The most famous music venue in the world by reputation, the Cavern is a tight, brick-arched cellar on Mathew Street where the Beatles cut their teeth as a working bar band. Brian Epstein walked in to see them play here on 9 November 1961 and signed them a few weeks later. The current club, opened in 1984 and expanded since, sits on most of the original footprint with bricks from the demolished 1957 cellar.
It still runs live music seven days a week — Beatles tribute acts on the main stage, original bands and indie acts on the back stage. The Beatles statue on Mathew Street and the Wall of Fame opposite list every act that has played here. Free entry most afternoons; small charge for evening gigs.