House used for early Beatles gigs turned into Airbnb rental by Fab Four’s original drummer

The suburban house where The Beatles played some of their first gigs has been opened as an Airbnb, by Pete Best, the band’s original drummer

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Some of The Beatles’ earliest gigs were in the basement of this suburban house in Liverpool. Now Pete Best, the drummer who was replaced by Ringo Starr, has opened it up as an Airbnb rental. Photo: Airbnb

Published: 6:15pm, 22 Aug 2024Updated: 2:18am, 23 Aug 2024

A Liverpool house famous for hosting some of The Beatles’ first gigs in the basement has been given a new lease of life, being listed on Airbnb.

Mona Best, the party-loving mother of the band’s original drummer Pete Best, opened the Casbah Coffee Club in the English city’s West Derby suburb in 1959, just before the group formed.

The band went on to perform more than 40 times in the basement of the property, on a leafy residential street, after it had also hosted 13 gigs by John Lennon’s first band, The Quarrymen.

The Casbah started with Saturday night gigs, but soon opened from Friday to Sunday. It closed three years later but has remained a tourist attraction for Beatles fans from around the world.

A Liverpool house famous for hosting some of The Beatles’ first gigs in its basement has been given a new lease of life, and is listed on Airbnb. Photo: Airbnb

Now the property has been transformed into suites named after members of the Fab Four – one is named for Best rather than Ringo Starr, who became The Beatles’ drummer in 1962.