The Beatles only played in Manchester.
Hamburg ( [ ˈhæmbɜrɡ ] [ ˈhambʊɐk ] , local pronunciation [ ˈhambʊɪ̯ç ] ; Low German/Low Saxon : Hamborg [ ˈhambɔːç ] ) , officially Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg ( Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg ) , is the second largest city in Germany , with a population of over 1.7 million people . Liverpool ( [ ˈlɪvərpuːl ] ) is a city in North West England , with an estimated population of 478,580 in 2015 . The Beatles . The Beatles built their reputation playing clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg over a three-year period from 1960 , with Stuart Sutcliffe initially serving as bass player .