40 years of Sgt. Pepper – 50 years of Paul meeting John
50 years of The Cavern Club – 800 years of Liverpool
Beatle Week is by far the busiest and the best time to visit Liverpool. Fans from all over the world flock into the city to celebrate the music of The Beatles. There is live entertainment during every waking hour over a seven day period together with a convention, art exhibitions, festivals, concerts, flea markets, guest appearances, interviews, autograph sessions, tours, gigs, an auction and much much more. Over two hundred bands will participate in this, the biggest Beatle celebration in the world. This event has been staged for over twenty years and has won many prestigious awards. Organised by Cavern City Tours it is an event not to be missed by Beatle fans and general music fans alike. You can purchase tickets separately for these events or indeed you can purchase a two- three- or four-day package inclusive of city centre hotels. This year’s stars/guests are:
Merseybeats the Undertakers Karl Terry & the Cruisers
THE MERSEYBEATS – The UNDERTAKERS, KARL TERRY AND THE CRUISERS – MIKE PENDER’S SEARCHERS – GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS – LIPA AUCTION
Searchers Gerry and the Pacemakers Denny Laine
WEDNESDAY 22 AUGUST
What is Beatle Week? It’s very hard to describe unless you have actually experienced it, but in a nut shell it is the biggest celebration of the music of The Beatles anywhere in the world, and fittingly it is hosted in the City where it all began – LIVERPOOL. Seven days and nights of madness and mayhem during EVERY waking hour. Organised by Cavern City Tours (Regional Tour Operator of the Year on six occasions), it features over two hundred bands from twenty countries and attended by fans from over forty countries. Truly an International Festival combining live music, exhibitions, guests, a convention, flea market, video shows, tours, etc., etc. If you are a Beatle fan then this is for you. If you are a general music fan then this is also for you, as the weekend features bands covering other icons, such as Elvis, The Who, The Stones, Queen etc. It also highlights newer, more contemporary music throughout the Mathew Street Festival area on the Monday. The whole weekend kicks off in style at the Cavern Pub on Wednesday and who better to host it than Merseyside’s very own Lennon’s Magic Elbow, a free gig at The Cavern Pub during the evening!
THURSDAY 23 AUGUST
The music continues throughout the day and night at the Cavern Pub and, of course, on the two stages at the Cavern Club across the road. However, the highlight of the day will be Sir Frankie Crisp from Italy and Nube 9 from Argentina, who will perform a tribute to the Traveling Wilburys which featured George Harrison and Bob Dylan to name but two. This will be the first time that the Beatles Festival has featured a tribute to the Wilburys in a concert and all I can say is that it is about time! The evening at the Cavern Club will, of course, feature another five bands who will all be playing the music of The Beatles: a great start to the weekend.
FRIDAY 24 AUGUST
Friday’s show begins in great style in the Adelphi Ballroom with a celebration of the solo musical career of all four Beatles. Wingspan, from the UK, will pay tribute to the mid-’70s with their very own Rockshow and Cloud 9 from Argentina will perform the whole of George’s “All Things Must Pass” album. We will have an All Starr Band to celebrate Ringo’s career and it will be rounded off by Instant Karma USA who will play their favourite Lennon album “Walls and Bridges”. A great way to remind ourselves what a rich solo catalogue they had which compares favourably with the more lauded and famous Fabs work. The evening show will be at the Academy and will be an official Cavern 50th Anniversary Concert, one of many during the year. Why not stage it at The Cavern then? Quite simply we couldn’t get everybody in, so we are holding this particular gig in what we believe has the best Cavern ambience out of all the larger venues. Of course you will expect Beatles music and Run Devil Run, but we will also have short sets from other Cavern Bands, including The Who, The Rolling Stones and Queen tribute bands; a real musical treat! At the Adelphi at midnight the main ballroom will be turned into a cinema for a private showing of Hard Day’s Night, and Fridays bar will continue the theme of “The Beatles at the Movies” with bands playing sets from “Help!”, “Yellow Submarine”, “Let It Be” and “Magical Mystery Tour”. Of course, the other Adelphi bars will be alive with the sound of Beatle music until the wee small hours. A great beginning to a fab weekend of celebrations.
