Gavin and Stacey star Alison Steadman was at the first concert Sir Ringo Starr played with The Beatles.
Beatles drummer Sir Ringo Starr
The 78-year-old actress – who played Pam Shipman in James Corden’s hit sitcom – grew up in Liverpool and as a teenager would regularly go The Cavern Club to watch the Fab Four perform at the start of their career.
Alison can vividly recall being at one afternoon show at the now iconic venue when Sir Paul McCartney told the audience that Pete Best wouldn’t be playing with The Beatles that day and would be replaced on drums by Ringo.
The first recorded performance of Ringo with The Beatles at The Cavern Club is 19 August 1962.
Speaking on the Rosebud podcast, Alison said: “We would go into town and say we were going shopping. Well, we did go shopping but we also went to The Cavern for lunchtime sessions. We saw The Beatles. They were amazing, and I’m not just saying it.
“We used to sit on wooden chairs in a row, they were like school chairs, and they were on stage and I can remember it was ‘1, 2, 3, 4, red sails in the sunset…’ because they hadn’t written any songs then, they hadn’t recorded anything. This red sails in the sunset, the rhythm of it, it was just such fun, and it was exciting. And yes I did have a bowl of tomato soup and a bread roll included in the price of entry – which was next to nothing – and it was just brilliant.
“We were there the day that Paul said, ‘Hi everyone, say hello to Ringo Starr, sorry but Pete can’t be with us today so Ringo is standing in.’ Poor old Pete had been given the elbow.”
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