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The Beatles arriving for concerts in Madrid, July 1965

From 1961 to 1966, the English rock band the Beatles performed all over the Western world. They began performing live as The Beatles on 15 August 1960 at The Jacaranda in Liverpool and continued in various clubs during their visit to Hamburg, West Germany, until 1962, with a line-up of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best. Following Sutcliffe's departure (and subsequent death of a brain haemorrhage), the Beatles continued performing throughout 1962, most notably at The Cavern Club in Liverpool, where they were discovered by Brian Epstein and George Martin. After firing Best and hiring Ringo Starr, the Beatles performed a series of concert tours throughout the UK in 1963, before they left for the US in early 1964. As Beatlemania and the British Invasion came into full force, they began a world tour and continued to perform in the UK and US throughout 1965, including a well-known performance at Shea Stadium in New York City.

In 1966, following a controversial tour of Germany, Japan and the Philippines and a tour of the US (which was plagued with backlash due to Lennon's "more popular than Jesus" comment), the Beatles ceased performing live due to being fed up with touring and became a studio-only band. Their last commercial performance was at San Francisco's Candlestick Park on 29 August.[1] It marked the end of a four-year period dominated by almost nonstop touring that included over 1,400 concert appearances internationally.[2] The group made no more public appearances until 30 January 1969, when they performed an unannounced rooftop concert at their Apple Corps headquarters in London. Numerous documentaries about their live performances have been made before and after their break-up, including The Beatles at Shea Stadium (1965) and The Beatles: Eight Days a Week (2016).

Below is a list of all known live performances the Beatles undertook during their career as a band. Any appearances with members that differ from the best-known line-up (Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr) are marked accordingly.

List of live performances

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1960

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The band played a farewell show at The Jacaranda in Liverpool before driving to Hamburg from outside the venue the next day. The show was the band's first live performance after changing their name from The Silver Beetles to The Beatles, it was also Pete Best's first live performance with the band. The full line-up was John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best.

Date Town or city Country Venue Notes
14 August 1960 Liverpool England The Jacaranda
17 August 1960 Hamburg Germany Indra Club

1961

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At the beginning of 1961, The Beatles' lineup was John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stuart Sutcliffe, and Pete Best. Sutcliffe left the band in June or July 1961; McCartney switches from rhythm guitar and piano to bass after Sutcliffe leaves.[3]

