From Liverpool Cellar to London Rooftop

The Beatles’ first performance under that name took place on 9 February 1961 at The Cavern Club in Liverpool.

While a setlist from the lunchtime show is not reliably documented, the song most widely cited as opening their early Cavern-era performances is “Some Other Guy,” a rhythm & blues number originally recorded by Richie Barrett. It became a staple of their early live sets in 1961–62.

The Beatles’ final live appearance as a group was the famous Rooftop Concert on 30 January 1969, atop Apple Corps headquarters in London. The final song they ever performed live in public was: “Get Back” which they played twice. After finishing the final take, John Lennon closed with his famous line: “I’d like to say thank you on behalf of the group and ourselves, and I hope we passed the audition.”