608:
671:. The new design was to resemble the original as closely as possible. This coincided with a period of massive economic and political change in and around Liverpool and the club survived only until December 1989, when, following a serious assault on a customer which led to jail sentences for the owners, the Cavern Club lost its licence and was closed by the Licensing Authority. In 1991, two friends—schoolteacher Bill Heckle and taxi driver Dave Jones—reopened it, along with George Guinness on 11 July 1991. They still run the club today and are now the longest-running owners in its history. The club continues to function primarily as a live music venue. The music policy varies from the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s classic pop music to indie, rock and modern chart music.
435:
Club. The band also performed at the Cavern the night prior to the club's closure, making them the last group to perform on stage along with disc jockey Billy Butler and doorman Paddy
Delaney, who—with fans—barricaded themselves into the club prior to the authorities' arrival the next morning to gain access. The Hideaways were also proactive along with local MP Bessie Braddock to reopen the Cavern; as a result they were the first group back on stage when the club re-opened on 23 July 1966 with local MP Bessie Braddock and then-Prime Minister Harold Wilson. The Hideaways also hold the official record of over 400 Cavern Club appearances at both old and new venues and are now recognised and named on the wall of fame.
636:
622:
142:
584:
761:(LIPA), McCartney hinted that he would perform a secret gig the following day. At 9 a.m. on 26 June it was announced via his Facebook page and The Cavern Club's Facebook page that Paul would be returning to the club. Tickets were sold from The Echo Arena box office, leaving people who had camped overnight on Mathew Street disappointed. Sir Paul McCartney was expected to play only a 45-minute set, but performed for two hours. He opened the show saying "Liverpool! Cavern! These are words that go together well!" and then played a mixed set featuring songs from his upcoming album,
411:" and just six months before the Beatles' first trip to the U.S. By this time "Beatlemania" was sprouting across England, and with girls demanding to see the Beatles and screaming just to get a glimpse of them, the group had to hide or sneak into concerts, and the small club could no longer satisfy audience demand. After the Beatles' farewell gig on 3 August 1963, Bob Wooler gave their future dates to The Mastersounds, a local R&B band, led by Mal Jefferson. The Beatles had graduated from the club and had been signed to
776:
449:
387:
156:
458:
2603:
1211:– Bulldozers moved in to start the demolition of the warehouse buildings that housed the world famous Cavern Club in Mathew Street. / Although the buildings at street level were demolished, the original cellar was not destroyed, only filled in with the rubble from above. The proposed ventilation shaft was never built and the site of the Cavern Club became a rough surface street level storage area for British Rail vehicles before becoming a car park.
320:
599:
announced by the project architect, David
Backhouse, that the plans to excavate and re-open the Cavern Club in its original form would be impossible for structural reasons. Tests had revealed that the arches of the old cellar had been too badly damaged during the demolition of the ground floor of the Cavern Club and the warehouses above.
838:
in 1991, it included a brick Cavern Club cellar that was a reproduction of the
Liverpool club, including a stage for local bands. In 2006, the Boston restaurant moved to a new location, and although the new restaurant still has a "Cavern Club" performing area, it bears no resemblance to the Liverpool
406:
clubs. Their stage show had been through a lot of changes, with some in the audience thinking they were watching a German band, as they were billed from
Hamburg. From 1961 to 1963 the Beatles made 292 appearances at the club, with their last occurring on 3 August 1963, a month after the band recorded
1232:
11 July 1991: Cavern City Tours re-opened the Cavern Club and continued to provide the disco music which had been so successful under the previous owner. / Within a month the Cavern was open six days and three nights to cater for the growing visitor and tourist market. / The new owner's aim to bring
1095:
This Manweb substation was refurbished during 1998 as part of Manweb's commitment to the community. / The transformation into a work of art, day and night, was switched on by Gerry
Marsden on 1 December 1998. / The project was sponsored by Manweb with contributions from the Cavern Quarter Initiative
652:
Before the Cavern Club's opening ceremony, over 100 musicians from the 1960s Mersey Beat era were invited to sign the wall at the back of the Cavern's stage, a tradition which began in the early days of the Jazz bands in the 1950s and continued through the '60s and '70s. A further 15,000 bricks from
598:
On 7 December 1981 plans were revealed to excavate the buried remains of the Cavern Club cellar. It would form part of a £7-million redevelopment project of the former warehouse site of 8–12 Mathew Street which had housed the Cavern Club up until its closure in 1973. However, on 23 June 1982, it was
715:
The front room is the main tourist attraction, where people come to have their photograph taken on the stage, with the names of the bands who played there written on the back wall. This room hosts live music from noon to midnight Monday to
Thursday, and noon to close on Fridays and weekend. Between
221:
jazz club. He eventually found a fruit warehouse where people were leasing the cellar, which had been used as an air raid shelter in World War II. Tropical fruit used to be stored there and during warm months the scent from the ripening fruit was absorbed into the sandstone brickwork. When the club
434:
were signed up to the newly founded Cavern Club agency and became the resident group, often stepping in for last minute artist cancellations; they also became the first pop group to appear on a nationwide television commercial for Timex Watch
Company filmed by the Rank Organisation at the Cavern
248:
at The Cavern, which was one of three jazz clubs he managed. Dr. Sytner suggested that the band should play at the golf club first, so as to assess their talent. Sytner phoned Walley a week later and offered the band an interlude spot playing skiffle between the performances of two jazz bands on
264:". Rod Davis warned Lennon that the audience would "eat you alive", but Lennon ignored this and started playing the song himself, forcing the others to join in. Halfway through, Sytner pushed his way through the audience and handed Lennon a note which read, "Cut out the bloody rock 'n roll".