Date Town or city Country Venue Notes
5 January 1961 Litherland England Litherland Town Hall
6 January 1961 Bootle St John's Hall
7 January 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
Seaforth Lathom Hall
8 January 1961 Liverpool The Casbah Coffee Club
13 January 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
14 January 1961
15 January 1961 Liverpool The Casbah Coffee Club
18 January 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
19 January 1961 Crosby Alexandra Hall
20 January 1961 Seaforth Lathom Hall
21 January 1961
25 January 1961 Huyton Hambleton Hall
26 January 1961 Litherland Litherland Town Hall
27 January 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
28 January 1961 Seaforth Lathom Hall
29 January 1961 Liverpool The Casbah Coffee Club
30 January 1961 Seaforth Lathom Hall
1 February 1961 Huyton Hambleton Hall
2 February 1961 Litherland Litherland Town Hall
3 February 1961 Bootle St John's Hall
4 February 1961 Seaforth Lathom Hall
5 February 1961 Walton Blair Hall
6 February 1961 Seaforth Lathom Hall
7 February 1961 Liverpool Merseyside Civil Service Club
8 February 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
9 February 1961 Liverpool The Cavern Club
10 February 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
11 February 1961 Liverpool Cassanova Club
12 February 1961 The Casbah Coffee Club
14 February 1961 Cassanova Club
15 February 1961 Huyton Hambleton Hall
16 February 1961 Liverpool Litherland Town Hall
17 February 1961 St John's Hall
18 February 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
19 February 1961 Liverpool The Casbah Coffee Club
21 February 1961 The Cavern Club
22 February 1961 Huyton Hambleton Hall
24 February 1961 Wallasey Grosvenor Ballroom
25 February 1961 Liverpool Lathom Hall
26 February 1961 The Casbah Coffee Club
28 February 1961 The Cavern Club
1 March 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
2 March 1961 Liverpool Litherland Town Hall
3 March 1961 Bootle St John's Hall
4 March 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
5 March 1961 Liverpool The Casbah Coffee Club
6 March 1961 Liverpool Jazz Society
7 March 1961 Cassanova Club
8 March 1961 Huyton Hambleton Hall
10 March 1961 Wallasey Grosvenor Ballroom
11 March 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
12 March 1961 Liverpool The Casbah Coffee Club
13 March 1961 The Cavern Club
14 March 1961
15 March 1961 Liverpool Jazz Society
16 March 1961 The Cavern Club
17 March 1961 Mossway Hall
19 March 1961 The Casbah Coffee Club
20 March 1961 Huyton Hambleton Hall
21 March 1961 Liverpool The Cavern Club
22 March 1961
24 March 1961
26 March 1961 The Casbah Coffee Club
27 March 1961 Hamburg West Germany Top Ten Club
28 March 1961
29 March 1961
30 March 1961
31 March 1961
1 April 1961
2 April 1961
3 April 1961
4 April 1961
5 April 1961
6 April 1961
7 April 1961
8 April 1961
9 April 1961
10 April 1961
11 April 1961
12 April 1961
13 April 1961
14 April 1961
15 April 1961
16 April 1961
17 April 1961
18 April 1961
19 April 1961
20 April 1961
21 April 1961
22 April 1961
23 April 1961
24 April 1961
25 April 1961
26 April 1961
27 April 1961
28 April 1961
29 April 1961
30 April 1961
1 May 1961
2 May 1961
3 May 1961
4 May 1961
5 May 1961
6 May 1961
7 May 1961
8 May 1961
9 May 1961
10 May 1961
11 May 1961
12 May 1961
13 May 1961
14 May 1961
15 May 1961
16 May 1961
17 May 1961
18 May 1961
19 May 1961
20 May 1961
21 May 1961
22 May 1961
23 May 1961
24 May 1961
25 May 1961
26 May 1961
27 May 1961
28 May 1961
29 May 1961
30 May 1961
31 May 1961
1 June 1961
2 June 1961
3 June 1961
4 June 1961
5 June 1961
6 June 1961
7 June 1961
8 June 1961
9 June 1961
10 June 1961
11 June 1961
12 June 1961
13 June 1961
14 June 1961
15 June 1961
16 June 1961
17 June 1961
18 June 1961
19 June 1961
20 June 1961
21 June 1961
22 June 1961
23 June 1961
24 June 1961
25 June 1961
26 June 1961
27 June 1961
28 June 1961
29 June 1961
30 June 1961
1 July 1961
2 July 1961
13 July 1961 Liverpool England St. John's Hall
14 July 1961 The Cavern Club
15 July 1961 Holyoake Hall
16 July 1961 Walton Blair Hall
17 July 1961 Liverpool Litherland Town Hall
19 July 1961 The Cavern Club
20 July 1961 St. John's Hall
21 July 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
22 July 1961 Liverpool Holyoake Hall
23 July 1961 Walton Blair Hall
24 July 1961 Liverpool Litherland Town Hall
25 July 1961 The Cavern Club
26 July 1961
27 July 1961 St. John's Hall
28 July 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
29 July 1961 Walton Blair Hall
30 July 1961
31 July 1961 Liverpool Litherland Town Hall
2 August 1961 The Cavern Club
3 August 1961 St. John's Hall
4 August 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
5 August 1961 Liverpool The Cavern Club
6 August 1961 The Casbah Coffee Club
7 August 1961 Litherland Town Hall
8 August 1961 The Cavern Club
9 August 1961
10 August 1961 St. John's Hall
11 August 1961 The Cavern Club
12 August 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
13 August 1961 Liverpool The Casbah Coffee Club
14 August 1961 The Cavern Club
16 August 1961
17 August 1961 St John's Hall Johnny Gustafson guested on bass, allowing Paul McCartney wander in the crowd as he sang.
18 August 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
19 August 1961
20 August 1961 Huyton Hambleton Hall
21 August 1961 Liverpool The Cavern Club
23 August 1961
24 August 1961 St. John's Hall
25 August 1961 The Cavern Club
26 August 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
27 August 1961 Liverpool The Casbah Coffee Club
28 August 1961 The Cavern Club
29 August 1961
30 August 1961
31 August 1961 St. John's Hall
1 September 1961 The Cavern Club
2 September 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
3 September 1961 Huyton Hambleton Hall
5 September 1961 Liverpool The Cavern Club
6 September 1961
7 September 1961 Litherland Town Hall
8 September 1961 St. John's Hall
9 September 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
10 September 1961 Liverpool The Casbah Coffee Club
11 September 1961 The Cavern Club
13 September 1961
14 September 1961 Litherland Town Hall
15 September 1961 Wallasey Grosvenor Ballroom
16 September 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
17 September 1961 Huyton Hambleton Hall
19 September 1961 Liverpool The Cavern Club
20 September 1961
21 September 1961 Litherland Town Hall
22 September 1961 Village Hall
23 September 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
24 September 1961 Liverpool The Casbah Coffee Club
25 September 1961 The Cavern Club
27 September 1961
28 September 1961 Litherland Town Hall
29 September 1961 Village Hall
15 October 1961 Maghull Albany Cinema
16 October 1961 Liverpool The Cavern Club
17 October 1961 David Lewis Club
18 October 1961 The Cavern Club
19 October 1961 Litherland Town Hall
20 October 1961 Village Hall
21 October 1961 The Cavern Club
22 October 1961 The Casbah Coffee Club
24 October 1961 The Cavern Club
25 October 1961
26 October 1961
27 October 1961 Village Hall
28 October 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
29 October 1961 Huyton Hambleton Hall
30 October 1961 Liverpool The Cavern Club
31 October 1961 Litherland Town Hall
1 November 1961 The Cavern Club
3 November 1961
4 November 1961
7 November 1961 Merseyside Civil Service Club
The Cavern Club
8 November 1961
9 November 1961
10 November 1961 Liverpool Town Hall
New Brighton Tower Ballroom
Liverpool Village Hall
11 November 1961 Aintree Aintree Institute
12 November 1961 Liverpool Hambleton Hall
13 November 1961 The Cavern Club
14 November 1961 Merseyside Civil Service Club
The Cavern Club
15 November 1961
17 November 1961 Village Hall
The Cavern Club
18 November 1961
19 November 1961 The Casbah Coffee Club
21 November 1961 Merseyside Civil Service Club
The Cavern Club
22 November 1961
23 November 1961
24 November 1961 The Casbah Coffee Club
New Brighton Tower Ballroom
26 November 1961 Liverpool Hambleton Hall
27 November 1961 The Cavern Club
28 November 1961 Merseyside Civil Service Club
29 November 1961 The Cavern Club
1 December 1961 New Brighton Tower Ballroom
Liverpool The Cavern Club
2 December 1961
3 December 1961 The Casbah Coffee Club
5 December 1961 The Cavern Club
6 December 1961
8 December 1961
New Brighton Tower Ballroom
9 December 1961 Aldershot Palais Ballroom[4][5][6]
London The Gardenia Club
10 December 1961 Liverpool Hambleton Hall
11 December 1961 The Cavern Club
13 December 1961
15 December 1961 New Brighton Tower Ballroom
Liverpool The Cavern Club
16 December 1961
17 December 1961
18 December 1961
19 December 1961
20 December 1961
21 December 1961
23 December 1961
26 December 1961 New Brighton Tower Ballroom
27 December 1961 Liverpool The Cavern Club
29 December 1961
30 December 1961

1962

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All 1962 live performances listed include Pete Best up until 15 August 1962. Ringo Starr joins officially as of 18 August.

