Birthplace of The Beatles
Liverpool is the birthplace of the Beatles, whose pop music achieved world fame in the 1960s. Various tours offer fans the opportunity to follow in their footsteps and visit their former homes (Penny Lane, Strawberry Fields), "The Beatles Story" in Albert Dock and Matthew Street with the rebuilt Cavern Club, where they made their debut on 21.2.1961 (today a discotheque), the Cavern Walks (murals by Cynthia Lennon), the Memorial Club for John Lennon, the Beatles Shop, bronze statues of the musicians by John Doubleday and Arthur Dooley's controversial statue "the four lads who shook the
Liverpool's Mathew Street Festival has been running for over a decade and getting bigger each year. Held in the city centre, it celebrates the street in which the Cavern Club was (and remains in a slightly changed location) and the Cavern Club was, of course, the venue made famous as the place where The Beatles first found fame. It was also one of the venues that gave birth to Merseybeat and the Merseysound. Today, the Cavern Quarter is a mecca for Beatles fans who visit from all over the world to pay homage to the 'Fab
Liverpool is the birthplace of the Beatles, whose pop music achieved world fame in the 1960s. Various tours offer fans the opportunity to follow in their footsteps and visit their former homes (Penny Lane, Strawberry Fields), "The Beatles Story" in Albert Dock and Matthew Street with the rebuilt Cavern Club, where they made their debut on 21.2.1961 (today a discotheque), the Cavern Walks (murals by Cynthia Lennon), the Memorial Club for John Lennon, the Beatles Shop, bronze statues of the musicians by John Doubleday and Arthur Dooley's controversial statue "the four lads who shook the
Liverpool's Mathew Street Festival has been running for over a decade and getting bigger each year. Held in the city centre, it celebrates the street in which the Cavern Club was (and remains in a slightly changed location) and the Cavern Club was, of course, the venue made famous as the place where The Beatles first found fame. It was also one of the venues that gave birth to Merseybeat and the Merseysound. Today, the Cavern Quarter is a mecca for Beatles fans who visit from all over the world to pay homage to the 'Fab
