From 1961 to 1966, the English rock band

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performed all over the Western world. They began performing live as The Beatles on 15 August 1960 at

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in Liverpool and continued in various clubs during their visit to

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, West Germany, until 1962, with a line-up of

John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer-songwriter, musician and activist. He gained global fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. Lennon's ...

Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained global fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and the piano, and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John ...

George Harrison George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician, singer and songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Sometimes called "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Culture ...

Stuart Sutcliffe Stuart Fergusson Victor Sutcliffe (23 June 1940 – 10 April 1962) was a British painter and musician from Edinburgh, Scotland, best known as the original bass guitarist of the Beatles. Sutcliffe left the band to pursue his career as a pa ...

and

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. Following Sutcliffe's departure (and subsequent death of a

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), the Beatles continued performing throughout 1962, most notably at

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in Liverpool, where they were discovered by

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and

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. After firing Best and hiring

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, the Beatles performed a series of concert tours throughout the UK in 1963, before they left for the US in early 1964. As

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and the

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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

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" 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

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on 29 August. It marked the end of a four-year period dominated by almost nonstop touring that included over 1,400 concert appearances internationally. The group made no more public appearances until 30 January 1969, when they performed an unannounced

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at their

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headquarters in London. Numerous documentaries about their live performances have been made before and after their break-up, including ''

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'' (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

1960

The band played a farewell show at

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

's first live performance with the band. The full line-up was John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best.

1961

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 switched from rhythm guitar and piano to bass after Sutcliffe left.

1962

All 1962 live performances listed include

up until 15 August 1962. Ringo Starr joins officially as of 18 August.

1963

1964

1965

1966

1969

Notes

Summary

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

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