36:
222:
was packed with dancing and smoking teenagers, the heat produced resulted in the bricks sweating and the sweet fruit odour was absorbed into their clothing. After leaving, fans at bus stops could be identified as having visited the club by the pleasant 'Cavern
Perfume' on their clothes.
1207:– British Rail took ownership of the warehouse block 8-12 Mathew Street which housed the original 1957 cellar vaults of the Cavern Club, ... The plan by British Rail was to clear that part of Mathew Street to build a ventilation shaft for the city's new underground railway loop. /
648:
5,000 bricks from the damaged archways of the original cellar area of the Cavern Club went on sale at £5 each, complete with an authentication plate signed by former Cavern Club owner Ray McFall. Proceeds from the sale of the 5,000 bricks went to
Strawberry Field Children's home.
684:. It has about 40 live bands performing every week; both tribute and original bands, although most perform their own material. The back room of the Cavern is the most frequently used location for touring acts and ticketed events, in more recent times playing host to
656:
The Cavern Club now sits at a 90-degree angle to the original and covers 70% of the original Cavern footprint, the stage is not far from the original location, and the 'Live Lounge' is an exact replica of the original, using as many of the old bricks as possible.
871:
mentioned the club in his poem "Let Me Die A Youngman's Death": "Or when I'm 104 / and banned from the Cavern / may my mistress / catching me in bed with her daughter / and fearing for her son / cut me up into little pieces and throw away every piece but one."
1136:
WE all live in a yellow sub-station – the Manweb substation at Mathew Street in
Liverpool has been turned into a phantasmagoric evening light show featuring a Yellow Submarine as part of the renovation of the Cavern Quarter made famous by The
1161:
History of the Cavern Walks Built in 1984, the shopping centre was reopened alongside an authentic reconstruction of the Cavern Club and soon became the place to go to buy designer clothes and sip on fancy
821:, in homage to the Beatles' beginnings, though the club's name was never mentioned. The footage for this scene was actually shot in The Cavern Club itself. The Cavern Club is the first playable location in
306:, the Beatles manager who secured the group's first recording contract, first saw the group perform at the club on 9 November 1961. Inspired by the group, Epstein made moves to take over their management.
746:, the artist who designed all the original posters and signage for the original club, to produce 60th anniversary artwork which portrays bands and musicians who performed there. Also in 2017, a statue of
1036:
1990:
591:
Soon after the Cavern club closed in 1973, a new Cavern club opened at 7 Mathew Street, later renamed the Revolution Club. This club would later shut down and be reopened as
217:
Alan Sytner, having been inspired by the jazz district in Paris where there were a number of clubs in cellars, returned to Liverpool and strove to open a club similar to the
735:'s brick removed from the wall of fame was successful. A brass plaque near where it was located notes that the bricks of two former Cavern Club performers—Glitter and
1612:
1831:
1857:
1887:
252:
Before the performance, the Quarrymen argued amongst themselves about the set list, as rock 'n roll songs were definitely not allowed at the club but
2620:
607:
573:
made a compulsory purchase of the warehouses, the basement of which housed the Cavern Club, in order to build a ventilation shaft for the new
244:– who had left school at 15 to become an apprentice golf professional at the Lee Park Golf Club – asked Dr. Sytner if his son could book
1511:
1942:
2674:
1882:
922:
716:
November 2005 and September 2007, the front room played host to the Cavern Showcase, an organisation and event started by 1960s star
2381:
1970:
1150:
1103:
1392:
2669:
2581:
1902:
1787:
758:
1965:
1037:"Ray McFall: Accountant who took over the Cavern club and gave the Beatles the break that set them on course to rule the world"
2435:
1897:
1664:
1627:
1541:
1271:
225:
The club opened on 16 January 1957 and the first act to perform there was the Merseysippi Jazz Band. Local commercial artist
204:
underground rail loop. It reopened in 1984. It was temporarily closed again from 1989 to 1991, and has been open ever since.
1616:
1183:.Jan Akkerman with Dutch group Focus were the last to play The Cavern, a few days before the club was shut down in May 1973.
1907:
2470:
1952:
1877:
1062:
834:
restaurant and hotel chain owns the trademark to the "Cavern Club" name in the US. When the Hard Rock Cafe was built in
720:, his wife Marga, and best friend Wes Paul. The night took place every Sunday and featured original 1960s bands such as
2659:
2562:
1975:
1914:
1594:
1586:
1569:
848:
668:
77:
1892:
367:
349:
2664:
341:
2679:
2008:
1960:
1557:
2521:
2144:
1862:
1836:
1782:
1777:
1246:
1174:
381:
345:
427:
caused record producers who had previously never ventured very far from London to start looking to the north.
2269:
288:
2488:
2442:
2428:
1995:
1985:
1980:
1947:
478:: The Cavern Walks Boutique Shopping Centre was built in 1984 and the current Cavern Club was opened in it.
696:. The Cavern is also used as a tour warm-up venue with semi-secret gigs announced at the last moment. The
635:
2043:
2000:
398:
The Beatles made their first appearance at the club on 9 February 1961 after returning to Liverpool from
20:
1532:
860:
817:
653:
the Cavern site were used on the authentic reconstruction of the Cavern Club within the redevelopment.
621:
2567:
2505:
2386:
1937:
1657:
1512:
https://www.cavernclub.org/latest-news/the-cavern-teams-up-with-norwegian-cruise-lines-for-a-2nd-time
1091:
Explicatory plaque commemorating the refurbishment of the substation in 1998 as a public work of art.
1344:
330:
218:
161:
2371:
1919:
1867:
1814:
1798:
334:
229:
created the poster artwork for the opening night. He later became the original poster artist for
2575:
2306:
2226:
1772:
1746:
1714:
875:
823:
725:
839:
cellar. In 2014, a lawsuit was filed to revoke Hard Rock's trademark on the Cavern Club name.