SATURDAY 25 AUGUST
Saturday morning is auction time, which is organised by The Beatles Shop (0151 236 8066) and is always a huge attraction as fans try to get a bargain. The spiritual home for the auction is LIPA (Paul and George’s old school) and entrance includes a catalogue for the auction. “It was forty years ago today that Sgt Pepper taught the band to play.” It has been well documented that Penny Lane and Strawberry Field were the first two songs penned for what became known as the album Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Later they were identified as singles and were left off the album. So in tribute to the singles and the album, forty years on Cavern City Tours are arranging a Penny Lane Festival. Inclusive of outside stages and events in the area and incorporating bars and restaurants which will feature live Beatles music, the day is sure to be one to remember. Where do you begin? The barber, the fire station, the shelter on the roundabout, St. Barnabas Church where Paul was a choirboy (and best man for his brother Mike), Newcastle Road (John’s first home), Dovedale School (John and George’s primary school, as well as Jimmy Tarbuck’s!), Penny Lane Wine Bar – the list is endless. Access to Dovedale School is exclusive solely to people on a Cavern City Tour and includes return transport from the Adelphi Hotel to and from the area. The area is steeped in Beatles folklore (Brian Epstein’s school and the original lyrics to In My Life), the list is endless. This is their territory, their old stomping ground and we really will be following in the footsteps of The Beatles. The evening show at the Empire is one we are really looking forward to as we have been trying for nigh on 20 years to get America’s premier boots ’n’ suits tribute band “Rain” from California over to Beatleweek and we have finally succeeded. Their multi media stage show is one to behold and will reinforce why the band have long since been recognised as one of the very, very best. Let’s hope it leads to this being an annual affair as I know that once you have seen them there will be a clamour to get them back. Pause for breath? No, there’s no time; it’s back to the Adelphi for a party till the wee small hours. The theme for the bands for this party (in four separate bars) is 800 years of Liverpool’s musical heritage. Apart from a couple of sea shanties, rest assured that it may well indeed concentrate on the last forty-four years and, in particular, on four lads who shook the world! We do not need an excuse to party at Beatleweek, but we do have one (or several) this year!
SUNDAY 26 AUGUST
Sunday is traditionally Convention Day and this year is no exception. It will begin at 10am and finish at midnight. We will be lucky to get everything in with nearly 50 bands in a day on four stages, plus a flea market, an exhibition, guest interviews, video and film room and surprises galore. The Convention Day is jam packed with something for everybody although you will find it absolutely impossible to do everything in the fourteen hours. Just when you think it’s all over . . think again! At midnight the Cavern Club hosts the Second Annual Prellies all-nighter. The Prellies are a relatively young, high-energy Hamburg type Beatles band who have developed a reputation for being one of the very best and most popular Beatles bands in the world. The Cavern allnighters were legendary and The Prellies’ first all-nighter last year is the stuff that legends are made of. There was a huge demand for another one and who are we to argue? The Prellies’ theme this year is “Friends of the Earth” and, in particular, tree preservation. Sounds strange? You should have been there! It was a highlight last year and WILL be this year. Promise! An historic day and night (24 hours from ulcers!)
MONDAY 27 AUGUST
If it’s Monday it must be the final day of Mathew Street Festival, the biggest City Centre-based free music festival in Europe. Typically attracting 300,000 people to the City and featuring over 200 bands of every musical persuasion. Whatever your taste in music, there is something here for you – with the magnificent City Centre architecture as the backdrop, the streets of Liverpool are closed down to traffic and the outside stages pulsate to the sounds of rock, pop, swing, jazz, country, punk, Ska, indie and of course . . . The Beatles, which always has its own dedicated stage. Every pub, club and restaurant joins in the fun and the City Centre is just one huge party zone throughout the day into the early evening. Yes, and unbelievably it’s all F-R-E-E-!!! As the day’s entertainment comes to a close it is time to get down to the Empire Theatre for the finale concert. And what a finale it is! As the Mathew Street Festival draws to a close you had better get yourselves quickly over to the Empire Theatre (a venue played by The Beatles and both Ringo and Paul as solo artistes, not to mention George with Delaney and Bonnie). Merseybeat pays a tribute to the city that gave it its unique sound. The heroes of the Sixties bid a Happy Birthday to Liverpool in their own inimitable style. An all-star cast, including The Undertakers, Karl Terry and The Cruisers, Mike Pender’s Searchers, and Gerry and The Pacemakers. We intend to add more to this all-star cast. This truly is World Music, a sound that when you hear it could only be indigenous to this city. When the show finishes there will be barely an hour to ready ourselves for the countdown to the city’s 800th birthday – and who else could we get to start the party? The Overtures! The Overtures are Europe’s premier ’60s tribute band: why else would Elton and David choose them for their wedding? Why else would we choose them to play our VIP party? The Overtures will take us on a musical journey with a multi-media backdrop.What a day! What a night! What a weekend!
