The Cavern Club Beatles: the house band in the Beatles' house

Most tribute acts have to win a room over. The Cavern Club Beatles start in the most famous room of all. They are the official resident Beatles band at the Cavern Club on Liverpool's Mathew Street, and on Friday and Saturday nights they play its Live Lounge, the larger room by the red phone box inside the club.

Two shows a weekend

Saturday nights look back to the band's own back yard: the setlist draws on the songs The Beatles played across their 292 appearances at the Cavern. Friday nights bring a different set. Between them, the band covers every era, from early Merseybeat to Let It Be and beyond, in period costume and on classic instruments.

Cast by the Cavern

The band grew out of auditions the Cavern held in 2010 for a new stage show, The Abbey Road Sessions. Liverpool brothers Jimmy and Tony Coburn were both cast, and according to the Cavern, Beatles recording engineer Geoff Emerick rated their audition a 10.

The Cavern Club Beatles were officially launched on 19 August 2012, 50 years to the day after the classic Beatles line-up first played the Cavern together. The Cavern's founding line-up was:

• Jimmy Coburn as John
• Tony Coburn as Paul
• Paul Jones, a LIPA graduate, as George
• Steve Finnigan as Ringo

Like most long-running tribute bands, the line-up has changed over the years. The Cavern's current page for the band names Adam Hastings, Tony Coburn and Paul Jones among its members.

Beyond Mathew Street

The band has taken the Cavern's name a long way from Liverpool:

• February 2014: a two-week run in New York and Florida marking 50 years since The Beatles' first US visit and their Ed Sullivan Show appearance.
• 2015: an invitation to Obertauern in Austria for the 50th anniversary of the filming of Help!, plus sold-out shows in Vienna.
• June 2016: headlining International Beatleweek, with solo George and Paul shows and a special Revolver show.
• Shows in London's West End, on Broadway and at the Royal Albert Hall, and their own theatre show, Beatles vs Stones.

Going to see them

Tickets are sold through Skiddle, and the Cavern advises booking ahead for summer weekends and the Beatleweek festival, when seats go quickly. On the current listings, doors open at 7.30pm, an acoustic support act starts at 8.15pm, the band is on at 9.15pm and the night finishes at 11.45pm. Most Cavern live music events are 18+ after 8pm, so check the listing before you go.

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