On December 5, 1965 The Beatles performed for the last time in their hometown of Liverpool at a 2,500 seat venue called The Empire Theater. The Beatles had performed at this venue on several occasions prior to this performance. In fact, even The Quarrymen performed there three times before The Beatles - once with John and Paul and twice after George had joined The Quarrymen as well. Playing at The Empire Theater was an quite an achievement for local groups at the time. It meant that a band had a large enough draw to be worthy of performing at such a large venue.
By 1965, Beatlemania had swept the world and by this point, The Beatles were no longer simply a local group with enough fans to justify performing at a 2,500 seat venue. They were now a genuine sensation and could have easily sold out a much, much larger venue at the time. There were reportedly thousands of disappointed fans who weren't able to acquire tickets to what would turn out to be The Beatles' last hometown performance.
(The photo below is from their performance at The Empire Theater in 1963.)
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