The Beatles - 4 Lads That Shook West Kirby
Acrylics on stretched canvas
Size: 122 x 76.2 cm (4' x 2½') approx.
This painting was commissioned for display at the site of the Beatles first booking by Brian Epstein - the Thistle Cafe, West Kirby.
On the night of 1st February 1962 the Beatles fulfilled their first booking by their new manager Brian Epstein. Supported by Steve Day & the Drifters, the gig took place in a dance instruction hall above what was then the Thistle Cafe on Banks Road in West Kirby on The Wirral, about 10 miles from Liverpool.
For this night only the hall was renamed 'The Beatles Club'. Now on its' site is the What's Cutting hair salon (click here for a map showing the location).
If you attended this momentous night or can provide any further information, then the owners of What's Cutting would like to hear from you. Please send your e-mails to art@birtall.co.uk and they will be forwarded. Many thanks.
