One of the main factors to rank Liverpool among the places to see in the UK is the Beatles, the most popular music group of the country and the world. This very special band, which has had a direct and indirect impact on world music culture since its establishment and has been listened to with the same interest for generations, still continues to drag people after it, even though it has been more than 50 years since its stormy days. There are lots of people tracing this band on the streets, corners, cafes and bars of Liverpool where the Beatles was born.
First, we would like to note that there are lots of tours in Liverpool about the Beatles. These tours last between 2-5 hours and show a lot of places associated with the Beatles, the artwork and statues dedicated to the band. This post is like a guide for those who want to discover the places when we talk about the Beatles in Liverpool and to make your own route… Here is a step-by-step Liverpool guide to follow the Beatles.
Cavern Club
Let’s start the trip with a venue which the Beatles performed the most the band performed 292 concerts between 1961 and 1963 in the Cavern Club. Although the building of the club was demolished in the 70s, the Cavern Club was re-built on the same street. The amazing John Lennon statute leaning to the wall just outside the Cavern Club makes you feel like he is still there and he will be there which evokes both sadness and admiration.
Blue Angel Nightclub
One of the places that the Beatles performed as the Blue Angel nightclub owned by their first manager Allan Williams. This club that hosted not just the Beatles but also the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan is located at the Liverpool city center. Blue Angel faced the risk of being shut down in 2008 due to high noise to disturb the people around the area but continue to stay at the same address after lawsuits.
Oxford Maternity Hospital
Although it may seem strange to go to Liverpool and visit the hospital, things change when the hospital in question is Oxford Maternity Hospital, where John Lennon was born. No one in that hospital on 09 October 1940 thought that this small baby will leave his mark to the world.
Where Everything Started: Casbah Coffee Club
Do you want to be so close to the Beatles members to see a wall they have painted almost 60 years ago? Casbah, which was created by the arrangement of the cellar of a house in Liverpool’s West Derby area as a music club, and which hosted many amateur musicians between 1959 and 1962, is one of the most important places that shaped their musical life in the newly founded period of the band. Paul McCartney addresses to this club as the place