Date Town or city Country Venue Notes
3 January 1962 Liverpool England The Cavern Club
5 January 1962
6 January 1962
7 January 1962 The Casbah Coffee Club
9 January 1962 The Cavern Club
10 January 1962
11 January 1962
12 January 1962 New Brighton Tower Ballroom
13 January 1962 Huyton Hambleton Hall
14 January 1962 Liverpool The Casbah Coffee Club
15 January 1962 The Cavern Club
17 January 1962
19 January 1962 New Brighton Tower Ballroom
20 January 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
21 January 1962 The Casbah Coffee Club
22 January 1962 Southport Kingsway Theater
24 January 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
26 January 1962 New Brighton Tower Ballroom
27 January 1962 Aintree Aintree Institute
28 January 1962 Liverpool The Casbah Coffee Club
29 January 1962 Southport Kingsway Theater
30 January 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
31 January 1962
1 February 1962 Thistle Cafe
2 February 1962 Manchester Oasis Club
3 February 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
4 February 1962 The Casbah Coffee Club
5 February 1962 The Cavern Club
7 February 1962
9 February 1962 Birkenhead Birkenhead Technical College
10 February 1962 St. John's Church
11 February 1962 Liverpool The Casbah Coffee Club
13 February 1962 The Cavern Club
14 February 1962
15 February 1962 New Brighton Tower Ballroom
16 February 1962 Birkenhead Birkenhead Technical College
17 February 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
18 February 1962 The Casbah Coffee Club
19 February 1962 The Cavern Club
20 February 1962 Southport Floral Hall
21 February 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
23 February 1962 New Brighton Tower Ballroom
24 February 1962 Hoylake YMCA
25 February 1962 Liverpool The Casbah Coffee Club
26 February 1962 Southport Kingsway Theater
27 February 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
28 February 1962
1 March 1962 Storyville Jazz Club
2 March 1962 Bootle St. John's Hall
3 March 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
4 March 1962 The Casbah Coffee Club
5 March 1962 Southport Kingsway Theater
6 March 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
8 March 1962 Storyville Jazz Club
9 March 1962 The Cavern Club
10 March 1962 Birkenhead St. Paul's Church
11 March 1962 Liverpool The Casbah Coffee Club
12 March 1962 Southport Kingsway Theater
13 March 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
14 March 1962
15 March 1962 Storyville Jazz Club
16 March 1962 The Cavern Club
17 March 1962 Village Hall
18 March 1962 The Casbah Coffee Club
19 March 1962 Southport Kingsway Theater
20 March 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
21 March 1962
22 March 1962
23 March 1962
24 March 1962 Heswall Heswall Jazz Club
25 March 1962 Liverpool The Casbah Coffee Club
26 March 1962 The Cavern Club
28 March 1962
29 March 1962 Odd Spot Club
30 March 1962 The Cavern Club
31 March 1962 Stroud Subscription Rooms[7]
1 April 1962 Liverpool The Casbah Coffee Club
2 April 1962 Pavilion Theater
4 April 1962 The Cavern Club
5 April 1962
6 April 1962 New Brighton Tower Ballroom
7 April 1962 Liverpool The Casbah Coffee Club
8 April 1962
13 April 1962 Hamburg West Germany Star-Club
14 April 1962
15 April 1962
16 April 1962
17 April 1962
18 April 1962
19 April 1962
20 April 1962
21 April 1962
22 April 1962
23 April 1962
24 April 1962
25 April 1962
26 April 1962
27 April 1962
28 April 1962
29 April 1962
30 April 1962
1 May 1962
2 May 1962
3 May 1962
4 May 1962
5 May 1962
6 May 1962
7 May 1962
8 May 1962
9 May 1962
10 May 1962
11 May 1962
12 May 1962
13 May 1962
14 May 1962
15 May 1962
16 May 1962
17 May 1962
18 May 1962
19 May 1962
20 May 1962
21 May 1962
22 May 1962
23 May 1962
24 May 1962
25 May 1962
26 May 1962
27 May 1962
28 May 1962
29 May 1962
30 May 1962
31 May 1962
9 June 1962 Liverpool England The Cavern Club
11 June 1962
12 June 1962
13 June 1962
15 June 1962
16 June 1962
19 June 1962
20 June 1962
21 June 1962 New Brighton Tower Ballroom
22 June 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
23 June 1962 Northwich Northwich Memorial Hall
24 June 1962 Liverpool The Casbah Coffee Club
25 June 1962 St. Helens Plaza Ballroom
27 June 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
28 June 1962 Birkenhead Majestic Ballroom
29 June 1962 New Brighton Tower Ballroom
30 June 1962 Heswall Heswall Jazz Club
1 July 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
2 July 1962 St. Helens Plaza Ballroom
3 July 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
4 July 1962
5 July 1962 Birkenhead Majestic Ballroom
6 July 1962 River Mersey MV Royal Iris
7 July 1962 Port Sunlight Hulme Hall
8 July 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
9 July 1962 St. Helens Plaza Ballroom
10 July 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
11 July 1962
12 July 1962 Birkenhead Majestic Ballroom
13 July 1962 New Brighton Tower Ballroom
14 July 1962 Rhyl Wales Regent Dansette Ballroom
15 July 1962 Liverpool England The Cavern Club
16 July 1962 St. Helens Plaza Ballroom
17 July 1962 Swindon McIlroys Ballroom
18 July 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
19 July 1962 Birkenhead Majestic Ballroom
20 July 1962 Warrington Bell Hall
21 July 1962 New Brighton Tower Ballroom
22 July 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
23 July 1962 Southport Kingsway Theater