TUESDAY 28 AUGUST
Historically, Tuesday used to be wind down day – not any more. There will still be time to catch over 25 bands at The Cavern Club and Cavern Pub!! The highlight however, is usually the “Farewell Liverpool Concert” in the Cavern Club, in the back room on the BIG stage, where Paul McCartney played in 1999 and again in 2003. Today’s gigs at the Cavern Club will undoubtedly be a highlight, as we present a tribute to Wings and take you back to the ’70s. Who better to star in such a tribute than Denny Laine himself. A former integral member of The Moody Blues, it is Denny’s time with Wings for which he is most famously and fondly remembered. Denny wasn’t just a member of Wings; with Paul and Linda, he was Wings! Backed by Ringer (legends of Beatleweek), this will be a nostalgic trip back through time. Some of Paul’s greatest ever music was recorded under the guise of Wings and if we ever needed reaffirmation of this, then these afternoon concerts will be it! The ultimate celebration, however, will be at the Empire Theatre on Tuesday evening as this day – yes, this very day – is the 800th birthday of the City of Liverpool! The gig (with artistes who will not be confirmed till Easter) will celebrate Liverpool’s rich cultural and musical diversity. As Tuesday night is not featured in any package, those customers booking the gold package before January 30 are guaranteed the option of an extra night and a ticket to the performance when it is announced. Ticket prices and line up details will follow in 2007 as soon as everything is confirmed.
A week’s party! What more can you want! Book now to be sure of not missing out on this unique, never-to-be-repeated celebration!
Cavern City Tours Programme 2007
We’ve given each part of the programme a code = T 01 t/w T 22 to enable easy access to all possibilities within each of the packages. Attractions listed but not included within the packages are: T01-T04-T09-T11-T12-T15-T16-T22
23-08-05 – Thursday
T01 9.00 pm Travelling Wilburys tribute at The Cavern Club £ 8.00
24-08-05 – Friday
T02 2.00 pm Beatles Solo Years Concert at The Adelphi Hotel £10.00
T03 7.30 pm Cavern 50th Anniversary Concert at The Carling Academy £15.00
T04 8.00 pm Ferry Cross the Mersey River cruise & Ringer £15.00
(departure from Pier Head)
T05 12 night Beatles at the Movies and Party at The Adelphi Hotel £ 7.50
25-08-05 - Saturday
T06 9.00 am Beatles Shop auction at LIPA & catalogue £ 5.00
T07 12 noon Penny Lane Festival (incl. return transport from Adelphi) £15.00
T08 7.30 pm Rain at the Empire Theatre, plus support £20.00
T09 8.00 pm Ferry Cross the Mersey River cruise & Ringer £15.00
(departure from Pier Head)
T10 12 night Party at the Adelphi ‘ £10.00
26-08-05 - Sunday
T11 9.00 am 3-hour coach tour to special Beatles spots (Adelphi) £12.95
T12 9.30 am MMT Beatles spots, 2-hour coach tour (from Adelphi) £12.95
T13 10.00 am Annual Beatle Convention at The Adelphi Hotel £15.00
T14 12 night Prellies at the Cavern Club £10.00
27-08-05 - Monday
T15 9.00 am 3-hour coach tour to special non Beatles spots( Adelphi) £15.00
T16 9.30 am MMT Beatles spots, 2-hour coach tour (from Adelphi) £12.95
T17 11.00 am 13th annual Mathew Street Festival FREE
T18 7.30 pm Merseybeats celebrate’s Liverpool’s 800th Birthday £20.00
T19 11.30 pm Overtures headline Liverpool’s 800th Birthday £15.00
28-08-05 – Tuesday
T20 12 noon Cavern Club (Show 1) Wings Tribute, starring Denny Laine £15.00
T21 3.30 pm Cavern Club (Show 2) Wings Tribute, starring Denny Laine £15.00
T22 7.30 pm Liverpool’s 800th Birthday Concert at the Empire Theatre TBA
Magical Mystery Tour coach
Non package CCT tickets
The events below aren’t included in any of the packages, but they’re also organised by Cavern City tours. Both packages and trips can be ordered and paid for at the same time. Cruise departs from Pier Head, coaches from Adelphi Hotel.
