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: United Kingdom
City: Liverpool
Location: The Cavern Club

Location

Location: The Cavern Club

Timeline

Concert Dec 05, 1961 • United Kingdom • Liverpool • Lunchtime

Concert Dec 06, 1961 • United Kingdom • Liverpool • Evening

Concert Dec 08, 1961 • United Kingdom • Liverpool • Lunchtime

Concert Dec 08, 1961 • United Kingdom • New Brighton • Evening

Concert Dec 09, 1961 • United Kingdom • 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 282 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 (Lunchtime) • Jul 14 (Evening) • Jul 17 (Lunchtime) • Jul 19 (Evening) • Jul 19 (Lunchtime) • Jul 21 (Lunchtime) • Jul 25 (Lunchtime) • Jul 25 (Evening) • 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 (Lunchtime) • Aug 23 (Evening) • Aug 25 (Lunchtime) • Aug 28 (Lunchtime) • Aug 29 (Lunchtime) • Aug 30 (Evening) • Sep 1 (Lunchtime) • Sep 1 (Evening) • Sep 5 (Lunchtime) • Sep 6 (Evening) • Sep 7 (Lunchtime) • Sep 11 (Lunchtime) • Sep 13 (Lunchtime) • Sep 13 (Evening) • 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 (Lunchtime) • Oct 18 (Evening) • 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 (Night) • Dec 13 (Lunchtime) • 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 (Lunchtime) • Jan 26 (Evening) • Jan 30 (Lunchtime) • Jan 31 (Evening) • Feb 1 (Lunchtime) • Feb 3 (Evening) • Feb 5 (Lunchtime) • Feb 7 (Lunchtime) • Feb 7 (Evening) • Feb 9 (Lunchtime) • Feb 9 (Evening) • Feb 13 (Lunchtime) • Feb 14 (Evening) • Feb 15 (Lunchtime) • Feb 17 (Evening) • Feb 19 (Lunchtime) • Feb 21 (Lunchtime) • Feb 21 (Evening) • 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 (Lunchtime) • Mar 23 (Evening) • Mar 26 (Lunchtime) • Mar 28 (Lunchtime) • Mar 28 (Evening) • Mar 30 (Lunchtime) • Mar 30 (Evening) • Apr 2 (Lunchtime) • Apr 4 (Lunchtime) • Apr 4 (Evening) • Apr 5 (Evening) • Apr 6 (Lunchtime) • Apr 7 (Evening) • Jun 9 (Evening) • Jun 12 (Evening) • Jun 12 (Lunchtime) • Jun 13 (Lunchtime) • Jun 13 (Evening) • Jun 15 (Evening) • Jun 15 (Lunchtime) • Jun 16 (Evening) • Jun 19 (Lunchtime) • Jun 19 (Evening) • Jun 20 (Evening) • Jun 20 (Lunchtime) • Jun 22 (Evening) • Jun 22 (Lunchtime) • Jun 25 (Lunchtime) • Jun 27 (Lunchtime) • Jun 27 (Evening) • 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 (Lunchtime) • Jul 25 (Evening) • 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 (Lunchtime) • Aug 22 (Evening) • 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 (Lunchtime) • Sep 26 (Evening) • 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 (Lunchtime) • Oct 17 (Evening) • 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 (Lunchtime) • Dec 12 (Evening) • 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 • 1999 • Dec 14 • 2018 • Jul 26

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