The ‘Our Dementia Choir’ sing The Beatles on November 14 2023, 7pm in the Live Lounge at The Cavern Club celebrating FAB DAY!
At 7pm on November the 14th The Cavern Club is hosting a benefit concert for the Our Dementia Choir, singing Beatles songs, conducted by TV star and Dementia ambassador, Vicky McClure and the Our dementia music team. The concert, staged in the Live Lounge, is free to attend with attendees encouraged to give a small donation to the cause.
The evening is part of a pilot project, hosted by filmmaker Simon Weitzman to bring Beatles music and more music programs in general into the nation’s care homes and also to people in home care. Working with the Our Dementia Choir charity, The Cavern Club and the care home media company Oomph, the concert will also be shown across the UK’s care home TV network.
The project to bring Beatles music to people in care homes was originally the idea of The Cavern Club’s very own Bill Heckle, who’s vision has been to create a Beatles themed care home. The mantle has been picked up by Simon Weitzman, who is trying to create a long term plan to create a not for profit Beatles music program that people with Dementia and other memory based conditions can all enjoy in care homes here and eventually in the USA, and beyond as well.
The idea of staging something to actually celebrate November the 16th, a famous day in the history of The Beatles (1962) comes from celebrated Beatles historian, Mark Lewisohn, who felt the date should be acknowledged and celebrated with something meaningful and with a legacy. This year the pilot gig kicks off a few days earlier on the evening of the 14th of November but the hope is to then regularly stage a FAB Day concert benefiting Dementia patients every year on November 16.
Please join us on the night and turn up at least 30 minutes early to secure a space. The gig is being filmed for promotional purposes so we are letting you know in advance.
This year’s concert is kindly sponsored by American based film production and distribution company, Liverpool West, who represent The Cavern Club’s film in the USA. A short film by Mark Lewisohn and introductions from Simon Weitzman and Vicky McClure will precede the concert, which will run for approximately one-hour.
You can find out more about the Our Dementia Choir at https://www.ourdementiachoir.com/
See you from 6.30pm arrival time for the 7pm concert on November 14th 2023 in the Live Lounge at The Cavern Club, Mathew Street, Liverpool.
The Live Lounge is a standing venue with some unreserved seating. Seating is not guaranteed and may not be available for all shows. If you have a disability and need a seat please call us on 0151 236 1965 in advance to make arrangements!
Most events are 18 yrs and over please see our age policy for more information before booking. If you have any questions please get in touch with us.