The Cavernites

» Profile

The Cavernites are a professional Four piece Sixties/Beatles tribute band from Liverpool, who perform a Sixties tribute show that recreates the vibrant sounds and atmosphere of the Swinging Sixties.

The band take their name from the fan club members of The Cavern Club in Liverpool, the most famous club in the world, the club that saw the birth of The Beatles and showcased all the top bands during the Sixties.

Britain in 1962, and especially Liverpool, was a place where the Rock n Roll of the fifties had been fused with American RnB by the local beat groups, to create a raw, high-energy brand of music which was honed in sweaty pubs and clubs, such as The Cavern Club in Liverpool, and The Kaiserkeller, Indra and Star clubs in Hamburg.

The Cavernites re-create those days and the birth of what became known as Mersey Beat or The Liverpool or Mersey Sound a musical style that took the UK by storm, influencing countless groups across the country.

The Cavernites recreate this era performing classic hits from groups like The Beatles, The Searchers, The Swinging Blue Jeans, The Merseys, The Hollies, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Who and many other hit groups from the Sixties.

The Cavernites bring The Sixties back to life, taking the audience on a Magical Musical History Tour, through One of the greatest musical decades of all time, it's a fast and vibrant show, designed to get everyone dancing along.

The Cavernites are an accurate live recreation of a Sixties pop group during the Beatlemania years as seen on shows like 'Ready Steady Go and Top of the Pops' authentically recreating not only the look but the live sound of the bands they perform, bring back the vibrancy and passion of the original bands and transporting the audience right back to the Sixties.

The Cavernites use original instruments from the period, names like Rickenbacker, Epiphone, Gibson, and the famous Hofner Violin Beatle Bass, together with a Black Ludwig drum kit, they also use original amplifiers, names such as Marshal and Vox. The Sixties look is completed by the use of original stage clothes including the classic Sixties style Black thin lapelled suits, narrow leg trousers, White button down collared shirts, thin ties and the famous Cuban heeled Black Beatle boots.

The Cavernites have performed their unique show all over the UK and abroad, in 2008 for Liverpools capitol of culture year they were asked to perform an outdoor show on a floating stage at Liverpools Albert Dock to over 30,000 Beatles fans on the August bank holiday Monday.

In 2010 The Cavernites performed Ten sell out performances at The International Beatles festival in Liverpool at the legendary Cavern club, performing on the famous Cavern wall stage and also the Cavern Live Lounge stage, the very same stage that Paul McCartney performed on, on his return to the Cavern in 1999.

In 2011 The Cavernites performed at the Irish Beatles festival in Moville performing headline gigs both on outdoor and indoor stages throughout the Five day event, they also headlined alongside some of the UK's top tribute bands at this years Glastonferry event to a sell out audience.They also returned for a Second year in a row to the International Beatleweek festival in Liverpool performing headline gigs at The Adelphi Hotel on the main ballroom stage during the festival. As well as reqular trips throughout the year down the Cavern stairs to perform at the legendary Cavern club, in June 2011 they also played to 1,625 people in North Wales' biggest theatre, Venue Cymru in LLandudno.

In 2012 they performed sell out shows at major festivals in England, Scotland and Ireland, and once again returned to The birthplace of Beatlemania the annual Beatle week festival in Liverpool.

In 2013, The Cavernites will be taking a specular Live Theatre show on the road with appearances across the UK.

"SIXTIESMANIA" is a multi media live show, taking the audience on a Magical Musical History Tour through the sights and sounds of the Swinging Sixties.

The Cavernites are available for any type of function, from corporate entertainment to private parties, hotels, holiday centres, outdoor festivals, social clubs, live music venues, and theatres.

The Cavernites are a fully professional group whose members have a wide range of experience performing in the tribute band world, Three members have been former members of top Beatles tribute bands portraying John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison, because of this pedigree the boys perform a show that is the best of both worlds as well as having that Beatle look and sound and using authentic Beatles instruments, the audience also gets classic hits from many other great acts of the Sixties, all performed with the passion and vibrancy of the original groups, performed totally live, The Cavernite's show is more than just a tribute, it's the closest you can get to going back to the Sixties!.

For a great night of Sixties nostalgia, performing classic numbers from both the Liverpool and British Beat groups of the Sixties, classic hits in a fun packed, fast and vibrant show let The Cavernites take you back to the beginnings of the Swinging Sixties and the birth of Beatlemania.

