Cavern News

Remembering the Day John Met Paul: Len Garry

Friday, 16 June 2017
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.
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Mary Wilson of the Supremes Gears up for Gig at the Cavern

Friday, 9 June 2017
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
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Remembering the Day John Met Paul: Rod Davis

Thursday, 8 June 2017
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
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Cavern Club Blues & Rhythm Album Release Party!

Thursday, 1 June 2017
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
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Cavern Club named one of TripAdvisor’s Top Ten UK Landmarks!

Wednesday, 31 May 2017
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
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International Pop Overthrow returns to the Cavern

Friday, 12 May 2017
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
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Pretty Green sponsors International Beatleweek!

Friday, 12 May 2017
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
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Motown at the Cavern!

Friday, 12 May 2017
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
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UKBlues Challenge at the Cavern

Thursday, 27 April 2017
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
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The Cavern’s 60th Birthday Celebrations Continue!

Thursday, 20 April 2017
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
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Cavern welcomes Mayors and Lord Mayors in official visit

Thursday, 13 April 2017
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.
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Hand Clappin’ & Foot Stompin’ with Geno Washington!

Wednesday, 12 April 2017
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
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Andy Fairweather Low to tick Cavern off his ‘Bucket List’!

Thursday, 30 March 2017
When Andy Fairweather Low appears in Liverpool on April 6 it will be the culmination of a long-held ambition. Because despite the Welshman having chalked up half-a-century in the music business, he’s somehow missed out on playing the Cavern Club
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Liverpool celebrates 50 years Sgt. Pepper

Thursday, 23 March 2017
Liverpool is celebrating the 50th anniversary of 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' this summer by bringing the album ‘home’ for 13 stunning new world premieres. Each of the events - running between May 25 and June 16 – is
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Help the Cavern get a Blue Plaque!

Tuesday, 21 February 2017
Every BBC local radio station in England and the Channel Islands will be accepting nominations for a local artist (or venue) that changed the course of musical history. The winners will be honoured with a plaque on a building where
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