2361:
1825:
1819:
1804:
1008:
974:
680:
577:
underground railway. That was never built, however, and the area was turned into a car park.
562:
141:
1320:
484:
In the decade that followed, a wide variety of popular acts appeared at the club, including
189:
scene in Liverpool in the late 50s and early 1960s. The club became closely associated with
2606:
2543:
2449:
1841:
1809:
1719:
1650:
431:
583:
8:
1872:
743:
660:
The fire exit, next to the Cilla Black statue, is the location of the original entrance.
441:
Current townscape of the former warehouse site where the original Cavern Club was located
226:
185:
The Cavern Club opened on 16 January 1957 as a jazz club, later becoming a centre of the
1639:
for many images of 1960s groups that never made it big and other rare items of interest.
2556:
2531:
2311:
2291:
2279:
2274:
2264:
1489:
1247:"Revisiting Arctic Monkeys first-ever tour stop at Liverpool's iconic venue The Cavern"
485:
2537:
1590:
1582:
1565:
1537:
1131:
1116:
261:
283:
groups began to appear at the club on a regular basis in the early 1960s. The first
2463:
2401:
2396:
2356:
2316:
2259:
2249:
1726:
892:
302:
The club hosted its first performance by the Beatles on Thursday, 9 February 1961.
1624:
775:
394:
outside The Cavern Pub, opposite the Cavern Club, was unveiled on 16 January 1997.
2254:
2231:
2206:
2176:
2078:
2073:
1699:
1631:
880:
717:
517:
269:
200:
The Cavern Club closed in 1973 and was filled in during construction work on the
2411:
2296:
2221:
2216:
2191:
2088:
1741:
1692:
1155:
917:
898:
831:
815:. A similar looking club was also featured in the opening sequence of the film
754:
697:
675:
664:
592:
558:
524:
265:
1510:
The Cavern teams up with Norwegian Cruise Lines for a 2nd time, June 1, 2018,
1068:
750:
commissioned by her sons was unveiled outside the Cavern's original entrance.
2653:
2635:
2622:
2494:
2341:
2336:
2321:
2301:
2171:
2134:
2124:
2119:
2114:
2104:
2048:
2033:
1767:
1574:
1370:
886:
868:
800:
779:
The Cavern Wall of Fame, surrounding the Cavern Pub, opposite the Cavern Club
763:
736:
705:
505:
489:
420:
408:
303:
268:'s first appearance at The Cavern was with The Quarrymen on 24 January 1958.
245:
186:
175:
1195:
757:
came back to the Cavern Club. During a Facebook Live Q&A session in the
448:
2549:
2526:
2406:
2376:
2346:
2331:
2211:
2139:
2109:
2083:
2018:
1751:
1562:
The Cavern: The Most Famous Club in the World, The Story of the Cavern Club
1223:
951:
911:
788:
732:
709:
570:
554:
550:
528:
509:
403:
386:
241:
155:
457:
299:
had become the full-time compère and organiser of the lunchtime sessions.
272:
first played at The Cavern during a lunchtime session on 9 February 1961.
2499:
2456:
2286:
2166:
2068:
2063:
2038:
1792:
1706:
1685:
1673:
854:
843:
747:
613:
Cavern Club original bricks, one of 5,000, salvaged by Royal Life in 1983
566:
538:
493:
391:
292:
257:
230:
194:
65:
534:
Brian Epstein's 1964 autobiography was entitled "A Cellarful of Noise".
2588:
2516:
2511:
2366:
2196:
2186:
2058:
1736:
792:
685:
574:
501:
424:
416:
296:
280:
276:
201:
190:
73:
69:
1151:"The future of Cavern Walks: former WAG haven that fell out of favour"
2391:
2129:
2053:
1731:
1527:
804:
721:
701:
595:, which itself became a notable local music venue in the late 1970s.
497:
240:
groups. Whilst playing golf with Sytner's father, Dr. Joseph Sytner,
179:
54:
1579:
The Best of Cellars : The Story of the World famous Cavern Club
319:
35:
2351:
1636:
812:
693:
641:
Location of the original entrance, next to the Cilla Black statue.
2201:
513:
473:
substation was built and was transformed into public art in 1998.
399:
253:
237:
1439:
1371:"Cilla Black statue unveiled as Cavern Club celebrates 60 years"
1297:
1414:
1393:"Cilla Black statue unveiled at Cavern Club's 60th anniversary"
1127:
835:
796:
784:
531:
in 1965, twice refers to the club as "a cellar full of noise".
470:
260:
called for the others to start playing an Elvis Presley song, "
147:
The Cavern of the re-opened Cavern Club (photographed in 2009).
1642:
1272:"Teenage sensation performs secret intimate gig in The Cavern"
123:
1606:
808:
689:
402:, Germany, where they had been playing at the Indra and the
236:
What started as a jazz club eventually became a hangout for
1464:
2181:
1490:"Cavern Club fights Hard Rock Cafe over US naming rights"
412:
1589:. Rev. & upd. ed. by NPI Media Group, 2007, 192 pp,
1233:
back live music to the Cavern didn't happen immediately.
104:
16 January 1957, reopened 26 April 1984 and 11 July 1991
678:
played the New Cavern Club, publicising his new album,
587:
External view of the reopened Cavern Club, October 2012
287:
was held on 25 May 1960 and featured a performance by
1526:
1020:
1001:
986:
967:
423:. The amount of musical activity in Liverpool and
256:was tolerated. After opening with a skiffle song,
1142:
19:"The Cavern" redirects here. For other uses, see
2651:
1615:. BBC Liverpool. 18 January 2007. Archived from
1216:
946:
944:
942:
940:
938:
1991:1966 tour of Germany, Japan and the Philippines
1290:
1188:
1148:
878:have Cavern Clubs on four of their liners, the
549:One of the last groups to play at the club was
164:, jazz club in Paris, the model for the Cavern.
