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Friday, December 8, 1961

Liverpool • Lunchtime

Concert • By The Beatles • Part of the 1961 Liverpool Area Concerts

Last updated on September 4, 2024

Details

  • Country: UK
  • City: Liverpool
  • Location: The Cavern Club

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Timeline

Concert Dec 05, 1961 • UK • Liverpool • Lunchtime

Concert Dec 06, 1961 • UK • Liverpool • Evening

Concert Dec 08, 1961 • UK • Liverpool • Lunchtime

Concert Dec 08, 1961 • UK • New Brighton • Evening

Concert Dec 09, 1961 • UK • Aldershot • Evening

More from year 1961

From Savage Young Beatles website – Photo by Dick Mathews
From Savage Young Beatles website – Photo by Dick Mathews
From The Daily Beatle, October 6, 2020 – Half a hitherto unseen photo was recently published in a John Lennon group on Facebook. It is a photo from December 8, 1961 and shows The Beatles (well, actually just John and Pete) backing singer David, or Davey Jones at the Cavern Club. This is likely just a rehearsal session for the evening’s gig, because in all the other photos from this session with Jones, Paul is sitting down while playing his bass guitar. In this photo though, the chair is vacant and he has left the Höfner lying on top of it. So perhaps he’s just gone off to the gent’s? Still, the gig is identified as a lunchtime session, so it may be an actual concert for the area’s work force.
From The Beatles Pete Best Autographed Cavern Club Photograph 1961/1962 (UK) | eBay
From The Beatles Pete Best Autographed Cavern Club Photograph 1961/1962 (UK) | eBay – A vintage black and white photograph of The Beatles that was taken in the Cavern Club, Liverpool, England on 8th December 1961. The photo was taken by Dick Matthews for the Mersey Beat newspaper and has been autographed on the reverse by The Beatles. John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison have signed in blue ink. Pete Best has signed in black ballpoint pen. John, Paul and George have all added the inscription ‘love from’ before their respective signatures, Pete has added the inscription ‘Lots of Love from’ above his name. John has added ‘x’ below his name. Paul has added ‘xxx’ below his name. George has added ‘xxxxx’ below his name. Pete has added ‘xxx’ below his name. The signatures date to early 1962. The photograph is printed on vintage Agfa photographic paper. It comes with a letter from the son of the original recipient that reads as follows: ‘My Uncle, Mike Cummins was lead guitarist with a band called Lee Curtis And The Allstars and he regularly gigged at the Cavern, later travelling to Germany playing at the Red Star Club, he knew all of the Beatles in the early days as they all played the Cavern at the same time. I believe he obtained the signed promo card for my mum, that was obviously prior to Ringo joining the band’. The photograph measures 13.9cm x 8.75cm (5.5 inches x 3.5 inches). The condition is very good minus.

The Cavern Club

This was the 93rd concert played at The Cavern Club.

