Video: 'The Cavern Club: The Beat Goes On - Official Trailer'

(Thursday, February 9, 1961, 12:00-2:00 p.m. GMT) — The English rock band The Beatles (featuring John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best) debuted today at The Cavern Club, situated on Mathew Street in central Liverpool, swiftly establishing themselves as the club’s signature act and attracting a loyal audience.

The precise number of The Beatles’ Cavern performances is not known, although they played at least 155 lunchtime and 125 evening shows through Aug. 3, 1963.