1658:
935:
627:Signed wall at the back of the Cavern's stage
279:in 1959 and moved to London. Blues bands and
207:
1014:
914:, a museum that was next to the Cavern Club
348:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
1665:
1651:
1109:
368:Learn how and when to remove this message
309:
40:The original Cavern Club entrance in 1963
902:, which showcase Beatles tribute bands.
774:
582:
569:. The club closed on 28 May 1973 after
385:
1625:'Premier At The Cavern' – 1966 newsreel
995:
980:
961:
759:Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
2652:
1244:
1117:"Yellow submarine stars in light show"
923:List of the Beatles' live performances
2436:The Beatles: The Authorised Biography
1646:
731:In November 2008, a campaign to have
1581:, The Bluecoat Press, 1994, 208 pp.
1546:. (2005) / (2005) / (eBook in 2012).
544:
541:worked as the hat-check girl there.
346:adding citations to reliable sources
313:
2471:Paul McCartney: Many Years from Now
1966:The Beatles' 1964 tour of Australia
1345:"CELEBRATE 60 YEARS OF THE CAVERN!"
1149:Olivia Williams (26 October 2019).
674:On 14 December 1999, former Beatle
13:
1551:
849:In His Life: The John Lennon Story
663:The club was taken over by former
14:
2691:
1600:
1322:Cavern club removes Glitter brick
1067:, The Cavern Club, archived from
742:In 2017, the Cavern commissioned
16:Music venue in Liverpool, England
2675:Tourist attractions in Liverpool
2602:
2601:
1564:, SAF Publishing, 2008, 224 pp.
953:Note on first Beatles appearance
634:
620:
606:
456:
447:
318:
212:
154:
140:
112:28 May 1973, and 3 December 1989
34:
1903:Cover versions of Beatles songs
1672:
1504:
1482:
1457:
1432:
1407:
1385:
1363:
1337:
1313:
1264:
1238:
1167:
275:Sytner sold The Cavern Club to
96:Rock ‘n’ roll, Merseybeat, Rock
2670:1957 establishments in England
1943:Winter 1963 Helen Shapiro Tour
1536:. Little Brown & Company.
1175:"Back To Where The Beat Began"
1083:
1055:
1029:
382:The Beatles at the Cavern Club
1:
2270:34 Montagu Square, Marylebone
1230:. Cavern City Tours Limited.
928:
704:in November 2013, as well as
289:Rory Storm and the Hurricanes
193:and regularly played host to
2489:Apple Corps v Apple Computer
2443:The Beatles: All These Years
1908:Songs covered by the Beatles
1613:"Cavern Celebrates 50 Years"
1440:"Cavern Club, Wellington NZ"
1325:, BBC News, 15 November 2008
1245:Taysom, Joe (18 June 2020).
295:as drummer). By early 1961,
7:
1893:Post-breakup collaborations
1395:. Sky News. 16 January 2017
1373:. BBC News. 16 January 2017
905:
842:It also had a cameo in two
770:
21:The Cavern (disambiguation)
10:
2696:
1533:The Beatles: The Biography
700:did this in October 2005,
430:In 1963, young local band
379:
249:Wednesday, 7 August 1957.
208:History of the Cavern Club
18:
2660:Music venues in Liverpool
2597:
2568:automatic double tracking
2506:The Beatles at Abbey Road
2480:
2420:
2240:
2157:
2097:
2026:
2017:
1928:
1850:
1760:
1680:
1415:"The Cavern Buenos Aires"
121:
116:
108:
100:
92:
84:
80:, Bill Heckle, Dave Jones
61:
57:, England, United Kingdom
49:
45:
33:
1971:1964 North American tour
1130:. January 1999. p.
219:Le Caveau de la Huchette
162:Le Caveau de la Huchette
2665:Nightclubs in Liverpool
2372:The Scotch of St. James
1938:1960 Johnny Gentle Tour
1799:More popular than Jesus
1788:North American releases
1492:. BBC News. 14 May 2014
1096:and Mersey Partnership.
858:, as well as the movie
783:Tribute clubs exist in
2680:History of the Beatles
2576:The Beatles: Rock Band
2227:United Artists Records
1858:Awards and nominations
1715:Outline of the Beatles
1621:– Cavern Club at fifty
876:Norwegian Cruise Lines
824:The Beatles: Rock Band
780:
588:
395:
310:The Beatles and others
197:in their early years.
2429:The Beatles Anthology
2362:Penny Lane, Liverpool
1948:1963 Roy Orbison Tour
1820:Murder of John Lennon
1064:Where it all began...
778:
586:
563:Pierre van der Linden
389:
2636:53.40611°N 2.98722°W
2450:A Cellarful of Noise
1954:The Ed Sullivan Show
1720:The Beatles timeline
1179:.Good News Liverpool
739:—have been removed.
537:Future singing star
342:improve this section
174:is a music venue on
2632: /
2563:Recording practices
1630:8 July 2011 at the
1209:Tuesday 5 June 1973
861:Across the Universe
818:Across the Universe
30:
2641:53.40611; -2.98722
2557:Pop Go the Beatles
2532:Global Beatles Day
2312:Casbah Coffee Club
2280:Abbey Road Studios
2275:Abbey Road, London
2265:251 Menlove Avenue
1976:1965 European tour
1915:Recording sessions
1778:At the Cavern Club
1637:Cavern After Hours
807:, and formerly in
781:
755:Sir Paul McCartney
589:
486:the Rolling Stones
419:label by producer
396:
28:
2615:
2614:
2538:Images of a Woman
2382:St Peter's Church
2153:
2152:
1883:Live performances
1619:on 13 April 2014.