23-08-07 T01 9.00 pm Travelling Wilburys tribute at the Cavern Club £ 8.00
24-08-07 T04 8.00 pm Mersey River cruise & Ringer (Pierhead) £ 15.00
25-08-07 T09 8.00 pm Mersey River cruise & Ringer (Pierhead) £ 15.00
26-08-07 T11 9.00 am 3-hour coach tour to special Beatles spots (Adelphi) £ 12.95
26-08-07 T12 9.30 am 2-hour MMT coach tour Beatles spots (Adelphi) £ 12,95
27-08-07 T15 9.00 am 3-hour coach tour to special Beatles spots( Adelphi) £ 15.00
27-08-07 T16 9.30 am MMT Beatles spots, 2-hour coach tour (from Adelphi) £ 12.95
28-08-07 T22 7.30 pm Liverpool’s 800th Birthday concert at Empire Theatre £ TBA
Hotel, full programme & tickets through Cavern City Tours
For direct package bookings you can contact CCT at bookings@thecavernliverpool.com and don’t forget to visit their site on www.caverncitytours.com or www.cavern-liverpool.co.uk Packages include both hotel and activities. Those of you who arranged accommodation by themselves can book their tickets too by contacting CCT. Email:, bookings@thecavernliverpool.com Phone 44-151-2369091, Fax 44-151-2368081. Their address is Cavern City Tours Limited, 8-10 Mathew Street, Liverpool, L2 6RE, England
CCT packages
Apart from the fact that you have to select the hotel of your choice, you also have to select one out of 5 packages if you want to arrange an all in package for a certain period. The packages include just a part of the event, but there’s also one, including the full Monty, it depends of the number of days you want to stay!
Package Thistle /Liner & Grand Central Tudor Close &
Adelphi Unite Mulberry Crt.
1 white £ 209.00 £ 169.00 £ 149.00
2 blue £ 259.00 £ 199.00 £ 179.00
3 red £ 189.00 £ 160.00 £ 120.00
4 silver £ 259.00 £ 199.00 £ 173.00
5 gold £ 329.00 £ 259.00 £ 239.00
All prices are per person based upon a twin/double occupancy for Thistle, Liner & Adelphi. Prices at Grand Central Unite, Tudor Close and Mulberry Court are based on single occupancy
Adelphi is already sold out for single rooms in 2007.
Package 1 white = Hotel & T02 – T03 – T05 – T06 – T07 – T08 – T10 – T13.
Package 2 blue = Hotel & T02 – T03 – T05 – T06 – T07 – T08 – T10 – T13 – T14.
Package 3 red = Hotel & T13 – T14 – T17 – T18 – T19 – T20.
Package 4 silver = Hotel & T06 – T07 – T08 – T10 – T13 – T14 – T17 – T18 – T19 – T20.
Package 5 gold = Hotel & T02 – T03 – T05 – T06 – T07 – T08 – T10 – T13 – T14 – T17 – T18 – T19 – T20
or T21
Liverpool John Lennon Airport
Those who travel from the Netherlands by plane are advised to consult www.easyjet.com as it is the only airliner that flies 3 times a day directly from Amsterdam to Liverpool. From John Lennon Liverpool Airport, regular buses drive into the heart of the city every 30 minutes. Last year’s fare : £ 2.50, or take a taxi for £12.
