<P> The Cavern Club was the third club managed by Alan Synter , which originally opened as a jazz - only club on 16 January 1957 , being styled after the Paris venue , Le Caveau . The Quarrymen made their first appearance at the club on 21 February 1957 , but by 9 February 1961 , when the group first performed there under their new name of the Beatles , the club was under the ownership of Ray McFall . The Cavern Club 's popularity grew , rapidly becoming the most famous club in Britain . According to the club 's resident DJ , Bob Wooler , the Beatles made 292 appearances at the club in 1961 , 1962 and 1963 , culminating in a final appearance there on 3 August 1963 -- one month after the group recorded `` She Loves You '' , and six months before their first trip to the United States . </P>
<P> The Cavern Club was the third club managed by Alan Synter , which originally opened as a jazz - only club on 16 January 1957 , being styled after the Paris venue , Le Caveau . The Quarrymen made their first appearance at the club on 21 February 1957 , but by 9 February 1961 , when the group first performed there under their new name of the Beatles , the club was under the ownership of Ray McFall . The Cavern Club 's popularity grew , rapidly becoming the most famous club in Britain . According to the club 's resident DJ , Bob Wooler , the Beatles made 292 appearances at the club in 1961 , 1962 and 1963 , culminating in a final appearance there on 3 August 1963 -- one month after the group recorded `` She Loves You '' , and six months before their first trip to the United States . </P>
when did the beatles first play the cavern
when did the beatles first play the cavern
21 February 1957
21 February 1957