1607:Cavern City Tours
1543:978-0-316-80352-6
1278:. 7 November 2013
1071:on 6 January 2009
956:, The Cavern Club
545:Closing and today
390:The sculpture of
378:
377:
370:
134:
133:
2687:
2647:
2646:
2644:
2643:
2642:
2637:
2633:
2630:
2629:
2628:
2625:
2605:
2604:
2544:Lennon–McCartney
2464:Lennon Remembers
2402:Tittenhurst Park
2397:Strawberry Field
2357:London Palladium
2317:Candlestick Park
2260:20 Forthlin Road
2250:10 Admiral Grove
2024:
2023:
1727:Stuart Sutcliffe
1667:
1660:
1653:
1644:
1643:
1620:
1547:
1514:
1508:
1502:
1501:
1499:
1497:
1486:
1480:
1479:
1477:
1475:
1469:exetercavern.com
1461:
1455:
1454:
1452:
1450:
1436:
1430:
1429:
1427:
1425:
1411:
1405:
1404:
1402:
1400:
1389:
1383:
1382:
1380:
1378:
1367:
1361:
1360:
1358:
1356:
1351:. 4 October 2016
1341:
1335:
1333:
1332:
1330:
1317:
1311:
1309:
1308:
1306:
1294:
1288:
1287:
1285:
1283:
1268:
1262:
1261:
1259:
1257:
1251:Far Out Magazine
1242:
1236:
1235:
1224:"History: 1990s"
1220:
1214:
1213:
1196:"History: 1970s"
1192:
1186:
1185:
1171:
1165:
1164:
1146:
1140:
1139:
1121:
1113:
1107:
1098:
1087:
1081:
1079:
1078:
1076:
1059:
1053:
1052:
1050:
1048:
1043:. 9 January 2015
1033:
1027:
1018:
1012:
999:
993:
984:
978:
965:
959:
957:
948:
893:Norwegian Encore
846:biopics, 2000's
638:
624:
610:
460:
451:
373:
366:
362:
359:
353:
322:
314:
291:(which included
158:
144:
130:
127:
125:
38:
31:
27:
2695:
2694:
2690:
2689:
2688:
2686:
2685:
2684:
2650:
2649:
2640:
2638:
2634:
2631:
2626:
2623:
2621:
2619:
2618:
2616:
2611:
2593:
2522:Cultural impact
2476:
2416:
2327:The Cavern Club
2292:The Bag O'Nails
2255:12 Arnold Grove
2242:
2236:
2232:Vee-Jay Records
2207:Startling Music
2177:Capitol Records
2159:
2149:
2093:
2079:Alistair Taylor
2074:Joseph Lockwood
2013:
2009:Rooftop concert
1961:1964 world tour
1930:
1924:
1846:
1837:Religious views
1756:
1700:George Harrison
1676:
1671:
1632:Wayback Machine
1611:
1603:
1554:
1552:Further reading
1544:
1518:
1517:
1509:
1505:
1495:
1493:
1488:
1487:
1483:
1473:
1471:
1463:
1462:
1458:
1448:
1446:
1438:
1437:
1433:
1423:
1421:
1413:
1412:
1408:
1398:
1396:
1391:
1390:
1386:
1376:
1374:
1369:
1368:
1364:
1354:
1352:
1343:
1342:
1338:
1328:
1326:
1319:
1318:
1314:
1304:
1302:
1299:Cavern Showcase
1296:
1295:
1291:
1281:
1279:
1270:
1269:
1265:
1255:
1253:
1243:
1239:
1222:
1221:
1217:
1194:
1193:
1189:
1173:
1172:
1168:
1147:
1143:
1119:
1115:
1114:
1110:
1089:
1088:
1084:
1074:
1072:
1061:
1060:
1056:
1046:
1044:
1041:The Independent
1035:
1034:
1030:
1019:
1015:
1000:
996:
985:
981:
966:
962:
950:
949:
936:
931:
908:
881:Norwegian Bliss
773:
726:The Undertakers
718:Kingsize Taylor
646:
645:
644:
643:
642:
639:
630:
629:
628:
625:
616:
615:
614:
611:
580:
547:
518:John Lee Hooker
482:
481:
480:
479:
474:
463:
462:
461:
453:
452:
443:
442:
384:
374:
363:
357:
354:
339:
323:
312:
270:George Harrison
215:
210:
172:The Cavern Club
169:
168:
167:
166:
165:
159:
150:
149:
148:
145:
122:
53:Mathew Street,
41:
29:The Cavern Club
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
2693:
2683:
2682:
2677:
2672:
2667:
2662:
2613:
2612:
2610:
2609:
2598:
2595:
2594:
2592:
2591:
2586:
2585:
2584:
2572:
2571:
2570:
2560:
2553:
2546:
2541:
2534:
2529:
2524:
2519:
2514:
2509:
2502:
2497:
2492:
2484:
2482:
2478:
2477:
2475:
2474:
2467:
2460:
2453:
2446:
2439:
2432:
2424:
2422:
2421:Selected books
2418:
2417:
2415:
2414:
2412:Wigmore Street
2409:
2404:
2399:
2394:
2389:
2387:Stanley Street
2384:
2379:
2374:
2369:
2364:
2359:
2354:
2349:
2344:
2339:
2334:
2329:
2324:
2319:
2314:
2309:
2304:
2299:
2297:Beatles Ashram
2294:
2289:
2284:
2283:
2282:
2272:
2267:
2262:
2257:
2252:
2246:
2244:
2238:
2237:
2235:
2234:
2229:
2224:
2222:United Artists
2219:
2217:Tollie Records
2214:
2209:
2204:
2199:
2194:
2192:Northern Songs
2189:
2184:
2179:
2174:
2169:
2163:
2161:
2155:
2154:
2151:
2150:
2148:
2147:
2142:
2137:
2132:
2127:
2122:
2117:
2112:
2107:
2101:
2099:
2095:
2094:
2092:
2091:
2089:Allan Williams
2086:
2081:
2076:
2071:
2066:
2061:
2056:
2051:
2046:
2041:
2036:
2030:
2028:
2021:
2015:
2014:
2012:
2011:
2006:
1998:
1993:
1988:
1983:
1978:
1973:
1968:
1963:
1958:
1950:
1945:
1940:
1934:
1932:
1926:
1925:
1923:
1922:
1917:
1912:
1911:
1910:
1905:
1895:
1890:
1885:
1880:
1875:
1870:
1865:
1860:
1854:
1852:
1848:
1847:
1845:
1844:
1839:
1834:
1829:
1822:
1817:
1812:
1807:
1802:
1795:
1790:
1785:
1783:Decca audition
1780:
1775:
1770:
1764:
1762:
1758:
1757:
1755:
1754:
1749:
1744:
1742:Norman Chapman
1739:
1734:
1729:
1723:
1722:
1717:
1711:
1710:
1703:
1696:
1693:Paul McCartney
1689:
1681:
1678:
1677:
1670:
1669:
1662:
1655:
1647:
1641:
1640:
1634:
1622:
1609:
1602:
1601:External links
1599:
1598:
1597:
1595:978-0752442020
1587:978-1872568164
1572:
1570:978-0946719907
1553:
1550:
1549:
1548:
1542:
1523:
1522:
1516:
1515:
1503:
1481:
1456:
1431:
1406:
1384:
1362:
1336:
1312:
1289:
1276:Liverpool Echo
1263:
1237:
1215:
1187:
1166:
1156:Liverpool Echo
1141:
1108:
1082:
1054:
1028:
1026:, p. 125.