CCT Hotels, details worth knowing:
1. Prices are inclusive of VAT.
2. Tickets for events and hotel vouchers will be issued on receipt of final balance.
3. Space may be secured only upon receipt of £40 non-refunable deposit per person per package.
4. Additional tickets must be paid for in full upon booking.
5. There can be no refund on tickets purchased for events.
6. Package balances must be paid in full by June 1st..
7. No refunds will be made on balances if cancellation is after June 1st.
8. We cannot guarantee nor confirm the hotel of your choice if the balance is not paid by June 1st.
9. Cavern City Tours Limited reserve the right to change the billing and timing of any event at any given time without prior notice.
10. Cheques and Postal Orders to be made payable to Cavern City Tours Limited.
11. Signing this form implies acceptance of these conditions.
12. Extra nights available at the following rates: Grand Central Unite £35 per night single occupancy, Tudor Close and Mulberry Court £25 per night single occupancy, Thistle, Adelphi and Liner £85 per night based on twin/double occupancy.
13. Breakfast not included at Grand Central Unite, Tudor Close or Mulberry Court .
14. Single rooms will have 1 single bed plus private facilities at all hotels.
15. All Grand Central Unite rooms have single beds and shared facilities (student style self-catering accommodation).
16. Single room supplements vary for each hotel, see booking form for details.
17. Accommodation alterations to confirmed package bookings after the 1st of June will incur a £20 administrative charge. This does not include booking extra nights or extra tickets.
18. Family rooms can accommodate two adults and two children. Persons under 12 years of age are classed as children and stay free. Baby cots must be reserved in advance. Phone for special rates.
19. There are a small number of jacuzzi superior double rooms at the Adelphi at a premium of £30 per room, per night. Please ask for details when booking.
20. CCT cannot be held responsible for any losses incurred by people during their stay; nor is CCT responsible for late cancellation due to customer illness or misfortune. CCT strongly urges customers to arrange their own travel insurance
21. Customers who pay deposit by 30 January 2007 are guaranteed an opportunity to purchase a ticket for the 800th Liverpool Birthday Concert when line-up is announced.
The Adelphi Hotel,
Ranelagh Place, Liverpool (0151 709 7200)\
The Adelphi is the nerve centre of Beatle Week. It is Liverpool’s grandest and most famous hotel. Initially opened by James Radley in 1826, the hotel boasts 3 fine restaurants, 3 bars, a nightclub, vast conference facilities, and a health and fitness club, sauna and Steam Room. The health club also has a jacuzzi, squash courts, fully equipped gymnasium, a solarium and a large heated indoor swimming pool. This is the perfect centre for our weekend. All rooms at the Adelphi have en-suite facilities and included in the package is the Adelphi’s Full English Breakfast menu served in Jenny’s Restaurant. The hotel is centrally located, only 2 minutes walk to the main train station and City Centre Shops.
Grand Central Unite,
Student accommodations like you’ve never seen before! Idyllically placed adjacent to The Adelphi Hotel, means you can enjoy all the action of the late night parties, at a reasonable price. Grand Central offers self-catering accommodation in new, comfortable clean apartments and a friendly atmosphere.
Thistle Hotel,
Chapel Street, Liverpool (0151) 227 4444
Situated by the Liver Building on the Pier Head overlooking the River Mersey. This luxurious modern hotel is minutes from the heart of the city and the world famous Cavern Club.
Travel Inn,
Vernon Street, Liverpool (0870 2383323)
Perfectly placed just off one of Liverpoolís main streets, Dale Street and close to the thriving centre of the city. The hotel offers good quality rooms, friendly service and comfortable surroundings with all the facilities that you would expect of a city centre hotel.
The Liverpool Liner,
Lord Nelson Street, Liverpool (0151 709 7050)
Formally the Gladstone Hotel. Recently refurbished, this prominently situated hotel is in the centre of Liverpool, adjacent to Lime Street Station. Within five minutes walking distance of Mathew Street and the main Convention site. All the rooms offer private facilities and amenities expected of a modern hotel.
