Wednesday, 11th July, 1962 The Beatles played another of their long standing night time gigs at The Cavern.

Queen Elizabeth added her voice to those of us celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the first recorded meeting between John and Paul with a message sent to those who had gathered at Woolton Parish Church. According to newspaper reports she noted the anniversary “with much pleasure” and sent “my best wishes to all concerned for [...]

Tuesday, 10th July, 1962 The Beatles played a lunch time gig at The Cavern followed by a rare night off.

Monday 9th July, 1962 The Beatles played the third of four contracted consecutive Monday night gigs at The Plaza Ballroom in the nearby town of St. Helens.

Sunday, 8th July, 1962 The Beatles played a night time gig at The Cavern

According to Scottish newspaper The Daily Record, music fan Chris Couch, 38, can’t believe his luck after buying a £1 Dusty Springfield picture at a car boot sale in Essex, England and finding a signed picture of The Beatles behind it. Now why doesn’t that happen to me??

Just a personal note of thanks to the people who turned out for the Book People event last Friday to celebrate the 50th Annivesary of the Day That John Met Paul. It was a fun night, with some great questions and discussions. There were some very knowledgable Beatles buffs in the audience. Thanks also to [...]

Saturday, 7th July, 1962 The Beatles played the first of four gigs at Hulme Hall, on Bolton Road in the picturesque village of Port Sunlight in the Birkenhead area. It’s estimated that 500 paying customers squeezed in to see The Beatles, 50 over the official capacity for Hulme Hall.

It seems like Paul McCartney’s current sequence of small gigs just keep getting better. Reports from the iTunes Festival gig in the UK suggest that Paul rocked the 300 person crowd with a 25 song set mixing Beatles classics with Wings hits as well as tracks from his new solo album. A full detailed report [...]

Friday, 6th July, 1962 The Beatles perfomed on board the MV Royal Iris, one of the famous Mersey Ferries as it cruised the river estuary. The event was organized by the management of The Cavern and billed as a “Riverboat Shuffle.” Topping the bill was jazzman Acker Bilk, whose hit “Stranger On The Shore,” had [...]