Beatles fans get back to where they once belonged

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Beatles fans get back to where they once belonged
A doorman is seen at the entrance to the Cavern Club as it reopens to the public with live music to host their annual 'Beatleweek' celebration of music by The Beatles in Liverpool, north west England on August 27, 2020. The renowned underground live music venue first opened in 1957 and was instrumental in forging their early careers of several major bands including The Beatles who performed there on 292 occasions. Due to coronavirus restrictions the 2020 International Beatleweek is celebrating the Fab Four online and at the Cavern Club with the presentation of pre-recorded performances and some live performances from Cavern resident artists. OLI SCARFF / AFP.

by Paul Barker



LIVERPOOL (AFP).- Liverpool's Cavern Club, where The Beatles learnt their trade, has hosted its first gig since it was forced to close due to the coronavirus outbreak.

"It's just great to be back," said Peter Naylor, a superfan of the Fab Four, as the city centre venue reopened its doors on Thursday.

"Such an iconic club, such great music. We missed it, missed coming down here," he told AFP.

Billed as "the most famous club in the world" and the "cradle of British pop music", the Cavern shut its doors in late March as the coronavirus pandemic took hold in Britain.

Its reopening coincided with the first day of the seven-day annual International Beatleweek festival, which celebrates the music of the biggest pop band in history.

Most events have been cancelled this year due to restrictions on audience numbers, but the cramped underground venue is hosting gigs and live-streaming them to fans across the globe.

Events held across the northwest English city coincide with the 50th year since the band broke up.

"It does feel a little bit like a cabaret club rather than the hot and sweaty Cavern which we're used to," said club director Bill Heckle.

"But it's just nice to be back and seeing happy smiling faces and the musicians play such amazing music once again."

Performer Paul Jones said it was "an honour" and "privilege" to kick off the show.

"I can't tell you the feeling to finally be able to open our doors again to the public, to all these Beatles fans who want to come in and celebrate what they should be celebrating, which is live music in such a historic venue," he said.

"It's not quite the live, hot and sweaty, everybody dancing atmosphere that we're used to, but it's a massive step in the right direction."

Like many entertainment venues across the country, the club on Mathew Street has been hit hard by the pandemic, with tourists making up a large proportion of its audience.

It has lost more than £600,000 pounds ($788,000, 671,000 euros) in revenue, leading to one in six staff members losing their jobs.

Although its famous red brick walls are once more echoing to the sound of music, only 150 people are allowed into the 500-capacity venue.

In all, The Beatles -- John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr -- played the club 274 times, between February 1961 and August 1963.

They were initially paid £5 -- the equivalent of just under £100 today -- rising to £300 shortly before they rocketed to stardom on the global stage.


© Agence France-Presse










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