24 July 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
25 July 1962 Cabaret Club
26 July 1962 Southport Cambridge Hall
27 July 1962 New Brighton Tower Ballroom
28 July 1962 Birkenhead Majestic Ballroom
30 July 1962 Bootle St. John's Hall
1 August 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
3 August 1962 Grafton Rooms
4 August 1962 Bebington Victoria Hall
5 August 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
7 August 1962
8 August 1962 Doncaster Co-Op Ballroom
9 August 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
10 August 1962 River Mersey MV Royal Iris
11 August 1962 Liverpool Odd Spot Club
12 August 1962 The Cavern Club
13 August 1962 Crewe Majestic Ballroom
15 August 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club Last performance with Pete Best
16 August 1962 Chester Riverpark Ballroom Temporary replacement on drums – Johnny Hutchinson
17 August 1962 New Brighton Tower Ballroom
18 August 1962 Port Sunlight Hulme Hall Ringo Starr's first official performance as a Beatle following the dismissal of Pete Best
19 August 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
20 August 1962 Crewe Majestic Ballroom
22 August 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
23 August 1962 Chester Riverpark Ballroom
24 August 1962 Birkenhead Majestic Ballroom
25 August 1962 Fleetwood Marine Hall
26 August 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
27 August 1962
28 August 1962
29 August 1962 Morecambe Floral Hall Ballroom
30 August 1962 Chester Riverpark Ballroom
31 August 1962 Lydney Lydney Town Hall[8]
1 September 1962 Stroud Subscription Rooms
2 September 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
3 September 1962 Widnes Queen's Hall
5 September 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
6 September 1962 Rialto Ballroom
7 September 1962 Irby Village Hall
8 September 1962 Birkenhead YMCA
9 September 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
10 September 1962 Widnes Queen's Hall
12 September 1962 Liverpool The Caven Club
13 September 1962 Chester Riverpark Ballroom
14 September 1962 New Brighton Tower Ballroom
15 September 1962 Northwich Northwich Memorial Hall
16 September 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
17 September 1962 Widnes Queen's Hall
19 September 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
20 September 1962
21 September 1962 New Brighton Tower Ballroom
22 September 1962 Birkenhead Majestic Ballroom
23 September 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
25 September 1962 Heswall Heswall Jazz Club
26 September 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
28 September 1962 The Royal Iris (Cruise)
29 September 1962 Manchester Oasis Club
30 September 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
2 October 1962
3 October 1962
4 October 1962
5 October 1962 Nuneaton Co-operative Hall
6 October 1962 Port Sunlight Hulme Hall
7 October 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
10 October 1962
11 October 1962 Rialto Ballroom
12 October 1962 New Brighton Tower Ballroom
13 October 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
15 October 1962 Birkenhead Majestic Ballroom
16 October 1962 Runcorn La Scala Ballroom
17 October 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
19 October 1962
20 October 1962 Hull Majestic Ballroom
21 October 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
22 October 1962 Widnes Queen's Hall
26 October 1962 Preston Preston Public Hall
27 October 1962 Port Sunlight Hulme Hall
28 October 1962 Liverpool Empire Theater
1 November 1962 Hamburg West Germany Star-Club
2 November 1962
3 November 1962
4 November 1962
5 November 1962
6 November 1962
7 November 1962
8 November 1962
9 November 1962
10 November 1962
11 November 1962
12 November 1962
13 November 1962
14 November 1962
17 November 1962 Coventry England Matrix Hall
18 November 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
19 November 1962 Smethwick Smethwick Baths Ballroom
20 November 1962 Southport Floral Hall
21 November 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
22 November 1962 Birkenhead Majestic Ballroom
23 November 1962 New Brighton Tower Ballroom
24 November 1962 Prestatyn Wales Royal Lido Ballroom
25 November 1962 Liverpool England The Cavern Club
28 November 1962 527 Club
29 November 1962 Birkenhead Majestic Ballroom
30 November 1962 Newton-le-Willows Earlestown Town Hall
1 December 1962 Northwich Northwich Memorial Hall
2 December 1962 Peterborough Embassy Cinema
5 December 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
6 December 1962 Southport Club Django
7 December 1962 New Brighton Tower Ballroom
8 December 1962 Manchester Oasis Club
9 December 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
10 December 1962
11 December 1962 Runcorn La Scala Ballroom
12 December 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
13 December 1962 Bedford Bedford Corn Exchange
14 December 1962 Shrewsbury Shrewsbury Music Hall
15 December 1962 Birkenhead Majestic Ballroom
16 December 1962 Liverpool The Cavern Club
18 December 1962 Hamburg West Germany Star-Club
19 December 1962
20 December 1962
21 December 1962
22 December 1962
23 December 1962
24 December 1962
25 December 1962
26 December 1962
27 December 1962
28 December 1962
29 December 1962
30 December 1962
31 December 1962

