I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern

I Was There…When the Beatles Played The Cavern tells the story of the underground venue which has become synonymous with one of the world’s greatest bands.

I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern

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I Was There…When the Beatles Played The Cavern tells the story of the underground venue which has become synonymous with one of the world’s greatest bands – The Beatles. The programme includes rare archive footage of the Cavern Club in the sixties, including film of The Beatles performing ‘Some Other Guy’ at the club. On 9 February 1961, having recently returned to Liverpool from performing in Hamburg, The Beatles played at The Cavern for the first of nearly 300 appearances at the club. By the time they played their last gig there, Beatlemania had swept Britain and the band was conquering the world.

Pete Best

Bernadette Byrne

Frankie Connor

Elvis Costello

Tony Crane

Paddy Delaney

Ken Dodd

Brian Epstein

Len Garry

Dave Gore

Mike Gregory

Carol Haigh

Colin Hanton

George Harrison

David Henshaw

Freda Kelly

Billy Kinsley

John Lennon

Beryl Marsden

Gerry Marsden

Brian May

Paul McCartney

Alex McKechnie

Ringo Starr

Bob Wooler

Alistair Taylor

Billy Butler