Mulberry Court,
Liverpool (0151 794 3298)
Just a few minutes’ walk from Liverpool City Centre, these attractive, modern self-catering apartments are at the heart of the University Precinct, with single rooms grouped in self-contained units of 3, 4, 5 and 8.
Other Hotel Facilities
If you prefer to book your hotel by yourself you can contact Liverpool’s Tourist Information Office, phone to 44-151-7098111 or domestic 0845-6011125. On the web: www.visitliverpool.com
Beatles Unlimited extra’s…
The extensive 15-hour grand tour of Liverpool.
Apart from the overwhelming programme provided, Beatles Unlimited offers something really special to YOU. You’ll notice that CCT, the organisers, include only coach tours through the city lasting for two or three hours. As Liverpool is so big, to see even 10% of what could be visited would be difficult within that time. We’ll try to do better! From Thursday 1 pm-7 pm & Friday 8am to 1pm we will be on the road, to guide you to whatever you want to go and see! This is a trip you’ll never forget. Last year we visited schools, venues, their homes, clubs, pubs, swimming pools, cemeteries and a few surprises! This all within a range of 35 x 35 miles of Liverpool’s city centre. We visited spots in Liverpool, Southport, Appleton (house GH parents), Preston and the Wirral, linked to John, Paul, George, Ringo, Pete, Stu, Len, Rod, Colin, Tommy, Pete Eric, John Duff Lowe, Allan, Bob, Brian and their family’s! If you want to be part of this unique trip, please contact BU at bu-info@beatles-unlimited.com for further information.
23-08-05 1.00 pm Thursday between 1 and 7 pm, part one
24-08-05 8.00 am Friday between 8 am and 1 pm part two
The car rental & petrol costs will be divided by the number of participants! (Last year £ 17.50)
27-08-05 9.00 am Monday city centre tour by foot between 9 and 11 am
City Centre Tour
Starting from the stairs at Lime St Station, a walking tour through Liverpool’s city centre between 8 and 11am is planned for Monday 27th of August. Due to Bank Holiday the city centre is virtually deserted at these hours. It’s perfect for photographing and chatting without any traffic noise etc.
It doesn’t matter if you book through us, CCT or organise the trip by yourself. The special tours by Beatles Unlimited are a one off kind of thing, anyone can join. If you wish to do this tour, please be sure that you haven’t booked one of the events by CCT during our tour! Both tours will start in front of the stairs of Lime Street station on Lime Street.
Copy this part and send it to Beatles Unlimited’s E-mail address before 31st July 2007
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I’d like to be part of the Beatles spots inner city tour yes/no (select)
I’d like to be part of the Beatles spots suburbia tour yes/no
I ‘d like to volunteer to drive one of the cars in Liverpool yes/no
If you have any questions about food, shops, bars, sightseeing, sports, 2nd hand record shops or anything worth knowing, we can help you too! Just send us an E-mail.
What else you need to know?
As every year, there are some activities in the city that are not organised by CCT, but worth attending. Ones known to us so far are:
O A visit to the gallery above the Beatles shop in Mathew Street is important, if you want to see original Lennon art. (Or photographers, Kirchherr and Voormann).
O On Friday 24th and Saturday 25th dealers that will be present on Sunday 26th Beatlesconvention at the Adelphi already can be visited for items at the record fair they organise by themselves.
O Just check out the exhibition rooms of Walker Art Gallery, Tate Gallery and Liverpool Museum of Life. They usually have something that is linked to the Beatles!
O The annual exhibit of Beatles inspired work made by Liverpool’s art school will be at Seel Street.
With the details above you can organise your own trip.
your flight to Liverpool www.easyjet.com
your hotel & tickets through CCT www.cavern-liverpool.co.uk
your tickets through CCT www.caverncitytours.com
your hotel booked by yourself www.visitliverpool.com
any help from Beatles Unlimited bu-info@beatles-unlimited.nl
the extensive supertour of Liverpool bu-info@beatles-unlimited.nl
the city centre walking tour bu-info@beatles-unlimited.nl
tourist information centres www.visitliverpool.com & phone 44-151-7098111
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