ron White, from the EMI sales department, to get them an EMI record contract. Brian has already sent him a copy of `My Bonnie'. |
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Dec 08
Friday |
Afternoon: the Beatles perform at the Cavern Club. Evening: show at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, Wallasay, backing up Davy Jones, a black singer from America who is living in the UK. |
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Dec 09
Saturday |
First live performance at the Palais Ballroom in Aldershot with Ivor Jay and the Jaywalkers. Because of an advertising mix-up, no one showed, so word was spread around about a free dance. 18 people then showed up. The Beatles then went to the Blue Gardenia in Soho, London where they got up on stage without George and played free again. |
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Dec 10
Sunday |
Afternoon: Meeting of the Beatles and Brian Epstein, at the Casbah Coffee Club. Performance at Hambleton Hall in Huyton, Liverpool. |
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Dec 11
Monday |
Performance at lunchtime at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Dec 12
Tuesday |
Concert at the Nottingham Odeon. |
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Dec 13
Wednesday |
Performance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. Mike Smith, from Decca's A & R department, visits the Cavern. |
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Dec 13
Wednesday |
Performance at the Casbah. |
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Dec 15
Friday |
Performances at noontime in the Cavern Club in Liverpool and in the evening at the Tower Ballroom in New Brighton along with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, Dale Roberts and the Jaywalkers, Cass and the Cassanovas and Derry and the Seniors. |
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Dec 16
Saturday |
Performance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Dec 17
Sunday |
Performance at the Casbah Coffee Club in West Derby, Liverpool. |
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Dec 18
Monday |
Ron White sends an apology to Epstein, rejecting the group. |
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Dec 18
Monday |
Performance at noontime in the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Dec 19
Tuesday |
Performance at noontime in the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Dec 20
Wednesday |
Performance in the evening at the Cavern Club in Liverpool with the Strangers and Mark Peters and the Cyclones. |
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Dec 21
Thursday |
Performance at noontime in the Cavern Club in Liverpool. |
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Dec 23
Saturday |
Performance at the Cavern. |
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Dec 26
Tuesday |
The Beatles (billed as the Beetles) perform on the `Big Beat Ball' at the Tower Ballroom in New Brighton with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes and Tony Osborne and his Band from 20:00 to 23:00. It's `Boxing Day. |
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Dec 27
Wednesday |
Christmas Party performance at the Cavern, with Gerry and the Pacemakers, and Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes. |
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Dec 29
Friday |
Evening: Performance at the Cavern, with the Yorkshire Jazz Band. |
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Dec 30
Saturday |
Evening: performance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool with Gerry and the Pacemakers. |
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Dec 31
Sunday |
The Beatles leave from Liverpool to London on Neil's car. Brian goes by train. They sleep at the Royal Hotel, Woburn Place, London. |
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