1013:
994:
979:
960:
933:
932:
930:
927:
926:
925:
920:
918:Iron Door Club
915:
907:
904:
899:Norwegian Epic
832:Hard Rock Cafe
772:
769:
753:In June 2018,
698:Arctic Monkeys
676:Paul McCartney
665:Liverpool F.C.
640:
633:
632:
631:
626:
619:
618:
617:
612:
605:
604:
603:
602:
601:
559:Thijs van Leer
546:
543:
525:I Know a Place
465:
464:
455:
454:
446:
445:
444:
440:
439:
438:
437:
376:
375:
326:
324:
317:
311:
308:
266:Paul McCartney
262:Don't Be Cruel
214:
211:
209:
206:
160:
153:
152:
151:
146:
139:
138:
137:
136:
135:
132:
131:
119:
118:
114:
113:
110:
106:
105:
102:
98:
97:
94:
90:
89:
86:
82:
81:
63:
59:
58:
51:
47:
46:
43:
42:
39:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2692:
2681:
2678:
2676:
2673:
2671:
2668:
2666:
2663:
2661:
2658:
2657:
2655:
2648:
2645:
2608:
2600:
2599:
2596:
2590:
2587:
2583:
2580:
2579:
2578:
2577:
2573:
2569:
2566:
2565:
2564:
2561:
2559:
2558:
2554:
2551:
2547:
2545:
2542:
2540:
2539:
2535:
2533:
2530:
2528:
2525:
2523:
2520:
2518:
2515:
2513:
2510:
2508:
2507:
2503:
2501:
2498:
2496:
2495:Apple scruffs
2493:
2491:
2490:
2486:
2485:
2483:
2479:
2473:
2472:
2468:
2466:
2465:
2461:
2459:
2458:
2454:
2452:
2451:
2447:
2445:
2444:
2440:
2438:
2437:
2433:
2431:
2430:
2426:
2425:
2423:
2419:
2413:
2410:
2408:
2405:
2403:
2400:
2398:
2395:
2393:
2390:
2388:
2385:
2383:
2380:
2378:
2375:
2373:
2370:
2368:
2365:
2363:
2360:
2358:
2355:
2353:
2350:
2348:
2345:
2343:
2342:The Jacaranda
2340:
2338:
2337:Comiskey Park
2335:
2333:
2330:
2328:
2325:
2323:
2322:Carnegie Hall
2320:
2318:
2315:
2313:
2310:
2308:
2305:
2303:
2302:Beatles-Platz
2300:
2298:
2295:
2293:
2290:
2288:
2285:
2281:
2278:
2277:
2276:
2273:
2271:
2268:
2266:
2263:
2261:
2258:
2256:
2253:
2251:
2248:
2247:
2245:
2239:
2233:
2230:
2228:
2225:
2223:
2220:
2218:
2215:
2213:
2210:
2208:
2205:
2203:
2200:
2198:
2195:
2193:
2190:
2188:
2185:
2183:
2180:
2178:
2175:
2173:
2172:Apple Records
2170:
2168:
2165:
2164:
2162:
2156:
2146:
2143:
2141:
2138:
2136:
2135:Tony Sheridan
2133:
2131:
2128:
2126:
2125:Billy Preston
2123:
2121:
2120:Phil McDonald
2118:
2116:
2115:George Martin
2113:
2111:
2108:
2106:
2105:Geoff Emerick
2103:
2102:
2100:
2096:
2090:
2087:
2085:
2082:
2080:
2077:
2075:
2072:
2070:
2067:
2065:
2062:
2060:
2057:
2055:
2052:
2050:
2049:Brian Epstein
2047:
2045:
2042:
2040:
2037:
2035:
2034:Neil Aspinall
2032:
2031:
2029:
2025:
2022:
2020:
2016:
2010:
2007:
2005:
2003:
1999:
1997:
1994:
1992:
1989:
1987:
1984:
1982:
1979:
1977:
1974:
1972:
1969:
1967:
1964:
1962:
1959:
1957:
1955:
1951:
1949:
1946:
1944:
1941:
1939:
1936:
1935:
1933:
1927:
1921:
1918:
1916:
1913:
1909:
1906:
1904:
1901:
1900:
1899:
1896:
1894:
1891:
1889:
1886:
1884:
1881:
1879:
1876:
1874:
1871:
1869:
1866:
1864:
1861:
1859:
1856:
1855:
1853:
1849:
1843:
1840:
1838:
1835:
1833:
1830:
1828:
1827:
1823:
1821:
1818:
1816:
1813:
1811:
1808:
1806:
1803:
1800:
1796:
1794:
1791:
1789:
1786:
1784:
1781:
1779:
1776:
1774:
1771:
1769:
1768:The Quarrymen
1766:
1765:
1763:
1759:
1753:
1750:
1748:
1745:
1743:
1740:
1738:
1735:
1733:
1730:
1728:
1725:
1724:
1721:
1718:
1716:
1713:
1712:
1709:
1708:
1704:
1702:
1701:
1697:
1695:
1694:
1690:
1688:
1687:
1683:
1682:
1679:
1675:
1668:
1663:
1661:
1656:
1654:
1649:
1648:
1645:
1638:
1635:
1633:
1629:
1626:
1623:
1618:
1614:
1610:
1608:
1605:
1604:
1596:
1592:
1588:
1584:
1580:
1576:
1575:Phil Thompson
1573:
1571:
1567:
1563:
1559:
1558:Spencer Leigh
1556:
1555:
1545:
1539:
