Hamburg brags about witnessing a milestone in the history of international music. On August 17, 1960, three British young men took the stage at Indra club in Hamburg, and started their exceptional performance for the first time. Later, this band made history.
According to the German News Agency (dpa), the 60th anniversary of the first concert held by the Beatles will be celebrated this year on August 17, at Indra club, which describes itself as "the place where the Beatles performed for the first time."
The celebration is a live-stream event that will be attended by Hamburg's Beatles expert Stefanie Hempel and her band.
The event will also be live-streamed, which will offer Beatles fans all over the world the chance to enjoy the songs of their favorite band. Many local artists and bands will take part in the celebration.
John Lennon, George Harrison, and Paul McCartney kept performing on the city's theaters for two years, from August 1960 till December 1962. They played 1,200 hours of music including 281 concerts in four different clubs.
At the time, the band made a transformation in the classic Rock & Roll and improved its unique music. Its members also met Ringo Starr in the same city. Few years later, the Beatles started an international and unique journey, and the German city of Hamburg still recalls all these details from the beginning.
