Original Beatles drummer Pete Best and The Pete Best Band deliver the raw intensity of the Beatles’ savage sound during the early 60’s. Right from the first beat you’ll feel you’re at the Casbah, in the Cavern and hanging out in Hamburg. The Pete Best Band offers the audience a rare opportunity to get up close and personal to those early days with Pete on drums, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Stu Sutcliffe. The show includes anecdotes from Pete about those early days and a set list second to none. This is the sound of Liverpool, the sound of Hamburg and the sound that started a revolution.

The Beatles’ original drummer, Randolph Peter Best was born on November 24,1941 in Madras, India and grew up in Liverpool. In the late 50’s Pete’s mother, Mona Best, opened a coffee club in the cellar of their home, Hayman’s Green in the West Derby area of Liverpool.  The venue became the place to be with performances by popular local groups like The Quarrymen. Pete’s first band, The Blackjacks, split in 1960.During that same time, The Silver Beatles played without a permanent drummer. Then, having secured dates in Hamburg, Pete was offered the permanent gig at the invitation of Paul McCartney, Pete joined the Beatles for their upcoming showsin Hamburg as their original drummer. Hamburg shows were grueling but allowed these boys to build their sound and set the groundwork for the future.