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The Cavern Club (Liverpool)

United Kingdom / England / Liverpool / Mathew Street
 pub / public house, rock/ pop music venue, music / entertainment shop

The Cavern Club, which was opened on January 16, 1957, is a legendary rock and roll club at 10 Mathew Street, Liverpool, England, where Brian Epstein was introduced to the Beatles on 9 November 1961.

Alan Sytner opened the club having been inspired by Paris's Jazz district, on the city's Left Bank, where there were a number of clubs in cellars. Sytner returned to Liverpool and wanted to open a club similar to Paris's Le Caveau. He eventually found a perfect cellar for his club, one which had been used as an air raid shelter during the war.

What started as a jazz club, eventually became a hangout for skiffle groups. Sytner ended up selling the Cavern Club to Ray McFall in 1959, after moving to London. Blues bands and Beat groups began to appear at the club on a regular basis in the early 1960s. The first Beat night was held on May 25, 1960 and featured a performance by Rory Storm and the Hurricanes (which included Ringo Starr as drummer). The club closed its doors in March of 1973, and was knocked through during construction work on the Merseyrail underground rail loop.

World Fame

The venue has been made world famous by The Beatles, and it was in 1961, that the band made their first appearance at the club. The band had returned to Liverpool from Hamburg, Germany, where they had been playing at the Star-Club for up to eight hours a night, every night. Their stage show had been through a lot of changes and some in the audience thought they were watching a German band. From 1961 to 1963 The Beatles made 292 appearances at the club.

In the decade that followed, a wide variety of popular acts appeared at the club including The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, The Kinks, Elton John, The Who and John Lee Hooker. Future star Cilla Black has worked as the hat-check girl at The Cavern in her pre-fame days.
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Coordinates:   53°24'22"N   2°59'16"W

Comments

  • The Club is located deep in the basement of the building. The old entrance was in Mathew Street 8, the new entrance is in Mathew Street 10.
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