1535:
1534:
1529:
1525:
1524:
1520:
1519:
1513:
1507:
1491:
1485:
1470:
1466:
1460:
1445:
1441:
1435:
1420:
1416:
1410:
1394:
1388:
1372:
1366:
1350:
1346:
1340:
1324:
1323:
1316:
1301:
1300:
1293:
1277:
1273:
1267:
1252:
1248:
1241:
1234:
1229:
1225:
1219:
1212:
1210:
1206:
1201:
1197:
1191:
1184:
1180:
1176:
1170:
1163:
1158:
1157:
1152:
1145:
1138:
1133:
1129:
1125:
1118:
1112:
1105:
1102:
1097:
1092:
1086:
1070:
1066:
1065:
1058:
1042:
1038:
1032:
1025:
1024:
1021:Spitz (2005)
1017:
1010:
1006:
1005:
1002:Spitz (2005)
998:
992:, p. 61.
991:
990:
987:Spitz (2005)
983:
976:
972:
971:
968:Spitz (2005)
964:
955:
954:
947:
945:
943:
941:
939:
934:
924:
921:
919:
916:
913:
910:
909:
903:
901:
900:
895:
894:
889:
888:
887:Norwegian Joy
883:
882:
877:
873:
870:
869:Roger McGough
865:
863:
862:
857:
856:
851:
850:
845:
840:
837:
833:
828:
826:
825:
820:
819:
814:
810:
806:
802:
801:Costa Teguise
798:
794:
790:
786:
777:
768:
766:
765:
764:Egypt Station
760:
756:
751:
749:
745:
740:
738:
737:Jonathan King
734:
729:
727:
723:
719:
713:
711:
707:
703:
699:
695:
691:
687:
683:
682:
681:Run Devil Run
677:
672:
670:
666:
661:
658:
654:
650:
637:
623:
609:
600:
596:
594:
585:
581:
578:
576:
572:
568:
564:
560:
556:
552:
542:
540:
535:
532:
530:
527:", a hit for
526:
521:
519:
515:
511:
507:
506:Black Sabbath
503:
499:
495:
491:
490:the Yardbirds
487:
477:
472:
468:
459:
450:
436:
433:
432:The Hideaways
428:
426:
422:
421:George Martin
418:
414:
410:
409:She Loves You
405:
401:
393:
388:
383:
372:
369:
361:
358:February 2022
351:
347:
343:
337:
336:
332:
327:This section
325:
321:
316:
315:
307:
305:
304:Brian Epstein
300:
298:
294:
290:
286:
282:
278:
273:
271:
267:
263:
259:
255:
250:
247:
246:The Quarrymen
243:
239:
234:
232:
228:
223:
220:
213:Early history
205:
203:
198:
196:
192:
188:
187:rock and roll
183:
181:
177:
176:Mathew Street
173:
163:
157:
143:
129:
120:
115:
111:
107:
103:
99:
95:
91:
87:
83:
79:
75:
71:
67:
64:
60:
56:
52:
48:
44:
37:
32:
26:
22:
2617:
2574:
2555:
2550:Paul is dead
2536:
2527:Fifth Beatle
2504:
2487:
2481:Other topics
2469:
2462:
2455:
2448:
2441:
2434:
2427:
2407:Top Ten Club
2377:Shea Stadium
2367:3 Savile Row
2347:Kaiserkeller
2332:Cavern Mecca
2326:
2212:Swan Records
2145:Norman Smith
2140:Phil Spector
2110:Richard Lush
2084:Derek Taylor
2001:
1996:1966 US tour
1986:1965 UK tour
1981:1965 US tour
1953:
1931:performances
1824:
1752:Jimmie Nicol
1705:
1698:
1691:
1684:
1617:the original
1578:
1561:
1531:
1521:Bibliography
1506:
1494:. Retrieved
1484:
1472:. Retrieved
1468:
1459:
1447:. Retrieved
1443:
1434:
1422:. Retrieved
1418:
1409:
1397:. Retrieved
1387:
1375:. Retrieved
1365:
1353:. Retrieved
1348:
1339:
1327:, retrieved
1321:
1315:
1303:, retrieved
1298:
1292:
1280:. Retrieved
1275:
1266:
1254:. Retrieved
1250:
1240:
1231:
1227:
1218:
1208:
1204:
1203:
1199:
1190:
1182:
1178:
1169:
1160:
1154:
1144:
1135:
1123:
1111:
1100:
1094:
1090:
1085:
1073:, retrieved
1069:the original
1063:
1057:
1045:. Retrieved
1040:
1031:
1022:
1016:
1003:
997:
988:
982:
969:
963:
952:
912:Cavern Mecca
897:
891:
885:
879:
874:
866:
859:
853:
847:
841:
829:
822:
816:
789:Buenos Aires
782:
762:
752:
741:
733:Gary Glitter
730:
714:
679:
673:
662:
659:
655:
651:
647:
597:
590:
579:
571:British Rail
555:Jan Akkerman
548:
536:
533:
529:Petula Clark
522:
483:
475:
466:
429:
404:Kaiserkeller
397:
364:
355:
340:Please help
328:
301:
284:
274:
251:
242:Nigel Walley
235:
224:
216:
199:
184:
171:
170:
25:
2639: /
2500:Beatle boot
2457:I, Me, Mine
2287:Ad Lib Club
2167:Apple Corps
2069:Allen Klein
2064:Freda Kelly
2044:Peter Brown
2039:Tony Barrow
2004:performance
1956:appearances
1878:Instruments
1868:Discography
1793:Beatlemania
1747:Tommy Moore
1707:Ringo Starr
1686:John Lennon
1674:The Beatles
1419:The Carvern
1349:Cavern Club
1305:31 December
1228:Cavern Club
1200:Cavern Club
1023:The Beatles
1004:The Beatles
989:The Beatles
970:The Beatles
855:Nowhere Boy
852:and 2009's
844:John Lennon
748:Cilla Black
669:Tommy Smith
567:Bert Ruiter
539:Cilla Black
494:the Hollies
392:John Lennon
293:Ringo Starr
258:John Lennon
231:the Beatles
195:The Beatles
182:, England.
126:.cavernclub
88:Music venue
78:Tommy Smith
66:Alan Sytner
2654:Categories
2624:53°24′22″N
2589:The Rutles
2517:Beat music
2512:Beatlesque
2307:Blue Angel
2241:Associated
2197:Parlophone
2187:Harrisongs
2158:Associated
2098:Production
2059:Dick James
2027:Management
1888:Performers
1773:In Hamburg
1737:Chas Newby
1528:Spitz, Bob
1399:18 January
1377:18 January
1355:4 November
1282:26 October
1256:26 October
1104:photograph
1047:26 October
1007:, p.
973:, p.
929:References
896:, and the
793:Wellington
744:Tony Booth
686:The Wanted
575:Merseyrail
523:The song "
502:Elton John
425:Manchester
417:Parlophone
380:See also:
297:Bob Wooler
285:Beat Night
277:Ray McFall
227:Tony Booth
202:Merseyrail
191:Merseybeat
74:Ray McFall
70:Bob Wooler
2627:2°59′14″W
2392:Star-Club
2160:companies
2130:Ken Scott
2054:Mal Evans
2019:Personnel
2002:Our World
1929:Tours and
1826:Anthology
1805:In Bangor
1732:Pete Best
1496:27 August
1474:14 August
1449:14 August
1075:9 January
867:The poet
805:Lanzarote
722:The Mojos
702:Jake Bugg
498:the Kinks
329:does not
180:Liverpool
55:Liverpool
2607:Category
2352:Kinfauns
1920:Tributes
1863:Bootlegs
1842:Timeline
1832:Line-ups
1815:Break-up
1810:In India
1628:Archived
1530:(2005).
1329:31 March
1137:Beatles.
1101:See also
906:See also
813:Adelaide
771:Tributes
694:Jessie J
93:Genre(s)
50:Location
2202:Seltaeb
1761:History
1424:9 March
1162:coffee.
1124:Contact
1099:
667:player
553:, with
514:the Who
400:Hamburg
350:removed
335:sources
254:skiffle
238:skiffle
117:Website
2243:places
1593:
1585:
1568:
1540:
1465:"HOME"
1444:cavern
1128:Manweb
836:Boston
797:Exeter
785:Dallas
706:Travis
593:Eric's
471:Manweb
109:Closed
101:Opened
2582:songs
1898:Songs
1873:Films
1851:Lists
1120:(PDF)
809:Tokyo
710:Oasis
690:Adele
551:Focus
510:Queen
476:South
467:North
62:Owner
1591:ISBN
1583:ISBN
1566:ISBN
1538:ISBN
1498:2015
1476:2019
1451:2019
1426:2018
1401:2017
1379:2017
1357:2016
1331:2009
1307:2008
1284:2020
1258:2020
1205:1972
1077:2009
1049:2020
830:The
811:and
724:and
708:and
692:and
565:and
516:and
333:any
331:cite
281:beat
128:.com
85:Type
2182:EMI
803:in
415:'s
413:EMI
344:by
124:www
2656::
1577:,
1560:,
1467:.
1442:.
1417:.
1347:.
1274:.
1249:.
1226:.
1202:.
1198:.
1181:.
1177:.
1159:.
1153:.
1134:.
1126:.
1122:.
1093:,
1039:.
1009:65
975:59
937:^
890:,
884:,
864:.
827:.
799:,
795:,
791:,
787:,
767:.
728:.
712:.
688:,
561:,
557:,
520:.
512:,
508:,
504:,
500:,
496:,
492:,
488:,
469::
233:.
178:,
76:,
72:,
68:,
2552:"
2548:"
1801:"
1797:"
1666:e
1659:t
1652:v
1500:.
1478:.
1453:.
1428:.
1403:.
1381:.
1359:.
1334:.
1310:.
1286:.
1260:.
1132:3
1106:.
1080:.
1051:.
1011:.
977:.
958:.
407:"
371:)
365:(
360:)
356:(
352:.
338:.
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
,_2009.jpg)