» Song List

• When You Walk In The Room
• Please Please Me
• Sorrow
• From Me To You
• Needles And Pins
• Baby It's You
• Love Potion No 9
• Can't Buy Me Love
• She Loves You
• The One After 909
• A Hard Day's Night
• Help!
• I Want To Hold Your Hand
• Some Other Guy
• Twist And Shout
• Thank You Girl
• Hippy Hippy Shake
• C'mon Everybody
• Johnny Be Good
• Bad Boy
• Stand By Me
• Don't Throw Your Love Away
• I Like It
• How Do You Do It
• Roll Over Beethoven
• Get Back
• I Saw Her Standing There
• Ticket To Ride
• I Feel Fine
• Its All Over Now
• Jump'in Jack Flash
• Daydream Believer
• I'm A Believer
• Keep On Running
• Baby Come Back
• Do Wah Diddy
• You've Really Got Me
• And Many More!

» Previous Clients

• Warner Leisure
• Hilton Hotel, Liverpool, London
• Gault House Hotel
• Kentucky
• National Arbour
• Kentucky Jasmin Studios
• London Band On The Wall
• Manchester Bbc Radio
• Manchester Radio
• Salford American Airlines
• British Holidays
• Bourne Leisure
• The Echo Arena
• Pontins
• Haven Leisure
• Butlins Hotels
• Solberge Hall Hotel
• Yorkshire Manchester City Council
• Pavillion Theatre
• Rhyl Venue Cymru
• Llandudno
• Cavern City Tours Liverpool
• Mathew Street Festival Zeligs
• Liverpool The Cavern
• Liverpool Adelphi Hotel
• Liverpool Albert Dock Company
• Ford Motor Company
• Radio Merseyside
• Benidorm Various Venues
• Coca Cola
• R.n.l.i
• Bmi Baby
• North Wales Tourist Board
• Yates
• Glastonferry Music Festival
• Brannigans
• And Many More!

» Testimonials

"Watching you, made me stop in my tracks, I was taken back to those wonderful days."
- Joe Flannery

"I would just like to thank these guys who along with you help keep the Mersey beat flag flying, my support band for this great weekend, a fantastic show reminded me of when I was a lad down the Cavern, folks Cavern, thanks lads."
- Michael Pender, Warners Sixties Weekend

"Fantastic day, you certainly got the audience going, everyone forgot the other Beatles were not on stage, you had Beatlemania on your own."
- Manager Pan American Club, Albert Dock, Liverpool, Beatles Festival Performance

"Imagine if you could have a mix of the entire British Sixties performers and groups from 1962-69 and you have on stage Cavern Mersey Beat tribute, I've seen many tribute shows from full bands over the years, these guys do it all on their own, a fun, vibrant, and colourful show, they know just what the audience want, a polished and professional show that puts a lot of full sized tribute acts to shame, brilliant..."
- Local Entertainments Paper Review

"you made our company do a fantastic success, the music was fantastic, with all our guests dressed in Sixties costumes and you guys as well it was really like going back in time, thanks again for your help in making what will be an unforgettable evening for all of us."
- Managing Director Eccles Finance Company

"We have had a great Christmas season and our tribute party nights have been a great success, you guys really put on a great lively show and to be honest yours was the best nights, looking forward to you doing it all again for us next year."
- Gareth, Owner Nant Hall Hotel, North Wales

"Just had to write and thank you for making John and my wedding such a memorable one, our guests and ourselves had a fantastic evening your music was spot on and everyone of all the ages we had as guests enjoyed themselves, thank you very much and hope we can book you again sometime for our anniversary."
- Elizabeth And John, The Royal Hotel, Cardiff

"The Cavern Sixties Tribute were absolutely fantastic!! What a great bunch of guys who really know how to entertain a crowd. They brought our club to life and got everyone up and dancing with their superb singing, the comments we've had about Cavern since their night with us have been just amazing!!, a massive big thank you to the lads, you're all fantastic!! see you next year!!"
- Vice Captains dinner, Flint Golf Club

"Just wanted to pass on the comments made some of our members following your recent performance here "superb night, what a great fun band, must get them back , the best we had here for years" "It was like we have been on the tardis and taken back to the 60's I should know I was there, the lads were just like the bands were back then the same energy and the sound was suberb"
- Wheatley WMC, Doncaster

» Set Formats

The Cavernites Offer:

1 x 60 Minute Set
Or
2 x 45 Minute Sets

Pedigree

Members of Cavern have appeared with Mike Penders Searchers, Gerry Marsden, The Mersey Beatles, Brotherhood of Man, Black Lace, Stan Boardman, George Roper, The Undertakers, Elvis Clayton and Louis Rockafella.

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