A total of 280 concerts have been played there • 1958 • Jan 24 • 1961 • Feb 9 Lunchtime • Feb 21 Lunchtime • Feb 28 Lunchtime • Mar 6 Lunchtime • Mar 8 Lunchtime • Mar 10 Lunchtime • Mar 13 Lunchtime • Mar 14 Lunchtime • Mar 15 Lunchtime • Mar 16 • Mar 20 Lunchtime • Mar 21 Evening • Mar 22 Lunchtime • Mar 24 Lunchtime • Jul 14 Evening • Jul 14 Lunchtime • Jul 17 Lunchtime • Jul 19 Evening • Jul 19 Lunchtime • Jul 21 Lunchtime • Jul 25 Evening • Jul 25 Lunchtime • Jul 26 Evening • Jul 27 Lunchtime • Jul 31 Lunchtime • Aug 2 Evening • Aug 2 Lunchtime • Aug 4 Lunchtime • Aug 5 Evening • Aug 8 Lunchtime • Aug 9 Evening • Aug 10 Lunchtime • Aug 11 Evening • Aug 14 Lunchtime • Aug 16 Evening • Aug 18 Lunchtime • Aug 21 Lunchtime • Aug 23 Evening • Aug 23 Lunchtime • Aug 25 Lunchtime • Aug 28 Lunchtime • Aug 29 Lunchtime • Aug 30 Evening • Sep 1 Evening • Sep 1 Lunchtime • Sep 5 Lunchtime • Sep 6 Evening • Sep 7 Lunchtime • Sep 11 Lunchtime • Sep 13 Evening • Sep 13 Lunchtime • Sep 15 Lunchtime • Sep 19 Lunchtime • Sep 20 Evening • Sep 21 Lunchtime • Sep 25 Lunchtime • Sep 27 Evening • Sep 27 Lunchtime • Sep 29 Lunchtime • Oct 18 Evening • Oct 18 Lunchtime • Oct 20 Lunchtime • Oct 21 Evening • Oct 24 Lunchtime • Oct 25 Evening • Oct 26 Lunchtime • Oct 30 Lunchtime • Nov 1 Evening • Nov 1 Lunchtime • Nov 3 Lunchtime • Nov 4 Evening • Nov 7 Evening • Nov 7 Lunchtime • Nov 8 Evening • Nov 9 Lunchtime • Nov 13 Lunchtime • Nov 14 Evening • Nov 15 Evening • Nov 15 Lunchtime • Nov 17 Lunchtime • Nov 18 Evening • Nov 21 Lunchtime • Nov 22 Evening • Nov 23 Lunchtime • Nov 27 Lunchtime • Nov 29 Evening • Nov 29 Lunchtime • Dec 1 Lunchtime • Dec 2 Evening • Dec 5 Lunchtime • Dec 6 Evening • Dec 8 Lunchtime• Dec 11 Lunchtime • Dec 13 Lunchtime • Dec 13 Night • Dec 15 Lunchtime • Dec 16 Evening • Dec 18 Lunchtime • Dec 19 Lunchtime • Dec 20 Evening • Dec 21 Lunchtime • Dec 23 Evening • Dec 27 Evening • Dec 29 Evening • Dec 30 Evening • 1962 • Jan 3 Evening • Jan 3 Lunchtime • Jan 5 Lunchtime • Jan 6 Evening • Jan 9 Lunchtime • Jan 10 Evening • Jan 11 Lunchtime • Jan 12 Evening • Jan 15 Lunchtime • Jan 17 Evening • Jan 17 Lunchtime • Jan 19 Lunchtime • Jan 20 Evening • Jan 22 Lunchtime • Jan 24 Evening • Jan 24 Lunchtime • Jan 26 Evening • Jan 26 Lunchtime • Jan 30 Lunchtime • Jan 31 Evening • Feb 1 Lunchtime • Feb 3 Evening • Feb 5 Lunchtime • Feb 7 Evening • Feb 7 Lunchtime • Feb 9 Evening • Feb 9 Lunchtime • Feb 13 Lunchtime • Feb 14 Evening • Feb 15 Lunchtime • Feb 17 Evening • Feb 19 Lunchtime • Feb 21 Evening • Feb 21 Lunchtime • Feb 23 Lunchtime • Feb 24 Evening • Feb 27 Lunchtime • Feb 28 Evening • Mar 1 Lunchtime • Mar 3 Evening • Mar 5 Lunchtime • Mar 6 Evening • Mar 9 Evening • Mar 9 Lunchtime • Mar 13 Lunchtime • Mar 14 Evening • Mar 15 Lunchtime • Mar 16 Evening • Mar 20 Evening • Mar 21 Lunchtime • Mar 22 Evening • Mar 23 Evening • Mar 23 Lunchtime • Mar 26 Lunchtime • Mar 28 Evening • Mar 28 Lunchtime • Mar 30 Evening • Mar 30 Lunchtime • Apr 2 Lunchtime • Apr 4 Evening • Apr 4 Lunchtime • Apr 5 Evening • Apr 6 Lunchtime • Apr 7 Evening • Jun 9 Evening • Jun 12 Evening • Jun 12 Lunchtime • Jun 13 Evening • Jun 13 Lunchtime • Jun 15 Evening • Jun 15 Lunchtime • Jun 16 Evening • Jun 19 Evening • Jun 19 Lunchtime • Jun 20 Evening • Jun 20 Lunchtime • Jun 22 Evening • Jun 22 Lunchtime • Jun 25 Lunchtime • Jun 27 Evening • Jun 27 Lunchtime • Jun 29 Lunchtime • Jul 1 Evening • Jul 3 Lunchtime • Jul 4 Evening • Jul 8 Evening • Jul 10 Lunchtime • Jul 11 Evening • Jul 12 Lunchtime • Jul 15 Evening • Jul 16 Lunchtime • Jul 18 Evening • Jul 18 Lunchtime • Jul 20 Lunchtime • Jul 22 Evening • Jul 24 Lunchtime • Jul 25 Evening • Jul 25 Lunchtime • Jul 28 Evening • Jul 30 Lunchtime • Aug 1 Evening • Aug 1 Lunchtime • Aug 5 Evening • Aug 7 Evening • Aug 7 Lunchtime • Aug 9 Lunchtime • Aug 12 Evening • Aug 13 Lunchtime • Aug 15 Evening • Aug 15 Lunchtime • Aug 19 Evening • Aug 22 Evening • Aug 22 Lunchtime • Aug 24 Lunchtime • Aug 26 Evening • Aug 27 • Aug 28 Evening • Aug 30 Lunchtime • Sep 2 Evening • Sep 3 Lunchtime • Sep 5 Evening • Sep 6 Lunchtime • Sep 9 Evening • Sep 10 Lunchtime • Sep 12 Evening • Sep 13 Lunchtime • Sep 16 Evening • Sep 17 Lunchtime • Sep 19 Evening • Sep 20 Lunchtime • Sep 23 Evening • Sep 26 Evening • Sep 26 Lunchtime • Sep 28 Lunchtime • Sep 30 Evening • Oct 2 Lunchtime • Oct 3 Evening • Oct 4 Lunchtime • Oct 7 Evening • Oct 10 Evening • Oct 10 Lunchtime • Oct 12 Lunchtime • Oct 13 Evening • Oct 17 Evening • Oct 17 Lunchtime • Oct 19 Lunchtime • Oct 21 Evening • Oct 26 Lunchtime • Nov 18 Evening • Nov 19 Lunchtime • Nov 21 Evening • Nov 21 Lunchtime • Nov 25 Evening • Nov 28 Evening • Nov 30 Lunchtime • Dec 5 Evening • Dec 5 Lunchtime • Dec 7 Lunchtime • Dec 9 Evening • Dec 10 Lunchtime • Dec 12 Evening • Dec 12 Lunchtime • Dec 16 Evening • 1963 • Jan 11 • Jan 17 • Jan 20 • Jan 23 • Jan 30 • Jan 31 • Feb 3 • Feb 4 • Feb 19 • Apr 12 • Aug 3

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