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| Beatles fans mark 50th anniversary Posted: 08 Feb 2011 04:31 PM PST Beatles fans will gather in Liverpool on Wednesday to celebrate 50 years since the Fab Four played their debut gig at the city's Cavern Club. John, Paul, George and Ringo first took to the stage of the famous Mathew Street venue during a lunchtime session on Tuesday February 9, 1961. Over the following two years they made a total of 292 appearances until their final performance on August 3, 1963 - as Beatlemania took off around the world. The original Cavern was demolished in the 1970s to make way for a shopping centre but a replica club stands nearby, which will be the focus of Wednesday's events. Cavern City Tours, the owner of the current venue, has organised a day of tribute events, and Liverpool City Council will be unveiling a major revamp of Mathew Street. The plans include a new memorial in the form of a ceiling of light, dubbed Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, to be installed running the full length of the street. Improvements will also be carried out to the John Lennon statue and Arthur Dooley's sculpture, named Four Lads Who Shook The World. Ged Gibbons, chief executive of Liverpool City Central Business Improvement District, said: "Mathew Street is on the must-see list for every visitor to Liverpool and these works will make a massive difference to their experience, especially at night with the lighting effects. "2011 is a year of landmarks for The Cavern and to celebrate we wanted to encourage visitors to take a closer look at what makes this street so special." Other stars associated with the Cavern Club include Cilla Black, who was a cloakroom attendant when she was discovered by Brian Epstein, Billy J Kramer, Gerry and the Pacemakers, the Undertakers and the Searchers.This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Cavern Club Celebrates 50 Years Of Beatles Posted: 09 Feb 2011 02:51 AM PST Liverpool's Cavern Club is celebrating 50 years to the day since the Beatles made their debut at the club. Skip related content Fans are gathering for a day of celebration to remember that John, Paul, George and Ringo first took to the stage of the famous Mathew Street venue during a lunchtime session on 9 February 1961. Over the following two years, the Fab Four made a total of 292 appearances until their final performance on August 3 1963 - when Beatlemania took off around the world. Although the Beatles connection with the club finished at that point, the two surviving Beatles - Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr - have both since returned to the venue. "Ringo was up here in the 1990s when he was doing a documentary," Jon Keats told Sky News Online. "And Paul gave his last concert of the last Millennium up here. He's been back since too - he's held some of his end of tour parties here. He keeps in touch." The original Cavern was demolished in the 1970s but a replica club standing nearby will be the focus of events. Cavern City Tours, the owner of the current venue, has organised a day of tribute events and Liverpool City Council will be unveiling a major revamp of Mathew Street. The plans include a new memorial in the form of a ceiling of light - nicknamed Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - to be installed running the full length of the street. Ged Gibbons, chief executive of Liverpool City Central Business Improvement District, said: "2011 is a year of landmarks for The Cavern and to celebrate we wanted to encourage visitors to take a closer look at what makes this street so special." Other stars associated with the Cavern Club include Cilla Black, who was a cloakroom attendant when she was discovered by Beatles manager Brian Epstein, Billy J Kramer, Gerry and the Pacemakers, the Undertakers and the Searchers. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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