Cavern News

The Cavern Club officially get’s back this September

Friday, 11 September 2020
After a successful trial opening at the end of August for 'Virtually' Beatleweek festival, The Cavern Club is ready to officially welcome back visitors from 11am on Friday 18th September. Visiting customers will see a change to operations and trading
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International Beatleweek goes virtual for 2020…Here’s how you can join in

Monday, 24 August 2020
The iconic Cavern Club in Liverpool, England is gearing up to celebrate its annual International Beatleweek festival with fans around the world, albeit in a very different way. In the absence of live music in venues and the travel restrictions
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The Cavern Club to open for International Beatleweek

Tuesday, 11 August 2020
***CLICK HERE FOR THIS YEAR'S ONLINE SCHEDULE*** Liverpool’s iconic Cavern Club is gearing up to re-open its doors to celebrate its annual International Beatleweek festival, albeit in a very different way. On Thursday 27th August, the Club will welcome back
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Ticket to Ride…The Cavern’s Magical Mystery Tour gears up to hit the road again

Tuesday, 4 August 2020
After 20 weeks of cancelled tours due to the coronavirus pandemic, Cavern City Tours is gearing up to welcome back passengers to the popular Beatles Magical Mystery Tour from Friday 7th August.   The two-hour guided coach tour of Liverpool’s
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Monday, 27 July 2020
After 19 weeks of closed venues and cancelled tours due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Cavern City Tours is happy to announce the reopening of The Cavern Pub and Festival Restaurant doors from 1st August. The Cavern’s on-line shop will also
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VisitEngland announces Magical Mystery Tour as winner of a Visitor Attraction Accolade

Thursday, 12 March 2020
VisitEngland has announced the winners of its 2019 Visitor Attraction Accolades recognising the outstanding visitor experiences on offer across the country. This includes our very own Magical Mystery Tour in the category of Best Told Story England’s attractions have been
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Civic Honours nomination for Bill Heckle and Dave Jones

Thursday, 9 January 2020
Cavern City Tours Directors and Cavern Club owners, Bill Heckle and Dave Jones, who established Beatles tourism in the city, bought and reinvigorated The Cavern Club, created the Mathew Street Music Festival, came up with the concept for the Hard
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The Fab Four Statues: The Secrets

Wednesday, 4 December 2019
The idea first came from Chris Butler, who owns a sculpture foundry in the Baltic Triangle of Liverpool. Walking through Liverpool One shopping centre Chris saw the image of The Beatles from the 'Live at The BBC' album which used
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60 Years Ago Today – Rory Storm and The Hurricanes Debut The Cavern Club.

Wednesday, 20 November 2019
On 3rd October 1959, Ray McFall took ownership of The Cavern Club. He bought the club for £2750 from Alan Sytner and stated that he wanted to "put Liverpool on the map as a leading jazz centre outside of London."
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Beatles For Food – in Memory of Trev Prellie

Tuesday, 19 November 2019
Rock n Roller and all-round nice guy Trev “Prellie” Townsend did a few charity gigs around Christmas in the early 2000s. Things seemed to be going well but with the recent political and socioeconomic issues facing the average person in
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Epstein Statue Appeal – Still Needs Help From Brian’s Friends…

Tuesday, 12 November 2019
A Crowdfunder campaign to create a lasting legacy to former Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein has less than two weeks left to reach its target– and organisers are appealing for the support of the public. The team behind The Brian Epstein
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Paul McCartney’s lost Höfner guitar – #TraceTheBass

Thursday, 7 November 2019
In 1961, Paul McCartney walked into a music shop in Hamburg, Germany and purchased his first bass guitar, a Höfner 500/1 Violin Bass. He would use it throughout his career in Hamburg. Then bring it back home to Liverpool, and
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Ray McFall and the day The Cavern Club came alive

Thursday, 3 October 2019
When we speak about The Cavern Club being The Most Famous Club In The World it is important to remember the many figures who gave The Club this legacy. We all know about The Beatles, but there were many people
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The Magical Mystery Tour is at its best!

Wednesday, 2 October 2019
This week we have received the news that the Tour has been quality assessed by Visit England and we are pleased to announce we passed the audition! And with flying colours it seems, jumping up 10% on our score from
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International Beatleweek 2019: Video Highlights!

Tuesday, 3 September 2019
This year's International Beatleweek was certainly one to remember! We are fortunate that many Beatleweekers are keen videographers too, who find themselves in the right place at the right time to capture these moments and then share on YouTube. Here
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