1963

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Date Town or city Country Venue
Winter 1963 Scotland Tour[9]
3 January 1963 Elgin Scotland Two Red Shoes
4 January 1963 Dingwall Dingwall Town Hall
5 January 1963 Bridge of Allan Museum Hall
6 January 1963 Aberdeen Beach Ballroom
Winter 1963 UK Tour
10 January 1963 Liverpool England Grafton Rooms
11 January 1963 The Cavern Club
Old Hill Plaza Ballroom
12 January 1963 Chatham Invicta Ballroom
14 January 1963 Ellesmere Port Civic Hall
17 January 1963 Liverpool The Cavern Club
Birkenhead Majestic Ballroom
18 January 1963 Morecambe Floral Hall
19 January 1963 Whitchurch Town Hall
20 January 1963 Liverpool The Cavern Club
23 January 1963
24 January 1963 Mold Wales Assembly Hall
25 January 1963 Darwen England Co-Operative Hall
26 January 1963 Macclesfield El Rio Club
Stoke-on-Trent King's Hall
27 January 1963 Manchester Three Coins Club
28 January 1963 Newcastle upon Tyne Majestic Ballroom
30 January 1963 Liverpool The Cavern Club
31 January 1963 Birkenhead Majestic Ballroom
1 February 1963 Tamworth Assembly Rooms
Sutton Coldfield Maney Hall
2 February 1963 Bradford Gaumont Theater
3 February 1963 Liverpool The Cavern Club
4 February 1963
Winter 1963 Helen Shapiro Tour, Part 1
2–9 February 1963
Winter 1963 UK Tour[10]
5 February 1963 Doncaster England Gaumont Theatre
6 February 1963 Bedford Gaumont Theatre
7 February 1963 Wakefield ABC Cinema
8 February 1963 Carlisle Regal
9 February 1963 Sunderland Empire Theatre
12 February 1963 Oldham Astoria Ballroom
13 February 1963 Hull Majestic Ballroom
14 February 1963 Liverpool Locarno Ballroom
15 February 1963 Birmingham Ritz
16 February 1963 Oxford Carfax Assembly
18 February 1963 Widnes Queen's Hall
19 February 1963 Liverpool The Cavern Club
20 February 1963 Doncaster Swimming Baths
21 February 1963 Birkenhead Majestic Ballroom
22 February 1963 Manchester Oasis Club
Winter 1963 Helen Shapiro Tour, Part 2
23 February – 3 March 1963
Winter 1963 UK Tour
23 February 1963 Mansfield England Granada
24 February 1963 Coventry Coventry Theatre
26 February 1963 Taunton Gaumont Theatre
27 February 1963 York Rialto
28 February 1963 Shrewsbury Granada
1 March 1963 Southport Odeon
2 March 1963 Sheffield Sheffield City Hall
3 March 1963 Hanley Gaumont Theatre
4 March 1963 St. Helens Plaza Ballroom
7 March 1963 Nottingham Elizabethan Ballroom
8 March 1963 Harrogate Royal Hall
Spring 1963 Tommy Roe / Chris Montez Tour
9 March 1963 East Ham England Granada Cinema
10 March 1963 Birmingham Birmingham Hippodrome
12 March 1963 Bedford Granada Cinema
13 March 1963 York Rialto Theater
14 March 1963 Wolverhampton Gaumont Theater
15 March 1963 Bristol Colston Hall
16 March 1963 Sheffield Sheffield City Hall
17 March 1963 Peterborough Embassy Cinema
18 March 1963 Gloucester Regal Cinema
19 March 1963 Cambridge Regal Cinema
20 March 1963 Romford ABC Cinemas
21 March 1963 Croydon ABC Cinemas
22 March 1963 Doncaster ABC Cinemas
23 March 1963 Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle City Hall
24 March 1963 Liverpool Empire Theater
26 March 1963 Mansfield Granada Theater
27 March 1963 Northampton ABC Cinemas
28 March 1963 Exeter ABC Cinemas
29 March 1963 London Lewisham Odeon
30 March 1963 Portsmouth Guildhall
31 March 1963 Leicester De Montfort Hall
Spring 1963 UK Tour
2 April 1963 Sheffield England Azena Ballroom, Sheffield
4 April 1963 Stowe Roxburgh Hall,[11] Stowe School
6 April 1963 Buxton Pavilion Gardens
7 April 1963 Portsmouth The Ocean View Hotel
8 April 1963 Leyton Leyton Baths
9 April 1963 London Gaumont State Cinema
10 April 1963 Birkenhead Majestic Ballroom
11 April 1963 Middleton Co-Operative Hall
12 April 1963 Liverpool The Cavern Club
15 April 1963 Tenbury Wells Riverside Dancing Club
17 April 1963 Luton Majestic Ballroom
18 April 1963 London Royal Albert Hall
19 April 1963 Stoke-on-Trent King's Hall
20 April 1963 Frodsham, Cheshire Mersey View Pleasure Grounds
21 April 1963 London Empire Pool
Pigalle Club
23 April 1963 Southport Floral Hall
24 April 1963 London Majestic Ballroom
25 April 1963 Croydon Fairfield Halls
26 April 1963 Shrewsbury Shrewsbury Music Hall
27 April 1963 Northwich Memorial Hall
11 May 1963 Nelson Imperial Ballroom
14 May 1963 Sunderland Rink Ballroom
15 May 1963 Chester Royalty Theatre
17 May 1963 Norwich Grosvenor Rooms
28 May 1963 Worcester Gaumont Theater
Spring 1963 Roy Orbison/The Beatles Tour
18 May – 9 June 1963
Summer 1963 UK Tour
10 June 1963 Bath England Pavilion
12 June 1963 Liverpool Grafton Rooms
