Cavern News

It was a sunny day on July 6 1957 when the Quarrymen played at Woolton Church Fete for the first time. And the sunshine shone again – albeit with the threat of a few drops of teatime rain – when

Julia Baird, John Lennon's Sister, looks back on the day John met Paul ahead of our 60th Anniversary Celebration. Julia Baird was 10 in July 1957, and her younger sister Jackie was seven, when they were taken to St Peter’s

COLIN HANTON OF THE QUARRYMEN LOOKS BACK ON HIS TIME WITH JOHN AND PAUL AHEAD OF OUR LENNON/MCCARTNEY 60TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS. How did the Quarrymen come to play St Peter’s Church fete? "It was a leap of faith by the vicar

Len Garry of the Quarrymen looks back on his time with John and Paul ahead of our Lennon/McCartney 60th Anniversary celebrations. On being friends with John Lennon... Len Garry: “I passed my 11 plus and I went to the Liverpool Institute.

Back in the late 1950s, three teenage friends from Detroit loved to sing together – but they never dreamed they would one day become global superstars. The trio were Diana Ross, Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson. And within a few

Rod Davis of the Quarrymen looks back on his time with John and Paul ahead of our Lennon/McCartney 60th Anniversary celebrations. On being friends with John Lennon... Rod Davis: “My mum and dad wanted a bit of peace on a Sunday

The Cavern has got the birthday blues – but in a good way! We are launching a special new vinyl LP this month as part of our on-going 60th anniversary celebrations. And we are marking the release of Cavern Club

CAVERN CLUB NAMED ONE OF TRIPADVISOR’S TOP TEN UK LANDMARKS FOR A SECOND YEAR RUNNING The Cavern Club has been voted as one of the top 10 UK tourist landmarks by TripAdvisor. The legendary Mathew Street venue has been named

International Pop Overthrow returns to the Cavern next week – and both the festival and the club are celebrating anniversaries in 2017. This year’s event is extra special because it is the 15th year the IPO has been staged in

It’s been announced that The Beatles & Apple Corps X Pretty Green have come together to form a very special collaboration in recognition of the 50th Anniversary of the seminal Beatles album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and we're delighted to have them on board for this year's

Celebrate 60 years of the Cavern this summer with Smooth Radio and original Motown artists, Mary Wilson and Martha Reeves & The Vandellas. Two of the biggest names of Motown are heading for the Cavern this summer to help us

The Cavern is set to host the 4th UKBlues Challenge this September. The event is part of the club’s on-going 60th anniversary celebrations and harks back to the days when some of the blues greats played at Mathew Street. Four

It may be three months since the Cavern officially turned 60, but the party isn’t over. In fact, it’s carrying on all year long. The Cavern opened its doors on January 16, 1957 as a basement jazz club modelled on

The Cavern has welcomed a host of Mayors and Lord Mayors as part of a special day out for the civic chiefs. Liverpool Lord Mayor Cllr Roz Gladden was hosting the day long event to show off the city’s attractions.

Geno Washington might notice a few changes when he returns to the Cavern this month. But that’s not surprising when you consider his last date at 10 Mathew Street was almost 52 years ago. The then 22-year-old, freshly demobbed from