The Cavern Club

The Cavern Club, in Liverpool

The Cavern Club is the mythical club where the Beatles made their official debuts and were discovered by their producer Brian Epstein. The Liverpool audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this small legendary hall of Mathew Street, where the group performed nearly three hundred times between 1961 and 1963, and that also hosted the Rolling Stones, Queen or Elton John.

The cradle of the legend of the Beatles

Here you are in front of the famous Cavern Club. You certainly know it, it is here that the Beatles made their official debuts, after warming up on the stages of Hamburg. It is in this small vaulted hall, in the basement of Mathew Street, that their future producer Brian Epstein discovered them. Subsequently, they did not slack off: in barely three years, between 1961 and 1963, they performed at the Cavern nearly three hundred times. During its fine years, the Cavern also hosted other mythical groups, like the Rolling Stones, Elton John, Aretha Franklin, Queen, The Who or Pink Floyd. In short, an era when you would have liked to live in Liverpool and hang out at the Cavern, in the burning and electric atmosphere of this mythical club. The original building was unfortunately demolished in 1973, but the show must go on: the place was rebuilt at the same spot, almost identically, partly reusing the original bricks. Today, the Cavern Club continues to make the walls vibrate, offering live concerts every day, in the pure Liverpudlian tradition. A true place of pilgrimage for the fans of the Beatles and of music, it remains one of the most famous clubs of the world, inseparable from the history of rock. A mythical club and a cradle of rock, the Cavern Club is a fine stop of the discovery of Liverpool.

What to see

Here you discover the mythical club of Mathew Street where the Beatles made their official debuts and were discovered by Brian Epstein, performing there nearly three hundred times between 1961 and 1963; this small vaulted hall also hosted the Rolling Stones, Queen and Elton John, and, rebuilt identically after 1973, offers live concerts every day. The Cavern Club is a cradle of rock in Liverpool. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Cavern Club lies on Mathew Street, in the heart of Liverpool, reachable on foot. It is a club in activity that offers live concerts; entry and hours follow the conditions of the establishment, which vary. It is best to enquire before coming. You discover it during a walk in the district.

Why is the Cavern Club of Liverpool famous?

Because it is here that the Beatles made their official debuts and were discovered by their producer Brian Epstein, performing there nearly three hundred times between 1961 and 1963; this small vaulted hall of Mathew Street also hosted the Rolling Stones, Queen and Elton John, and, demolished in 1973 then rebuilt identically, remains one of the most mythical clubs of the world.

Where is the Cavern Club in Liverpool?

On Mathew Street, in the heart of Liverpool, in England.