13 June 1963 Stockport Palace Theatre Club
Manchester Southern Sporting Club
14 June 1963 New Brighton Tower Ballroom
15 June 1963 Salisbury City Hall
16 June 1963 Romford Odeon Cinema
21 June 1963 Guildford Odeon Cinema
22 June 1963 Abergavenny Wales Abergavenny Town Hall
25 June 1963 Middlesbrough England Astoria Ballroom
26 June 1963 Newcastle upon Tyne Majestic Ballroom
28 June 1963 Leeds Queen's Hall
30 June 1963 Great Yarmouth ABC Cinema
5 July 1963 Old Hill Plaza Ballroom
6 July 1963 Northwich Memorial Hall
7 July 1963 Blackpool ABC Theatre
8 July 1963 Margate Winter Gardens
9 July 1963
10 July 1963
11 July 1963
12 July 1963
13 July 1963
14 July 1963 Blackpool ABC Theatre
19 July 1963 Rhyl Wales Ritz Ballroom
20 July 1963
21 July 1963 Blackpool England Queen's Theatre
22 July 1963 Weston-super-Mare Odeon Theatre
23 July 1963
24 July 1963
25 July 1963
26 July 1963
27 July 1963
28 July 1963 Great Yarmouth ABC Cinema
31 July 1963 Nelson Imperial Ballroom
2 August 1963 Liverpool Grafton Rooms
3 August 1963 The Cavern Club
4 August 1963 Blackpool Queen's Theatre
5 August 1963 Urmston Abbotsfield Park
6 August 1963 St Helier Jersey The Springfield Ballroom
7 August 1963
8 August 1963 Saint Peter Port Guernsey Candie Gardens
9 August 1963 St Helier Jersey The Springfield Ballroom
10 August 1963
11 August 1963 Blackpool England ABC Theatre
12 August 1963 Llandudno Wales Odeon Cinema
13 August 1963
14 August 1963
15 August 1963
16 August 1963
17 August 1963
18 August 1963 Torquay England Princess Theatre
19 August 1963 Bournemouth Gaumont
20 August 1963
21 August 1963
22 August 1963
23 August 1963
24 August 1963
25 August 1963 Blackpool ABC Theatre
26 August 1963 Southport Odeon Cinema
27 August 1963
28 August 1963
29 August 1963
30 August 1963
31 August 1963
4 September 1963 Worcester Gaumont
5 September 1963 Taunton Gaumont
6 September 1963 Luton Odeon Cinema
7 September 1963 Croydon Fairfield Halls
8 September 1963 Blackpool ABC Theatre
13 September 1963 Preston Public Hall
14 September 1963 Northwich Memorial Hall
15 September 1963 London Royal Albert Hall
Autumn 1963 Scotland Mini-Tour
5 October 1963 Glasgow Scotland Odeon
6 October 1963 Kirkcaldy Carlton
7 October 1963 Dundee Caird Hall
Autumn 1963 UK Tour
11 October 1963 Trentham England Trentham Gardens
13 October 1963 London London Palladium
15 October 1963 Southport Floral Hall
19 October 1963 Buxton Pavilion Gardens Ballroom
Autumn 1963 Sweden Tour
25 October 1963 Karlstad Sweden Sundsta-aulan
26 October 1963 Stockholm Kungliga tennishallen
27 October 1963 Gothenburg Cirkus
28 October 1963 Borås Boråshallen
29 October 1963 Eskilstuna Sporthallen
Autumn 1963 UK Tour continued
1 November 1963 Cheltenham England Odeon
2 November 1963 Sheffield Sheffield City Hall
3 November 1963 Leeds Odeon
4 November 1963 London Royal Variety Performance, Prince of Wales Theatre
5 November 1963 Slough Adelphi
6 November 1963 Northampton ABC Cinemas – Northampton
7 November 1963 Dublin Ireland Adelphi
8 November 1963 Belfast Northern Ireland Ritz
9 November 1963 East Ham England Granada
10 November 1963 Birmingham Hippodrome
13 November 1963 Plymouth ABC Cinemas
14 November 1963 Exeter ABC Cinemas
15 November 1963 Bristol Colston Hall
16 November 1963 Bournemouth Bournemouth Winter Gardens
17 November 1963 Coventry Coventry Theatre
19 November 1963 Wolverhampton Gaumont
20 November 1963 Manchester Manchester Apollo (ABC Cinema in 1963)
21 November 1963 Carlisle ABC Cinemas
22 November 1963 Stockton-on-Tees Globe
23 November 1963 Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle City Hall
24 November 1963 Hull ABC Cinemas
26 November 1963 Cambridge Regal
27 November 1963 York Rialto
28 November 1963 Lincoln ABC Cinemas
29 November 1963 Huddersfield ABC Cinemas
30 November 1963 Sunderland Empire
1 December 1963 Leicester De Montfort Hall
2 December 1963 London Grosvenor House Hotel
3 December 1963 Portsmouth Guildhall
7 December 1963 Liverpool Empire Theatre
Odeon
8 December 1963 Lewisham Odeon
9 December 1963 Southend-on-Sea Odeon
10 December 1963 Doncaster Gaumont
11 December 1963 Scarborough Futurist Theatre
12 December 1963 Nottingham Odeon
13 December 1963 Southampton Gaumont
14 December 1963 London Wimbledon Palais
The Beatles 1963 Christmas Shows
21 December 1963 Bradford England Gaumont
22 December 1963 Liverpool Empire Theatre
24 December 1963 London Finsbury Park Astoria Theatre
26 December 1963
27 December 1963
28 December 1963
30 December 1963
31 December 1963

