External view of the 'New' Cavern Club, January 2006

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. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1755x1316, 392 KB) Summary The Cavern Club as seen from the outside in January 2006. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1755x1316, 392 KB) Summary The Cavern Club as seen from the outside in January 2006. ... January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Liverpool skyline. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Brian Samuel Epstein, born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England (19 September 1934 – 27 August 1967), was an English businessman best known as the manager of The Beatles. ... The Beatles were an English rock band from Liverpool whose members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. ... November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ...

History

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. City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ...

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). By early 1961, Bob Wooler had become the full-time compère & organiser of the lunchtime sessions. The club closed its doors in March of 1973, and was knocked through during construction work on the Merseyrail underground rail loop. The original site (next to the new Cavern) is now a car park. Doghouse Skiffle Group Skiffle is a type of folk music with a jazz and blues influence, usually using homemade or improvised instruments such as the washboard, tea chest bass, kazoo, cigar-box fiddle, musical saw, comb and paper, and so forth, as well as more conventional instruments such as acoustic... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... debjit ... Richard Starkey, MBE (born 7 July 1940 in Liverpool),[1] known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer and actor, best known as the drummer of The Beatles. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Frederick James Bob Wooler was born, Liverpool on 19 January 1926; died, Liverpool, 8 February 2002. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Merseyrail is the name given to the electric commuter train network centred on Liverpool. ... Parking lot is the American English term that refers to a cleared area that is more or less level and is intended for parking vehicles. ...

The Big Three, recorded live at the Cavern Club

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (712x718, 150 KB) Summary The Big Three recorded live at the Cavern Club Licensing This image is of a music album or single cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the album or... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (712x718, 150 KB) Summary The Big Three recorded live at the Cavern Club Licensing This image is of a music album or single cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the album or...

World Fame

The venue has been made world famous by The Beatles, and it was on Tuesday February 21, 1961, that the band made their first lunchtime appearance at the club. The band had returned to Liverpool from Hamburg, Germany, where they had been playing at the Indra and the Kaiserkeller 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. During 1963, The Hollies took The Beatles' slot at the Cavern Club. The Beatles had graduated from the club and had been signed to EMI's Parlophone label by producer George Martin. The amount of musical activity in Liverpool and Manchester caused record producers who had previously never ventured very far from London to start looking to the north. February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Indra (Sanskrit: इन्द्र or इंद्र, indra) is the god of weather and war, and lord of Svargaloka in Hinduism. ... Kaiserkeller was a night club in Hamburg, Germany, near the Reeperbahn. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... The Hollies The Hollies are a British rock and roll band formed in the early 1960s. ... The EMI Group (LSE: EMI) is an English music company comprising the major record company, EMI Music which operates several labels, based in Brook Green in London, England, and EMI Music Publishing, based on Charing Cross Road, London. ... Parlophone is a record label which was founded in Germany prior to World War I by the Carl Lindstrom Company. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Liverpool skyline. ... This article is becoming very long. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

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 worked as the hat-check girl at The Cavern in her pre-fame days. “Rolling Stones” redirects here. ... Yardbirds album cover The Yardbirds were an early British rock band, noted for spawning the careers of several of rock musics most famous guitarists, including Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page. ... The Kinks were an English rock group formed in 1963 by lead singer-songwriter Ray Davies and his brother lead guitarist and vocalist Dave Davies with bassist Pete Quaife. ... Sir Elton Hercules John , CBE[1][2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is a multiple Grammy- and Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... The Who is an English rock band formed in 1964. ... John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1917 – June 21, 2001) was an influential American post-war blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter born in Coahoma County near Clarksdale, Mississippi. ... Cover of Cilla Blacks 1966 album Cilla Sings a Rainbow. ...

A recording studio, "Cavern Sound" opened in the basement of an adjoining building, run by Nigel Greenberg and Peter Hepworth.

The Cavern Club Today

In April 1984 the club was taken over by Liverpool F.C. legend Tommy Smith in association with Royal Life. It was re-built (next to the original Cavern) with some of the same bricks that had been used in the original club. The new design was to resemble the original as closely as possible. This was a difficult period of massive economical and political change in and around Liverpool and the club only survived until 1989, when it came under financial pressures and closed its doors for 18 months. In 1991, two friends - school teacher Bill Heckle and Liverpool cabbie Dave Jones - decided they could make a go of it. They still run the club today and despite being a world famous tourist spot, the club continues to function primarily as a live music venue. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Liverpool Football Club are a British football club, and one of the most famous football clubs in the world. ... Tommy Smith MBE (born 5 April 1945 in Liverpool, England) was a long-serving footballer with Liverpool, known for his uncompromising defensive style. ...

On December 14, 1999, former Beatle Paul McCartney returned to the New Cavern Club stage to play a set publicising his new album Run Devil Run. December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Sir James Paul McCartney MBE (born June 18, 1942) is a Grammy Award-winning English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ... Run Devil Run is an album of mostly obscure 1950s rock and roll songs recorded and released by Paul McCartney in 1999. ...

The Cavern Club continues to shine as one of the UK's favourite venues, and as an important part of the Liverpool music scene. It has around 40 live bands performing every week; both tribute and original bands, although the majority are trying to follow their peers into a career in music writing and performing their own material. The pop and rock music scene in Liverpool, England has been active for decades, and been important in the development of a number of bands and artists who went on to national and international fame. ... The Music Scene is part of the Demoscene. ...

Bands come from the four corners of the British Isles and further afield to play at the Cavern and it's quite normal to find bands from New York, London, Madrid and Sydney all appearing within the same week. A normal night on the Beatle stage is free to enter, but the big stage offers 5 or 6 original bands performing for just a few pounds entry. The Cavern makes every effort to ensure that the people who come to perform (as well as those who come to see them) leave having had a great night and an experience worth talking about.

The Cavern is also used as a tour warm-up venue with semi-secret gigs announced at the last moment. The Arctic Monkeys did this is on October 2005, as well as many others before them. Arctic Monkeys are an English four-piece indie rock/post-punk revival band originating from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. ...

Arctic Monkeys crowd

Also, opposite the club is the Cavern Pub which is a bit of a museum to the famous bands who have played at the club in its 49-year history. See memorabilia to Status Quo, The Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, Bryan Adams, Bon Jovi, Michael Jackson and many others. Both these venues are owned by Cavern City Tours who operate the popular Magical Mystery Tour and are also involved in the opening of the Hard Day's Night Hotel in Liverpool in 2007. Image File history File linksMetadata Ged's_image. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Ged's_image. ... Opened in August 1994, the Cavern Pub is opposite the Cavern Club and is also owned and operated by Cavern City Tours. ... Status Quo are an English rock band whose music is characterised by a strong boogie line. ... “Rolling Stones” redirects here. ... Charles Edward Anderson Chuck Berry (born October 18, 1926 in St. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other persons named Michael Jackson, see Michael Jackson (disambiguation). ...

External links

• Cavern City Tours
• Cavern Club at fifty

Coordinates: 53°24′22″N, 2°59′14″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...