<P> According to DJ Wooler, over the course of a two - and - a-half - year period which began when they first played at the venue in February 1961, the Beatles made a total of 292 appearances at the club, although author Barry Miles, in his book The Beatles Diary Volume 1: The Beatles Years states that it was 275 times . Their final performance at the club was on 3 August 1963 . During their time at the club, the Beatles also had residencies in Hamburg . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Event </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 February 1961 </Td> <Td> The Beatles made their first appearance . As a jazz club, it is experimenting with allowing rock' n roll, at lunchtimes only . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 March 1961 </Td> <Td> Second appearance by the Beatles . Tuesday had become "Blue Jeans Guest Night". The evening featured Dale Roberts & The Jay Walkers, The Remo Four and the Beatles . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 July 1961 </Td> <Td> The Beatles' "Welcome Home" session (after their first Hamburg residency), which also featured Johnny Sandon and The Remo Four and The White Eagles Jazz Band . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 July 1961 </Td> <Td> Another "Blue Jeans Guest Night", when the Beatles performed with Gerry & The Pacemakers and the Remo Four . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2 August 1961 </Td> <Td> The first of a long series of the Beatles' resident nights . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1 September 1961 </Td> <Td> During a traditional jazz evening, the Beatles performed in the interval as the only rock group . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 December 1961 </Td> <Td> During an all - night session, including jazz, the Beatles performed along with Gerry & the Pacemakers and Johnny Sandon and the Searchers . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 February 1962 </Td> <Td> The Beatles appeared along with Gerry & the Pacemakers and Johnny Sandon and the Searchers . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 April 1962 </Td> <Td> The Beatles' fan club night, which also featured a performance by the Four Jays . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 April 1962 </Td> <Td> Between two sets by the Saints Jazz Band, the Beatles gave a two - hour performance . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 June 1962 </Td> <Td> The Beatles "Welcome Home" session after their second Hamburg residency . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1 July 1962 </Td> <Td> The first Cavern evening with no jazz . Performing are the Beatles, the Swinging Blue Jeans, Gene Vincent, and Sounds Incorporated . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1 August 1962 </Td> <Td> The Beatles, with Gerry & the Pacemakers and the Merseybeats . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 August 1962 </Td> <Td> Another "Blue Jeans Guest Night". The Beatles performed along with the first Birmingham group to feature, Gerry Levene and the Avengers . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 September 1962 </Td> <Td> The Beatles, with Billy J. Kramer and the Coasters, and a novelty singer, Clinton Ford . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 September 1962 </Td> <Td> A London singer, Simone Jackson, performed with the Beatles as her backing group . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 October 1962 </Td> <Td> The Beatles perform along with Little Richard . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 December 1962 </Td> <Td> The Beatles, and Gerry & the Pacemakers . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 January 1963 </Td> <Td> The Beatles, with the Dennisons, the Swinging Blue Jeans and the Merseybeats . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 3 February 1963 </Td> <Td> The Cavern's "Rhythm & Blues Marathon": the Beatles, the Hollies, the Merseybeats, the Fourmost, the Swinging Blue Jeans and Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 April 1963 </Td> <Td> The Cavern's Good Friday session, headed by the Beatles and featuring seven other local bands, among them the Road Runners, Faron's Flamingos and the Dennisons . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 3 August 1963 </Td> <Td> The Beatles make their final and 292nd appearance at the club . They received a fee of £ 300 pounds for the performance . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Event </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 February 1961 </Td> <Td> The Beatles made their first appearance . As a jazz club, it is experimenting with allowing rock' n roll, at lunchtimes only . </Td> </Tr>

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