1964

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Date Town or city Country Venue Notes
The Beatles 1963 Christmas Shows (continued)
1 January 1964 London England Finsbury Park Astoria Theatre
2 January 1964
3 January 1964
4 January 1964
6 January 1964
7 January 1964
8 January 1964
9 January 1964
10 January 1964
11 January 1964
Winter 1964 London Show
12 January 1964 London England Palladium
Winter 1964 France Shows
15 January 1964 Versailles France Cinema Cyrano The first concert of the Beatles in France was on 15 January 1964 at the Cinema Cyrano to an audience limited to 1367 people. Music producer Bruno Coquatrix wanted the Beatles to "test themselves" at the Cyrano, which occasionally turned into a performance hall, before beginning their residency at the Olympia Hall, where they performed one to two concerts per day.[12]
16 January 1964 Paris Olympia Hall
17 January 1964
18 January 1964
19 January 1964
20 January 1964
21 January 1964
22 January 1964
23 January 1964
24 January 1964
25 January 1964
26 January 1964
27 January 1964
28 January 1964
29 January 1964
30 January 1964
31 January 1964
1 February 1964
2 February 1964
3 February 1964
4 February 1964
Winter 1964 US Tour
9 February 1964 New York United States The Ed Sullivan Show, CBS Studio 50
11 February 1964 Washington, D.C. Washington Coliseum
12 February 1964 New York Carnegie Hall
16 February 1964 Miami The Ed Sullivan Show, Deauville Hotel
Spring 1964 UK Tour
19 April 1964 London England Around The Beatles TV special, IBC Studios
26 April 1964 Empire Pool
29 April 1964 Edinburgh Scotland ABC Cinemas
30 April 1964 Glasgow Odeon Cinemas
31 May 1964 London England Prince of Wales Theatre
Spring / Summer 1964 World Tour
4 June – 16 August 1964
Summer 1964 European Tour
4 June 1964 Copenhagen Denmark K.B. Hallen Jimmie Nicol on drums; Ringo Starr absent due to tonsillitis.
5 June 1964 Hillegom Netherlands Treslong. TV appearance for VARA.[13]
6 June 1964 Amsterdam Roundtrip through the canals
6 June 1964 Blokker Veilinghallen
Summer 1964 Asian Tour
10 June 1964 Kowloon British Hong Kong Princess Theatre Jimmie Nicol on drums; Ringo Starr absent due to tonsillitis.
Summer 1964 Australasian Tour
12 June 1964 Adelaide Australia Centennial Hall Jimmie Nicol on drums; Ringo Starr absent due to tonsillitis.
13 June 1964
15 June 1964 Melbourne Festival Hall Ringo Starr returns.
16 June 1964
17 June 1964
18 June 1964 Sydney Sydney Stadium
19 June 1964
20 June 1964
22 June 1964 Wellington New Zealand Wellington Town Hall
23 June 1964
24 June 1964 Auckland Auckland Town Hall
25 June 1964
26 June 1964 Dunedin Dunedin Town Hall
27 June 1964 Christchurch Majestic Theatre
29 June 1964 Brisbane Australia Brisbane Festival Hall
30 June 1964
Summer 1964 UK Tour
12 July 1964 Brighton England Hippodrome Theatre
19 July 1964 Blackpool ABC Cinema
23 July 1964 London London Palladium
26 July 1964 Blackpool Blackpool Opera House
28 July 1964 Stockholm Sweden Johanneshovs Isstadion
29 July 1964
2 August 1964 Bournemouth England Gaumont
9 August 1964 Scarborough Futurist Theatre
16 August 1964 Blackpool Blackpool Opera House
Summer 1964 United States and Canada Tour
19 August 1964 Daly City United States Cow Palace
20 August 1964 Las Vegas Convention Hall
21 August 1964 Seattle Seattle Center Coliseum
22 August 1964 Vancouver Canada Empire Stadium
23 August 1964 Los Angeles United States Hollywood Bowl
26 August 1964 Denver Red Rocks Amphitheatre
27 August 1964 Cincinnati Cincinnati Gardens
28 August 1964 New York Forest Hills Stadium
29 August 1964
30 August 1964 Atlantic City Convention Hall
2 September 1964 Philadelphia Convention Hall
3 September 1964 Indianapolis Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum
4 September 1964 Milwaukee Milwaukee Arena
5 September 1964 Chicago International Amphitheatre
6 September 1964 Detroit Olympia Stadium
7 September 1964 Toronto Canada Maple Leaf Gardens
8 September 1964 Montreal Montreal Forum
11 September 1964 Jacksonville United States Gator Bowl Stadium
12 September 1964 Boston Boston Garden
13 September 1964 Baltimore Baltimore Civic Center
14 September 1964 Pittsburgh Civic Arena
15 September 1964 Cleveland Public Auditorium
16 September 1964 New Orleans City Park Stadium
17 September 1964 Kansas City Municipal Stadium
18 September 1964 Dallas Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center
20 September 1964 New York Paramount Theater
1964 Autumn UK Tour
9 October 1964 Bradford England Gaumont
10 October 1964 Leicester De Montfort Hall
11 October 1964 Birmingham Birmingham Odeon
13 October 1964 Wigan ABC Cinemas
14 October 1964 Manchester Manchester Apollo ABC Cinema in 1964
15 October 1964 Stockton-on-Tees Globe
16 October 1964 Hull ABC Cinemas
19 October 1964 Edinburgh Scotland ABC Cinemas
20 October 1964 Dundee Caird Hall
21 October 1964 Glasgow Odeon
22 October 1964 Leeds England Odeon
23 October 1964 Kilburn Gaumont State Cinema
24 October 1964 Walthamstow Granada
25 October 1964 Brighton Hippodrome
28 October 1964 Exeter ABC Cinemas
29 October 1964 Plymouth ABC Cinemas
30 October 1964 Bournemouth Gaumont
31 October 1964 Ipswich Gaumont
1 November 1964 Finsbury Park Astoria Theatre
2 November 1964 Belfast Northern Ireland King's Hall
4 November 1964 Luton England Ritz
5 November 1964 Nottingham Odeon
6 November 1964 Southampton Gaumont
7 November 1964 Cardiff Wales Capitol Centre
8 November 1964 Liverpool England Liverpool Empire Theatre
9 November 1964 Sheffield City Hall
10 November 1964 Bristol Colston Hall
The Beatles 1964 Christmas Shows
24 December 1964 London England Hammersmith Odeon
26 December 1964
28 December 1964
29 December 1964
30 December 1964
31 December 1964

