I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern
2011, English. Directed by John Piper.
I Was There…When the Beatles Played The Cavern tells the story of the underground venue which has become synonymous with one of the world’s greatest bands.
I Was There…When the Beatles Played The Cavern tells the story of the underground venue which has become synonymous with one of the world’s greatest bands – The Beatles. The programme includes rare archive footage of the Cavern Club in the sixties, including film of The Beatles performing ‘Some Other Guy’ at the club. On 9 February 1961, having recently returned to Liverpool from performing in Hamburg, The Beatles played at The Cavern for the first of nearly 300 appearances at the club. By the time they played their last gig there, Beatlemania had swept Britain and the band was conquering the world.
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I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 February 2011. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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If you liked I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern, try The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert, The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years, The U.S. vs. John Lennon.
Who directed I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern?
I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern (2011) was directed by John Piper and stars Pete Best, Bernadette Byrne, Frankie Connor.