Memorabilia from the bandâs Hamburg years, sent to photographer Astrid Kirchherr, will be auctioned in May
Astrid Kirchherr with Ringo Starr and John Lennon during the filming of A Hard Dayâs Night, in 1964. Photograph: Max Scheler - K & K/Redferns
Astrid Kirchherr with Ringo Starr and John Lennon during the filming of A Hard Dayâs Night, in 1964. Photograph: Max Scheler - K & K/Redferns
Sun 4 Apr 2021 05.30 EDT
It was the city that made the Beatles. Not Liverpool, but Hamburg, the north German seaport where, between August 1960 and October 1962, the group played more than they ever did at the Cavern in their home city.