1965

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Date Town or city Country Venue
The Beatles 1964 Christmas Shows (continued)
1 January 1965 London England Hammersmith Odeon
2 January 1965
4 January 1965
5 January 1965
6 January 1965
7 January 1965
8 January 1965
9 January 1965
11 January 1965
12 January 1965
13 January 1965
14 January 1965
15 January 1965
16 January 1965
Spring 1965 Wembley Show
11 April 1965 London England Empire Pool
1965 European tour
20 June – 3 July 1965
20 June 1965
(two shows)
Paris France Palais des Sports
22 June 1965
(two shows)
Lyon Palais d'Hiver
24 June 1965
(two shows)
Milan Italy Velodromo Vigorelli
26 June 1965
(two shows)
Genoa Palasport di Genova
27 June 1965
(two shows)
Rome Teatro Adriano
28 June 1965
(two shows)
30 June 1965 Nice France Palais des Expositions
2 July 1965 Madrid Spain Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas
3 July 1965 Barcelona La Monumental
Summer 1965 United Kingdom show
1 August 1965 Blackpool England ABC Theatre
1965 US tour
15–31 August 1965
15 August 1965 New York United States Shea Stadium
17 August 1965
(two shows)
Toronto Canada Maple Leaf Gardens
18 August 1965 Atlanta United States Atlanta Stadium
19 August 1965
(two shows)
Houston Sam Houston Coliseum
20 August 1965
(two shows)
Chicago Comiskey Park
21 August 1965 Bloomington (Minneapolis area) Metropolitan Stadium
22 August 1965
(two shows)
Portland Memorial Coliseum
28 August 1965 San Diego Balboa Stadium
29 August 1965 Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl
30 August 1965
31 August 1965
(two shows)
Daly City (San Francisco area) Cow Palace
1965 UK Tour
3 December 1965 Glasgow Scotland Odeon
4 December 1965 Newcastle England Newcastle City Hall
5 December 1965 Liverpool Liverpool Empire Theatre
7 December 1965 Manchester Manchester Apollo ABC Cinema in 1965
8 December 1965 Sheffield The Gaumont
9 December 1965 Birmingham Birmingham Odeon
10 December 1965 London Hammersmith Odeon
11 December 1965 Finsbury Park Astoria Theatre
12 December 1965 Cardiff Wales Capitol Theatre

1966

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Date Town or city Country Venue
Spring 1966 NME Poll-Winners Concert
1 May 1966 London England Empire Pool
Summer 1966 tour of Germany, Japan and the Philippines[14][15]
24 June 1966
(two shows)
Munich West Germany Circus Krone Building
25 June 1966
(two shows)
Essen Grugahalle
26 June 1966
(two shows)
Hamburg Ernst Merck Halle
30 June 1966 Tokyo Japan Nippon Budokan
1 July 1966
(two shows)
2 July 1966
(two shows)
4 July 1966
(two shows)
Manila Philippines Rizal Memorial Football Stadium
Summer 1966 US tour
12–29 August 1966
12 August 1966
(two shows)
Chicago United States International Amphitheatre
13 August 1966
(two shows)
Detroit Olympia Stadium
14 August 1966 Cleveland Cleveland Stadium
15 August 1966 Washington, D.C. District of Columbia Stadium
16 August 1966 Philadelphia John F. Kennedy Stadium
17 August 1966
(two shows)
Toronto Canada Maple Leaf Gardens
18 August 1966 Boston United States Suffolk Downs Racetrack
19 August 1966
(two shows)[nb 1]
Memphis Mid-South Coliseum
21 August 1966[nb 2] Cincinnati Crosley Field
St. Louis Civic Center Busch Memorial Stadium
23 August 1966 New York Shea Stadium
25 August 1966
(two shows)
Seattle Seattle Center Coliseum
28 August 1966 Los Angeles Dodger Stadium
29 August 1966 San Francisco Candlestick Park

1969

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Date Town or city Country Venue
30 January 1969 London England Apple Corps headquarters rooftop
(with keyboardist Billy Preston)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The evening performance was originally cancelled, but went ahead after all.
  2. ^ The Cincinnati show had been scheduled for 20 August but was postponed due to rain.

Summary

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Between February 1961 and August 1963, the Beatles made a total of at least 275 appearances at the Cavern, more than any other venue.

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ Miles 1997, pp. 293–295.
  2. ^ Gould 2007, pp. 5–6, 249, 281, 347.
  3. ^ Miles 1997, p. 65, 74-75.
  4. ^ The Beatles in Aldershot on The Mersey Beat website
  5. ^ The Beatles at the Palais Ballroom in Aldershot – The Beatles Bible website
  6. ^ Howard N. Cole, The Story of Aldershot: a History of the Civil and Military Towns, Southern Books, Aldershot (1980) p. 300
  7. ^ "Sir Paul McCartney speaks of Stroud Beatles gig | Stroud News". This is Gloucestershire. 27 November 2009. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  8. ^ "Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Review Today: NEWS | Lydney owed Beatles gig?". Theforestreview.co.uk. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  9. ^ pressandjournal.co.uk > article "That time The Beatles played at the Beach Ballroom… And were booed off stage" (November 23, 2015)
  10. ^ Lewisohn 1996, pp. 98–102.
  11. ^
  12. ^ Ogier, Jean-Michel; Denis, P. (15 January 2019). "The Beatles: 15 janvier 1964, leur premier concert en France au Cyrano de Versailles avant l'Olympia" [The Beatles: 15 January 1964, their first concert in France at the Cyrano in Versailles before the Olympia]. France Info (in French). Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  13. ^ "The Beatles Bible – Television: Treslong, Hillegom, Netherlands". 5 June 1964.
  14. ^ Miles 2001, pp. 234–236.
  15. ^ Everett 1999, p. 68.

Sources

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